England spinner Jack Leach's comeback ruined by concussion

David Cooper - Writer 22:43 22/06/2018
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  • England spinner Jack Leach’s comeback game following a finger injury ended in more pain as he suffered a concussion during Somerset’s innings defeat to Surrey in the County Championship.

    Somerset became the second team in county cricket to enforce the new ruling regarding ‘concussion substitute’ after Leach was hit on the head by South African pacer Morne Morkel during the first innings. Leach continued to bat as Ryan Patel finished with figures of 6-5 and forced Somerset to follow on.

    Somerset fared no better in their second outing after trailing Surrey’s 459 by 279 runs. They were bowled out for 210 in Guildford with Leach unable to bat and Max Waller used as the concussion substitute.

    It was Leach’s comeback match after a finger injury ruled him out of England’s Test series against Pakistan and Somerset’s county game against the Notts.

    Earlier, Lancashire employed Danny Lamb as a substitute for Joe Mennie in their game against Worcestershire after Mennie was hit on the head by a straight shot from Martin Guptill.

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