Cricket Scotland Women’s Twenty-20 International Cricket Council World Cup Qualifier: A Pilot Prospective Cohort Injury Study

Abstract

Background: Cricket is the world’s second most popular spectator sport with the Twenty-20 form emerging as one of the most popular match formats for male and female players. Little research has been conducted into the injury profile of Women’s Twenty-20 cricket. As a first step toward implementing injury reduction and prevention strategies, injury surveillance was conducted for Cricket Scotland during the Women’s Twenty-20 International Cricket Council World Cup Qualifier (held from 29th August-07th September 2019). Objectives: To describe the incidence, nature, anatomical location and mechanisms of new medical attention injuries sustained by Cricket Scotland Women’s Twenty-20 Team during the Women’s Twenty-20 International Cricket Council World Cup Qualifier in order to best inform appropriate stakeholders regarding future injury reduction and prevention strategies. Design: Prospective cohort study. Methods : Injury data was collected prospectively by the team physiotherapist during the period 28th August-07th September 2019 for Cricket Scotland Women’s Twenty-20 Team during the Women’s Twenty-20 International Cricket Council World Cup Qualifier