Batsman carries on after heart attack
A cricketer carried on batting after suffering a heart attack at the crease.
Jim Young, 57, scored another 12 for his village team despite crushing chest pains, reports the Mirror.
He collapsed to his knees and was taken off but went back after a glass of water and scored another four to end up on 48 not out.
After the match a team-mate took him to the ambulance station and he was sent straight to hospital.
Jim was playing for Westmill, near Buntingford, Herts, against a Bishop's Stortford side.
He said: "I was getting sixes and fours and feeling really good. Then I got this pain in my chest but it seemed the right thing to carry on.
"The doctors confirmed I had had a mild heart attack. Now I think how stupid I was - it could have killed me."
Captain Martin Jones said: "Jim is passionate about cricket and Westmill. It was an important match and he played so well. It was a shame we lost."
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Holy Defibrillator!, Batman!
To the ambulance, Robin!
Crushing chest pains?
Where do I lie down?
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You've gotta have heart
All you really need is heart
When the odds are sayin' you'll never win
That's when the grin should start
When your luck is battin' zero
Get your chin up off the floor
Mister you can be a hero
You can open any door, there's nothin' to it but to do it
You've gotta have heart
Miles 'n miles n' miles of heart
Oh, it's fine to be a genius of course
But keep that old horse before the cart
-Damn Yankees
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He deserved to win that match by himself!
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