• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Sports Look

Keeping Eyes On Sports

  • GamesLook
    • Soccer Look
    • Cricket Look
    • Baseball Look
    • Football Look
    • Basketball Look
    • Tennis Look
    • Hockey Look
    • All the Other Look
  • TournamentsLook
    • Olympic Look
    • FIFA World Cup Look
    • NFL Look
    • NBA Look
    • Other Tournaments Look
  • PlayersLook
    • Male Athletes Look
    • Female Athletes Look
    • Coaches & Managers Look
    • Stuffs Look
  • Trivias & Stats
    • Unknown Facts
    • Interesting News
    • Players Statistics
    • Tournaments Statistics
  • Hall Of Fame
    • This Year’s Hall Of Fame
    • Past Year’s Hall Of Fame
      • 2012 Hall Of Fame
      • 2013 Hall Of Fame
  • General

Past Year's Hall Of Fame

Cricketers Who Died During Matches

December 12, 2014 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Cricketers Who Died During Matches

Cricket is often called the gentleman’s game. It is originally a slow-paced sport full of techniques and a lot of grammar, and requires patience. However, the sport has indeed changed and evolved through the years. The most important change has been in the pace and durations of the matches. What used to be 5-day Test matches became One Day matches, and are now played in the whole new Twenty-20 format. There is a new found speed, aggression and thrill in the game. But, the game of cricket has never been devoid of aggression altogether. Accidents have always been a part of cricket, and have sent many players to the hospital. Some have sustained severe injuries. Many have died. Let us take a look at 10 Cricketers Who Died During Matches.

Cricketers Who Died During Matches

1. Phillip Hughes

Cricketers Who Died During Matches
Cricketers Who Died During Matches

Left-handed opening batsman Phillip Hughes played for Australian Test and One-Day International team. He appeared in domestic cricket for South Australia and Worcestershire, and also spent two seasons with New South Wales. In 2009, he was debuted in test cricket at the age of 20. On 25 November 2014, Phillip Hughes was knocked unconscious during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground by a bouncer delivered by Sean Abbott. The impact of the ball caused a vertebral artery dissection that led to a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Phillip Hughes was placed into an induced coma while in the intensive care in a critical condition after he was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital. He never regained consciousness and died on 27 November, 2014.

2. Raman Lamba

Cricketers Who Died During Matches
Cricketers Who Died During Matches

Indian batsman Raman Lamba was a member of Indian national cricket team and played four Tests and 32 One Day International matches. Besides his appearances for the Indian team, he also represented Ireland in unofficial One Day International matches. On 20 February 1998 at the Dhaka Bangabandhu Stadium, Raman Lamba was playing against Mohammedan Sporting Club for Dhaka’s leading club Abahani Krira Chakra in the final of the Premier Division cricket match, and was hit on the temple by a cricket ball hit by Mehrab Hossain while fielding at forward short leg in a ball of left arm spinner Saifullah Khan. Because of the furious shot made by Mehrab Hossain, the ball was deflected from his head and was caught by the wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud. On 23 February 1998, Raman Lamba died due to this impact.

3. Abdul Aziz

Cricketer Abdul Aziz was an opening batsman and a wicket keeper who was born, and died, in Karachi, Pakistan. After he completed his study from S. M. College, he started working for the Pakistan State Bank. Abdul Aziz appeared in eight first-class matches while being a member of the Karachi team. By a slow off break from Dildwar Awan, He was struck over the heart while he was batting against Pakistan Combined Services in the first-innings of the Quaid-e-Azam final. Aziz when he had just started to take stance for the next ball, but fell to the ground and never regained consciousness. He died because of the impact on 17 January 1959, en route to hospital. Abdul Aziz in the second innings of the match was recorded as “absent” with a footnote explaining he was hurt but because of the impact, had died.

4. Daren Randal

In 2009, Daren Randal played for Border as a pupil at Stirling Primary and Selborne College in East London in 4 first-class and 4 list-A games. He was the coach of a highly regarded cricket academy at Stirling Premier School. Daren Randal tried to play a pull shot during a match between Old Selbornians and Fore Hare University. After being hit by the rising delivery on the side of his head, he fell on the crease. He was immediately taken to a hospital after the impact but died on 27 October 2013. Haroon Lorgat, CSA Chief Executive, stated, while talking about the unfortunate event, “This is a very sad day, indeed. I would like to convey CSA’s deepest condolences on behalf of the South African cricketing family not just to his family and friends but also to all the players, umpires, clubs and everybody else who was present at this match.”

