Digital Knowledge Community:http://hdl.handle.net/11189/5682026-09-22T13:21:46Z2026-09-22T13:21:46ZAn analysis of the performance of Black African junior provincial cricket batsmenTaliep, Mogammad SharhiddGamieldien, RaeeqWest, Sacha Janehttp://hdl.handle.net/11189/6652020-06-22T14:10:47Z2011-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: An analysis of the performance of Black African junior provincial cricket batsmen
Authors: Taliep, Mogammad Sharhidd; Gamieldien, Raeeq; West, Sacha Jane
Abstract: Objectives. This study investigated the difference in performance
of white (W), coloured/Indian (C/I) and black African (BA)
cricket batsmen at a junior provincial level in South Africa over a
period of 7 years.
Methods. Data of all players participating in the South African
interprovincial under-15 (U15) and under-19 (U19) tournaments
between the years 2004 and 2010 were analysed. The number
of participants, batting averages and number of batsmen in the
top 20 run scorers in the tournament were compared between
groups.
Results. 52% of players were white and 48% were black (27%
BA and 21% C/I). BA batting averages (runs/dismissal) were significantly
(p<0.05) lower than W batting averages for every year
from 2004 to 2010 for both the U15 and U19s. W batsmen only
had significantly better batting averages than C/I for the U/15s in
2010 and for the U19s in 2009 and 2010. W batsmen dominated
the top 20 run scorers in the tournament in each year for both
U15s and U19s while there were few BA batsmen represented
in the top 20.
Conclusion. The performances of BA batsmen at junior provincial
level are well below those of W batsmen and appear to follow
the same trend as the senior provincial batsmen.
Description: SAJSM vol 23 No. 3 20112011-01-01T00:00:00ZBone mineral density and body composition of South African cricketersMicklesfield, Lisa K.Gray, JanineTaliep, Mogammad Sharhiddhttp://hdl.handle.net/11189/6642020-06-23T10:31:20Z2012-10-22T00:00:00ZTitle: Bone mineral density and body composition of South African cricketers
Authors: Micklesfield, Lisa K.; Gray, Janine; Taliep, Mogammad Sharhidd
Abstract: Mechanical loading associated with weightbearing
physical activity has been positively associated
with bone mineral density in athletes participating in
various sports. The aim of this study was to compare the
body composition and bone mineral density of South
African male cricketers to controls. Whole body (WB),
femoral neck (FN), proximal femur (PF) and lumbar spine
(LS) BMD, as well as whole body fat mass (WBFM) and
lean mass (WBLM) were measured, using dual-energy
X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), on 34 high-performance
(senior provincial and national level) cricketers and 23
physically active controls between the ages of 16 and
34 years. Cricketers were significantly younger, taller, and
had greater WBLM and WBBMC compared to the controls.
LS, PF and FN BMD were higher in the cricketers
and controls before and after adjusting for age and height.
WBBMD was significantly lower in the spin bowlers
compared to the batsmen and fast bowlers, after adjusting
for age and height; however, there were no differences at the BMD sites between the groups. Bone mineral density
at the lumbar spine and hip sites was significantly greater in
the cricketers compared to the controls, suggesting that the
mechanical loading associated with cricket is beneficial for
bone mineral density.
Description: Received: 17 May 2011 / Accepted: 11 August 2011 / Published online: 21 September 2011
The Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research and Springer 2011. J Bone Miner Metab (2012) 30:232–237
DOI 10.1007/s00774-011-0310-82012-10-22T00:00:00Z