Cox overcomes accident to make Inverness debut
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CALEY Thistle midfielder Lee Cox thought his season was over before it began after seriously injuring his hand in an accident at his home in Leicester.
The 19-year-old cut a number of tendons in his left hand after falling into a glass table just two weeks before he was to join Inverness for pre-season training.
After spending a week in hospital the former Leicester City reserve player was given the all clear to travel north and scored on his debut as the Caley Jags defeated Clachnacuddin 6-1 in their first pre-season friendly at Grant Street Park on Tuesday night.
The teenager had his hand heavily bandaged as Caley Thistle eased to victory and is hopeful the wound will heal before the season proper begins at the start of next month.
He said: “I was playing with my four-year-old nephew Joe at home and we have a glass table in the middle of the living room.
“I slipped and tried to break my fall but I smashed my hand through the table – it was a bit of a mess from there.
“I cut all the tendons in my hand and it has been a slow recovery.”
