<p>Family and teammates paid tribute to late Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes on Wednesday, marking 10 years since he died after being struck on the neck while batting.</p>

<p>Hughes, who played 26 Tests, died from bleeding on the brain after he was hit by a rising ball during a domestic match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in November 2014.</p>

<p>Images of 25-year-old Hughes lying helpless on the pitch as players rushed to his aid shocked the world cricket community, sparking an outpouring of grief and calls to make the game safer.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Phillip was a loving, humorous and an infectious person to be around," his family said in a statement released on the 10-year anniversary of his death.</p>

<p>"He played cricket for all the right reasons and had the ability to take it all in his stride.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"He loved being a part of a team and representing Australia for the game he loved so deeply."&nbsp;</p>

<p>Former teammate David Warner said Hughes would have been just as good, "if not better", than himself and fellow batting great Steve Smith.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"I'd like to think he was probably a more complete player than what I was," he told Australia's NewsCorp.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Darren Lehmann -- Australia's coach at the time of Hughes' death -- said the promising batsman would have gone on to play "120 Test matches, there's no doubt about that".&nbsp;</p>

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<p>"He would've just gone from strength to strength, the way he played," he told national broadcaster ABC.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Cricket Australia said Hughes' memory would live "forever in our hearts", declaring he would be "forever 63 not out" -- his score at the time he was struck.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The governing body has announced a series of events to mark the anniversary, coinciding with the second Test between Australia and India beginning December 6.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Players in upcoming domestic matches across the country will wear black armbands in his honour.</p>

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Family and teammates paid tribute to late Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes on Wednesday, marking 10 years since he died after being struck on the neck while batting.

Family and teammates paid tribute to late Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes on Wednesday, marking 10 years since he died after being struck on the neck while batting. Hughes, who played 26 Tests, died from bleeding on the brain after he was hit by a rising ball during a domestic match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in November 2014. Images of 25-year-old Hughes lying helpless on the pitch as players rushed to his aid shocked the world cricket community, sparking an outpouring of grief and calls to make the game safer. "Phillip was a loving, humorous and an infectious person to be around," his family said in a statement released on the 10-year anniversary of his death. "He played cricket for all the right reasons and had the ability to take it all in his stride. "He loved being a part of a team and representing Australia for the game he loved so deeply." Former teammate David Warner said Hughes would have been just as good, "if not better", than himself and fellow batting great Steve Smith. "I'd like to think he was probably a more complete player than what I was," he told Australia's NewsCorp. Darren Lehmann -- Australia's coach at the time of Hughes' death -- said the promising batsman would have gone on to play "120 Test matches, there's no doubt about that". ALSO READ | Sri Lanka A side abandons Pakistan tour mid-way due to violent protests in Islamabad "He would've just gone from strength to strength, the way he played," he told national broadcaster ABC. Cricket Australia said Hughes' memory would live "forever in our hearts", declaring he would be "forever 63 not out" -- his score at the time he was struck. The governing body has announced a series of events to mark the anniversary, coinciding with the second Test between Australia and India beginning December 6. Players in upcoming domestic matches across the country will wear black armbands in his honour. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Australia marks 10 years since tragic death of cricketer Phillip Hughes

<p><em><strong>By: Amartya Sharma</strong></em></p>

<p>Today marks the 5th death anniversary of Phillip Hughes, an Australian Cricketer whose death shocked the whole world.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The tragic event in the cricketing world that compelled people across the globe to put their bats out to honour the memory of the batsman. Michael Clarke and Steve Smith pay their tributes on social media.</p>

