Top 10 Cricketers Who Lost Their Lives During Matches: Who Gone Too Soon

By Aniket Kuila | July 05,2025

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Phil Hughes (Australia)

Died in 2014 while playing a domestic cricket match when a ball hit him in the neck.

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Raman Lamba (India)

Died in 1998 when hit on the head in Bangladesh while fielding without a helmet.

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Wasim Raja (Pakistan)

In 2006, the former Pakistan player collapsed on the pitch while having a heart attack during a game in England.

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Darryn Randall (South Africa)

Died in 2013 after receiving a hit to the head from the ball in a domestic cricket match.

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Abdul Aziz (Pakistan)

The 18-year-old batsman died in 1959 from a ball hitting his chest.

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Ian Folley (England)

Collapsed with a heart attack in 1993 in the hospital while being treated for an eye injury sustained on the field.

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Wilf Slack (England)

Collapsed while batting in 1989 due to an undiagnosed heart condition.

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Zulfiqar Bhatti (Pakistan)

A young club cricketer who died in 2013 after he was hit in the chest by the ball while batting.

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Richard Beaumont (England)

Collapsed on the ground and died in 2012 of a presumed heart attack just after taking five wickets.

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George Summers (England)

After being hit by the ball in his head, George died in 1870.

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