Phillip Joel Hughes was an Australian Test and One-Day International cricketer who played domestic cricket for South Australia and Worcestershire. On 25 November 2014, Hughes was knocked unconscious by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, causing vertebral artery dissection that led to a brain hemorrhage. The Australian team doctor, Peter Brukner, noted that only 100 such cases had ever been reported, with only one case reported as a result of a cricket ball. He was taken to St Vincents Hospital where he underwent surgery, was placed into an induced coma and was in intensive care in a critical condition. He died two days later on 27 November, having failed to regain consciousness. R.I.P Suddenly Departed, Long Remembered
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:27:02 +0000
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