Posted on 11/26/2014 10:39:29 PM PST by moose07
Australia Test batsman Phil Hughes has died, two days after being hit on the head by a ball.
Australia team doctor Peter Brukner said he never regained consciousness and died in hospital in Sydney.
Hughes, 25, was carried off on a stretcher at the Sydney Cricket Ground after a short-pitched delivery struck his head, missing his helmet.
He had CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation before being taken to hospital and placed in an induced coma.
In a statement, Brukner said: "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.
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The Feds need to form a committee to investigate concussions in cricket.
From what I’ve read, it really was an unusually freak accident. And he was a player pretty well-known among cricket fans in Australia, India and the UK.
I had the same thought.
May he rest in peace.
Condolences to his family and also to the bowler, Sean Abbott, who must be devastated.
A wonder there were not more serious accidents.
There have been a few baseball players hit in the neck by a pitch and they recovered. This poor guy must have received a direct hit to the artery.
Darkest of days.
Say lots of prayers for the pitcher (bowler).
He was hit in the neck. More details here:
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/25/head-neck-injuries-phil-hughes-doctor
Thank you,
The more you read the worse it gets.
It is a miracle this doesn’t happen more often, imho.
I’ve heard of cases where kids playing Little League died when hit in the chest and it messed up the heart rhythm as a result.
I remember back in the 80’s Mike Gatting had his whole face rearranged by the ball during a test match.
The face guards where introduced after that.
Anyone who has ever played the game, especially as a kid, will have experienced some fairly nasty bruising.
Prayers for all concerned.
Physics wants to kill us, that’s just the way it is.
I guess it had to do with the way batsmen ‘adapted’ to a situation where:
1) there were no helmets
b) pitches were left uncovered and had more dew in them, enhancing seam movement
c) Bowlers could bowl short all day long
Things seemed to have change with the advent of ODI and 20-20 Cricket, with the need to score taking a precedence over technique. Don Bradman hit only six 6s in his whole career of 52 matches; we have fellows now who cross that figure in five tests.
I think you may have hit the nail on the head there.
I’m sure we used to be more hunched over at the crease than players are now, using the left shoulder and back to protect the head.
It has been a while. :)
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