List of fatal accidents in cricket

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
England Jasper VinallStruck on the head by a bat28 August 1624Horsted Keynes
England George SummersStruck on the head by a ball29 June 1870Nottingham
England Andy DucatHeart failure[1]23 July 1942London
Pakistan Abdul AzizStruck over the heart by a ball17 January 1959Karachi
England Wilf SlackCollapsed while batting[2]15 January 1989Banjul
England Ian FolleyHeart attack while being treated in hospital for eye injury sustained on the field[3]30 August 1993Whitehaven
India Raman LambaStruck on the head by a ball while fielding[4]20 February 1998Dhaka
Pakistan Wasim RajaSuffered a heart attack on the pitch[2][5]23 August 2006Marlow, Buckinghamshire
South Africa Darryn RandallStruck on the head by a ball[2]27 October 2013Alice, Eastern Cape
Australia Phillip HughesStruck on the neck by a ball27 November 2014Sydney
Namibia Raymond van SchoorStroke[6]20 November 2015Windhoek

Possible deaths

Frederick, Prince of Wales, heir to King George II of Great Britain, died on 20 March 1751. Keen on cricket, he either died of pneumonia, or from a burst abscess caused by being hit with a cricket ball.[7]

Reference

  1. ↑ Williamson, Martin (4 December 2004). "Not out ... dead". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "FACTBOX-Cricket-Deaths caused from on-field incidents". Reuters. 27 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Powell, Rose (28 November 2014). "Ten fatal cricket injuries before Phillip Hughes died". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "The tragic death of Raman Lamba". Martin Williamson. Cricinfo Magazine, 14 August 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Wasim Raja dies playing cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 August 2006.
  6. ↑ "Namibian cricketer Raymond van Schoor dies, aged 25, five days after on-field collapse due to stroke". abc.net.au. 21 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Cavendish, Richard. "Death of Frederick, Prince of Wales". History Today.
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