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<p>Hughes suffered a tragic blow on his head after being hit by a Sean Abbott bouncer after missing a hook shot while playing for South Australia in a Sheffield Shield game. He was taken to the hospital after collapsing face-first. Phil went through emergency surgery before being placed in an induced coma. However, he failed to regain consciousness and passed away on November 27, 2014, aged 25.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The young Aussie's playing style was compared to that of Adam Gilchrist, an Australian Cricketing Legend by the former Australian captain Ricky Ponting.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Hughes was born in Macksville, New South Wales, he played his junior cricket for Macksville RSL Cricket Club, where he excelled so quickly that he was playing A-Grade at the age of 12 and in Representative Cricket he scored a century.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He earned a New South Wales, rookie-contract in the year 2007-08.&nbsp;After scoring of 51 and 137 for the New South Wales Second XI against Victoria's Second XI, he got his call-up to make his First-class Debut. Phil Hughes at 18 years became the youngest New South Wales debutant since Micheal Clarke in 1999. Hughes had an outstanding debut season playing for New South Wales, he played 7 matches and scored 559 runs. He scored six fifties and one century with an average of 62.11.</p>

<p>He was the key player in the Pura Cup final 2007 as the New South Wales batsman scored 116 against Victoria making him the youngest batsman to score a century in a Pura Cup final.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He was called up as a replacement for the retired Mathew Hayden for a Test series against South Africa in 2009. The 20-year-old scored a duck in the first innings of his debut, but in the second innings, he got over his fears and scored 75 runs. In the second test match of that series, Phil Hughes created a history that made him famous overnight. He scored a century in each innings in the next game at Durban. He had become the youngest player ever to achieve this feat.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He was awarded the prestigious Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year at the Allan Border Medal ceremony by the Cricket Australia in 2009</p>

<p>His Test-career faced a lot of ups and downs. He played 26 Test matches and scored 1535 runs. He hit 3 centuries and 7 fifties with an average of 32.66.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Australian debut his ODI innings with a century against Sri Lanka became the first Australian to score a century on a debut in the One Day Internationals. He played 25 ODIs and scored 826 runs. He hit 2 centuries and four half-centuries.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In the Big Bash League, Hughes represented the Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers.</p>

<p>His death raised many questions on the safety of the Helmets. An inquest into Hughes' death began on October 10, 2016. The final result of the investigation was that the death of Hughes was a tragic accident arising from a minuscule misjudgment from the batsman and no players or umpires were at fault. Thus, stating that no modern helmet could have saved Phil Hughes.</p>

<p>Sean Abbott returned to cricket after 17 days, he found it very difficult to make it to the ground after delivering the fatal bouncer.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Cricketing Legend across the globe poured their condolences, his fans wore T-shirts on which "63 not out" were written as a mark to pay respect to the late Australian batsman. Michael Clarke, best friend of Hughes gave a tearful send-off.</p>


By: Amartya Sharma Today marks the 5th death anniversary of Phillip Hughes, an Australian Cricketer whose death shocked the whole world. The tragic event in the cricketing world that compelled people across the globe to put their bats out to honour the memory of the batsman.

