English bowler reaps fatal head blow by a straight drive
Abeda AshrafEditor
Posted - 2017-07-10T19:52:00+06:00
Updated - 2017-07-10T21:52:23+06:00
Nottinghamshire bowler Luke Fletcher was struck by a severe blow in the head and started bleeding in the pitch.
The incident took place during the NatWest T20 Blast match between Nottinghamshire and Birmingham. The straight drive from Sam Hain hit directly in the head of Fletcher, he was immediately taken to the hospital.
The doctors have told that the 28 year old bowler has suffered a concussion. Players from both sides was shocked in the terrible incident. The match was postponed for 30 minutes before resuming.
Birmingham eventually won the clash by 6 wickets.
Peter Moores, the Nottinghamshire head coach said later, “The lads were shaken up. I mean one of your mates has just gone down. We all set in there in the dressing room for 20 minutes. A few lads were struggling a bit, but it seemed the right decision was to go back and carry on the game.”
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