Question item | Sinhala questionnaire (n=24) | Tamil questionnaire (n=30) | ||||
How much chance do you think a person playing in the positions below has ofbeing injured? | % agreement | Kappa value* | Level of reliability† | % agreement | Kappa value* | Level of reliability† |
A fast bowler or medium pace bowler | 75 | 0.60 | Moderate | 93.3 | 0.82 | Almost perfect |
A spin bowler | 95.8 | 0.87 | Almost perfect | 86.7 | 0.78 | Substantial |
A wicket keeper wearing a helmet while wicket keeping facing a spin bowler | 79.2 | 0.65 | Substantial | 83.3 | 0.8 | Substantial |
A wicket keeper is not wearing a helmet while wicket keeping facing a spin bowler | 79.2 | 0.32 | Fair | 80 | 0.7 | Substantial |
A wicket keeper wearing a helmet while wicket keeping facing a fast bowler | 91.7 | 0.48 | Moderate | 90 | 0.9 | Almost perfect |
A wicket keeper is not wearing a helmet while wicket keeping facing a fast bowler | 79.2 | 0.64 | Substantial | 76.7 | 0.65 | Substantial |
A batter against a spin bowler | 83.3 | 0.70 | Substantial | 93.3 | 0.93 | Almost perfect |
A batter against a fast bowler | 87.5 | 0.76 | Substantial | 86.2 | 0.83 | Almost perfect |
A batter running between wickets | 79.2 | 0.75 | Substantial | 76.7 | 0.56 | Moderate |
Fielding in the outfield (at boundary line) | 83.3 | 0.59 | Moderate | 72.4 | 0.60 | Moderate |
Fielding in the infield (at 30 yard circle) | 87.5 | 0.82 | Almost perfect | 75.9 | 0.59 | Moderate |
Fielding in close to a batter (within 15 yards) | 83.3 | 0.39 | Fair | 86.7 | 0.80 | Substantial |
Fielding in slips | 79.2 | 0.64 | Substantial | 83.3 | 0.81 | Almost perfect |
*Weighted kappa values.
†Based on Landis and Koch grading system.