Article on cricket related deaths in Australia

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I was searching for reviews on a finance course and somehow this article popped up on the google search results.

https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2018...ies-australia-historical-review-media-reports

Objective: To undertake a historical review of direct trauma-related deaths in Australian cricket, both organised and informal.

Results: 174 relevant deaths were identified. The number peaked in the 1930s (33 fatalities), with five deaths in the past 30 years. There were 83 deaths in organised settings, and 91 deaths in informal play (at school, 31; backyard, street or beach cricket, 60). Of the 72 deaths in organised settings for which the activity of the deceased was reported, 45 were batsmen, 11 were fielders, six were wicketkeepers, one a bowler, and three were umpires. Of the 45 batsmen, 26 died of injuries resulting from a blow by a ball to the head, 13 of blows to the chest, three of peritonitis, at least two of vertebral artery dissection, and one of tetanus. None of the five cricket-related deaths over the past 30 years were caused by head injuries.

I found it interesting anyway. Pretty amazing that of the reported fatalities from organised cricket only one bowler and only one umpire have died from being struck by a shot from a batsman.