Nortje was lucky not to suffer serious injury when the wire-guided camera went too low and collected him from behind at the MCG
Bizarre incident occurred after bowler’s post-lunch exhibitionPhotograph: Matt Roberts/CA/Cricket Australia/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Matt Roberts/CA/Cricket Australia/Getty ImagesAnrich Nortje’s “reward” for an all-time withering spell of pace bowling was to be decked by Spidercam at the MCG.
Nortje was lucky not to suffer serious injury on Tuesday afternoon when the wire-guided camera, which hovers above the players, went too low and collected the paceman from behind as he was walking to his place in the field between South African overs.
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