For 40 terrifying minutes on Sunday, English cricket held its breath after a sickening collision between two Surrey fielders.
The crowd of 8,500 at Arundel were left stunned after Moises Henriques and Rory Burns were knocked unconscious after running into each other at high speed going for the same catch.
Henriques suffered a broken jaw, Burns cuts to his head and eye. It needed three ambulances to tend to them and both were given oxygen and put on intravenous drips.
Surrey CCC posted an update on Twitter Monday saying: 'Latest news on the two boys..Both Rory and Moises are in decent shape following their operations overnight..further updates later in the day.'
Australian all-rounder Henriques had been backpedalling from backward point with Burns running in from the boundary at high speed during the 19th over of the T20 Blast game against Sussex Sharks.
Both players were looking into the sky at the ball and didn't see the other one coming. Henriques was struck by his team-mate's knee before both fell face down, with medical staff from each clubs quickly out onto the pitch who were soon joined by an off-duty doctor who had been watching the match
Once they collided, Burns lay motionless, with thoughts inevitably drifting to the tragic death of Australia batsman Phil Hughes in Sydney seven months ago.
Moises Henriques faces surgery on his broken jaw after horror collision with Rory Burns with both players rushed to hospital after going for a catch at high speed
Surrey players Rory Burns and Moises Henriques collided going for a catch
Physios rushed to the players' aid and three ambulances came on to the pitch
Henriques suffered suspected broken jaw, Burns had cuts to his head and eye
Henriques was struck by his team-mate's knee before both fell face down
Surrey's game with Sussex was abandoned but match on Monday goes ahead
Surrey report both players were in good spirits as they recovered in hospital
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
By Chris Stocks For The Daily Mail
15 June 2015
Daily Mail
For 40 terrifying minutes on Sunday, English cricket held its breath after a sickening collision between two Surrey fielders.
The crowd of 8,500 at Arundel were left stunned after Moises Henriques and Rory Burns were knocked unconscious after running into each other at high speed going for the same catch.
Henriques suffered a broken jaw, Burns cuts to his head and eye. It needed three ambulances to tend to them and both were given oxygen and put on intravenous drips.
These screen shots of the incident show the pair coming together in an attempt at a catch
This is the moment of impact as Burns and Henriques collide in front of shocked spectators
The pair were flat out on the pitch and lay still before fellow players and medical help arrived
Henriques is on the right with his arms up in this shot..
But he is back to lying flat after the incident that caused the game to be called off
Surrey players immediately alerted the medical staff and three ambulances made their way on to the pitch
Both players were taken to hospital and the game was brought to a premature end
Surrey CCC posted an update on Twitter Monday saying: 'Latest news on the two boys..Both Rory and Moises are in decent shape following their operations overnight..further updates later in the day.'
Australian all-rounder Henriques had been backpedalling from backward point with Burns running in from the boundary at high speed during the 19th over of the T20 Blast game against Sussex Sharks.
Both players were looking into the sky at the ball and didn't see the other one coming. Henriques was struck by his team-mate's knee before both fell face down, with medical staff from each clubs quickly out onto the pitch who were soon joined by an off-duty doctor who had been watching the match
Once they collided, Burns lay motionless, with thoughts inevitably drifting to the tragic death of Australia batsman Phil Hughes in Sydney seven months ago.
Surrey captain Gareth Batty (centre) waves for assistance after Burns and Henriques collide
Batty checks on his players Burns, who was reportedly unconscious for five minutes, and Henriques
Australian Hennriques, who has a suspected broken jaw, attempts to sit up while he is comforted by Batty
After the collision, in which Henriques is believed to have also lost teeth, the game was called off
Three ambulances made their way onto the field at Arundel to treat Henriques, 27, and Burns, 26
England fast bowler Stuart Broad passes on his best wishes to Burns, Henriques and the Surrey team
Follow
Alec Stewart ✔ @StewieCricket
Good to see @roryburns17 in safe hands this morning. Medical team have been outstanding. @surreycricket
8:08 AM - 15 Jun 2015
210 Retweets 343
For the father of 24-year-old Burns, who was watching from the stands, it must have been terrifying.
One piece of misinformation circulating was that Henriques was receiving CPR. Thankfully, rumour was quickly replaced by the sight of Henriques and Burns both sitting upright and giving the thumbs up as they were lifted into ambulances and taken to nearby St Richard's Hospital in Chichester.
Henriques, signed as an overseas player by Surrey for the T20 Blast, found that he had broken his jaw in three places on Sunday.
