title: A difference in heights and weights between right-handed and left-handed bowlers at cricket.
abstract: Right-handed pitchers have been shown to be significantly taller and heavier than left-handed pitchers. An analysis of 113 professional cricketers in England showed a similar difference between right-handed and left-handed bowlers. On average the right-handers were 1.05 in. taller and 8.30 lb. heavier than the left-handers, differences which were close to significance at the 5% level with this small n.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Analysis Unit, Somerset Health Authority, Taunton, England.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pollard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D013177:Sports