Ten years ago on November 27, the cricketing world received a shock when the 25-year-old Australian batter Phillip Hughes died in the hospital, two days after being hit by a ball in the lower part of his head while batting in a Sheffield Shield match.
All efforts to save him went in vain as internal bleeding in the head didn’t respond to emergency surgery and the life support was turned off on November 27.
Remembering Phillip on his 10th death anniversary, the family paid a touching tribute, talking about him as the “the light of our lives”.
The Hughes family has put together a documentary on Phillip with the help of Cricket Australia, which will be part of the commemoration event before the start of the second Border Gavaskar Trophy Test between Australia and India a the Adelaide Oval. The documentary is titled ‘The Boy from Macksville’.
Players in the Sheffield Shield have been wearing black armbands in matches since Saturday as a mark of tribute to Phillip.
“Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the passing of our treasured son and brother, Phillip Joel Hughes,” the family said in its message.
“He always aimed to make those around him smile and enjoy the little things in life, where his beautiful smile would come to life. He shined bright even in the tough times, which is a testament to who he was as a person, and we loved everything about him. He was the light of our lives. Phillip had a profound love for his family and lived his life with respect to everyone around him.”
Hughes featured in 26 Tests, 25 ODIs and one T20I for Australia. He began his domestic cricket career playing for New South Wales before shifting to South Australia.
