Phillip hughes last match
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A prodigious batting talent and prolific run-scorer with a bright future ahead of him, Phillip Joel Hughes tragically lost his life on November 27, 2014, two days after he was struck by a short ball while batting for South Australia in a Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Hughes’s death triggered an outpouring of emotion rarely witnessed in cricket, with the 25-year-old a hugely popular figure within the sport, both domestically and internationally.
With an unorthodox homespun technique and an impressive first-class record to his name – having already become the youngest to score a century in a Sheffield Shield final – Hughes burst onto the international scene with a record-breaking performance against South Africa in 2009.
In just his second Test, a star was born in Durban when Hughes became the youngest batsman in history to score centuries in each innings of a match, at the age of 20 years and 96 days.
But despite the dream start to his career, the left-handed opener was soon to experience the fickleness of form and the trials and t
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Phillip Hughes
Australian cricketer (1988–2014)
For other people, see Philip Hughes (disambiguation).
Hughes in 2010 | |
| Full name | Phillip Joel Hughes |
|---|---|
| Born | (1988-11-30)30 November 1988 Macksville, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 27 November 2014(2014-11-27) (aged 25) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nickname | Hughesy, Don,[1] Hugh Dog[2][3] |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[4] |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-armoff break |
| Role | Opening batsman |
| National side | |
| Test debut (cap 408) | 26 February 2009 v South Africa |
| Last Test | 18 July 2013 v England |
| ODI debut (cap 198) | 11 January 2013 v Sri Lanka |
| Last ODI | 12 October 2014 v Pakistan |
| ODI shirt no. | 64 |
| Years | Team |
| 2007/08–2011/12 | New South Wales |
| 2009 | Middlesex |
| 2010 | Hampshire |
| 2012 | Worcestershire |
| 2012/13–2013/14 | South Australia |
| 2012/13–2013/14 | Adelaide Strikers |
| 2013–2014 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2011–2012 | Sydney Thunder |
Source: Cric
Phillip HughesPhillip Joel Hughes (30 November 1988 – 27 November 2014) was an AustralianTest and One-Day International (ODI) cricketer. He played 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.[1] Hughes was born in Macksville, New South Wales. During a Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 25 November 2014, Hughes was hit in the neck by a bouncer from New South Wales bowler Sean Abbott after mistiming his shot. He was taken to hospital. Hughes died two days later from his injuries at a hospital in Sydney, aged 25.[2][3] References[change | change source]Other websites[change | change source]Media related to Phillip Hughes at Wikimedia Commons Copyright ©spyalley.pages.dev 2025 | |