You must have seen or heard cricketer was out of
team due to injury during a match.But there are
several examples in which cricketers have to sit for
reasons in which cricket was not involved.Andre Nel
who had confidence to be selected in Series against
India was at his own home when he opened refrigerator
and then a water filled bottle fell on his toe;result
was he got injured so much that he could not play that
series.Mathew Hayden had injured his finger bone at
the start of 2006-07 season.He was knowing that he
is out of series so he was jogging in park to keep
himself fit,but don't know from where a dog came and
started pursuing him and finally bite his heel.
England's Cricketer Chris Lewis never shown what
he is capable of during his cricket life.In 1993-94
England team toured West-Indies and don't know why?
he cut down his hair after visiting England and became
bald.He did not took any precaution after becoming bald
and on next day he came for net practice without wearing
cap;It was day time and his head was shining.He got seek
and could not play cricket for 4 days.
England's former Test Captain Ted Dexter's story is
very much interesting.On June 1965 he was going in his
car in Brent Ford city and on Great West Road.He did not
noticed that he have less petrol in his car and finally
it was over before an acclivity on the road.He thought
to take his car to nearest garage and started pushing
it on that road.Hardly had he just travelled some distance
on the inclined road, when he lost his control and the
car rolled over him.Until people approached him he had
got sufficient injuries.
Ian Greg played in England for Sussex.On 1983 his team
was playing County Championship against Cant.When first
day was over he went his home,but interestingly when his
hand went into his pocket to search for keys it came bare.
He might have lost his keys somewhere.But he thought an
idea to enter in his home,the window at second floor was
opened.He was confident of reaching that 18 feet high
window.So he started climbing by taking supports of other
windows but...when he was about to reach that opened
window he lost his balance and fell down.He was badly
injured due to that accident he sat outside team for
about 4 month.The same man i.e. Ian greg again went
through another accident;this time he was Captain of
Surrey.When he got injured during a match he was taken
to hospital for X-Ray.After X-Ray when he was waking up
he did not notice machine kept above his head and collided
with that.Due to which he was out of Team for 15 days.
In 1986 New Zealand toured England.New Zealand Team
had just got down from the plane when NZ Cricketer Traver
Franklin don't know what he did to Luggage Trolley having
a motor;the whole Trolley fell on him and he got buried
inside that.He got quite injuries by his senselessness.
Again in 1992-93 against England,an England bowler threw
a ball which injured his Shoulder.
In 1998-99 West Indies Team left for South Africa but
they stopped in between and started a strike.At that time
Cricketers halted in a Hotel.Jimi Adams was also in Team.
One day Adams was cutting a slice from bread with knife.
he did not notice and cut his finger by mistake.It was so
deep cut that there was blood and blood everywhere.
Team management could not manage doctor instantly and
the doctor which they got,did first aid with very much
difficulty and the person who assist that doctor was
SA Board's Officer Dr.Ali bacher who have medical
Degree but don't practice it.That injury threw him out
of that series and he could not go to South Africa.
In Australia,South African Cricketer Mark Boucher
also went through the injury resembling Adams.Boucher
was rapidly moving the knife between meet to take his
part but by mistake knife took a part of his finger
and he got injured.Andrew Hall did wicketkeeping in
the place of Boucher.
In 1987-1988,England team which toured Pakistan,had
Wicketkeeper Bruce French.Team was doing net practice
and there were some spectators who were watching the
net practice.During practice due to a shot a batsman
a ball went far.During a practice more than a ball are
used so practice started with another ball but anyone
did not notice the ball which had gone toward spectators.
A spectator took that ball and threw it toward nets;this
ball took a direct route to french's head.When he was
being taken to hospital don't know from where a car came
and it collided with French.Lastly he was admitted
and his injuries were plastered.In hospital when he was
waking up from bed for plastering;his head collided with
a bulb hanging above his head
During Hedingley Test in 1982,England's Derec Pringle
was resting on chair and started leaning backward side
but the chair tilted more than what he had expected and
after a second he was on the floor along with his chair.
Due to this his head got injured.
