Hobart Hurricanes captain Nathan Ellis was involved in a horrifying collision with the advertising boards during the 29th match of the ongoing Big Bash League 2024-25 (BBL 2024-25) against Sydney Thunder on Friday, on January 10, at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
The incident unfolded on the fourth ball of the 15th over at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart when Nathan Ellis almost gave a heart-attack to the fans and players, as he was motionless on the field after crashing into the advertisement board in Hobart.
Nathan Ellis collides with advertisement boards in a horrifying incident during the BBL 2024-25 encounter
In a horrifying incident during the Big Bash League 2024-25 match, the Hobart Hurricanes captain hurt himself after an overthrow, attempting a full-length dive to stop the ball from reaching the boundary. It all started when Riley Meredith’s length delivery was nudged past square leg, and Sam Billings raced for a second run after hitting the ball for a six.
The throw to the bowler’s end hit David Warner’s bat, sending the ball in a different direction. However, despite the long way, Nathan Ellis chased after it, attempting to bring the ball back into play. Unfortunately, the momentum carried the Australian pacer into the advertisement boards at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
Ellis bumped his head against the advertisement boards. The Hurricanes’ pacer was lying motionless for a while, looking shaken and stirred, but fortunately, he did not lose consciousness. Meantime, the physio rushed onto the field to attend to Hobart Hurricanes captain as the game was halted for a few minutes.
Nathan Ellis bangs his head straight on to the advertisement board trying to save a boundary..good news is he walked off and looked ok.. hope he is fine #BBL2024 #NathanEllis pic.twitter.com/Suo9BLp2L8
— $hyju (@linktoshyju) January 10, 2025
Ricky Ponting hails Nathan Ellis for his commitment towards the game and his team Hobart Hurricanes
After a brief check-up, the Hurricanes’ pacer was able to communicate with the team and broadcasters, reassuring everyone that he was fine despite the horrible incident during the BBL 2024-25 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.
Following the incident during the BBL 2024-25 clash, Ricky Ponting hailed 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 he went wicketless while giving away 42 runs to the Sydney Thunder. However, the Hobart Hurricanes managed to beat the Thunders by six wickets in the BBL 2024-25 clash, thanks to Tim David’s unbeaten fifty in Hobart on Friday.
Tim David starred with the bat as Hurricanes crushed Thunders by 6 wickets
Chasing the 165-run target, Tim David single-handedly powered 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 runs off just 28 balls to take the Hurricanes over the line with 19 balls to spare.
For Thunders, George Garton scalped two wickets in the match while Riley Meredith has taken two wickets for Hobart in the BBL 2024-25 match. After winning Player of the Match award, Tim David said, “We’ve had a very good team this season; we’re playing well and have done well to top that table, so looking forward to the next three games.”
With this win, Hobart Hurricanes made it to the top of the Big Bash League 2024-25 points table with 11 points from seven games, with one ending in no result and only one loss.