List of fatalities while playing cricket

The following is a list of notable cricket players who died while playing a game, died directly from injuries sustained while playing, or died after being taken ill on the ground.

PlayerCauseDatePlace
Jasper VinallStruck on the head by a bat[1]28 August 1624Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England
James Balchen "Killed by a cricket ball"[2] buried 14 June 1764 Godalming, Surrey, England
Frederick, Prince of WalesKeen on cricket, he either died of pneumonia or from a burst abscess caused by being hit with a ball.[3]20 March 1751London, England, United Kingdom
George SummersStruck on the head by a ball[4]29 June 1870Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
H.P. Lighton Struck by a return drive by a batsman[5] 1872 Repton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Claude WilsonKilled by sunstroke[6]29 June 1881Betchworth, Surrey, England
Frederick Randon Sr.Struck on the head by a ball at Lord's in 1881, from which he never fully recovered, dying in February 1883[7]17 February 1883Hathern, Leicestershire, England
Charles LaneStruck over the heart by a ball[8]20 May 1895Cosme, Paraguay
Arthur Earlam Struck by a return drive by the batsman[9] July 1921 Runcorn, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Andy DucatHeart failure[10]23 July 1942London, England
Tom KillickHeart problem[11]18 May 1953Northampton, England, United Kingdom
Abdul AzizStruck over the heart by a ball[12]17 January 1959Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Michael Ainsworth"Suddenly"[13]28 August 1978Hillingdon, London, England
Wilf SlackCollapsed while batting[14]15 January 1989Banjul, the Gambia
Ian FolleyHeart attack while being treated in hospital for eye injury sustained on the field[15]30 August 1993Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Raman LambaStruck on the head by a ball while fielding[16]20 February 1998Dhaka, Bangladesh
Wasim RajaSuffered a heart attack on the pitch[14][17]23 August 2006Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
Darryn RandallStruck on the head by a ball[14]27 October 2013Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Phillip HughesStruck on the neck by a ball[18]27 November 2014Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Raymond van SchoorStroke[19]20 November 2015Windhoek, Namibia

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  14. "FACTBOX-Cricket-Deaths caused from on-field incidents". Reuters. 27 November 2014.
  15. Powell, Rose (28 November 2014). "Ten fatal cricket injuries before Phillip Hughes died". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  16. "The tragic death of Raman Lamba". Martin Williamson. Cricinfo Magazine, 14 August 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  17. "Wasim Raja dies playing cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 August 2006.
  18. Staff reporters (27 November 2014). "Phillip Hughes dead: Australian cricketer dies after bouncer at SCG". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  19. "Namibian cricketer Raymond van Schoor dies, aged 25, five days after on-field collapse due to stroke". abc.net.au. 21 November 2015.
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