Aim: Present study was conducted to make an anthropometric profile of adolescent cricketers and to find correlation of anthropometric variables with playing experience. Method: For this we selected 40 children and adolescent male subjects of mean age 11.15 years. Their height and weight were measured with stadiometer pole and digital weighing machine respectively and BMI was calculated; body fat was measured by Skin fold thickness measurement. Socio-demographic information that is, name, age and sex, role or position, playing experience were collected though questionnaire. Based on skin fold thickness measurements proportion of body fat was calculated. Result: The mean BMI was calculated as 16.78 ± 2.78. Body fat was calculated with the help of skin fold thickness at four sites, biceps, triceps, scapular and supra iliac. The mean skin fold thickness was 5.6 ±2.76, 8.40±2.76, 6.1±2.30 and 7.82±3.24 respectively. Body fat and lean body weight were 11.60 ± 4.58 and 31.85± 8.03 respectively. Highly significant (Correlation is significant at 0.01 level) correlation of experience with age, BMI and lean body weight in children and adolescents was found. Result shows significant (Correlation is significant at 0.05 level ) correlation of playing experience with body fat. Conclusion: Our study concludes that playing cricket improves physical characteristics in children and adolescent population with experience.