5. George Summers

Cricketers Who Died During Matches
Cricketers Who Died During Matches

Born on 21 June 1844, English cricketer George Summers was an English cricketer who spent his entire first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire. In 1870, in a match against MCC, He was hit by a short delivery from fast bowler John Platts. George Summers died from his injury due to the impact of the ball four days later on 19 June 1870. After he was carried off the field, he seemed to recover and was not taken to hospital. George Summers died from his injury due to the impact of the ball on 19 June 1870, four days later. After George Summers’s death, MCC paid for his gravestone and efforts were made to improve Lord’s pitch. As a protest against what he saw as dangerous bowling, the next batsman Richard Daft came out to the wicket with his head wrapped in a towel.

6. Ian Folley

Cricketers Who Died During Matches
Cricketers Who Died During Matches

Ian Folley, a 30 year old English cricket player, was a right-handed batsman, besides being a left-arm bowler. Though he was originally a medium pacer, he eventually moved on to become a spinner. He received coaching and mentoring for Jack Bond, and after that, he decided to make the switch. Folley’s career began back in 1982 when he started playing as a seamer for Lancashire, before all this. He successfully took 129 wickets and maintained a bowling average lower than 30 in two seasons. During a match against Workington, Folley got hit underneath his eye while batting, and was immediately taken to the local hospital to get a minor operation so as to get his perforated eyeball repaired. But, on August 30, 1993, while under anesthesia, he underwent a heart attack and breathed his last. He was just 30 years old, then.

7. Zulfiqar Bhatti

Cricketers Who Died During Matches
Cricketers Who Died During Matches

Zulfiqar Bhatti was a young player who was on the field in Pakistan’s Sukkur district in Sindh province, participating in the Begum Khursheed Memorial T20 tournament, when he got hit on the chest. While batting under the captainship of his elder brother, Ali Asad, he was struck in the chest when he attempted a pull shot. Immediately after this, he was taken to the civil hospital and put on a ventilator. Unfortunately on December 19, 2013, he was declared dead from the impact. Ayaz Mehmood who is the Districts cricket secretary, was quoted saying, “It is sad news for us and everyone is shocked about his accidental death.” He also said, “The district administration has suspended sports activities throughout Sukkur district for three days as condolence.”

8. Richard Beaumont

Cricketers Who Died During Matches
Cricketers Who Died During Matches

Richard Beaumont, at 33, died on the field at Pedmore Cricket Club, Stourbridge, on August 5, 2012, from what was suspected to be a heart attack. He was airlifted to be taken to Queen Elizabeth hospital, Birmingham, soon after falling unconscious. Unfortunately, within a short while after reaching the hospital, he was pronounced dead. In the match against Astwood Bank Cricket Club, he had taken 5 wickets from 31 runs, in just 12 overs, before he collapsed at 3.45 pm. The local rivals expressed their sorrow by using social media. Redditich Cricket Club said, ‘Sad day for cricket the untimely death of Pedmore CC Cricketer Richard Beaumont, thoughts and prayers from all at Redditch Cricket Club.’

9. Wasim Raja

Cricketers Who Died During Matches
Cricketers Who Died During Matches

Wasim Raja played for the Pakistani national cricket team from 1973 to 1985. He appeared in 57 Tests and 54 ODIs for the national team. Rameez Raja, his younger brother, also represented Pakistan and became the captain of the national side. Wasim Raja settled in London after marrying Ann, an Englishwoman. He studied from Durham University for a certificate in education. He had a spell teaching at Caterham School in Surrey, and became a coach for the Pakistan Under-19 team. Besides his cricket career, he also made his appearances as an International Cricket Council match referee in 15 Tests and 34 ODIs from 2002 to 2004. Wasim Raja, while playing cricket for the Surrey over-50s side died of a heart attack in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England in August 2006.

10. Wilf Slack

Cricketers Who Died During Matches
Cricketers Who Died During Matches

English cricketer Wilf Slack played in three Test matches and two One Day Internationals for England national cricket team in 1986. He died after collapsing during a game in Banjul, The Gambia on 15 January 1989 at the age of just 34. Wilf Slack was coached in five English winters in New Zealand and was very popular among fellow-cricketers. In response to his death, his Wisden obituary commented, “He was particularly popular among fellow-cricketers, who spoke feelingly of their respect and sorrow when he died. He was mourned, too, in New Zealand, where he coached in five English winters. Slack was buried in his prized England blazer, bat at his side, and as the funeral cortege drove past Lord’s, the Grace Gates bore a sign reading ‘Farewell Wilf’.”

