Most Painful Moment on a cricket pitch

I have had a few close calls, with bouncers at head height, but the most painful moment was when I accidentally, hit my toe with the cricket bat while playing an on drive. (I wasen't wearing proper shoes)

it wasnt on the pitch it was in the nets. i was facing a sort of fast bowler and i left it but left my self wide open and the ball i lump in the ground and flow up and hit me in the balls. i had my box on but it still hurt like hell.

This guy in my team bowls out of control in my opinion... every practice he hits someone hard on there body... would this be regarded as normal by you blokes?

I have been pretty lucky with injuries.

I'd have to say my two worst injuries were:

1.  I attempted a pull shot and it flew off the top edge of the bat straight onto my chin.  Had a helmet on but didn't have the grill adjusted just right.  Chin bled a bit and was sore for a week.

2.  A medium-pace delivery got through my defences in the nets and hit the inside of my back leg just behind the knee.  Resulted in an ugly bruise.

Like I said, I've been lucky so far.

my worst moment was when i got hit in my balls. I and my brother were playing in our home so of course no box, a small pitch and slower deliveries but then we thought of bowling fast. He bowled a fast full toss type bowl which hit my balls straight, It hurt so bad, it hurt even inside, my abdomen (intestines) were hurting on the right side (i had my appendix removed and it was this spot that hurt alot ). I had the pain for few days but thanks God, no serious damage was done :).

I had been hit in the balls in my school too and also few other times but they didn't hurt that much like that being hit by my bro. Ouch i stopped playing cricket for weeks after that incident, it hurt a lot

Ok it was a very very hot day(40 plus) and we had net prac and  after only like 4 balls I was hot so I took my shirt to keep cool ( to show the girls my manly 6 pack) I batted like this for about 10 min untill I tried a pull and  ball went SMAaaaack into the middlel of my ribs  .luckly I did 'nt brake any thing but I have a huge red bruise (and the girls saw me cry a bit.not cool

Originally posted by Blitz Ok it was a very very hot day(40 plus) and we had net prac and  after only like 4 balls I was hot so I took my shirt to keep cool ( to show the girls my manly 6 pack) I batted like this for about 10 min untill I tried a pull and  ball went SMAaaaack into the middlel of my ribs  .luckly I did 'nt brake any thing but I have a huge red bruise (and the girls saw me cry a bit.not cool

I could imagine that in a film

I was batting and a fast bowler bowled a yorker or very full lenght ball, i made a half dead movement forward and attempted a flick shot on the full which i missed completely on got hit right on the joint where my ankle and foot meets and the pads was very short so there wasn't any protection there.

Most Painful Moment for me:

There is a weird ground out here where there are trees on the playing area.I was chasing the ball and never realized there was a tree in front of me, kept on running...BANG!Ouch!Nasty blow on the head!It hurts like hell!Try it yourself! ;)  

While in the nets the other day my little bro used my brand new Newbery ball. He bowled an inswinger at a decent pace and it just swung and thundered into my thigh. Pretty painful.

Edited by Strike Spinner - 29 August 2007 at 5:25pm

By reading some of the posts in this thread about people getting hit in the head without a helmet, how can you not wear one? You're surely going to regret it when you get hit there one day.

ah, i jstu rememberd last season.
i hit some guy in the thigh noe day when bowling leg spin cos i was bored. gave him a black bruise.

then another day, in the same week, when it was seaming all over the place for me and really bouncing i banged one down outside off and in went right into his rib. wasnt too happy about that hehe

was pleasing though.

I've been struck by the red leather ball on my shoulder, chest, arms and balls, at a good pace(I sucked at batting that time). What more could ya want >_>.  Didn't fall down crying like most of you though xD

I have been hit on my b**ls by a medium pace bowler as I wasn't wearing my guard.

Once I was bowling fast and the other guy wasn't wearing a helmet or pads and I sent a bouncer down his head. It was not intended and the ball just passed by his head by a inch or two. Next ball he straightaway went and wore the helmet along with pads and gloves.  But he was so nervous, I bowled him next ball.

That was lucky. So only difference between my bowl and his ball was that mine was a bouncer while his was a beamer.
After reading this thread, I have to ask that is cricket the most dangerous sport.