-- Edited by kiwijims on Thursday 27th of November 2014 05:02:18 PM
-- Edited by kiwijims on Thursday 27th of November 2014 06:49:01 PM
bill12 said
06:04 PM Nov 27, 2014
A great trajedy. he will be missed by many. RIP.
aussietraveller said
06:12 PM Nov 27, 2014
A tragic loss we think of his family and wish them Gods blessing at this time RIP Phil
Collo said
06:27 PM Nov 27, 2014
This is one of sports, not only cricket,great tragedies. No doubt this will change cricket forever in regards to full face helmets.(it's a bit hard to tell on the video, but it seems he didn't have a full face helmet on..stand to be corrected on that) Certainly this years season is very much compromised, and I, a cricket follower, will have butterflies in my stomach when a fast bowler is on.(and what mental state will those fast bowlers and batsmen be in?)
How dangerous was it back in the 80,s when we had all those West Indies and Lillee and Thommo!! Either no helmets or only a basic motorcycle helmet!
Rest easy Philip Hughes....you will never be forgotten.
a very sad Collo.
Phil C said
06:27 PM Nov 27, 2014
RIP Phil Hughes, your innings was short but spectacular. What a dreadful loss. Our hearts go out to the team and the lad who bowled that ball.
Dougwe said
08:48 PM Nov 27, 2014
I have not heard or seen any news today and just tuned in here and read this very sad news.
RIP Phil, my heat goes out to his family and friends.
D and D said
09:49 PM Nov 27, 2014
So young and with so much promise. It seems so cruel that his life was taken by such a freak event. Sympathy to his family and also to Sean Abbot who must be feeling absolutely gutted.
Dave
sandsmere said
09:58 PM Nov 27, 2014
Very very sad day for Australian sport.
Phil Hughes family and friends have my deepest sympathy and I really feel for them. This young bloke was only 25.
Sean Abbott. . . well what can you say??. He will never be the same bloke again. Completely faultless.
Just playing the game he loved too.
Just a terrible day.
milo said
05:58 PM Nov 28, 2014
Too young with lots to live for Rip Phil Hughes and my condolences to his family and close friends
Dunmowin said
06:18 PM Nov 28, 2014
A sport of gentlemen. Who would have though it would come to this.
RIP Phil Hughs. Thoughts are with your family.
Also Sean Abbot, you must be going through hell, thought are with your and yours as well.
dorian said
07:05 AM Dec 1, 2014
Another deadly neck shot ...
Israeli umpire killed after ball strikes him in the face soon after Phillip Hughes death:
An umpire standing in an Israeli league cricket match in the city of Ashdod was killed after being struck by a ball on Saturday, Israeli police and a hospital spokeswoman said. The umpire, named as Hillel Oscar, 58, died of a catastrophic head wound ...
Oscar's wife, Jenny, told YNet that the incident had occurred moments after a minute's silence for Australia batsman Phillip Hughes ...
Gerty Dancer said
10:21 AM Dec 1, 2014
It is a really sad thing to happen, and my sympathies to his family and friends. There has been a huge public show of grief for this young sportsman.
I wish there had been as much interest in the death of this young man, and others like him who are out there trying to save others and their homes.
The circumstances of his death are undeniably tragic, but the fact is that he was killed on a cricket pitch while dodging a cricket ball. Contrast this to the servicemen and women in Afghanistan who every day dodge bullets and grenades on a battlefield (for pitiful pay). When one of them is killed, the nation extends its sympathy and respect, and acknowledges their ultimate sacrifice. However, their deaths don't dominate the news.
What is so special about someone who swings a cricket bat?
Dunmowin said
11:17 AM Dec 1, 2014
dorian wrote:
My sentiments exactly.
The circumstances of his death are undeniably tragic, but the fact is that he was killed on a cricket pitch while dodging a cricket ball. Contrast this to the servicemen and women in Afghanistan who every day dodge bullets and grenades on a battlefield (for pitiful pay). When one of them is killed, the nation extends its sympathy and respect, and acknowledges their ultimate sacrifice. However, their deaths don't dominate the news.
What is so special about someone who swings a cricket bat?
Dorian, my sentiments exactly. I was in the middle of replying to Gerty's quote when yours came in.
TAJ said
02:47 PM Dec 1, 2014
3 young lady jockeys killed in gallops in the last 12 months
no MEDIA trying to gain points on these young girls
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-27/phil-hughes-dead/5919204
R.I.P. PHIL
K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Thursday 27th of November 2014 05:02:18 PM
-- Edited by kiwijims on Thursday 27th of November 2014 06:49:01 PM
This is one of sports, not only cricket,great tragedies. No doubt this will change cricket forever in regards to full face helmets.(it's a bit hard to tell on the video, but it seems he didn't have a full face helmet on..stand to be corrected on that) Certainly this years season is very much compromised, and I, a cricket follower, will have butterflies in my stomach when a fast bowler is on.(and what mental state will those fast bowlers and batsmen be in?)
How dangerous was it back in the 80,s when we had all those West Indies and Lillee and Thommo!! Either no helmets or only a basic motorcycle helmet!
Rest easy Philip Hughes....you will never be forgotten.
a very sad Collo.
RIP Phil, my heat goes out to his family and friends.
Dave
Very very sad day for Australian sport.
Phil Hughes family and friends have my deepest sympathy and I really feel for them. This young bloke was only 25.
Sean Abbott. . . well what can you say??. He will never be the same bloke again. Completely faultless.
Just playing the game he loved too.
Just a terrible day.
A sport of gentlemen. Who would have though it would come to this.
RIP Phil Hughs. Thoughts are with your family.
Also Sean Abbot, you must be going through hell, thought are with your and yours as well.
Israeli umpire killed after ball strikes him in the face soon after Phillip Hughes death:
www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-30/umpire-dies-after-being-struck-by-cricket-ball/5928714
It is a really sad thing to happen, and my sympathies to his family and friends. There has been a huge public show of grief for this young sportsman.
I wish there had been as much interest in the death of this young man, and others like him who are out there trying to save others and their homes.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-03/minutes-silence-held-for-firefighter-killed-in-balaklava-blaze/5863814
The circumstances of his death are undeniably tragic, but the fact is that he was killed on a cricket pitch while dodging a cricket ball. Contrast this to the servicemen and women in Afghanistan who every day dodge bullets and grenades on a battlefield (for pitiful pay). When one of them is killed, the nation extends its sympathy and respect, and acknowledges their ultimate sacrifice. However, their deaths don't dominate the news.
What is so special about someone who swings a cricket bat?
Dorian, my sentiments exactly. I was in the middle of replying to Gerty's quote when yours came in.
3 young lady jockeys killed in gallops in the last 12 months
no MEDIA trying to gain points on these young girls
TAJ