Fuchs blows kiss to bowler after smashing six into river on cricket debut

Fuchs blows kiss to bowler after smashing six into river on cricket debutImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Christian Fuchs has swapped football for cricket in the space of a single weekendByJonty ColmanBBC Sport journalistPublished2 minutes agoOn the same weekend that Ben Stokes announced his retirement from international cricket, a former Premier League winner was staking his claim as an all-rounder.Ten years after helping Leicester City complete a 5000-1 fairytale run to the title, Austrian Christian Fuchs had a cricket debut to remember.The 40-year-old took two wickets, contributed to a run out and blew a kiss to a bowler after smashing him for six into a river.But while Stokes was saying his England goodbyes at Trent Bridge, Fuchs was saying hello at Bridge Field in Derbyshire, turning out for Grindleford in a Sunday friendly against Riverside Notts."The umpire said 'go easy on him, it's his first game'," said 23-year-old delivery driver Hasan Mahmood, the Riverside Notts bowler who got away with two dot balls and a wide before being carted over the boundary. Mahmood may have been told to go easy on Fuchs, but the Austrian took his chance when faced with a full toss and then jokingly blew a kiss at Mahmood. "I didn't mean to bowl a full toss to him. It just happened," Mahmood told BBC Sport."Next thing you know, I get whacked for a six.""It ended up in the river next to the [ground]. I'm surprised he didn't make me go and get it."To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Fuchs from full-back to hitting sixesA day before turning out for Derbyshire village side, Fuchs had resigned from his role as head coach of Newport County.While Fuchs' first senior managerial role saw him win just nine of 31 matches in charge of the Exiles, he got off to a victorious start in cricket whites.Bowling first, Fuchs returned figures of...