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Cricket umpire killed after ball strikes him in the face



clippedgull

Hotdogs, extra onions
Aug 11, 2003
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Near Ducks, Geese, and Seagulls
Sydney Morning Herald:

JERUSALEM - An umpire standing in a cricket match in the Israeli city of Ashdod was killed after being struck by a ball on Saturday, Israeli police said.

Police said the 60-year-old umpire, who was not named, was taken to hospital in the nearby town of Ashkelon in critical condition where he died of his injuries.

One of the players who witnessed the incident told the Nana10 website that the umpire, standing at the bowler's end, was struck by the ball in his face after it ricocheted off the stumps from a shot that came straight back down the pitch.

The death came two days after Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died in hospital after being struck by a ball during a match in Sydney.

Cricket is not a major sport in Israel but Ashdod is one of the main centres for the sport where a large number of Jewish immigrants from India live.
 




Mowgli37

Enigmatic Asthmatic
Jan 13, 2013
6,371
Sheffield
Tragic. It is curious how these things come in clusters.

RIP and condolences to his family and friends.
 


SIMMO SAYS

Well-known member
Jul 31, 2012
11,715
Incommunicado
Sydney Morning Herald:

JERUSALEM - An umpire standing in a cricket match in the Israeli city of Ashdod was killed after being struck by a ball on Saturday, Israeli police said.

Police said the 60-year-old umpire, who was not named, was taken to hospital in the nearby town of Ashkelon in critical condition where he died of his injuries.

One of the players who witnessed the incident told the Nana10 website that the umpire, standing at the bowler's end, was struck by the ball in his face after it ricocheted off the stumps from a shot that came straight back down the pitch.

The death came two days after Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died in hospital after being struck by a ball during a match in Sydney.

Cricket is not a major sport in Israel but Ashdod is one of the main centres for the sport where a large number of Jewish immigrants from India live.

Are you mentally ill-who gives a feck about cricket
 




Eeyore

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Apr 5, 2014
23,530
Thankfully these situations are rare. Most of us who've played the game will have been injured in some way, but it takes a considerable miss-fortune for a tragic accident like this to occur.

R.I.P
 


































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