Former first-class cricketer in South Africa Darryn Randall has died after being hit in the head by the ball while batting.
According to our South African correspondent, Randall 32, was struck on the side of the head and collapsed during a league match but could not confirm if he was wearing a helmet.
Randall, a wicketkeeper-batsman who played four first-class games for the Border province in 2009 died on Sunday at a hospital in the southern town of Alice in the Eastern Cape.
However, our source revealed that The South African Cricket Association (CSA) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has expressed the federation’s condolences and said it would be offering counseling to those involved in the match.
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