By: Amartya Sharma Today marks the 5th death anniversary of Phillip Hughes, an Australian Cricketer whose death shocked the whole world. The tragic event in the cricketing world that compelled people across the globe to put their bats out to honour the memory of the batsman. Michael Clarke and Steve Smith pay their tributes on social media. View this post on Instagram Everyday I think of you, but this week even more. Wish you were here buddy A post shared by Michael Clarke (@michaelclarkeofficial) on Nov 25, 2019 at 12:20pm PST × Hughes suffered a tragic blow on his head after being hit by a Sean Abbott bouncer after missing a hook shot while playing for South Australia in a Sheffield Shield game. He was taken to the hospital after collapsing face-first. Phil went through emergency surgery before being placed in an induced coma. However, he failed to regain consciousness and passed away on November 27, 2014, aged 25. The young Aussie's playing style was compared to that of Adam Gilchrist, an Australian Cricketing Legend by the former Australian captain Ricky Ponting. Hughes was born in Macksville, New South Wales, he played his junior cricket for Macksville RSL Cricket Club, where he excelled so quickly that he was playing A-Grade at the age of 12 and in Representative Cricket he scored a century. He earned a New South Wales, rookie-contract in the year 2007-08. After scoring of 51 and 137 for the New South Wales Second XI against Victoria's Second XI, he got his call-up to make his First-class Debut. Phil Hughes at 18 years became the youngest New South Wales debutant since Micheal Clarke in 1999. Hughes had an outstanding debut season playing for New South Wales, he played 7 matches and scored 559 runs. He scored six fifties and one century with an average of 62.11. He was the key player in the Pura Cup final 2007 as the New South Wales batsman scored 116 against Victoria making him the youngest batsman to score a century in a Pura Cup final. He was called up as a replacement for the retired Mathew Hayden for a Test series against South Africa in 2009. The 20-year-old scored a duck in the first innings of his debut, but in the second innings, he got over his fears and scored 75 runs. In the second test match of that series, Phil Hughes created a history that made him famous overnight. He scored a century in each innings in the next game at Durban. He had become the youngest player ever to achieve this feat. He was awarded the prestigious Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year at the Allan Border Medal ceremony by the Cricket Australia in 2009 His Test-career faced a lot of ups and downs. He played 26 Test matches and scored 1535 runs. He hit 3 centuries and 7 fifties with an average of 32.66. The Australian debut his ODI innings with a century against Sri Lanka became the first Australian to score a century on a debut in the One Day Internationals. He played 25 ODIs and scored 826 runs. He hit 2 centuries and four half-centuries. In the Big Bash League, Hughes represented the Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers. His death raised many questions on the safety of the Helmets. An inquest into Hughes' death began on October 10, 2016. The final result of the investigation was that the death of Hughes was a tragic accident arising from a minuscule misjudgment from the batsman and no players or umpires were at fault. Thus, stating that no modern helmet could have saved Phil Hughes. Sean Abbott returned to cricket after 17 days, he found it very difficult to make it to the ground after delivering the fatal bouncer. Cricketing Legend across the globe poured their condolences, his fans wore T-shirts on which "63 not out" were written as a mark to pay respect to the late Australian batsman. Michael Clarke, best friend of Hughes gave a tearful send-off.

5th death anniversary of Phil Hughes: His career, records and death

<p>A &quot;minuscule misjudgement&quot; by Australian batsman Phillip&nbsp;Hughes&nbsp;when facing a bouncer led to his death, a coroner ruled Friday, saying neither the bowler nor anyone else was to blame for the tragedy.</p>

<p>Hughes, who played 26 Tests, died from bleeding on the brain in November 2014 after being hit on the neck by a rising ball from Sean Abbott while batting in a domestic match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.</p>

<p>The death of the popular 25-year-old, who had risen through the ranks to play for his country, stunned Australia and the world cricket community, sparking an outpouring of grief.</p>

<p>&quot;A minuscule misjudgement or a slight error of execution caused him to miss the ball which crashed into his neck with fatal consequences,&quot; said New South Wales coroner Michael Barnes in long-awaited findings.</p>

<p>&quot;There was no suggestion the ball was bowled with malicious intent. Neither the bowler nor anyone else was to blame for the tragic outcome.&quot;</p>

<p>Barnes added that his death would not have been prevented even if he was wearing more modern head protection, and that a quicker medical response would also have made no difference to the &quot;unsurvivable&quot; injuries.</p>

<p>&quot;Phillip wasn&#39;t wearing the most up-to-date safety helmet when he was struck and the rules that then applied didn&#39;t require him to do so,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>&quot;However, had he even been wearing that most modern equipment then available, it would not have protected the area of his body where the fatal blow landed.&quot;</p>

<p>At the time,&nbsp;Hughes&nbsp;was wearing a helmet which was not compliant with the more recent, and stringent, British Standard, which extends the grille protecting the face further to the rear of the helmet.</p>

<p>Since the incident, Cricket Australia has recommended all first-class cricketers in Australia wear helmets made to British safety standards while batting against medium or fast bowling, in nets and games.</p>

<p><strong>&#39;Unsavoury aspect&#39;</strong></p>

<p>During the inquest concerns had been raised by&nbsp;Hughes&#39; family about on-field sledging, or verbal abuse, including threats against him, and the amount of short, fast deliveries he faced which they felt the umpires could have stopped.</p>

