RIP Phillip Hughes

[ryanman]

Tragic news that Aussie batsman Phillip Hughes has died a couple of days after being hit in the head from a bouncer during a domestic game. Obviously the first and foremost thoughts are with him, his family and friends but fuck me what about Sean Abbott (the bowler) How does he ever run in again?


BBC Sport - Phillip Hughes: Australian batsman dies, aged 25

Tragic. Sad loss. Saw him play live a couple of times.

As for the bowler I just don't know how he could play again, poor guy.

[Dia bando]

Cricket you never no what's round the corner do we, a tragic accident Philip Hughes was
playing a game he loved, a great pity RIP.

[walrus]

This made the news in the US. I was surprised, I never thought of crickett as a dangerous sport. Poor guy, my condolences to his family.

[ryanman]

This made the news in the US. I was surprised, I never thought of crickett as a dangerous sport. Poor guy, my condolences to his family.

Less so in recent years. But the ball is very hard (much harder than a baseball for instance) and is bowled at 90+ MPH. Broken bones are common but head injuries are fairly rare.

[Memphis]

Funnily enough I think if he had been hit in the head he probably would have been alright, he got it in the top of the neck.

[Tam Seddon]

It's a horrible way to die! And at such a young age he had potential to improve as a player, May he RIP.

Cricket is a massive sport in my household , my stepdad use to play for Warwickshire when he was younger, my step grandad use to play for Yorkshire, it's funny he's called Peter sutcliffe and you can imagine what he got called? My little brother also plays for Lancashire and they are all stunned by what happened, it's really sad.

I use to do a bit of cricket for southport cc and my school, I remember one time I didn't wear a box and I got a ball fully balled into my bollocks and to this day I've never felt pain like that in my life. Getting punched in the head is nothing compared to that pain haha.

[Master]

Freak accident really sad.

[walrus]

This made the news in the US. I was surprised, I never thought of crickett as a dangerous sport. Poor guy, my condolences to his family.

Less so in recent years. But the ball is very hard (much harder than a baseball for instance) and is bowled at 90+ MPH. Broken bones are common but head injuries are fairly rare.

Damn, I had no idea it hit ninety plus. That's big league material. I thought it was thrown underhand, can't see it getting that fast. I need to look more into it, I'm American, I know duck all about crickett

[ryanman]

This made the news in the US. I was surprised, I never thought of crickett as a dangerous sport. Poor guy, my condolences to his family.

Less so in recent years. But the ball is very hard (much harder than a baseball for instance) and is bowled at 90+ MPH. Broken bones are common but head injuries are fairly rare.

Damn, I had no idea it hit ninety plus. That's big league material. I thought it was thrown underhand, can't see it getting that fast. I need to look more into it, I'm American, I know duck all about crickett

Underarm? Yep and between innings they dance round the maypole. Oh Walrus... You are American for sure.

[walrus]

So what is it sidearm? Or is it thrown like our US baseball.

I guess it could be what we here in the US call submarine which men's the pitchers arm come up during the throw.

[Britkid]

This made the news in the US. I was surprised, I never thought of crickett as a dangerous sport. Poor guy, my condolences to his family.

Less so in recent years. But the ball is very hard (much harder than a baseball for instance) and is bowled at 90+ MPH. Broken bones are common but head injuries are fairly rare.

Damn, I had no idea it hit ninety plus. That's big league material. I thought it was thrown underhand, can't see it getting that fast. I need to look more into it, I'm American, I know duck all about crickett

Underarm? Yep and between innings they dance round the maypole. Oh Walrus... You are American for sure.

With no disrespect intended to the Hughes family:

Oh Australians do anything to win

[Beanflicker]

That's a damn shame. That's the strange thing about the human brain, it just takes that one hit on the sweet spot and anything can happen. RIP to the poor guy.