Bloody good catch - or was it? Big Bash fielder takes a cricket ball to the face and suffers a gruesome facial injury for his troubles but umpire rules it not out
- Brisbane Heat's Ben Cutting left with bloodied face after he took ball to head
- The Brisbane cricket team met with Melbourne Renegades for Big Bash League
- Melbourne's Marcus Harris hit a high ball and fielder Cutting went for the catch
- The ball hurtled past his hands and crashed into his face in failed catch attempt
Big Bash fielder Ben Cutting was left with a bloodied face after he took a cricket ball to the head in a failed catch attempt.
Brisbane Heat met with Melbourne Renegades at the Gabba on Thursday night, as the home team chased a third straight Big Bash League win.
The Heat started strongly, but things took an ugly turn when Melbourne Renegades' Marcus Harris took up the bat.
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Big Bash fielder Ben Cutting (pictured) was left with a bloodied face after he took a cricket ball to the head in a failed catch attempt
Heat fielder Ben Cutting positioned himself under Harris' high ball in what seemed to be a well-anticipated catch.
Instead, the cricket ball hurtled past his hands and crashed into his head.
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As he fell to the turf, the downed fielder tried to bring the ball in.
An injured Cutting picked himself up and began walking off the turf, blood spilling down his face.
'He's hurt himself,' the commentator said.
As an on-field first-aid officer escorted the injured player off the turf, the commentators tossed up whether or not the fielder had properly caught the ball.
'Has the ball come through the hands here? Did he complete the catch?' a commentator said.
After numerous reviews umpires declared after juggling with the ball, Cutting had ultimately thrown away the catch.
Brisbane Heat met with Melbourne Renegades at the Brisbane Cricket Ground on Thursday night, as the home team chases a third straight Big Bash League win (pictured, Ben Cutting)
Cutting (pictured) positioned himself under Harris' high ball in what seemed to be a well-anticipated catch
An injured Cutting (pictured) picked himself up and began walking off the turf, blood spilling down his face
