Cricket final postponed after player suffers 'serious injury' with ambulance called to ground
The Northern Cricket Union’s board will meet on Sunday evening to “discuss the available options” after the LVS Twenty20 Trophy final between Armagh and Carrickfergus was postponed following a “serious injury”.
Sunday’s showpiece decider was stopped 10 balls into Armagh’s chase of 124 for victory after a Carrick player was injured with an ambulance called to The Lawn.
The meeting between the Section One pair was the first of two scheduled matches on T20 Finals Day – Waringstown are set to face Lisburn in the Twenty20 Cup final with play getting underway at 4:15pm.
NCU officials will now meet to assess their options following the postponement, posting: “Following significant delays of over two hours while a player received treatment for a serious injury during the Trophy Final, it has been decided to postpone the game.
“The NCU Board will meet tonight to discuss the available options and a further update will follow. The LVS T20 Cup final will go ahead with play starting at 4:15pm. Thank you for your patience and understanding.”
Carrick had earlier posted 123/8 from their 20 overs with Jay Parkhill (32*) top-scoring while Matthew Wright (2/30) and Luan Liebenberg (2/37) collected two wickets apiece for Armagh.