<p>The 26-year-old Chris Thomson, from Perth, who was on a night out with other players after a match, came under attack while leaving the club. He was punched on the face and hit his head on the ground during the bashing in Leeds early on Sunday morning.<br />An ambulance took him to Leeds General Infirmary and he was later moved into the high dependency unit, 'Daily Telegraph' reported today.<br />"He's got a fracture to the back of his skull which goes to the top of the spine. He's got no speech whatsoever at the moment. It's despicable. It was a mindless attack. From what we can understand there wasn't an argument inside the club or anything, it was just a complete random attack," Clayton West CC chairman Simon Thornhill was quoted as saying in the daily.<br />Thomson's mother flew from Australia and was greeted on arrival with the positive news that her son had been moved to the general ward after showing signs of recovering.<br />He was due to return to Australia after the English summer but now will not be able to travel for up to a year.<br />West Yorkshire police have released security camera footage of a man wanted in connection to the attack.</p>
<p>The 26-year-old Chris Thomson, from Perth, who was on a night out with other players after a match, came under attack while leaving the club. He was punched on the face and hit his head on the ground during the bashing in Leeds early on Sunday morning.<br />An ambulance took him to Leeds General Infirmary and he was later moved into the high dependency unit, 'Daily Telegraph' reported today.<br />"He's got a fracture to the back of his skull which goes to the top of the spine. He's got no speech whatsoever at the moment. It's despicable. It was a mindless attack. From what we can understand there wasn't an argument inside the club or anything, it was just a complete random attack," Clayton West CC chairman Simon Thornhill was quoted as saying in the daily.<br />Thomson's mother flew from Australia and was greeted on arrival with the positive news that her son had been moved to the general ward after showing signs of recovering.<br />He was due to return to Australia after the English summer but now will not be able to travel for up to a year.<br />West Yorkshire police have released security camera footage of a man wanted in connection to the attack.</p>