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Jesse Ryder Seriously Injured during attack at Christchurch bar

Mixmasterreece

Mixmasterreece

U19 Debutant
"Cricketer Jesse Ryder is in Christchurch Hospital after being beaten up outside a fast food outlet last night.

Ryder is understood to be in intensive care with a fractured skull. "
 
Flem274*

Flem274*

123/5
Just seen this on the Herald website. Horrible news. :( All the best for your recovery champ.

FTR here's a bit more from the Herald, with a bit of scummy victim blaming for good measure. You can't put this in the same bucket as his other incidents yet ffs.

Controversial cricketer Jesse Ryder is in Christchurch Hospital with a fractured skull after being attacked last night.

Police confirmed that the incident in Christchurch involved Ryder and it took place in a bar in Merivale in the early hours of this morning.

Fairfax Media reported Ryder, 28, was in intensive care.

nzherald.co.nz understands three other men were involved in the fight with Ryder, and that he was hit from behind.

Ryder's family is flying to be by their son's bedside, Newstalk ZB reported.

New Zealand cricket has not issued a statement, but they tweeted: "The whole NZC team's thoughts are with @DijaRyder this morning."

His manager Aaron Klee wrote on Twitter: "Thanks for the calls and msgs of support for Jesse. Just heading to Chch to see him."

Black Cap Ross Taylor also tweeted: "Thinking of you mate @DijaRyder."

Ryder, who hasn't played for the Black Caps since early last year, was in Christchurch playing for Wellington in the major preliminary final against Canterbury at Hagley Oval yesterday.

This isn't the first incident of this kind for Ryder, whose indiscretions have been widely publicised.

In February 2008, Ryder cut his hand trying to break into a toilet at a Christchurch bar at 5.30am the day after New Zealand won a One Day International series against England.

The following January, he failed to turn up for team training after getting drunk in Wellington following an ODI against the West Indies in Wellington.

Later that year, Ryder whacked a chair with his bat after being dismissed and was fined 15 per cent of his match fee. When he was chastised by team manager Dave Currie, Ryder reacted with a tirade of abuse.

In July 2010, Ryder was charged with serious misconduct over being drunk and disorderly during an indoor cricket competition in Christchurch.

He was then axed from the third one-day international in Auckland in March last year after he became involved in a verbal altercation with patrons at a Napier bar.

Ryder last played for the Black Caps in an ODI against South Africa in Napier last February.

The left-hander is on a self-imposed exile from the New Zealand side in a bid to get his personal issues in order.
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Jesse Ryder bashed in Christchurch attack - Sport - NZ Herald News
 
fredfertang

fredfertang

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It's disappointing if not surprising to see that the gutter press isn't a purely British phenomenon

Brings back memories of David Hookes - let's hope there is a different outcome
 
Mixmasterreece

Mixmasterreece

U19 Debutant
More coming to light:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/8483461/Ryder-in-intensive-care-after-bashing

New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder tried to fight back as four men "absolutely smashed him" in a Christchurch bar last night, a witness says.

Ryder is understood to be in intensive care at Christchurch Hospital with a fractured skull.

An eye witness, who only wanted to be known as Adam, said Ryder had his shirt ripped off his back and was on the ground as four men kicked and punched him outside Aikmans Bar in Merivale.

Ryder was lying in a bush "shaking, vomiting and covered in blood" in the car park of Merivale McDonald's, which is opposite the bar, when two ambulances arrived to assist him shortly after midnight.

Adam, who was drinking at the bar, said the brawl broke out behind him.

"From what I could tell it looked pretty unprovoked," he said.

Four caucasian men, believed to be in their lates 20s, started punching Ryder in the bar's outdoor courtyard and the fight was quickly pushed out on to Aikmans Rd, Adam said.

"Four dudes were just laying into him and absolutely smashing him on the ground. His shirt was ripped off and they were kicking him and punching him while he was down."

Ryder managed to stand up during the attack but was quickly knocked back to the ground, Adam said.

He was not sure if the men were friends of Ryder, but said they "damn knew who he was".

Ryder's attackers were swearing at him as they beat him.

The four men ran off when police sirens were heard, he said.
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