Date-stamped : 09 Apr97 - 06:24
14 March 1997

Scan Shows Fracture

Canterbury cricketer Geoff Allott yesterday heard the bad news he
was dreading, but half expecting when a bone scan showed a stress
fracture in his lower back.

The injury abruptly ended his domestic season just when the
left-arm fast-medium bowler was firmly establishing his position
in the New Zealand cricket team. "I'm pretty gutted at the
moment. We had a fairly good idea what was wrong and the scan
confirmed what we suspected," Allott said yesterday.

"The specialist thinks I should be okay for the tour of India in
May, if selected, and it is a matter now of continuing on and
aiming for that tour. Basically, I've got to have five weeks rest
from bowling, but I can and will be doing my fitness work with
physiotherapist Graeme Nuttridge. Obviously, it is very
frustrating."


Source :: The Christchurch Press (http://www.press.co.nz)

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