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Thread #156178   Message #3680467
Posted By: GUEST,Steve Shaw
27-Nov-14 - 09:13 AM
Thread Name: BS: Australian Cricketer Dies From Injuries
Subject: RE: BS: Australian Cricketer Dies From Injuries
I'm not clear as to what I'm supposed to have done wrong. I made the point that this kind of injury is exceptionally rare. As I understand it, it's happened just once before in the history of cricket and is very rare outside cricket. I don't mind discussing the whys and wherefores of helmets and technique, etc., and I'm sure helmets have prevented many other kinds of injuries, but that topic seems almost irrelevant here. Incidentally, expressing sorrow at his death and wishing commiserations for his family and the bowler in no way add up to an obituary. I'm expressing my opinion, just the same as other people. Incidentally, there are strict rules about bouncers. In most forms of cricket, one per over is the limit. Fast bowlers are generally supposed to refrain from using bouncers against lower-order batsmen, but this is a gentlemen's agreement that is frequently breached.