Watch: South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje gets hit by Spidercam, reacts after the blow

The
pacer
was
on
the
ground
fielding
when
it
suddenly
came
out
of
nowhere
and
hit
him
on
the
shoulder
and
elbow.

He
later
confirmed
he
was
feeling
fine
despite
the
blow,
but
says
the
broadcasters
must
refrain
from
the
mobile
camera
from
moving
in
the
field.

Nortje
was
floored
after
the
Spidercam
hit
him
when
he
was
fielding
in
the
deep
square
leg
region.
The
315
kg
weighed
mobile
camera
hit
him
out
of
the
blue
while
zipping
at
a
decent
pace.
The
Proteas
player
was
able
to
bowl
after
that
and
even
stayed
on
the
pitch
for
the
entirety.
But
he
gave
his
thoughts
after
the
day’s
play.

No
Anrich
Nortje’s
were
seriously
harmed
during
the
filming
of
this
footage.

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—
Wisden
(@WisdenCricket)

December
27,
2022

Nortje
Reaction
after
Spidercam
Hit:

I
didn’t
know
what
hit
me,
to
be
honest,”
Nortje
said.

“So
far
so
good.
It
just
knocked
the
[left]
shoulder
and
the
[left]
elbow.
The
elbow
is
a
bit
sore
but
otherwise
seems
to
be
okay.
I’ll
just
monitor
it
and
see
how
it
goes
with
the
[doctor],”
he
added.

The
29-year-old
confirms
he
saw
the
camera
late
and
had
too
little
time
to
react
or
get
out
of
its
way.
But
the
pacer
was
assertive
on
telling
Spidercam
shouldn’t
be
in
the
field
unless
it
is
absolutely
necessary.

“I
think
the
one
thing
we’ve
spoken
about
earlier
is
how
low
it
is
and
it
probably
shouldn’t
be
unless
[it
needs
to
be]
for
certain
interviews
or
something.
But
I
don’t
think
it
should
be
travelling
head
height.
That’s
just
my
opinion.
And
then
for
Marco
[Jansen]
as
well,
they
must
take
him
into
consideration
[for
his
height],”
the
Proteas
pacer
concluded.

Cricket
Australia
confirmed
it
was
an
error
by
an
operator
as
the
broadcaster
Fox
Sports
apologised
to
the
player.
The
Spidercam
was
not
in
operation
after
the
hit
but
CA
confirmed
it
will
be
back
in
action
tomorrow
with
some
extra
safety
measures.

South
Africa’s
Position
in
the
2nd
Test:

South
Africa
had
a
disappointing
day
as
well.
Australia
piled
on
runs
as
David
Warner
returned
to
form
with
a
fantastic
double
hundred.
The
hosts
are
386
for
3
at
the
end
of
the
2nd
day’s
play,
with
a
huge
lead
of
197
runs.
Anrich
Nortje
picked
up
the
wicket
of
Steven
Smith
in
a
frustrating
day
as
the
visitors
have
all
to
do
in
the
next
three
days.

South
Africa
are
already
behind
1-0
in
the
test
series
after
their
loss
in
the

Gabba
test.