Burns was said to be in good spirits after seeing a specialist. Both are expected to make full recoveries.
Henriques waves as medical staff wheel the all-rounder to an ambulance as play is abandoned in the match
Burns gives a thumbs up after he appeared to clash heads with Henriques in the 19th over of the Twenty20
Surrey's Burns and Henriques are taken on stretchers to ambulances after their collision at Arundel
Medical staff surround Burns as they prepare to take the players to hospital for further treament
Surrey reported both players were conscious and sitting up as they were taken from the ground
Sussex physiotherapist Jon Marrale, one of the first people on the scene, said: 'Both were unconscious. Henriques was caught by Burns' knee and Burns had lacerations on the top of his head and below his eye.'
Umpire Alex Wharf and his colleague Jeremy Lloyds decided to abandon the match after consulting players from both teams, including Kevin Pietersen on his last outing for Surrey.
Wharf said: 'It was a horrific situation for everyone involved — the players and the spectators who were close to the incident. We consulted with the ECB and the captains and there was never any chance of the game continuing.'
Surrey is keeping fans up to date on the condition of Burns and Henriques via their official Twitter page
Kevin Pietersen (right), playing his last game for Surrey, waits with Sussex's Luke Wright (centre)
Sussex and former England ODI all-rounder Luke Wright thanked medical staff and fans for their support
Sussex's Craig Cachopa, who was batting when his partner Steffan Piolet top-edged Surrey bowler Tom Curran into the offside which led to the collision, said: 'It was horrible to see. I don't deal with those situations well so I came straight off but the decision to call the match off was the right one.'
Zac Toumazi, the Sussex chief executive, praised the swift response of the emergency services.
He said: 'It was important that the measures we had in place for an incident like this worked. The decision to call the match off was absolutely the right thing to do.'
On Sunday night, Surrey confirmed their County Championship match against Glamorgan, scheduled to start at Guildford on Monday, would go ahead as planned.
'Latest news is that Rory and Moises are both in good spirits in hospital..Rory is waiting to have stitches on head and facial injuries. Moises has broken his jaw in three places and is waiting to have an operation..dental surgery will follow... Thank you for all your messages for the two lads...know they are very much appreciated..,' the club posted on their official Twitter account.
Surrey and England legend Alec Stewart hailed the medical team looking after the pair when he tweeted the picture below of Burns in his hospital bed.
The crowd of 8,500 at Arundel were left stunned after Moises Henriques and Rory Burns were knocked unconscious after running into each other at high speed going for the same catch.
Henriques suffered a broken jaw, Burns cuts to his head and eye. It needed three ambulances to tend to them and both were given oxygen and put on intravenous drips.
Surrey CCC posted an update on Twitter Monday saying: 'Latest news on the two boys..Both Rory and Moises are in decent shape following their operations overnight..further updates later in the day.'
Australian all-rounder Henriques had been backpedalling from backward point with Burns running in from the boundary at high speed during the 19th over of the T20 Blast game against Sussex Sharks.
Both players were looking into the sky at the ball and didn't see the other one coming. Henriques was struck by his team-mate's knee before both fell face down, with medical staff from each clubs quickly out onto the pitch who were soon joined by an off-duty doctor who had been watching the match
Once they collided, Burns lay motionless, with thoughts inevitably drifting to the tragic death of Australia batsman Phil Hughes in Sydney seven months ago.
Moises Henriques faces surgery on his broken jaw after horror collision with Rory Burns with both players rushed to hospital after going for a catch at high speed
Surrey players Rory Burns and Moises Henriques collided going for a catch
Physios rushed to the players' aid and three ambulances came on to the pitch
Henriques suffered suspected broken jaw, Burns had cuts to his head and eye
Henriques was struck by his team-mate's knee before both fell face down
Surrey's game with Sussex was abandoned but match on Monday goes ahead
Surrey report both players were in good spirits as they recovered in hospital
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
By Chris Stocks For The Daily Mail
15 June 2015
Daily Mail
For 40 terrifying minutes on Sunday, English cricket held its breath after a sickening collision between two Surrey fielders.
The crowd of 8,500 at Arundel were left stunned after Moises Henriques and Rory Burns were knocked unconscious after running into each other at high speed going for the same catch.
Henriques suffered a broken jaw, Burns cuts to his head and eye. It needed three ambulances to tend to them and both were given oxygen and put on intravenous drips.
These screen shots of the incident show the pair coming together in an attempt at a catch
This is the moment of impact as Burns and Henriques collide in front of shocked spectators
The pair were flat out on the pitch and lay still before fellow players and medical help arrived
Henriques is on the right with his arms up in this shot..
