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Hobart Hurricanes captain Nathan Ellis was involved in a horrific collision with the advertising boards during the 29th match of the 2024-25 Big Bash League (BBL 2024-25) against Sydney Thunder on Friday 10 January at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. .
The incident unfolded on the fourth ball of the 15th at Bellerive Oval in Hobart when Nathan Ellis almost gave fans and players a heart attack as he was motionless on the field after crashing into the notice board in Hobart.
Nathan Ellis crashes into billboards in horrifying incident during BBL 2024-25 clash
In a gruesome incident during the 2024-25 Big Bash League match, the Hobart Hurricanes captain hurt himself after being brought down, attempting a long-on dive to prevent the ball from reaching the boundary. It all started when Riley Meredith’s length delivery was pushed past square leg, and Sam Billings raced in for a second run after hitting the ball for a six.
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The throw at the fielder’s end hit David Warner’s bat, sending the ball in a different direction. However, despite the long drive, Nathan Ellis chased him down, trying to get the ball back into play. Unfortunately, the momentum took the Aussie pacer to the billboards at Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
Ellis hit his head against the bulletin boards. The Hurricanes pacer lay motionless for a while, looking shaken and shaken, but luckily he didn’t lose consciousness. Meanwhile, the physio rushed to the field to attend to the Hobart Hurricanes captain as the game was stopped for a few minutes.
Nathan Ellis hits his head straight into the announce board trying to save a boundary..good news is he walked off and looked ok..hope he’s ok. #BBL2024 #NathanEllis pic.twitter.com/Suo9BLp2L8
— at $hy (@linktoshy) January 10, 2025
Ricky Ponting salutes Nathan Ellis for his commitment to the game and his team Hobart Hurricanes
After a brief check-up, the Hurricanes pacer was able to communicate with the team and broadcasters, assuring everyone that he was fine despite the horrific incident during the 2024-25 BBL clash. After a quick recovery, Ellis was able to return to complete his quota of overs in the first innings, showing immense resilience in the face of the nasty collision.
After the incident during the 2024-25 BBL clash, Ricky Ponting greeted Ellis as the Australian pacer returned to the field and even completed his quota in the BBL clash. Ponting said on air: “You won’t find a more determined competitor than Nathan Ellis.”
“You won’t find a more determined competitor than Nathan Ellis.”
– Ricky Ponting, with Ellis not only back on the field, but back with the ball in hand #BBL14 https://t.co/MKJlSDPJQU pic.twitter.com/WTEfhAs9D5
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) January 10, 2025
Nathan Ellis completed his quota of four overs but was left wicketless as he gave away 42 runs to Sydney Thunder. However, Hobart Hurricanes managed to beat the Thunders by six wickets in the 2024-25 BBL clash, thanks to Tim David’s unbeaten fifty in Hobart on Friday.
Tim David starred with the bat as the Hurricanes crushed Thunders by 6 wickets
Chasing the 165-run target, Tim David single-handedly propelled the Hurricanes to a six-wicket win over the Thunders inside 17 overs. However, Nikhil Chaudhary also contributed 29 runs to the hosts’ successful chase. Nikhil and David added 41 runs for the fourth wicket, while Tim and Chris Jordan (18*) added an unbeaten 65 off just 28 balls to take the Hurricanes over the line with 19 balls to spare.
For Thunders, George Garton took two wickets in the match while Riley Meredith took two wickets for Hobart in the 2024-25 BBL match. After winning the Man of the Match award, Tim David said: “We’ve had a really good team this season; we’re playing well and we’ve done well to top this table, so we’re looking forward to the next three games.”
With this win, Hobart Hurricanes moved to the top of the 2024-25 Big Bash League points table with 11 points from seven matches, with a goalless finish and just one defeat.
