CRICKET is mourning the loss of a
player, no not a legend from yesteryear but a current player who went
out with his bat on Tuesday morning.
Sadly Phil Hughes never returned to the
pavilion but will always be 63 not out in the hearts and minds of all
who knew him and those who had the pleasure of watching him.
The left hander was struck by a bouncer
from Sean Abbott during the game, fell to the ground and never
regained conciousness.
At this time the only blessing the
cricket world can take is the fact he was apparently in no pain when
he passed.
As well as the pleasure of watching him
bat, I grabbed an interview with him following a man of the match
performance for Worcestershire against Essex in 2012.
He'd already done an interview with Sky
Sports but I approached him and after a 'sure mate' he spoke for five
minutes, humble, honest and a guy who loved to play cricket.
The tributes show what a great guy he
clearly was and my sympathies to the Australian team and especially
to the lads in the Worcestershire dressing room.
Our thoughts should go to Sean Abbott
as well, he was doing his job as a fast bowler, trying to unsettle
Hughes and get him out.
The bouncer isn't designed to kill, a
few inches in the other direction and all Hughes would have suffered
is a
headache.
As well as showing love and support for
Phil Hughes family and friends, I hope we all remember Sean Abbott.
Heaven already had a damn good cricket
team, sadly it now has a talented left hander to add to its ranks.
RIP Phil, sleep well
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