Former England international Kieswetter forced to retire

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REUTERS: Former England international Craig Kieswetter has retired from cricket after failing to recover from a serious eye injury sustained last summer, his club Somerset said on Friday.

“After been given the opportunity to take some time off and step away from the game, I’ve come to the decision that wasn’t the easiest to make, yet I feel is the right one,” Kieswetter, 27, said on Somerset’s website.

Kieswetter broke his nose and damaged his eye socket and cheekbone last July when a ball went through his protective grill while batting for Somerset against Northamptonshire.

He returned to action last September but realised his vision was still impaired.

South Africa-born Kieswetter made his first-class debut for Somerset in 2007 and was given clearance to play for England in 2010, going on to play 46 one-day internationals and 25 in the T20 format, keeping wicket and often opening the batting.

Kieswetter was also part of England’s Twenty20 World Cup winning squad in the West Indies.

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