WATCH: Ball sails for SIX after hitting bowler's head

Cape Town - They say anything can happen in cricket and that proved true once again on Wednesday during a bizarre incident in a New Zealand domestic match. 

In a List A fixture in Auckland, bowler Andrew Ellis was smashed on the head by a shot from batsman Jeet Raval. 

What happened next, though, was extraordinary. 

Raval had hit the ball so hard that it bounced off Ellis' head - and went for SIX!

The umpire had initially signalled a four, but after reviewing the decision it became clear that it had in fact sailed over the ropes for a maximum. 

Ellis, meanwhile, was taken off the field for a concussion test - which he passed.

"Whenever anybody gets hit in the head, your immediate concern is for the person, and I was worried Andrew had hurt himself," Raval was quoted as saying on Cricinfo.

"But, thankfully, it soon looked like he hadn't been injured by what had seemed a nasty blow. He's a true Cantab, a very tough nut, and it was a relief for me to see him carry on and complete the game without any visible effects."

That is one tough nut. The stroke was recorded as 6, one bounce off Andrew Ellis's scone. Passed the concussion test & carried on....?? #FordTrophy pic.twitter.com/2zsfLCI3qd

— #NZIII (@MargotButcher) February 20, 2018