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Martyn placed in induced coma

The Chronicle

January 01, 2026

CRICKET Former Australia batter Damien Martyn has been placed in an induced coma after contracting meningitis.

Cricket Australia confirmed that the 54-year-old, who played 67 Test matches between 1992 and 2006 and won two World Cups, became unwell on Boxing Day and is being treated in a Brisbane hospital.

"I'm saddened to hear of Damien's illness. The best wishes of everyone at Cricket Australia and in the wider cricket community are with him at this time," Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg said in a statement.

This story is from the January 01, 2026 edition of The Chronicle.

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