Cricketer Injured In Racist Attack (1 Feb 1997)

29 January 1997

Cricketer injured in racist attack

Former West Indies cricketer Franklyn Stephenson was injured in a racist assault at a Bloemfontein bar last Thursday.

The coloured cricketer, now doing duty for South Africa`s Free State provincial side, came away with a black eye and bad bruising after an attack by a group of whites targetting him and white team-mate Chris Craven in the early hours of the morning.

Craven`s teeth suffered extensive chipping, and he required 23 stitches in his face, according to reports.

The brawl began when patrons of Bloemfontein`s Sportsman`s Pub jibed at the two cricketers.

Dr Ali Bacher, MD of the UCBSA, expressed himself as "distressed" by the "disgraceful incident".

Source :: Rediff On The NeT (https://www.rediff.co.in)