Australia Test batsman Phillip Hughes passed away aged 25, two days after being struck on the top of the neck by a ball during a domestic match in Sydney.
Australia team doctor Peter Brukner said he passed away in hospital, never regaining consciousness.
Hughes, who also played for Hampshire, Middlesex and Worcestershire, was hit by a delivery from bowler Sean Abbott.
Hughes, batting for South Australia, collapsed face first on the ground after being hit by a bouncer from 22-year-old Abbott during a Sheffield Shield game against New South Wales.
Hughes had been wearing a helmet but the ball struck him at the top of the neck, causing the injury.
He had CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation at the ground before being taken to St Vincent’s Hospital, where he had a 90-minute operation to relieve pressure on his brain.
Abbott and members of the Australian national team, including Clarke, visited Hughes in hospital.
| Phillip Hughes | |||
| Test Career | ODI career | ||
| * Hughes played in one Twenty20 game, scoring six runs | |||
| Tests played | 26 | ODI’s played | 25 |
| Innings | 49 | Innings | 24 |
| Runs | 1,535 | Runs | 826 |
| Highest score | 160 | Highest score | 138 |
| Average | 32.65 | Average | 35.91 |
