Fracture for luckless WI batsman Ambris
Has anyone had a worse cricket tour of New Zealand than West Indian batsman Sunil Ambris?
Ambris, in only his second test, retired hurt in the West Indies’ second innings in Hamilton against the Black Caps yesterday, after a nasty knock to his left forearm while batting. It was later revealed he had fractured his left arm and would return home, missing the one-day international series against the Black Caps.
It was a painful end to what has been an unfortunate and embarrassing tour for the 24-year-old.
In the first test of the series in Wellington, Ambris was out to the first ball he faced in test cricket, from Black Caps paceman Neil Wagner. That created test history as no one else had been out for a hit-wicket golden duck on debut.
Remarkably he was out the same way in the first innings in the second innings at Seddon Park. He at least got off the mark and was on two, when he stood on his stumps as he fended away a short ball from Trent Boult.
It was Wagner who hit him on the forearm in the second innings yesterday. Ambris, who scored 5 this time, turned his back on a short delivery and got hit on the forearm. He wasn’t wearing an armguard.
He got treatment but a few minutes later he left the field to go for an X-ray. The Black Caps confirmed later that Ambris had a fracture to his left arm.
With Ambris unable to bat, the Black Caps dismissed the West Indies for 203, giving them a win by 240 runs.