WATCH: Jimmy Peirson’s six hits a spectator in the face against Hobart Hurricanes

Dixit Bhargav | 29/01/2019
Jimmy Peirson's six hits a spectator

Jimmy Peirson’s six hits a spectator: Brisbane Heat’s wicket-keeper batsman hit a six straight into the face of a spectator.

During the 44th match of the ongoing season of the Big Bash League between Hobart Hurricanes and Brisbane Heat at Hobart, Heat wicket-keeper batsman Jimmy Peirson hit a six off James Faulkner which ended up hitting a spectator in his face.

The same happened on the first ball of the 17th over when Pierson walked towards the off-side to hit a Faulkner delivery towards the midwicket region. With proper timing on the ball, the batsman cleared the boundary with ease. However, a spectator’s attempt of catching the ball ended up hitting him in the face. Fortunately, there wasn’t any major injury.

After Hurricanes captain Matthew Wade won the toss and chose to field, his bowlers reduced Heat to 27-4 in the sixth over. With the ‘Bash Brothers’ in Brendon McCullum (3) and Chris Lynn (10) being dismissed cheaply, the visitors were in serious trouble.

It was a 109-run partnership for the fifth wicket between Alex Ross and Peirson which aided Heat to post a competitive total. Ross, who came in to bat at No. 5, scored 62 (35) with the help of eight fours and a six. On the other hand, Peirson ended up scoring 50 (48) with the help of three fours and two sixes.

With individual bowling figures of 4-0-27-2, James Faulkner and David Moody were the pick of the bowlers for the hosts. Apart from them, overseas pacer Joffra Archer also contributed with a couple of wickets.

On the back of Hurricanes opening batsman D’Arcy Short’s 16th T20 half-century, the hosts are all but likely to seal the chase with much comfort.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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