Injured Peter Nevill misses rest of Big Bash League
Monday 16 January 2017 23:41, UK
Australia wicketkeeper Peter Nevill will miss the rest of the Big Bash League after suffering a burst blood vessel in his cheek from a flying bat.
Nevill was hurt in Melbourne Renegades' Big Bash League victory away to Adelaide Strikers, after the hosts' Brad Hodge accidentally let go of his bat as he aimed a big hit at a short ball from Thisara Perera.
By the time the Renegades completed their six-run win, Nevill was off the pitch receiving medical attention after the bizarre incident at the Adelaide Oval.
Nevill, 31, was understandably trying to pick up the flight of the ball when instead he was struck by the errant bat which had slipped from Hodge's grip during the failed run chase.
The wicketkeeper was cleared of concussion shortly after the end of the match but the BBL later confirmed he will be unavailable for the rest of the Renegades' campaign and be monitored by Cricket New South Wales medical staff in the coming weeks.
