New Zealand captain Taylor fractures arm

Wellington: A broken bone in his left forearm forced New Zealand captain Ross Taylor out of action on the last day of the final Test against South Africa.

Taylor was on 18 on Monday when he was struck by a rising ball from Morne Morkel and rushed to hospital. "An x-ray confirmed that Ross Taylor has a fracture of the ulna bone of his left forearm," New Zealand Cricket's medical director Ian Murphy said.

It was unclear how long Taylor would be sidelined, with Murphy saying the skipper would see an orthopaedic surgeon "to determine the best course of action and length of time out of the game".

The Kiwi captain was struck by a rising ball from South Africa\'s Morne Morkel in the drawn third Test.

Taylor is scheduled to play for the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League starting next month, and New Zealand's next commitment after the South African series is a West Indies tour starting in late June.

After he was hit, Taylor attempted to continue and hit the next delivery from Dale Steyn for a single before saying he could not carry on and being taken to hospital.

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