For those interested I just read this from cricinfo.
The curse of Durban has struck another New Zealand sports team with cricketer Chris Cairns felled by a king hit outside a night club in the early hours of yesterday morning (South African time).
Cairns was with a group of nine players, support staff and New Zealand Press Association journalist Mark Geenty at the same venue.
Cairns was hit, without warning, on the back of the head. When collapsing to the footpath, he was assisted by fellow players and four security guards who have been with the players throughout the World Cup campaign.
Cairns, one of the world's leading all-rounders who is making a comeback after being off the scene for 12 months due to surgery on his knee, suffered only a cut lip in the incident.
According to an NZPA report the players, who included Cairns, captain Stephen Fleming, Craig McMillan, Andre Adams, Scott Styris, Daniel Vettori, Brendon McCullum, Jacob Oram and Kyle Mills were leaving the nightclub when members of a crowd outside wanted to know if they were New Zealanders.
When Cairns was hit a scuffle broke out. The New Zealanders were quick to help Cairns out.
"It was pretty tense. We were told to get out of there - we went," said Geenty who escaped with the players in the two cars.