Injuries are an inevitable part of every sport, and every player has to undergo injuries of some intensity or the other. While many of the injuries are inflicted by the player upon himself, many wounds are also caused by another player, though in an absolutely unintentional way. That is why, a severe injury or death on the ground can leave teammates as well as the opponents deeply scarred. While a player should always be careful, but accidental injuries can never fully be eliminated from any sport.

Filed Under: 2012 Hall Of Fame, 2013 Hall Of Fame, Cricket Look, GamesLook, Hall Of Fame, ICC WorldCup Look, Past Year's Hall Of Fame, TournamentsLook, Trivias & Stats, Unknown Facts

Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 – Top 10

October 19, 2014 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015

Cricket is believed to be the second most popular sport in the world and the most viewed sporting event in sub-continents like India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. There are many players who achieved great height of success last year, and are preparing to kick start the new season of 2015. Our team inducted the top players in our 2015 Cricket Hall of Fame while keeping in mind the recent performance of the players in all three formats of the game Tests, ODIs and Twenty20. ICC always keeps the rating of the players updated as the rating of the players in all three formats also played a key role in the selection of our Hall of Fame. There are many cricketers who performed extremely well this year in certain formats of the game but for better accuracy, and to honor the player who performed pretty well in all the formats of the game, we are now proudly presenting the inaugural inductees of our Hall of Fame. So here is the list of 2015 Cricket Hall of Famers.

Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 – Top 10

1. AB de Villiers

Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 - Top 10
Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 – Top 10

Captain of the South African One Day International team, AB de Villiers scored 7,168 runs in 92 Test matches, 6,543 runs in 162 ODI matches and 1007 runs in 57 Twenty20 matches. He currently stands with 869 ODI rating points and 888 Tests rating points as of 2014. He achieved his highest ranking points of 885 among ODI players on 12th July 2014 against Sri Lanka, which placed him on the top place of the ICC ODI Players Ranking. De Villiers touched the mark of highest ranking point of 935 among Test players on 20th February 2014 against Australia which placed him on the second position of the ICC Test Players ranking and achieved 571 ranking points among Twenty20 players on 20th May 2010 against West Indies which again placed him on the 35th position of the ICC T20 Rankings with the recent ranking point of 498.

2. Kumar Sangakkara

Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 - Top 10
Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 – Top 10

Sri Lankan international cricketer and former captain Kumar Sangakkara dominated the number one spot in the ICC Test batting rankings between 2005 and 2014. He is one of the “most polished and prudent of batsmen” according to ESPN. Sangakkara scored 11,988 runs in 128 Test matches, 12,844 runs in 380 ODI matches and 17,099 runs in 221 First Class cricket matches. He currently stands with 800 ODI rating points and 915 Tests rating points as of 2014. He achieved his highest ranking points of 853 among ODI players on 3rd March 2014 against Afghanistan, which placed him on the fifth place of the ICC ODI Players Ranking. Sangakkara touched the mark of highest ranking point of 938 among Test players on 1st December 2007 against England, which placed him on the top position of the ICC Test Players ranking.

3. Hashim Amla

Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 - Top 10
Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 – Top 10

South African right-handed top order batsman Hashim Amla scored 6,415 runs in 79 Test matches, 4,434 runs in 89 ODI matches and 13,875 runs in 181 First Class cricket matches. He currently stands with 848 ODI rating points and 863 Tests rating points as of 2014. He achieved his highest ranking points of 901 among ODI players on 5th September 2012 against England, which placed him on the Second place of the ICC ODI Players Ranking. Amla touched the mark of highest ranking point of 907 among Test players on 13th October 2013 against Pakistan, which placed him on the sixth position of the ICC Test Players ranking and achieved 611 ranking points among Twenty20 players on 4th April 2014 against India, which again placed him on the 18th position of the ICC T20 Rankings with the recent ranking point of 611.

4. Virat Kohli

Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 - Top 10
Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 – Top 10

Indian middle-order batsman and occasional captain Virat Kohli scored 1,855 runs in 29 Test matches, 5,688 runs in 138 ODI matches and 4,043 runs in 60 First Class cricket matches. He currently stands with 845 ODI rating points and 618 Tests rating points as of 2014. He achieved his highest ranking points of 886 among ODI players on 26th February 2014 against Bangladesh, which placed him on the Third place of the ICC ODI Players Ranking. Kohli touched the mark of highest ranking point of 784 among Test players on 14th February 2014 against New Zealand, which placed him on the 25th position of the ICC Test Players ranking, and achieved 897 ranking points among Twenty20 players on 7th September 2014 against England, which again placed Kohli on the top position of the ICC T20 Rankings with the recent ranking point of 897.

