Surrey postpone their Flt20 match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 after Maynard tragedy – Cricket News Update
The Surrey County Cricket Club has postponed its Wednesday’s Friends Life T20 clash against Hampshire in the Wake of the tragic death of the young Tom Maynard.
Maynard, the 23-year-old Cardiff-born cricketer, was found dead on the rails of a tube station in south London on the line near Wimbledon Park, London Underground station. The club and the Metropolitan police have confirmed that Maynard’s death has occurred
as a result of an accident with an Underground train, rubbishing the initial reports of a car accident.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kent-c802 in Beckenham last night, June 17, and Maynard was part of the playing XI. However their next match against Gile White’s men at the Kia Oval, on Wednesday, June 20, has been postponed and a new date is
yet to be decided.
"Maynard was an incredibly talented young batsman. His future potential was unlimited, with experts both inside and outside the club predicting he would soon follow in the footsteps of his father Matthew by graduating to full http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013
honours," a Surrey statement said.
Surrey's chairman, Richard http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thompson-c93900, also expressed deep grief over the tragic death of the 23-year-old. Offering condolence to Maynard’s family and friends, Richard said that it was a sad day in the history of Surrey cricket.
"Our thoughts at this awful time are with Tom's family and friends and all those that were close to him,” said the Surrey chief in a statement. “The impact Tom made in such a short period of time for Surrey CCC spoke for itself. There
is a profound sense of loss at the passing of Tom. To lose anybody at such a young age is an utterly senseless tragedy," he added further.
Tom Maynard, the son of former England cricketer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glamorgan-c784 in 2007, before moving to Surrey. He played 48 first-class matches (2384 runs at 32.65), 63 List
A matches (1763 runs at 32.05) and fifty Twenty20 matches (1034 at 27.21). In his last match for Surrey, on Sunday night, the right hander could score only 7 runs before being caught by Matt http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Coles-c51379 off Adam Ball's bowling.
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