By Bridget Tunnicliffe of RNZFormer Black Cap Luke Woodcock knew something was seriously wrong late last year when he had trouble catching a cricket ball. By December his balance and co-ordination went awry, his vision became blurry, and he had a couple of bad falls. And while doing some coaching at a college cricket tournament he had trouble simply throwing and catching a ball. "You'd think that I had never played cricket before," Woodcock said. Luke Woodcock played seven white ball games for the Black Caps between 2010 and 2011 and enjoyed a first-class career for Wellington that spanned 17 years.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 10, 2026 20:05 UTC