The shockingly sad news of Phillip Hughes‘ passing following injuries sustained in a freak accident during Tuesday’s Sheffield Shield match has hit cricket and sports loving people, both home and abroad, exceedingly hard.
We are extremely sad to announce that Phillip Hughes has passed away at the age of 25 pic.twitter.com/RjIWcqlT2v
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) November 27, 2014
Admirable work from @jimmaxcricket with this Phil Hughes announcement on 702. https://t.co/TmyBcQQvme Doesn’t get much harder than that.
— Dan Condon (@doncandon) November 27, 2014
John Howard pays tribute to Phil Hughes “a likeable young bloke” and sends prayers to family: https://t.co/rywPiEStoH
— ABC Radio Melbourne (@774melbourne) November 27, 2014
For eternity the spirit of Cap No. 408 #RIPPhilHughes
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) November 27, 2014
May those footprints in the sand now support another young man in need. #SeanAbbott
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) November 27, 2014
RIP you little champ, we are all going to miss you ! Love, prayers to all the Hughes family xxxx
— Darren Lehmann (@darren_lehmann) November 27, 2014
Woke up to the news of Phil Hughes passing away. RIP buddy. Thoughts and prayers to friends and family. What a sad day.
— Jacques Kallis (@jacqueskallis75) November 27, 2014
Such terrible news with the passing of Phil Hughes. Our deepest sympathies to his family.
— Glenn McGrath (@glennmcgrath11) November 27, 2014
Just an absolute tragedy that Hughesy is no longer with us. He was such an awesome young man, RIP buddy, shattered…
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— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) November 27, 2014
Shocking!!! What a tragedy. Untimely death of phil Hughes. My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. May his soul RIP #Devastated
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 27, 2014
Today we have lost our mate Hughesy. Our deepest condolences to all his family and friends. He will be with us always.
— West End Redbacks (@WestEndRedbacks) November 27, 2014
RIP #PhillipHughes Our sincere condolences to your family @WestEndRedbacks @CricketNSWBlues @CricketAus #loveourSCG pic.twitter.com/vBYe8RClBa
— Sydney Cricket Grnd (@scg) November 27, 2014
RIP Phillip Hughes #AdelaideOval #Adelaide pic.twitter.com/YuPnLFavFZ
— Adelaide Oval (@TheAdelaideOval) November 27, 2014
The MCG flags are at half mast following news of Phil Hughes’ tragic passing. An unspeakable tragedy. pic.twitter.com/9ngPy9wJE9
— Melbourne Cricket Gd (@MCG) November 27, 2014
Spent over 40 years watching & playing cricket. This is the saddest of days for everyone who loves the game. #RIPPhillipHughes
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 27, 2014
Those 100’s in your 2nd Test v South Africa as exciting as cricket gets. 19 years old, fearless, brilliant. That’s how I’ll remember you.
— Francis Leach (@SaintFrankly) November 27, 2014
And, perhaps most poignantly of all, these sentiments from journalist Mike Carlton.
Young men are not meant to die as Phillip Hughes did. Nor to bear the burden now laid upon Sean Abbott. How infinitely sad.
— Mike Carlton (@MikeCarlton01) November 27, 2014
A truly tragic day for everyone who grew up with a ball in one hand, and a bat in the other.
