Welsh cricket was in mourning on Sunday after an umpire died after being struck on the head by a ball.

Alcywn Jenkins 72 was standing at a game at the St Helen’s ground in Swansea south Wales on Saturday when he died after being hit by a ball which Britain’s Press Association said it understood was thrown by a fielder. Jenkins who lived in the Sketty area of Swansea was airlifted to a nearby hospital but died shortly afterwards.

The First Division match between Swansea and Llangennech in the South Wales Cricket Association (SWCA) was later abandoned.