Cricketers who left us too soon: Heart-wrenching moments in cricket that made us cry
Some super-talented cricketers who entertained the crowd left us too soon to create a huge void in the world of cricket.
5. Tom Maynard (Age 23, England)
Tom Maynard may never have played for England, but he was on the radar to make his potential England debut. Tom impressed all while playing for Surrey with his batting and one day would’ve been playing for England like his father Matthew once did. Tom passed away at the young age of 23 in 2012.
Tom was a right-handed batter who was tipped as a future England international after eventually putting in solid performances with that bat. After his move to Surrey, his batting average improved a lot and he was proving himself as a T20 player as well. England were in a batting transition with management looking for replacements for Pietersen, Bell and Trott.
Tom passed away at age 23, in South London, where postmortem results showed he was over the UK legal drinking limit and was high due to taking banned substances. He fled from his car after being stopped by police and then was struck by a tube train soon after. The cause of the death whether he was electrocuted or the impact of the tube hitting him was unknown.
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