<p>But Barnes said neither affected&nbsp;Hughes&#39; composure, and he was comfortably dealing with the short-pitched balls &quot;because of his very high level of skill and competence&quot;.</p>

<p>&quot;I conclude no failure to enforce the laws of the game contributed to his death,&quot; he said, but recommended the laws around dangerous and unfair bowling be reviewed by Cricket Australia to clear up any ambiguity in their wording.</p>

<p>He also recommended authorities continue working with sports equipment manufacturers to develop a neck guard that is comfortable and provides better protection with the view to it becoming mandatory.</p>

<p>He made no finding on whether sledging occurred, but expressed hope that the focus on this &quot;unsavoury aspect&quot; of the game might cause players to think again before abusing opponents.</p>

<p>After&nbsp;Hughes&nbsp;was hit, fellow cricketers and medical staff raced to help him but the first person to call for an ambulance was unaware of the severity of the injury and it took about an hour to get him to hospital.</p>

<p>Barnes commended the response as &quot;to the best of their abilities&quot; but said emergency procedures at grounds at the time of his death were concerning.</p>

<p>He said umpires should be better trained to deal with such situations and that Cricket NSW should implement a daily medical briefing to ensure everyone was aware of what to do in an emergency.</p>

<p>(AFP)</p>


A 'minuscule misjudgement' by Australian batsman Phillip?Hughes?when facing a bouncer led to his death, according to the coroner

A "minuscule misjudgement" by Australian batsman Phillip Hughes when facing a bouncer led to his death, a coroner ruled Friday, saying neither the bowler nor anyone else was to blame for the tragedy. Hughes, who played 26 Tests, died from bleeding on the brain in November 2014 after being hit on the neck by a rising ball from Sean Abbott while batting in a domestic match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The death of the popular 25-year-old, who had risen through the ranks to play for his country, stunned Australia and the world cricket community, sparking an outpouring of grief. "A minuscule misjudgement or a slight error of execution caused him to miss the ball which crashed into his neck with fatal consequences," said New South Wales coroner Michael Barnes in long-awaited findings. "There was no suggestion the ball was bowled with malicious intent. Neither the bowler nor anyone else was to blame for the tragic outcome." Barnes added that his death would not have been prevented even if he was wearing more modern head protection, and that a quicker medical response would also have made no difference to the "unsurvivable" injuries. "Phillip wasn't wearing the most up-to-date safety helmet when he was struck and the rules that then applied didn't require him to do so," he said. "However, had he even been wearing that most modern equipment then available, it would not have protected the area of his body where the fatal blow landed." At the time, Hughes was wearing a helmet which was not compliant with the more recent, and stringent, British Standard, which extends the grille protecting the face further to the rear of the helmet. Since the incident, Cricket Australia has recommended all first-class cricketers in Australia wear helmets made to British safety standards while batting against medium or fast bowling, in nets and games. 'Unsavoury aspect' During the inquest concerns had been raised by Hughes' family about on-field sledging, or verbal abuse, including threats against him, and the amount of short, fast deliveries he faced which they felt the umpires could have stopped. But Barnes said neither affected Hughes' composure, and he was comfortably dealing with the short-pitched balls "because of his very high level of skill and competence". "I conclude no failure to enforce the laws of the game contributed to his death," he said, but recommended the laws around dangerous and unfair bowling be reviewed by Cricket Australia to clear up any ambiguity in their wording. He also recommended authorities continue working with sports equipment manufacturers to develop a neck guard that is comfortable and provides better protection with the view to it becoming mandatory. He made no finding on whether sledging occurred, but expressed hope that the focus on this "unsavoury aspect" of the game might cause players to think again before abusing opponents. After Hughes was hit, fellow cricketers and medical staff raced to help him but the first person to call for an ambulance was unaware of the severity of the injury and it took about an hour to get him to hospital. Barnes commended the response as "to the best of their abilities" but said emergency procedures at grounds at the time of his death were concerning. He said umpires should be better trained to deal with such situations and that Cricket NSW should implement a daily medical briefing to ensure everyone was aware of what to do in an emergency. (AFP)

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