Teenage cricket lover Doug Porter broke his ankle – playing chess.
The 17-year-old, from Ditchling, was on holiday in Wales when he picked up the freak injury.
BHASVIC student Doug has been unable to play cricket since being hurt when a game of chess got heated.
He explained: “I was on holiday and I was playing chess against my brother. I went to rugby tackle him and I lost.”
His teammates at Ditchling Cricket Club joked the accident showed how dangerous other pastimes could be.
A spokesman for the club said: “We have a proud record of looking after the health and safety of the younger players but as a precautionary measure the 1976 copy of snakes and ladders has been removed from the conservatory area.
“Further sanctions introduced in the wake of this injury include the creation of a safe area by the cricket nets where members can play paper, scissor, stone without hurting themselves.”
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