 Ba winners range from outstanding players in their early thirties to veterans in their mid to late forties.There are several players who are what is known as a "double winner" in that they have been awarded both a Boys' Ba and a Men's Ba during their playing careers.Originally the side any individual played on was decided by whether he was born up or doon the gate but when Kirkwall's Balfour Hospital was built in the 1950s, the majority of babies were born there, thus giving a heavy bias to the Uppies.