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RIP Philip Hughes
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Statement on Phillip Hughes from Australian Team Doctor Peter Brukner
November 27, 2014
It is my sad duty to inform you that a short time ago Phillip Hughes passed away.
He never regained consciousness following his injury on Tuesday.
He was not in pain before he passed and was surrounded by his family and close friends.
As a cricket community we mourn his loss and extend our deepest sympathies to Phillip’s family and friends at this incredibly sad time.
Cricket Australia kindly asks that the privacy of the Hughes family, players and staff be respected.
November 27, 2014
It is my sad duty to inform you that a short time ago Phillip Hughes passed away.
He never regained consciousness following his injury on Tuesday.
He was not in pain before he passed and was surrounded by his family and close friends.
As a cricket community we mourn his loss and extend our deepest sympathies to Phillip’s family and friends at this incredibly sad time.
Cricket Australia kindly asks that the privacy of the Hughes family, players and staff be respected.
So sad. RIP. T&P to Sean Abbott as well... what he must be going through.
Of course! I forgot about him when I heard the news! OMG, poor kid!
Oh my gosh. I honestly thought he was going to pull through. How devastating for his loved ones. RIP.
Heartbreaking. It was a slim chance he would make it. But I'm so very very sorry that he didn't. I guess his brain sustained too great an injury. I was pulling for him.
Just an awful accident.
He should have lived for years and years.
Just an awful accident.
He should have lived for years and years.
Probably not the best place to mention it being a condolence thread and all but I was very confused in the beginning when all the reports were saying he was hit by a bouncer. I thought they meant an actual bouncer from like a club. Did not realise it was a move and that they meant a ball.
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Heartbreaking news
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2014/11/27/15/47/phillip-hughes-passes-away-aged-25
A ton of fight: Phillip Hughes was a 'fiercely determined' cricketing prodigy
Cricketer Phillip Hughes has died.
Born in Macksville, in regional NSW, Hughes was just three days shy of his 26th birthday.
The left-handed batsman collapsed at the wicket after being struck in the head by a bouncer in the West End Redbacks' Bupa Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The match was abandoned following the incident.
Family and friends rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital to be with Hughes after he was placed into an induced coma.
Among them, Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke, who left Hughes bedside for just a few hours each night.
Phillip Hughes played 26 Tests for Australia. (AAP)
Shane Watson, Brett Lee, Brad Haddin, Phil Jacques, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Moises Henriques and dozens of other players cut sombre figures as they filtered in and out of hospital, many of them wiping away tears after realising Hughes would never wake up.
Hughes made his state debut at 18 after moving to Sydney from the family banana farm in Macksville.
Playing his first senior game against Tasmania on November 20, 2007 at 18 years and 355 days, Hughes was the youngest NSW debutant since Michael Clarke in 1999.
Hughes had made 26 Test appearances for Australia since his 2009 debut and had racked up an impressive 26 first-class centuries and an average of 46.18.
He was expected to be a contender for a Test position in the upcoming match against India in Brisbane, following reports captain Clarke had been ruled out due to a hamstring injury.
Hughes made 75 in the second innings of his 2009 Test debut in South Africa. The left-hander followed up in the second Test at Durban with centuries in both innings, amassing some 275 runs at the crease.
But following an impressive state career and his initial international success, the runs dried up. Despite playing 26 Tests Hughes has never secured a regular place in the team, partly due to his perceived weakness against the short ball.
He remained the Test backup opener and in Wellington in 2010 he finished off the win with 86 off 75 balls.
Following his injury, both Cricket Australia, Cricket NSW and the South Australian Cricket Association extended their thoughts and prayers.
"I think everyone knows and understands the way he plays his cricket. He’s fiercely determined and extremely proud of his achievements,” Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said.
"I guess he’s a quiet achiever, but he has the respect of all of his teammates.
"His welfare is our highest priority. We’re also naturally concerned about all of those involved in today’s game and will be giving them our utmost support."
Cricket NSW CEO Andrew Jones said Hughes was a popular player.
"Phil grew up in NSW and is a former Blue and is held in the highest regard by his current and former teammates,” he said.
Hughes is survived by his parents Greg and Virginia.
Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...ughes-passes-away-aged-25#k7ulgMAr1eRbCco1.99
A ton of fight: Phillip Hughes was a 'fiercely determined' cricketing prodigy
Cricketer Phillip Hughes has died.
Born in Macksville, in regional NSW, Hughes was just three days shy of his 26th birthday.
The left-handed batsman collapsed at the wicket after being struck in the head by a bouncer in the West End Redbacks' Bupa Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The match was abandoned following the incident.
Family and friends rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital to be with Hughes after he was placed into an induced coma.
Among them, Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke, who left Hughes bedside for just a few hours each night.
Phillip Hughes played 26 Tests for Australia. (AAP)
Shane Watson, Brett Lee, Brad Haddin, Phil Jacques, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Moises Henriques and dozens of other players cut sombre figures as they filtered in and out of hospital, many of them wiping away tears after realising Hughes would never wake up.
Hughes made his state debut at 18 after moving to Sydney from the family banana farm in Macksville.
Playing his first senior game against Tasmania on November 20, 2007 at 18 years and 355 days, Hughes was the youngest NSW debutant since Michael Clarke in 1999.
Hughes had made 26 Test appearances for Australia since his 2009 debut and had racked up an impressive 26 first-class centuries and an average of 46.18.
He was expected to be a contender for a Test position in the upcoming match against India in Brisbane, following reports captain Clarke had been ruled out due to a hamstring injury.
Hughes made 75 in the second innings of his 2009 Test debut in South Africa. The left-hander followed up in the second Test at Durban with centuries in both innings, amassing some 275 runs at the crease.
But following an impressive state career and his initial international success, the runs dried up. Despite playing 26 Tests Hughes has never secured a regular place in the team, partly due to his perceived weakness against the short ball.
He remained the Test backup opener and in Wellington in 2010 he finished off the win with 86 off 75 balls.
Following his injury, both Cricket Australia, Cricket NSW and the South Australian Cricket Association extended their thoughts and prayers.
"I think everyone knows and understands the way he plays his cricket. He’s fiercely determined and extremely proud of his achievements,” Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said.
"I guess he’s a quiet achiever, but he has the respect of all of his teammates.
"His welfare is our highest priority. We’re also naturally concerned about all of those involved in today’s game and will be giving them our utmost support."
Cricket NSW CEO Andrew Jones said Hughes was a popular player.
"Phil grew up in NSW and is a former Blue and is held in the highest regard by his current and former teammates,” he said.
Hughes is survived by his parents Greg and Virginia.
Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...ughes-passes-away-aged-25#k7ulgMAr1eRbCco1.99