5. Angelo Mathews

Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 - Top 10
Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 – Top 10

Captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team for both Test and One Day International Angelo Mathews scored 3,054 runs in 44 Test matches, 3,015 runs in 132 ODI matches and 5,103 runs in 74 First Class cricket matches. He currently stands with 651 ODI rating points and 873 Tests rating points as of 2014. He achieved his highest ranking points of 652 among ODI players on 26th August 2014 against Pakistan, which placed him on the Sixteenth place of the ICC ODI Players Ranking. Mathews touched the mark of highest ranking point of 873 among Test players on 14th August 2014 against Pakistan, which placed him on the Forth position of the ICC Test Players ranking, and achieved 493 ranking points among Twenty20 players on 3rd April 2014 against West Indies, which again placed Mathews on the Fortieth position of the ICC T20 Rankings with the recent ranking point of 485.

6. Ahmed Shehzad

Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 - Top 10
Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 – Top 10

Pakistani right-handed opening batsman and occasional part-time legbreak bowler Ahmed Shehzad scored 273 runs in 3 Test matches, 1,586 runs in 44 ODI matches and 528 runs in 26 Twenty20 matches. He currently stands with 649 ODI rating points and 399 Tests rating points as of 2014. He achieved his highest ranking points of 670 among ODI players on 4th March 2014 against Bangladesh, which placed him on the Seventeenth place of the ICC ODI Players Ranking. Shehzad touched the mark of highest ranking point of 403 among Test players on 16th January 2014 against Sri Lanka, which placed him on the 66th position of the ICC Test Players ranking and achieved 709 ranking points among Twenty20 players on 30th March 2014 against Bangladesh, which again placed Shehzad on the tenth position of the ICC T20 Rankings with the recent ranking point of 660.

7. MS Dhoni

Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 - Top 10
Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 – Top 10

Current captain of the Indian national cricket team in all three forms of the game MS Dhoni scored 4,628 runs in 86 Test matches, 8,046 runs in 243 ODI matches and 822 runs in 49 Twenty20 matches. He stands with 771 ODI rating points and 607 Tests rating points as of 2014. He achieved his highest ranking points of 836 among ODI players on 31st October 2009 against Australia, which placed him on the Sixth place of the ICC ODI Players Ranking. Dhoni touched the mark of highest ranking point of 662 among Test players on 14th February 2010 against South Africa which placed him on the 28th position of the ICC Test Players ranking and achieved 514 ranking points among Twenty20 players on 10th October 2013 against Australia, which again placed Dhoni on the thirtieth position of the ICC T20 Rankings with the recent ranking point of 512.

8. Brendon McCullum

Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 - Top 10
Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 – Top 10

Current captain of the New Zealand’s international cricket team in all three forms of the game Brendon McCullum scored 5,219 runs in 84 Test matches, 5,172 runs in 229 ODI matches and 7,929 runs in 131 First Class cricket matches. He currently stands with 615 ODI rating points and 651 Tests rating points as of 2014. He achieved his highest ranking points of 685 among ODI players on 23rd February 2013 against England, which placed him on the Twenty-fourth place of the ICC ODI Players Ranking. McCullum touched the mark of highest ranking point of 724 among Test players on 14th February 2014 against India which placed him on the 20th position of the ICC Test Players ranking and achieved 849 ranking points among Twenty20 players on 21st September 2012 against Bangladesh, which again placed McCullum on the Fourth position of the ICC T20 Rankings with the recent ranking point of 782.

9. David Warner

Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 - Top 10
Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 – Top 10

Australian quick-scoring left-handed opening batsman David Warner scored 2,467 runs in 30 Test matches, 1,287 runs in 42 ODI matches and 1,391 runs in 51 Twenty20 matches. He currently stands with 549 ODI rating points and 871 Tests rating points as of 2014. He achieved his highest ranking points of 589 among ODI players on 29th June 2012 against England, which placed him on the Forty-fifth place of the ICC ODI Players Ranking. Warner touched the mark of highest ranking point of 871 among Test players on 1st March 2014 against South Africa which placed him on the Fifth position of the ICC Test Players ranking and achieved 825 ranking points among Twenty20 players on 11th May 2010 against West Indies, which again placed Warner on the Seventh position of the ICC T20 Rankings with the recent ranking point of 703.

