BBL 2019-20 | Sam Harper leaves field with concussion after Nathan Ellis collision

Walking in to bat at 9/1, Harper, who’s enjoyed an incredible season thus far having scored close to 300 runs, had a tough task at hand, with the Hurricanes setting the home team a target of 191. And he started his innings off in perfect fashion, crunching a boundary over mid-wicket on just his second delivery. However, two deliveries later, things took a wild turn for the worse for both Harper and Renegades.

On the fourth ball of the fourth over, Harper, who was on strike, came down the track and whacked a Nathan Ellis slower ball down the ground, albeit straight to the fielder at mid-off. And due to the rush of blood after hitting the shot, the 23-year-old took off for what looked like an extremely risky single. And when the fielder at mid-off, Matthew Wade, took a shy at the stumps, it looked like Harper was gone for all money. The ball eventually evaded the stumps, but moments later, something worse unfolded for both the batsman and the team.

However, unaware of Harper running towards him like a truck with brake failure, the bowler Ellis, who was crouching, ended up lifting his shoulders up. This resulted in Harper, who is relatively small and light-weighted, getting thrown a good few yards past the bowler, even beyond the stumps, and landing helmet-first onto the ground. The Renegades man instantly clutched the back of his head in pain and an array of players rushed to Harper to see if he was okay.