da cassino： England, already blighted by injuries, were given another scare today when batsman Mark Butcher was taken to hospital after being hit on the head by a bouncer
CricInfo29-Jul-2001England, already blighted by injuries, were given another scare today when batsman Mark Butcher was taken to hospital after being hit on the head by a bouncer.He was opening the batting for Surrey against Warwickshire at Edgbaston and had made just three when he was struck on the ear protector as he tried to hook South African-born Neil Carter.Butcher was badly dazed and suffered a cut ear. He received treatment on the pitch and was then taken to hospital for a precautionarey scan.Surrey coach Keith Medlycott said: “He’ll probably have a headache for a dayor two but he should be okay for the Test.”The left-hander was named today in England’s squad for the Third npower Test against Australia at Trent Bridge on Thursday. He top-scored in the second innings of the Lord’s Test with 83.Already England are without injured skipper Nasser Hussain, as well as the ailing Graham Thorpe, Michael Vaughan and Matthew Hoggard.