BRAVE Worcestershire batsman Tom Fell made a half-century against Leicestershire in Specsavers County Championship Division Two on his return to the first team after recovering from cancer.
The 22-year-old scored 61 on an emotional first team comeback for the Pears on day two at New Road after missing the start of the season following chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer.
Fell, who has been itching to regain his place in the first team since being given the all-clear at the end of May, hit 11 fours off 114 balls before eventually being caught by Ned Eckersley off Ben Raine.
It was his first appearance since scoring a career-best 171 in the final Championship match of last season against Middlesex at New Road – an innings that took him past 1,000 runs for the campaign.
After Leicestershire were bowled out for an impressive 407 in their first innings, Worcestershire replied with skipper Daryl Mitchell scoring 52 before being run out.
Thanks to Fell’s half-century and a solid 90 by all-rounder Joe Leach, the Pears ended their innings 58 runs behind Leicestershire.
As the Observer went to press, Leicestershire were 67-2 in their second innings and leading by 125 runs.