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.