But he is back to lying flat after the incident that caused the game to be called off
Surrey players immediately alerted the medical staff and three ambulances made their way on to the pitch
Both players were taken to hospital and the game was brought to a premature end
Surrey CCC posted an update on Twitter Monday saying: 'Latest news on the two boys..Both Rory and Moises are in decent shape following their operations overnight..further updates later in the day.'
Australian all-rounder Henriques had been backpedalling from backward point with Burns running in from the boundary at high speed during the 19th over of the T20 Blast game against Sussex Sharks.
Both players were looking into the sky at the ball and didn't see the other one coming. Henriques was struck by his team-mate's knee before both fell face down, with medical staff from each clubs quickly out onto the pitch who were soon joined by an off-duty doctor who had been watching the match
Once they collided, Burns lay motionless, with thoughts inevitably drifting to the tragic death of Australia batsman Phil Hughes in Sydney seven months ago.
Surrey captain Gareth Batty (centre) waves for assistance after Burns and Henriques collide
Batty checks on his players Burns, who was reportedly unconscious for five minutes, and Henriques
Australian Hennriques, who has a suspected broken jaw, attempts to sit up while he is comforted by Batty
After the collision, in which Henriques is believed to have also lost teeth, the game was called off
Three ambulances made their way onto the field at Arundel to treat Henriques, 27, and Burns, 26
England fast bowler Stuart Broad passes on his best wishes to Burns, Henriques and the Surrey team
Follow
Alec Stewart ✔ @StewieCricket Good to see @roryburns17 in safe hands this morning. Medical team have been outstanding. @surreycricket
8:08 AM - 15 Jun 2015
210 Retweets 343
For the father of 24-year-old Burns, who was watching from the stands, it must have been terrifying.
One piece of misinformation circulating was that Henriques was receiving CPR. Thankfully, rumour was quickly replaced by the sight of Henriques and Burns both sitting upright and giving the thumbs up as they were lifted into ambulances and taken to nearby St Richard's Hospital in Chichester.
Henriques, signed as an overseas player by Surrey for the T20 Blast, found that he had broken his jaw in three places on Sunday.
Burns was said to be in good spirits after seeing a specialist. Both are expected to make full recoveries.
Henriques waves as medical staff wheel the all-rounder to an ambulance as play is abandoned in the match
Burns gives a thumbs up after he appeared to clash heads with Henriques in the 19th over of the Twenty20
Surrey's Burns and Henriques are taken on stretchers to ambulances after their collision at Arundel
Medical staff surround Burns as they prepare to take the players to hospital for further treament
Surrey reported both players were conscious and sitting up as they were taken from the ground
Sussex physiotherapist Jon Marrale, one of the first people on the scene, said: 'Both were unconscious. Henriques was caught by Burns' knee and Burns had lacerations on the top of his head and below his eye.'
Umpire Alex Wharf and his colleague Jeremy Lloyds decided to abandon the match after consulting players from both teams, including Kevin Pietersen on his last outing for Surrey.
Wharf said: 'It was a horrific situation for everyone involved — the players and the spectators who were close to the incident. We consulted with the ECB and the captains and there was never any chance of the game continuing.'
Surrey is keeping fans up to date on the condition of Burns and Henriques via their official Twitter page
Kevin Pietersen (right), playing his last game for Surrey, waits with Sussex's Luke Wright (centre)
Sussex and former England ODI all-rounder Luke Wright thanked medical staff and fans for their support
Sussex's Craig Cachopa, who was batting when his partner Steffan Piolet top-edged Surrey bowler Tom Curran into the offside which led to the collision, said: 'It was horrible to see. I don't deal with those situations well so I came straight off but the decision to call the match off was the right one.'
Zac Toumazi, the Sussex chief executive, praised the swift response of the emergency services.
He said: 'It was important that the measures we had in place for an incident like this worked. The decision to call the match off was absolutely the right thing to do.'
On Sunday night, Surrey confirmed their County Championship match against Glamorgan, scheduled to start at Guildford on Monday, would go ahead as planned.
'Latest news is that Rory and Moises are both in good spirits in hospital..Rory is waiting to have stitches on head and facial injuries. Moises has broken his jaw in three places and is waiting to have an operation..dental surgery will follow... Thank you for all your messages for the two lads...know they are very much appreciated..,' the club posted on their official Twitter account.
Surrey and England legend Alec Stewart hailed the medical team looking after the pair when he tweeted the picture below of Burns in his hospital bed.