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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Tralfamadore
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Tralfamadore
Posts: 10,343
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Cricket balls are dangerous, occasionally lethal .....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket..._cricket_balls
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A cricket umpire died in 2009 in South Wales after being hit on the head by a ball thrown by a fielder.
Numerous injuries are reported to health institutions, worldwide, in relation to cricket ball injuries including ocular (with some players having lost eyes), cranial (head), dental (teeth), digital (fingers and toes) and testicular.
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http://albioncricket.co.uk/safety.html
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25% of all cricket injuries are to the head, neck and face. Mainly being concussions, contusions and lacerations. An injury to the face by a cricket ball is one of the most common types of hospital treated injuries in cricket.
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http://www.teachpe.com/sports_injuri...t_injuries.php
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Hand and finger injuries
Injuries to the hand or fingers usually result from a player catching the ball. Ligament sprains, fractures and dislocations are all common.
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