List of fatalities while playing cricket explained

The following is a list of notable cricket players who died while playing a game, died directly from injuries sustained while playing, or died after being taken ill on the ground.

PlayerCauseDatePlace
Jasper VinallStruck on the head by a bat as a result of a double-hit attempt.[1] 28 August 1624Horsted Keynes, Sussex
Henry BrandStruck on the head by a bat (notable for being a similar double-hit to Vinall, which may have resulted in the 1744 codification of the rule.[2] 1647Selsey, West Sussex.
Frederick, Prince of WalesKeen on cricket and real tennis, it's been speculated that he died from either a pulmonary embolism or a burst abscess caused by being hit with a ball[3] 20 March 1751London
James Balchen"Killed by a cricket ball"[4] buried 14 June 1764Godalming, Surrey
George SummersStruck on the head by a ball[5] 29 June 1870Nottingham
H.P. LightonStruck by a return drive by a batsman[6] 1872Repton, Derbyshire
Claude WilsonKilled by sunstroke[7] 29 June 1881Betchworth, Surrey
Frederick Randon Sr.Struck on the head by a ball at Lord's in 1881, from which he never fully recovered, dying in February 1883[8] 17 February 1883Hathern, Leicestershire
Collapsed while batting[9] 5 September 1891 Horndean, England
Charles Lane Struck over the heart by a ball[10] 20 May 1895 Cosme, Paraguay
Arthur EarlamStruck by a return drive by the batsman[11] July 1921Runcorn, Cheshire
Edward CoxHeart failure while playing cricket[12] 23 July 1925Holyport, Berkshire, England
Max SmithStruck by a ball (bowled by his younger brother Clive Smith) which deflected into his head.[13] 27 October 1941 Werribee, Australia
Andy DucatHeart failure[14] 23 July 1942London
Tom KillickHeart problem[15] 18 May 1953 Northampton
Abdul AzizStruck over the heart by a ball[16] 17 January 1959Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Martin BedkoberDied when hit over the heart by a cricket ball;[17] flatmate of Jeff Thomson13 December 1975Brisbane, Queensland
Michael Ainsworth"Suddenly"[18] 28 August 1978 Hillingdon, London
Wilf SlackCollapsed while batting[19] 15 January 1989Banjul, the Gambia
Ian FolleyHeart attack while being treated in hospital for eye injury sustained on the field[20] 30 August 1993Whitehaven, Cumbria
Raman LambaStruck on the head by a ball while fielding[21] 23 February 1998Dhaka, Bangladesh
Wasim RajaSuffered a heart attack on the pitch[22] 23 August 2006Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Darryn RandallStruck on the head by a ball27 October 2013Alice, Eastern Cape
Phillip HughesStruck on the neck by a ball during a Sheffield shield match bowled by Sean Abbott[23] 27 November 2014Sydney, New South Wales
Raymond van SchoorStroke[24] 20 November 2015Windhoek, Namibia

Notes and References

  1. Book: McCann, Tim. Timothy J. McCann . Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century . 2004 . Sussex Record Society. pp.xxxiii–xxxiv.
  2. Book: McCann, Tim . Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century . Sussex Record Society . 2004 . Timothy J. McCann. pp.xxxiii–xxxiv. (Available online at the University of Michigan library. Retrieved 2022-04-05.)
  3. Web site: Cavendish. Richard. Death of Frederick, Prince of Wales. History Today.
  4. Web site: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/4790/images/40761_312029-00208?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=e61b351232038c122b686de7e4c04bf2&usePUB=true&_phsrc=XKp511&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.192049642.1517238373.1637392024-166252373.1632151042&pId=1029062. 2021-11-21. www.ancestry.co.uk.
  5. Web site: NCCC News : Nottinghamshire Cricketers Part 7 . www.trentbridge.co.uk.
  6. Cricketer. 1921. 13.
  7. News: Deaths . The Times . 30237 . 1 . London . 4 July 1881 .
  8. Web site: Famous cricketers : the Randons . www.hathernhistory.co.uk.
  9. News: Death in the cricket field. Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer. 6. 11 September 1891. 6 July 2023. subscription. British Newspaper Archive.
  10. Evita Burned Down Our Pavilion: A Cricket Odyssey through Latin America
  11. 1921. Cricketer. 1. 13.
  12. News: Colonel Edward Henry Cox. Western Daily Press. Bristol. 7. 25 July 1925. 12 November 2023. subscription. British Newspaper Archive.
  13. News: Cricket Field Fatality. . Werribee Shire Banner. Vic. . 30 October 1941 . 3 September 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  14. Web site: Not out ... dead . ESPN Cricinfo . 4 December 2004 . 29 November 2014 . Williamson, Martin.
  15. Web site: Wisden Obituaries in 1953 . ESPN Cricinfo. 4 December 2005 . 26 March 2022.
  16. Book: Haigh. Gideon. Peter The Lord's Cat and Other Unexpected Obituaries from Wisden. 2006. John Wisden & Co. London, Eng. 1845131630. 16.
  17. Web site: Queensland Cricket Archive . 2022-08-28 . cricketarchive.com.
  18. Web site: Wisden Obituaries in 1978 . ESPN Cricinfo . 5 December 2005 . 18 April 2019.
  19. Web site: FACTBOX-Cricket-Deaths caused from on-field incidents . Reuters . 27 November 2014.
  20. News: Ten fatal cricket injuries before Phillip Hughes died . The Sydney Morning Herald . 28 November 2014 . 29 November 2014 . Powell, Rose.
  21. Web site: The tragic death of Raman Lamba . Martin Williamson. Cricinfo Magazine, 14 August 2010. 23 May 2015.
  22. Web site: Wasim Raja dies playing cricket . ESPN Cricinfo . 23 August 2006.
  23. Web site: Staff reporters . Phillip Hughes dead: Australian cricketer dies after bouncer at SCG . The Sydney Morning Herald . en . 27 November 2014.
  24. News: Namibian cricketer Raymond van Schoor dies, aged 25, five days after on-field collapse due to stroke. abc.net.au. 21 November 2015.

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