Rod Marsh, legendary Australia wicketkeeper, rushed to hospital after struggling coronary heart assault

Legendary Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh suffered a coronary heart assault whereas he was on his approach to a charity occasion in Queensland state. He was rushed to the hospital by the organisers of the occasion who didn’t look ahead to an ambulance.

Rod Marsh reaches hospital simply in time after struggling coronary heart assault (AFP Photo)

HIGHLIGHTSRod Marsh was rushed to the hospital the place medical doctors saved his lifeThe legendary Australian cricketer suffered a severe coronary heart assaultMarsh had performed 96 Tests and 92 ODIs for Australia between 1970 and 1984

Legendary Australian wicketkeeper was rushed to a Queensland hospital on Thursday aft the suffered a severe coronary heart assault. Marsh, 74, reached the hospital simply in time with the medical doctors reportedly claiming that the previous cricketer wouldn’t have made it had he waited for an ambulance.

Marsh, who performed 96 Tests and 92 ODIs for Australia between 1970 and 1984, had a coronary heart assault when being pushed in a automotive to a lodge in Bundaberg quickly after touchdown within the metropolis in northern Queensland state, the Daily Telegraph stated. Marsh was in Bundaberg for a charity cricket match for Bulls Masters, a neighborhood non-profit organisation.

Two officers from Bulls Masters have been within the automotive with Marsh and drove him to a Bundaberg hospital, the paper quoted Bulls Masters boss Jimmy Maher as saying.

“(They) deserve so much credit because the doctor said if they had waited for an ambulance (Marsh) would not have made it,” Maher advised the paper.

“The medical staff at the Bundaberg Hospital were wonderful. We are all shocked. It’s terrible.”

The report added that the medical doctors saved Marsh’s life after the cricketer reached there in time.

Regarded as one in all Australia’s best wicketkeepers, Marsh retired in 1984 with a then-world document tally of 355 dismissals. He is third on Australia’s all-time dismissals listing behind Adam Gilchrist (416) and Ian Healy (395).

Marsh later grew to become a selector for Australia’s nationwide groups earlier than retiring from the function in 2016.

Expressing his concern, Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley wished the perfect for the legendary cricketer.

“We are very concerned to hear the news about Rod and send him all our best wishes. Our thoughts are with him, his wife Ros and their family and many friends at this difficult time. Rod is one of the most iconic and popular figures in the game and we thank and acknowledge those who are looking after him,” Hockley stated.

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