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| Hillel Oscar, former captain of Israel's national team, has been killed by a ball while umpiring a cricket match in Israel |
An umpire and former captain of Israel's national cricket team died on Saturday after being hit in the jaw by a ball, the country's cricket association said.
His death comes just two days after Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died of a severe head injury after being hit by a bouncer in a New South Wales match in Sydney.