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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sam Brookes

HISTORICAL FACTS: Australian batter handed first test start in 10 years after recovery from cancer - Caught on Camera

Nic Maddinson Australia Cancer Travis Head South Africa Chemotherapy Cricket Durban Pakistan
  • Australian batter Nic Maddinson was named in the Test side to face South Africa in Durban on Friday morning.
  • Maddinson had not played for the Test team since facing Pakistan back in December 2016, but earned a shock recall to the squad last week and was picked in the starting XI for the first Test in South Africa.
  • Maddinson’s selection is even more remarkable given he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in April 2025, with it spreading to his lung and lymph nodes.
  • He completed a full course of chemotherapy in July 2025 and resumed full cricket training in September following his recovery.
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat first, with Maddinson opening alongside Travis Head in the much-anticipated series opener, but Head fell for just nine before Maddinson was dismissed for a duck.
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