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List of cricketers who died while playing

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It is rare, but not uncommon for a cricketer to die whilst playing in a competitive match. No deaths in Test cricket, but several in FC matches, and several ex-FC players in less competitive games.

Deaths while playing first-class cricket

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Name Playing for Playing against Venue Date Cause of death Notes
George Summers Nottinghamshire MCC Lord's 1870 Struck on head by John Platts Died at home 4 days later
Maurice Nichol Worcestershire Essex Chelmsford 21 May 1934 Sudden death Had long-term illnesses and died in his sleep after the second day's play
Reginald Northway Northamptonshire Derbyshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield 26 August 1936 Car accident Killed returning from final match of season
Dallas Page Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester 2 September 1936 Car accident Killed returning from final match of season
Abdul Aziz Karachi Combined Services Karachi 17 January 1959 Struck above the heart by Dildan Awan Died en route to hospital
Charlie Bull Worcestershire Essex Chelmsford 28 May 1939 Car Accident Killed in car accident on rest day, teammate seriously injured

Deaths playing non-FC cricket

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Former first-class cricketers who died playing non-FC matches:

Name Playing for Playing against Venue Date Cause of death Notes
Andy Ducat Surrey Home Guard Sussex Home Guard Lord's 23 July 1942 Heart attack Died after lunch; match abandoned as mark of respect for Ducat. Only player to die at Lord's.[1]
Tom Killick St Alban's Diocese Coventry Diocese Northampton 18 May 1953 Heart attack
Wilf Slack Banjul, The Gambia 15 January 1989 Heart attack[2] Collapsed during game after series of blackouts
Ian Folley Whitehaven Whitehaven 30 August 1993 Struck underneath eye whilst batting Cardiac arrest under anaesthetic for operation on perforated eyeball
Raman Lamba Abahani Mohammedan Bangabandhu 23 February 1998 Struck on temple Hit at Short leg after calling for a helmet; died three days later from internal haemorrhage.
Wasim Raja Surrey Over-50s Marlow, Buckinghamshire 23 August 2006 Heart attack

Cricketers who have been murdered

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Name Date Current club Circumstances of death
Claude Tozer 21 December 1920 New South Wales Shot three times by patient and lover, Dorothy Mort, at her home in Sydney[3]
Jeff Stollmeyer 10 September 1989 Shot five times and beaten by intruders in his home[4]
Muni Lal 8 January 1990 Murdered by intruders in his home
Haseeb-ul-Hasan 18 April 1990 Karachi Shot by an unknown gunman[5]
William Strydom 20 February 1995 Shot during robbery at his business premises
Ashley Harvey-Walker 28 April 1997 Shot in a Johannesburg bar.[6]
Nezam Hafiz 11 September 2001 USA Killed in World Trade Centre terrorist attack
Mark Parker 12 October 2002 Hampshire St Cross Symondians Killed in Bali bombing terrorist attack.
Rahatullah 11 February 2008 North West Frontier Province Shot by unknown assailants[7]

Cricketers who have died in suspicious circumstances

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Name Date Current club Circumstances of death
Percy Hardy 9 March 1916 Somerset Found at King's Cross railway station with throat cut; probably suicide rather than returning to war.[8][9]
Jack Marsh 25 May 1916 Killed in brawl outside a pub
Rajesh Peter 16 November 1995 Found in his flat in suspicious circumstances
David Hookes 19 January 2004 Victoria coach Killed in brawl outside a pub
Bob Woolmer 18 March 2007 Pakistan Open verdict, possible strangulution or poisoning

Key

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Key
Test and ODI player
Test player only


Notes

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  1. ^ George Summers died 4 days being struck at Lord's.
  2. ^ Middlesex CCC Hall of Fame: Wilf Slack. Retrieved on 2008-08-22.
  3. ^ Williamson, Martin (2006). "Hell hath no fury...", 2006-09-30, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-08-22.
  4. ^ Obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1990, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-08-22.
  5. ^ Obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1991, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-08-22.
  6. ^ Death by Misadventure by P Thorn & K.Bartlett. In ACS Journal 2006-8
  7. ^ "Former Pakistan Under-19 cricketer killed", 2008-02-12, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-08-22.
  8. ^ Obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1917, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-08-22.
  9. ^ Sunshine, Sixes and Cider, by David Foot (David & Charles, 1986)