Ed Cowan retires hurt after suffering a blow to the head during Sheffield Shield match
Ed Cowan retires hurt after suffering a blow to the head during Sheffield Shield match
New South Wales batsman Ed Cowan was struck on the helmet during Shield match against Australia and had to retire hurt immediately. Left-arm pacer Joel Paris, who bowled the delivery was the first to rush towards Cown after he was struck. Cown was clearly rattled by the blow and was in a crouched position for a couple of minutes before the doctors rushed in. Cowan will be kept under observation for the next 24 hours to assess the level of the injury and will take no further part in the match. He was immediately replaced by night watchman Nathan Lyon at the crease. READ: Ed Cowan wants to stage Australia comeback
“It was pretty nasty,” Lyon said after play. “The medical staff will look after him and survey him overnight and hopefully he’s all good to go tomorrow.” A cricket Australia (CA) spokesperson in a statement said, “Ed suffered a hit to the front of his helmet during his batting innings. As per the Cricket Australia concussion guidelines he was assessed on the spot by the Cricket NSW doctor and retired from the game hurt. Advice from the doctor is that Ed’s health is in a reasonable state but per the Cricket Australia concussion guidelines, he will be observed for the next 24 hours as a precautionary measure and not take further part in the match,” according to cricket.com.au. READ: Ed Cowan: Day-night Tests will be successful
Cowan, who had a few months back announced that he intended to stage an international comeback said, “I’m confident I can keep churning out some runs and while winning games for NSW is first and foremost, if an opportunity comes up I learnt a lot from my experiences in Test cricket and I’d love another crack at it. At the end of last season I had the runs on the board and thought I might have been the next chance as an opener, but as an older guy they give younger guys a go and a couple of them took their chance.