A village cricket umpire was hit in the head by a deflected ball - all caught on the batter's headcam.

Gareth Grant, 32, was at the crease for Woodhall Spa Cricket Club in Lincolnshire when his big hit took a turn for the worse.

His helmet camera shows the ball deflect off the bowler straight into the umpire's head - and even knocked off his hat.

The umpire then went to the ground dazed and confused about what had just happened.

Gareth, originally from South Africa, was "shocked" at what happened during the game against Heighington Cricket Club.

He said: "I was batting for my local club when I hit the ball down the ground.

''The bowler deflected the ball onto the umpire's head. I was shocked, worried for the umpire's physical wellbeing."

Despite the blow to the head he got back up and finished officiating the match.

Woodhall Spa went on to win the game and Gareth apologised to him.

The incident occurred at the beginning of the match as Woodhall Spa were batting first.

The footage was captured in August 2021.