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Summary

  • The initial submission of this article was received on October 9th, 2018 and was peer-reviewed by 2 reviewers and the Academic Editor.
  • The Academic Editor made their initial decision on November 6th, 2018.
  • The first revision was submitted on February 25th, 2019 and was reviewed by 2 reviewers and the Academic Editor.
  • A further revision was submitted on March 28th, 2019 and was reviewed by the Academic Editor.
  • The article was Accepted by the Academic Editor on March 29th, 2019.

Version 0.3 (accepted)

· Mar 29, 2019 · Academic Editor

Accept

Thank you for taking the time to respond to reviewer comments. I am very pleased to be able to accept this publication. I congratulate you on your research and am sure this will make a very useful contribution to the area of cricket research.

Version 0.2

· Mar 18, 2019 · Academic Editor

Minor Revisions

Thank you for taking the time to revise the paper. For the most part the reviewers are happy with the paper, however some very minor changes are requested. Please see the attached track changes document for direction.

Reviewer 1 ·

Basic reporting

I am happy with the revised version of the paper.

Experimental design

I am happy with the revised version of the paper.

Validity of the findings

I am happy with the revised version of the paper.

Additional comments

Thank you for revising the paper.

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Basic reporting

The paper with suggested track changes is well written, just a few minor edits added in reviewer track changes

Experimental design

No comment

Validity of the findings

Data is robust and sound. Well presented.

Additional comments

Happy with additions to discussion as per reviewer requests.

Changes to paper have added quality to research reporting and suggestions for applied use, well done.

See attached manuscript with very minor track changes included.

Version 0.1 (original submission)

· Nov 6, 2018 · Academic Editor

Major Revisions

Please address all reviewer comments. Additionally, please look at all tables and figures and ensure axes titles, labels, etc. are adequate and provide sufficient information. Please also use, 'sex' if you are referring to biological differences, or 'gender' if referring to socially constructed differences, in accordance with the WHO definition of sex and gender.

As per reviewer comments please also ensure you have consistency throughout the manuscript with respect to APA formatting, hyphens, etc.

Reviewer 1 ·

Basic reporting

See attached comments.

Experimental design

See attached comments.

Validity of the findings

See attached comments.

Additional comments

Please see attached comments.

Annotated reviews are not available for download in order to protect the identity of reviewers who chose to remain anonymous.

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Basic reporting

The paper is generally well written, with the introduction and background providing good context for the undertaking of the research.
Literature referenced is relevant. Figures and tables are well constructed and easy to read.

The following needs to be addressed:
a) check consistency of research citations for APA format
b) check for consistency in use of terminology through out the article, that is, correctly introduce relative age effect followed by acronym in brackets then use this throughout article and not interchanging
c) check for consistent use of hyphens throughout the article when using right-hand, left-hand etc

Experimental design

No comment

Validity of the findings

Data is robust, statistically sound and controlled.
Findings are of benefit to improving literature however would have liked to have seen more discussion of findings in relation to applications for talent identification, suggestions on how these findings could influence training design for improving acquisition of skill generally and in the right- hand vs left-hand mismatch scenario

Additional comments

Well researched and well structured paper. Discussion could have been broadened to include practical applications of findings to pathway managers, high performance coaches, talent identification personnel and managers

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