Terrible day for cricket
Discussion
When I was at school I refused to have anything to do with cricket.....because the ball was too hard, and it looked like it would bloody hurt.
I got called a coward, which I didn't mind because I was, but I'm still alive to tell the tale.
A terrible shame that a decent young man has lost his life playing this daft game.
I got called a coward, which I didn't mind because I was, but I'm still alive to tell the tale.
A terrible shame that a decent young man has lost his life playing this daft game.
funkyrobot said:
Tragic. RIP.
Does anyone know how the injury happened even though he had a helmet on? Don't really follow cricket so don't know about safety etc.
Fluke accident. Hit the top of the neck, underneath the helmet. Normally it'd be bloody sore and you carry on.Does anyone know how the injury happened even though he had a helmet on? Don't really follow cricket so don't know about safety etc.
Very very sad, and awful for the bowler.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
When I was at school I refused to have anything to do with cricket.....because the ball was too hard, and it looked like it would bloody hurt.
I broke my cheek bone on a cricket ball. The ball had traveled 50 metres through the air before hitting me in the face (I was about to catch it before I lost it in the sun). But for my good fortune, it could have had a similar result to Tuesday's accident.
But there are no non-lethal sports, just as there are no non-lethal forms of transport. The chances are so minuscule, you just have to take reasonable precautions, (as Phil Hughes had done, and as you could argue I didn't - nobody wears a helmet on the boundary!) and get on with it.
Edited by SpeckledJim on Thursday 27th November 11:01
TwigtheWonderkid said:
When I was at school I refused to have anything to do with cricket.....because the ball was too hard, and it looked like it would bloody hurt.
I got called a coward, which I didn't mind because I was, but I'm still alive to tell the tale.
A terrible shame that a decent young man has lost his life playing this daft game.
I do think this needs clearing up. This was a fluke accident. It could not be designed to happen again. I got called a coward, which I didn't mind because I was, but I'm still alive to tell the tale.
A terrible shame that a decent young man has lost his life playing this daft game.
Cricket is a safe game, and the rate of serious injury is much lower than in other sports like rugby, American football etc. Usually you get tagged by the ball, it's blydi sore but you can carry on. The safety gear is sufficiently good that even broken bones (the odd finger aside) are a rarity.
I have expressed my sadness elsewhere, so won't do again - but it is worth noting that this was the metaphorical 1 in a million thing.
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