Matt Fisher: Yorkshire and England paceman faces 4 weeks out with again damage

Matt Fisher took 4-19 in the first innings when Yorkshire made a winning start to the new season against Gloucestershire at Bristol

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Matt Fisher took 4-19 in the first innings when Yorkshire made a winning start to the new season against Gloucestershire at Bristol

Yorkshire’s England fast bowler Matt Fisher looks set to be sidelined for a further four weeks with a back injury.

After missing last week’s draw with Northants due to a back injury, new Yorkshire head coach Ottis Gibson said Fisher does not have a stress fracture, but that he still needs rest.

“On what Matt’s had, it’s not a stress fracture, [it’s] a stress reaction.

“The last time I spoke to the medical team they said he’d be out for about four weeks.”

Fisher, 24, made his England debut against West Indies as a stand-in for the injured Craig Overton in the drawn second Test in Barbados in March, taking 1-67 in the first innings.

He then took five wickets in the match (including 4-19 in the first innings) when Yorkshire started their County Championship Division One season with victory over Gloucestershire. But he has suffered past injury problems and has…

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