Melbourne Stars wicketkeeper Sam Harper copped a blow to his head during a practice session on 5th January 2024. The incident took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the wicketkeeper was immediately rushed to the hospital.
Even though he was stable and conscious, the Melbourne Stars management didn’t want to take a risk with Sam Harper. He was immediately rushed to the hospital and underwent scans to make sure, he was doing fine.
“Sam Harper was struck in the head whilst batting at training this evening at the MCG and subsequently taken to hospital in a stable condition,” said Melbourne Stars in a statement.
“We ask that you respect his privacy at this time. The club will provide further updates when they come to hand,” it also read.
Notably, in the Big Bash League (BBL) 2020, Sam Harper had suffered a collision with Nathan Ellis and suffered a serious concussion. He was immediately rushed to the hospital post that incident.
The training session of the Stars was called off as the entire team was in a state of shock and sadness.
Melbourne Stars are in the 4th position in BBL
The Stars are presently in the 4th position in the points table of the Big Bash League. Glenn Maxwell and co. have played 7 games so far (at the time of writing this article) and have managed to win 4 games and have lost 3 games.
At the time of writing this article, they have won 4 games on the trot after having gotten off to the worst possible start. Glenn Maxwell and co. have exorcised their ghosts and have staged a supreme comeback.
Sam Harper hasn’t been able to get the bearings right with the willow so far in BBL 2023-24. He has played 5 innings so far and has mustered 27 runs. Harper has played 80 T20 games so far and has scored 1470 runs so far with an average of 20.7.
Presently, they are playing a match against Sydney Sixers and would be quite confident about this fixture as they are in a great run of form. Sydney Sixers are just above them in the points table and have 8 points in their kitty and 2 NRs.
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