Cricket and physical activity history in current and former cricketers
| Current cricketers n (%) | Former cricketers n (%) | All cricketers n (%) | |
| Cricket history | |||
| Seasons played | 28±15 (range 1–68) | 30±14 (range 1–66) | 29±15 (range 1–68) |
| Games played per season | |||
| >10 games | 1136 (85.5) | 776 (84.8) | 1915 (85.2) |
| 6–10 games | 140 (10.5) | 79 (8.6) | 219 (9.7) |
| 1–5 games | 53 (4.0) | 60 (6.6) | 114 (5.1) |
| Age at first game (years) | 12±7 (range 3–72) | 12±5 (range 3–55) | 12±6 (range 3–72) |
| Highest playing standard | |||
| Village or social | 563 (43.4) | 427 (46.8) | 992 (44.8) |
| School | 81 (6.3) | 53 (5.8) | 135 (6.1) |
| University | 135 (10.4) | 85 (9.3) | 220 (9.9) |
| Academy/county age group | 191 (14.7) | 100 (11.0) | 292 (13.2) |
| County/premier league | 309 (23.8) | 238 (26.1) | 547 (24.7) |
| International | 17 (1.3) | 10 (1.1) | 27 (1.2) |
| Main playing position* | |||
| All-rounder | 577 (34.9) | 343 (30.1) | 922 (33.0) |
| Batter | 455 (27.5) | 354 (31.1) | 810 (29.0) |
| Bowler | 398 (24.1) | 274 (24.0) | 673 (24.1) |
| Wicketkeeper | 222 (13.4) | 169 (14.8) | 391 (14.0) |
| Cricket injury leading to >4 weeks of reduced participation in exercise, training or sport | |||
| No | 659 (50.1) | 522 (57.4) | 1183 (53.0) |
| Yes | 657 (49.9) | 388 (42.6) | 1047 (47.0) |
| Physical activity history | |||
| Other sport participation for at least one season/year* | |||
| Football | 794 (24.9) | 535 (24.5) | 1331 (24.8) |
| Golf | 408 (12.8) | 332 (15.2) | 742 (13.8) |
| Rugby | 367 (11.5) | 279 (12.8) | 647 (12.0) |
| Tennis/Squash | 312 (9.8) | 224 (10.2) | 536 (10.0) |
| Running | 307 (9.6) | 187 (8.6) | 495 (9.2) |
| Cycling | 277 (8.7) | 154 (7.0) | 432 (8.0) |
| Swimming | 299 (7.2) | 141 (6.5) | 371 (6.9) |
| Hockey | 163 (5.1) | 130 (5.9) | 293 (5.4) |
| Track and field | 95 (3.0) | 66 (3.0) | 161 (3.0) |
| Other | 231 (7.3) | 138 (6.3) | 369 (6.9) |
| Importance of being physically active | |||
| Very important | 915 (71.2) | 494 (55.6) | 1412 (64.8) |
| Fairly important | 342 (26.6) | 341 (38.4) | 684 (31.4) |
| Not important† | 29 (2.3) | 53 (6.0) | 82 (3.8) |
| Satisfied with current activity level | |||
| No | 786 (61.1) | 1334 (72.6) | 1436 (65.9) |
| Yes | 500 (38.9) | 244 (27.4) | 744 (34.1) |
*Multiple responses were allowed, data are presented as a percentage of total responses.
†‘Not that important’ and ‘not at all important’ responses were combined.