A teenage cricketer is recovering after being floored by a drive from England batsman Kevin Pietersen during a practice session in Leicestershire.
Schoolboy Reece Topley, 15, who attends the Royal Hospital School in Holbrook, Suffolk, was hit on the ear and knocked to the ground by Pietersen's shot.
The youngster had been bowling at Pietersen when the England cricketer hit a drive straight back at him.
Reece needed stitches. Pietersen left a signed bat for him. |
