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 as a result of a double-hit attempt.28 August 1624Horsted Keynes, Sussex
Henry Brand Struck on the head by a bat (notable for being a similar double-hit to Vinall, which may have resulted in the 1744 codification of the rule. 1647 Selsey, West Sussex.
Frederick, Prince of WalesKeen on cricket and real tennis, it's been speculated that he died from either a pulmonary embolism or a burst abscess caused by being hit with a ball20 March 1751London
James Balchen "Killed by a cricket ball" buried 14 June 1764 Godalming, Surrey
George SummersStruck on the head by a ball29 June 1870Nottingham
John Hamilton Plumptre Lighton Son of Rev. Sir Christopher Lighton, Baronet; struck by a return drive by a batsman 12 July 1872 Repton, Derbyshire
Claude WilsonKilled by sunstroke29 June 1881Betchworth, Surrey
Lord Fitzroy SomersetYoungest son of the Duke of Beaufort; collapsed and died of suspected heart failure23 July 1881near Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Frederick Randon Sr.Struck on the head by a ball at Lord's in 1881, from which he never fully recovered, dying in February 188317 February 1883Hathern, Leicestershire
Frederick JackmanCollapsed while batting5 September 1891Horndean, England
Charles LaneStruck over the heart by a ball20 May 1895Cosme, Paraguay
Arthur Earlam Struck by a return drive by the batsman July 1921 Runcorn, Cheshire
Edward Cox Heart failure while playing cricket 23 July 1925 Holyport, Berkshire, England
Max SmithStruck by a ball (bowled by his younger brother Clive Smith) which deflected into his head.27 October 1941Werribee, Australia
Andy DucatHeart failure23 July 1942London
Tom KillickHeart problem18 May 1953Northampton
Abdul AzizStruck over the heart by a ball17 January 1959Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Martin Bedkober Died when hit over the heart by a cricket ball; flatmate of Jeff Thomson 13 December 1975 Brisbane, Queensland
Michael Ainsworth"Suddenly"28 August 1978Hillingdon, London
Wilf SlackCollapsed while batting15 January 1989Banjul, the Gambia
Ian FolleyHeart attack while being treated in hospital for eye injury sustained on the field30 August 1993Whitehaven, Cumbria
Raman LambaStruck on the head by a ball while fielding23 February 1998Dhaka, Bangladesh
Wasim RajaSuffered a heart attack on the pitch23 August 2006Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Darryn RandallStruck on the head by a ball27 October 2013Alice, Eastern Cape
Phillip HughesStruck on the neck by a ball during a Sheffield shield match bowled by Sean Abbott27 November 2014Sydney, New South Wales
Raymond van SchoorStroke20 November 2015Windhoek, Namibia
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