Tom Fell targets Worcestershire first-team return after battling cancer
Tuesday 26 April 2016 16:39, UK
Worcestershire batsman Tom Fell has made an emotional return to cricket despite battling cancer.
The 22-year-old made 41 runs opening the batting for Worcestershire's second XI against Sussex on Monday.
He was Worcestershire's leading run-scorer in the County Championship last season before being diagnosed with testicular cancer in October.
He suffered a setback in March when it was found to have spread to his lymph nodes. Fell is now awaiting a third round of chemotherapy but is determined to make a first-team return later this summer.
He told Sky Sports News HQ: "It's brilliant to see everyone again and to be back in amongst it. It's the way to cope with it, to do as much as you can and try and live your life as normally as you can. So being at training gives you a lift and makes everything a lot better.
"I think being younger I do have a bit of an advantage over some other people who do have chemotherapy so I've found that I have coped with it fairly well but obviously there are bad days and good days. Luckily, I have more good than bad.
"Hopefully it won't affect me too much in the ling run and I will be able to get back into first-team contention by June time and still have a decent season."
