Broad mechanism of injury as a percentage of all medical-attention injuries in community cricket
First author, year (reference) | No of injuries | Struck by ball | Struck by bat or equipment | Non-specific overexertion | Non-specific falls | Player collision | Other/NR |
Perera, 201922 | |||||||
HA | 121 | 44.6* | 12.4 | 27.3 | – | 15.7 | |
ED | 547 | 63.8* | – | 19.0 | – | 17.2 | |
Walker, 201019 | 498 | 28.9 | 6.6 | 20.5 | 21.7 | 6.8 | 15.5 |
Upadhyay, 200018 | 60 | 51.7 | 23.3 | – | 20.0 | 5.0 | – |
Forward, 198821 | 65 | 98.4 | 1.6 | – | – | – | – |
*Struck by ball or bat combined.
ED, emergency department presentations; HA, hospital admissions; NR, not reported.