26/04/2008

Earliest documented cricket injury

As far back as 1751, documents show that Frederick, Prince of Wales (son of George II), expired suddenly from an abscess in his head as a consequence of a blow he'd received from a cricket ball.

 

Is this the earliest documented injury in cricket?

 

 

4 comments:

Gaurav Sethi said...

dead right

Anonymous said...

Who cares anyway! :) More important is cricket is no longer the games it used to be! And this more important to think about then about "earliest injury". Duuuh!!!

Viswanathan said...

Anon,

I see you care.:)

Viswanathan said...

NC,

Thanks for corroborating it. (thats a tough word) :)