Aussie cricketer Jake Fraser-McGurk attacked by monkey DanielCherny
Fraser-McGurk, 17, one of the country's brightest young batting talents, was scratched on the face by the monkey while visiting a nature reserve near Kimberley on a team outing last Thursday following a match during the under-19 World Cup, taking place in the country.
CA explained that Fraser-McGurk was advised to have treatment in Australia within seven days of the incident."We want to make sure that Jake doesn't have any ongoing medical concerns as a result of the incident so we have taken the best course of action," CA's sports medicine chief Alex Kountouris said.
"This involves the player returning to Australia for the treatment required within the recommended seven days of the incident taking place.CA said Fraser-McGurk would have returned home regardless of the result of Tuesday night's match, and that the course of action of was decided after consultation with his family in Australia."You never like to be leaving the boys with the tournament still in progress," he said.
"I'd like to thank all the staff from the nature reserve and Cricket Australia for their care and support." Fraser-McGurk made a diamond duck in the loss to India. The teenager made his debut for Victoria this season, making half centuries in both the Sheffield Shield and one-day competitions.
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