Jesse Ryder: Man arrested after late-night attack on New Zealander

Jesse Ryder was admitted to Christchurch hospital with multiple injuries including a fractured scull.

Police have made an arrest in connection with the late-night assault that left the New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder in an induced coma in hospital with serious head injuries.

Ryder, the 28-year-old Wellington all-rounder who has played 18 Tests, was admitted to Christchurch hospital in the early hours of Thursday morning having suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured skull, in the attack outside a bar.

Police investigating the incident confirmed on Friday that a 20-year-old man would appear in court on 4 April after being charged with assault.

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