RIP Phillip Hughes

[Beanz]

Very sad. His strength when given width meant a bowlers job was to bowl at his body/head. Abbott was doing his job, with tragic consequences. It is no comfort, but Hughes' injury was that rare, that has only been 100 or so known similar injuries.

.....and only ONE as the result of a Cricket ball impacting.

It's as safe as they are ever going to make it but of course that will be of little comfort to his family or the poor guy who bowled that fateful over

[son of bonters]

Fucking shocking, and heart-wrenching. RIP

[Andre]

Real sad ending, his family were all there watching when it occurred ,I feel for them and the bowler the most as they all have to live with it.
RIP.

[Beanflicker]

That's brutal, how often do cricketers get hit by pitches or bowls or whatever the fuck you lot call the throws?

[Master]

That's brutal, how often do cricketers get hit by pitches or bowls or whatever the fuck you lot call the throws?

It is very rare to get seriously injured never mind killed being bowled at. Freakish accident to get hit at the back of the neck.

[ryanman]

That's brutal, how often do cricketers get hit by pitches or bowls or whatever the fuck you lot call the throws?

Oh hit very regularly. Daily. Injuries are common. Normally broken fingers etc. Sometimes the ball has got through the 'grill' of the helmet and broke noses or cut eyes, but obviously head injuries are rare, and one like this is unprecedented.
In the old days they used to play without helmets. Nutters.