10. Mohammad Hafeez

Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 - Top 10
Cricket Hall Of Fame 2015 – Top 10

Pakistani cricketer and former captain of Pakistan national cricket team in the T20 format Mohammad Hafeez scored 2,174 runs in 36 Test matches, 4,096 runs in 141 ODI matches and 1,270 runs in 54 Twenty20 matches. He currently stands with 646 ODI rating points and 442 Tests rating points as of 2014. He achieved his highest ranking points of 665 among ODI players on 4th March 2014 against Bangladesh, which placed him on the Eighteenth place of the ICC ODI Players Ranking. Hafeez touched the mark of highest ranking point of 595 among Test players on 30th June 2012 against Sri Lanka, which placed him on the 57th position of the ICC Test Players ranking and achieved 649 ranking points among Twenty20 players on 11th December 2013 against Sri Lanka which again placed Hafeez on the Twentieth position of the ICC T20 Rankings with the recent ranking point of 594.

Cricket fans all over the world are now eagerly waiting to see some excellent performances in the upcoming matches. Who knows, these players by show their flair and make new history, breaking past records of the legendary players.

Filed Under: Hall Of Fame, Past Year's Hall Of Fame, This Year's Hall Of Fame Tagged With: AB de Villiers, Ahmed Shehzad, David Warner, Dhoni, Hashim Amla, Kumar Sangakkara, Muhammad Hafeez, Virat Kohli

Primary Sidebar

How New Technologies are Transforming Sporting Sites?

8 Essentials Every Sports Lover Should Own In 2022

6 Biggest Sports Events for Betting

How To Be Successful At Sports

Our Picks For Top 3 Best NFL QB Comeback Seasons In History

Remembering Some Of The Biggest NFL Draft Steals In History

5 CONTEMPORARY SPORTSWEAR FASHION TRENDS

The Most and Least Cost Effective NFL Players and Teams

Top 10 International Tournaments with the Highest Attendance [LIST]

The Five Most Beautiful Female Athletes Of 2018

Top 10 International Tournaments with the Highest Attendance [LIST]

Top 10 International Tournaments with the Highest Attendance In every sport, there are tournaments … Read More about Top 10 International Tournaments with the Highest Attendance [LIST]

Top 10 Most Beautiful Athletes 2017, 2018 [UPDATED]

Most Beautiful Athletes 2017, 2018 The world of sports is full of extremely skilled athletes, and … Read More about Top 10 Most Beautiful Athletes 2017, 2018 [UPDATED]

Premier League: the Week of Tough Tests

Premier League: the Week of Tough Tests

It‘s time for a football weekend again! With each passing week, everyone is getting more and more … Read More about Premier League: the Week of Tough Tests

Slot Machine Games in the Apple Store

Top 10 Slot Machine Games in the Apple Store

Top 10 Slot Machine Games in the Apple Store Everyone that has never had the chance to play … Read More about Top 10 Slot Machine Games in the Apple Store

Top 10 International Tournaments with the Highest Attendance [LIST]

Top 10 International Tournaments with the Highest Attendance In every sport, there are tournaments that are held at an international level, and are hugely popular among all sports lovers. In these … Read More about Top 10 International Tournaments with the Highest Attendance [LIST]

Top 10 Best Sponsored Stadiums in the World

Top 10 Best Sponsored Stadiums in the World

Top 10 Best Sponsored Stadiums in the World For a sports fan in any part of the world, the biggest cause for celebration is to sit at a stadium and watch some live action in the ground. But, there is … Read More about Top 10 Best Sponsored Stadiums in the World

Top 10 Non-European Football Clubs with the Highest Average Attendances

Top 10 Non-European Football Clubs with the Highest Average Attendances

Top 10 Non-European Football Clubs with the Highest Average Attendances Association football, or just football, as it is commonly known, is the most popular and important in all the countries of … Read More about Top 10 Non-European Football Clubs with the Highest Average Attendances

Top 10 Covered Stadiums in the World by Capacity

Top 10 Covered Stadiums in the World by Capacity Covered stadiums, as it is possible to understand from the name itself, are those stadiums that have a dome, retractable roof, etc. on them. Covered … Read More about Top 10 Covered Stadiums in the World by Capacity

Copyright © 2022 · Metro Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in