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Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes dies after being hit by cricket ball

Written By admin on Thursday, November 27, 2014 | 11:45 AM




Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes has died in hospital today after being struck by a cricket ball at the Sydney Football Ground on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old South Australian batsman was playing in a Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales when a bouncer, a cricket term for a ball that bounces up from the pitch to head or chest level, hit his head behind his left ear. Hughes, who was wearing a helmet, looked down for a few minutes before collapsing on his face.

The ball was bowled by Sean Abbott who has received counselling and has the Australian cricket community rallying behind him.

Hughes was taken to St Vincent's Hospital in an ambulance where he was placed in an induced coma and underwent neurosurgery. Australian Team Doctor Peter Brukner announced the news of Hughes' death in a statement on Thursday afternoon.

"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," Brukner wrote. "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."

RIP Phillip!!!

Source: Mashable

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