“I am calling time on my career and walking away with no regrets”
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England and Somerset wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter has been forced to retire with immediate effect due to a devastating eye injury he suffered last year.
“He loves playing cricket for Somerset and I am sure that he would love to continue doing so but first and foremost he knows that his eye has got to be right”
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Somerset wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter will visit eye specialists in Belgium and the United States to find out whether or not his cricketing career is over.
Kieswetter’s professional career could be over
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Somerset wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter is set to learn whether the horrific eye injury he suffered during last year’s county season will end his cricketing career.
“The worrying question is whether he will ever recover 100% of his vision”
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Somerset’s director of cricket Matthew Maynard has admitted that wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter’s career could be in jeopardy.
Billings averaged 81.66 in this season’s Royal London One-Day Cup
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) have allowed England to call up Kent wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings as a replacement for Craig Kieswetter in their preliminary World Cup squad.
Billings is likely to replace Kieswetter in England’s preliminary World Cup squad
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will request the International Cricket Council (ICC) to allow them to find a replacement for wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter in their preliminary World Cup squad.
“Surgery is required but thankfully no lasting damage to the eye”
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Somerset wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter has confirmed that he will need to undergo surgery after he broke his nose and fractured his cheekbone and orbital socket.
“I am thus sure that you will all join in – in wishing Craig a speedy recovery”
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Somerset wicketkeeper Craig Kiestwetter was diagnosed with a broken nose and fractured cheekbone after he was struck by a bouncer during the first day of a County Championship match against Northamptonshire.