A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SELECTED ANTHROPOMETRIC    VARIABLES IN BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE MALE CRICKET PLAYERS

Mr. Sandeep Sharma and Dr. Mahesh Singh Dhapola

 Abstract

The purpose of the study was to compare selected anthropometric variables between University and College male cricket players. The subjects in this study were (N=60) male belongs from university and college level players; were 30 from university, 30 from college levels cricket players and age ranged from 21 to 25, from Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya and Bilaspur university, Bilaspur (C.G.) were randomly selected.  The selected anthropometric measurements like biceps skin fold width, triceps skin fold width, subscapular width, suprailiac skin fold width, thigh skin fold width, calf skin fold width, chest skin fold width, abdominal skin fold width. The statistical technique employed for this study was independent‘t’-test at 0.05 level of significance. As per the statistical analysis significant difference was found between University and  College level cricket players in respected to selected anthropometric variables sub scapular skin fold width , biceps skin fold width , suprailiac skin fold width, thigh skin fold width, calf skin fold width, chest skin fold width. But, in the triceps skin fold and abdominal skin fold width no significant differences (p < 0.05) were found.

Keywords: Anthropometric, Skin fold and Cricket.