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Involuntary dehydration during cricket

C J Gore1, P C Bourdon, S M Woolford

  • 1Australian Sports Commission, Canberra.

International Journal of Sports Medicine
|October 1, 1993
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Cricketers experience significant dehydration and increased physiological stress in hot weather, impacting performance. Allowing players to drink freely during extreme heat could mitigate these adverse effects.

Area of Science:

  • Sports Science
  • Environmental Physiology
  • Exercise Physiology

Background:

  • Thermoregulatory stress increases with environmental heat.
  • Dehydration significantly impairs athletic performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess physiological responses and dehydration in cricketers under varying environmental conditions.
  • To investigate the impact of heat stress on cricket players' hydration status.

Main Methods:

  • Measuring sweat rate, heart rate, core temperature, and urine parameters in 20 cricketers.
  • Utilizing simulated and actual match conditions across cool, warm, and hot environments (WBGT 22.1, 24.5, 27.1).

Main Results:

  • Increased heart rate, sweat rate, and renal conservation observed with rising temperatures.

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  • Fast bowlers experienced an average dehydration of 4.3% body mass in hot conditions, sufficient to impair performance.

    • Conclusions:

    • Elevated thermoregulatory stress and dehydration pose risks to cricketers in hot environments.
    • Amending cricket rules to permit fluid intake during extreme heat could reduce dehydration's negative impact.