A GRISLY collision occurred between two Kent batsmen in the County Championship on Monday.
The impact left both men on the floor, but they were spared from being run out due to the umpires ruling that the ball was dead at the moment of the collision.
Ben Compton and Tawanda Muyeye collided in the middle of the track
The pair were going for a second run when they lost sight of each other
Compton hit the ground hardest and stayed down
Muyeye was able to complete his run before falling to the ground
Ben Compton and Tawanda Muyeye set off after the latter drove a ball into the offside.
The pair notched one run and went back for a second, but lost track of each other in their hurry.
They saw each other too late before crashing together at full speed in the middle of the track.
Compton appeared worse off immediately following the incident, tumbling straight to the floor.
His partner tripped over him as he tried and failed to stay on his feet, losing his helmet as he fell, before springing up and making an attempt to reach the crease.
He clearly felt the effects of the blow as well, however, and dropped to the floor after completing his run.
In the melee, bowler Tom Hartley had collected the ball and broken the wicket, but the incident was ruled as a single run to the Kent batsmen, due to play being stopped at the moment of impact under concussion protocol.
The England and Wales Cricket Board’s concussion regulations state:
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If a player or umpire suffers a head trauma or the concussion of a player or umpire is suspected by an umpire, team-mate, team support staff or qualified medical professional (either immediately after a head or neck trauma or at any later time when the player or umpire is on the field of play) play in that match will cease immediately and the Appropriate Medical Professional will be asked to enter the field of play to conduct an initial concussion assessment in accordance with the ECB Concussion Guidelines.
Play was reportedly stopped for a period of around 10 minutes while the batsmen were treated and received concussion tests, before both were declared fit to continue.
Muyeye would soon be bowled out by Hartley on 48 runs, while his partner was quickly caught on 77.
Kent would push their tally up to 293 before being bowled out, with Lancashire starting their innings off with 19 without loss before stumps.
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