PHILLIP JOEL HUGHES

Australian captain Michael Clarke read out a statement on behalf of Hughes family at a news conference held at St. Vincent’s hospital.

Speaking on behalf of parents Greg, Virginia, sister magon and Brother Jason he said
       “we’re devastated by the loss of our much-loved son and brother, Phillip; it’s been a very difficult few days. We appreciate all the support we have received from family, friends, players, cricket Australia and the general public”.

I had totally shocked out when I use to hear that Hughes has passed away. By truth saying it is a great loss of cricket world. He was such a legend cricketer and it will take years to fulfill his emptiness. We feel so regret upon his death. May his soul feel comfort and peace?

     Phillip Joel Hughes was born in macksville, New South Wales to Greg, a banana farmer, and Italian wife, Virginia.he was also a talented rugby league player. He played his junior cricket at macks ville RSL cricket club. He excelled so quickly that was playing a grade at the age of 12. Hughes migrated to Sydney to play for western suburb district club in Sydney grade cricket at the age of 17. while during his studies in home-bush high school new south wales he scored 141* on his great debut and enjoyed a solid 2006-07 season scoring 752 runs at an average of 35.81 with the highest score of 142*he represents Australia in 2008 ICC under19 cricket world cup. He was coached at reinforce sports cricket center at mortgage.

Phillip Joel Hughes (30 November 1988 – 27 November 2014) was an Australian test and one day international (ODI) cricketer who played domestic cricket for south Australia and Worcestershire. He was a left-handed opening batsman who played for two seasons with New South Wales before making his test debut in 2009 at the age of 20. 

Hughes scored his first test century in his second test match for Australia at the age of 20, opening the batting and hitting 115 in the first innings against South Africa in Durban. This made Hughes Australia's youngest test centurion since Doug Walters in 1965. In the second innings of the same match, Hughes scored 160 as Australia won the match by 175 runs, becoming the youngest cricketer in history to score centuries in both innings of a test match. On 11 January 2013, he became the first Australian batsman in the history of ODI cricket to score a century on debut, a feat which he achieved against Srilanka in Melbourne.

A year before his death, Hughes bought a 90-hectare (220-acre) property in Macks ville, with 70 Angus cattle.

He was a close friend of teammates Michael Clarke and David Warner, as well as boxer Anthony Mundane. He grew up with fellow Macks ville local and current rugby league player Greg Inglis

On 25 November 2014, Hughes was hit in the neck by a bouncer delivered by Sean Abbott, during a Sheffield shield match at the Sydney cricket ground, causing a vertebral artery dissection that led to a sub arachnoid hemorrhage. The Australian team doctor, peter Bruckner, noted that only 100 such cases had ever been reported, with "only one case reported as a result of a cricket ball". Hughes was taken to St Vincent's hospital in Sydney, where he underwent surgery, was placed into an induced coma and was in intensive care in a critical condition. He died on 27 November, having never regained consciousness, three days before his 26th birthday.
 

International information
National side	·         Australia
Test debut	26 February 2009 v South Africa
Last Test	18 July 2013 v England
ODI debut	11 January 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	12 October 2014 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.	64 (retired in remembrance)

2013 report	Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 26 25 114 91 Runs scored 1,535 826 9,023 3,639 Batting average 32.65 35.91 46.51 47.25 100s/50s 3/7 2/4 26/46 8/23 Top score 160 138* 243* 202* Balls bowled  –  – 24  – Wickets  –  – 0  – Bowling average  –  –  –  – 5 wickets in innings  –  –  –  – 10 wickets in match  – n/a  – n/a Best bowling  –  –  –  – Catches/stumpings 15/– 5/– 72/– 30/–

Article By: 

Omar Sajjad