Each gamers had been nonetheless in hospital as of Saturday morning. They are going to stay in Perth and never journey with the remainder of the Sydney Thunder squad on Saturday whereas they await outcomes of CT scans to evaluate any additional accidents.
Ollie Davies and Hugh Weibgen had been introduced into the Thunder facet as concussion substitutes. Davies was within the crew lodge on the time of the accident with a virus and rapidly made his technique to the bottom.
The incident occur within the sixteenth over of Scorchers’ innings, when Cooper Connolly hit Lockie Ferguson aerially on the leg facet. Sams sprinted from the infield with eyes on the ball. On the identical time, Bancroft additionally ran in at full velocity from the outfield. They crashed into one another, knocking their heads.
The Thunder gamers rapidly ran to the pair, who lay immobile on the bottom, and frantically gestured for medical assist, which got here instantly.
Sams seemed to be knocked out and was stretchered off in a mini-ambulance, whereas Bancroft managed to stroll off the bottom with a physio’s assist with blood gushing from his nostril.
Play was halted for about 20 minutes as Thunder captain David Warner and the crew’s coaches had been concerned in discussions with match officers.
“It was undoubtedly motivation for us. We had just a little chat earlier than we went out to bat and it was simply [do it] for them.”
