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Hughes’ death ‘inevitable’, inquest told
SYDNEY: The death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes was likely “inevitable” after he was struck in the neck by a ball travelling at high speed, an inquest heard
Published on: Oct 11, 2016, 06:09:13 IST
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SYDNEY: The death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes was likely “inevitable” after he was struck in the neck by a ball travelling at high speed, an inquest heard Monday. Hughes, who played 26 Tests, died from bleeding on the brain in November 2014 after being hit on the base of the skull by a rising ball while batting in a domestic match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. “Quite clearly the death was a terrible accident,” Coroner Michael Barnes said at the opening of the inquest. “But that does not mean that cricket cannot be made safer.”
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