The humble and unpretentious red cherry seems to have assumed deathly proportions all of a sudden; firstly came the news of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes untimely demise and close on it's heels follows the news of a similar incident having occurred in Israel.........
A first class/international umpire as well as former skipper of the Israeli cricket team passed away a couple of days after Phillip Hughes after being struck on the jaw area by a cricket ball that was supposedly hurled in his direction........
A statement released by the country's cricketing association said that investigators investigating the bizarre incident that occurred early on Saturday morning had completely ruled out foul play in the macabre incident that led to the demise of 55 year old Hillel Oscar in the southern port city of Ashdod..........
What is even more tragi-comic is the fact that Saturday's game was the last game slated to be played on Israeli cricket grounds during the calendar year 2014 and all cricket lovers in Israel are deeply devastated and grieved by the news of the death of Oscar........
Apart from having led the Israeli cricket team with great distinction; Oscar also donned the twin hat of a well loved; admired and revered umpire who not only officiated with distinction in Israel itself; but also did the same with rare distinction and aplomb in European countries where cricket is followed and played.............
Though they have ruled out foul play in the unbelievable incident; senior Israeli police officials have confirmed that investigations are still on to ascertain the exact cause of Oscar's premature demise; "all that we know at this time is that a ball was hurled in his direction and the same struck him down; what we are trying to establish is the sequence of events preceding and succeeding this unsavoury episode"; a senior Israeli police official said...........
No matter whatever the reason behind Oscar's ghastly death may be; there is no getting away from the fact that the 5 and a half ounce red cherry has assumed ominous and threatening proportions and it's starring role in two deathly incidents on the cricket fields seems a little too coincidental for my liking at least..........
A first class/international umpire as well as former skipper of the Israeli cricket team passed away a couple of days after Phillip Hughes after being struck on the jaw area by a cricket ball that was supposedly hurled in his direction........
A statement released by the country's cricketing association said that investigators investigating the bizarre incident that occurred early on Saturday morning had completely ruled out foul play in the macabre incident that led to the demise of 55 year old Hillel Oscar in the southern port city of Ashdod..........
What is even more tragi-comic is the fact that Saturday's game was the last game slated to be played on Israeli cricket grounds during the calendar year 2014 and all cricket lovers in Israel are deeply devastated and grieved by the news of the death of Oscar........
Apart from having led the Israeli cricket team with great distinction; Oscar also donned the twin hat of a well loved; admired and revered umpire who not only officiated with distinction in Israel itself; but also did the same with rare distinction and aplomb in European countries where cricket is followed and played.............
Though they have ruled out foul play in the unbelievable incident; senior Israeli police officials have confirmed that investigations are still on to ascertain the exact cause of Oscar's premature demise; "all that we know at this time is that a ball was hurled in his direction and the same struck him down; what we are trying to establish is the sequence of events preceding and succeeding this unsavoury episode"; a senior Israeli police official said...........
No matter whatever the reason behind Oscar's ghastly death may be; there is no getting away from the fact that the 5 and a half ounce red cherry has assumed ominous and threatening proportions and it's starring role in two deathly incidents on the cricket fields seems a little too coincidental for my liking at least..........
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