None of the New Zealand casualties had to face the kind of embarrassment Ewen Chatfield did.
The unfortunate and untimely death of Phillip Hughes has left a huge question mark over the future of Sean Abbott.
Former New Zealand cricketer Ewen Chatfield reminisces his lucky escape on his Test debut
11 batsmen who have dealt with sickening blows while batting and suffered horrific injuries.
Everyone is scared of injuries, and the list is too long to be dealt with.
Unfortunately, despite his accomplishments with Lancashire, Peter Lever is remembered for felling Ewen Chatfield.
Ewen Chatfield was one of New Zealand’s most consistent performers. Despite operating in the shadows of Richard Hadlee — the legend with whom he shared his birthday — Chatfield remained an asset to his side.
On February 25, 1975, former New Zealand No 11 Ewen Chatfield didn’t have the best of debuts, when he was struck on his head by a short-pitched delivery by England’s Peter Lever, and his heart stopped beating. Jaideep Vaidya tells how Chatfield survived to take 123 Test victims in what was to be a 14-year career.
New Zealand was chipping away nicely, and reached a score of 182 for five and seemed well on course to post a score in excess of 250. From India’s perspective, the need of the hour was to pick up a few quick wickets and restrict the Kiwis to a modest score.
One-day cricket was still evolving and was a far cry from what it is today.