An umpire standing in a cricket match in the Israeli city of Ashdod was killed after being struck by a ball on Saturday, Israeli police said.
The police said the 60-year-old umpire, who was not named, was taken to hospital in the nearby town of Ashkelon in critical condition where he died of his injuries. One of the players who witnessed the incident said the umpire was struck by the ball in his face after it ricocheted off the stumps from a shot that came straight back down the pitch.
The death comes two days after Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died in hospital after being struck by a ball during a domestic first-class match in Sydney
