Surrey Sussex T20 incident

[Official Old Man]

Happening NOW http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/33083473 Tune to T20 Sussex V Surrey

 

[Official Old Man]

Sounds bad. Two players have collided with each other. Three ambulances on the pitch. Not good.

 

[The Wizard]

A pretty bizzare incident by all accounts by the sound of it. Best wishes to all concerned

 

[HHGull]

Sounds very bad.

 

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Happening NOW http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/33083473 Tune to T20 Sussex V Surrey

Sounds very distressing

 

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Moses Henriques and Rory Burns

Sounds like a bad jaw injury, players not moving but one now in the ambulance

 

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Both Jon Lees and Chris Adams sound very upset and appear they want the game abandoned

 

[Ernest]

Sounds very serious, I think it should be abandoned as none of the players want to play and Surrey would be 2 down when they bat

 

[pasty]

Report coming up on SSN after this break....

 

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Ambulances have both left the ground, waiting for an announcement about the match.

 

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Players are both now conscious

Match abandoned

 

[atfc village]

Game abandoned.

 

[Official Old Man]

Both players conscious but taken to hospital. Game abandoned.

 

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Being taken to Chichester hospital

 

[Razzoo]

Hope they recover soon and it is not too serious.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I think Jon Lees and Chris Adams were glad to see the game abandoned, its a horrible thing to see, but then have to commentate on it, upsetting, they must be relieved they can get off air.

 

[vegster]

Glad they are both concious, sounds like another one of those nasty freak accidents that can occur, and, at least we get a point we wouldn't have otherwise had.

 

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On a crass topic crash, SSN who are reporting from Arundel, a ticker has just popped across the screen saying we have signed a player

 

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From the Argus

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/13330784.UPDATED__Play_abandoned_at_Arundel_after_sickening_clash/

SUSSEX'S NatWest T20 Blast clash with Surrey at Arundel Castle was abandoned today after Moises Henriques and Rory Burns were involved in a sickening collision.

Three ambulances came on to the pitch to administer treatment after the two Surrey players crashed into each other at full speed while both were going for the same catch.

The game had to be suspended with both sets of players leaving the field while Henriques was given oxygen and placed on a drip.

The game was then abandoned, although, both players gave thumbs up signs as they were put on ambulances.

Sussex were 141-7 at the time with only eight balls remaining in their innings.

 

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From the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/33128395

Press Association journalist Bruce Talbot, who was also present, said it was one of the worst accidents he had seen at a cricket match.
"I have been watching county cricket for 20 to 25 years and I have never seen an incident like this before," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"Within seconds it was evident this was a serious incident."