Phillip Hughes is pictured above playing for Australia at Trent Bridge during the first 'Ashes' Test match
of the 2013 summer series. It was a memorable match for Phillip. In the first innings with Australia on
117 for 9 he was joined at the crease by debutant Ashton Agar, their nineteen year old spin bowler.
Just over two hours batting time later (and with Hughes not out 81) the pair had set a World Record
partnership for the tenth wicket, in Test cricket, of 163. Agar was out on 98 and the total was by then
280. Alas, for Australia they lost the match on the afternoon of the fifth day by just 14 runs. He is pictured
above during that record breaking partnership.
Phillip Hughes died on 27th November 2014 in a St Vincent's Hospital Sydney hospital two days after being hit
on the back of his head after being struck by a bouncer. Hughes, batting for South Australia, collapsed after being hit
by a ball from Sean Abbott during a Sheffield Shield game against New South Wales at Sydney Cricket Ground..
He died as a result of "vertebral artery dissection". The artery had been compressed, causing it to split
and leading to a "massive bleed" into his brain.
| |
Date |
Test |
Venue |
Opp. |
1st |
2nd |
Ct |
Result |
| |
26/02/09 |
1 |
Johannesburg |
SA |
0 |
75 |
2 |
won by 162 runs |
| |
06/03/09 |
2 |
Durban |
SA |
115 |
160 |
0 |
won by 175 runs |
| |
19/03/09 |
3 |
Cape Town |
SA |
33 |
32 |
0 |
lost by an inns & 20 runs |
| |
08/07/09 |
1 |
Cardiff |
Eng |
36 |
dnb |
1 |
Match Drawn |
| |
16/07/09 |
2 |
Lord's |
Eng |
4 |
17 |
0 |
lost by 115 runs |
| |
03/01/10 |
2 |
Sydney |
Pak |
0 |
37 |
0 |
won by 36 runs |
| |
19/03/10 |
1 |
Wellington |
NZ |
20 |
86* |
0 |
won by 10 wickets |
| |
16/12/10 |
3 |
Perth |
Eng |
2 |
12 |
0 |
won by 267 runs |
| |
26/12/10 |
4 |
Melbourne |
Eng |
16 |
23 |
0 |
lost by an inns & 157 runs |
| |
03/01/11 |
5 |
Sydney |
Eng |
31 |
13 |
0 |
lost by an inns & 83 runs |
| |
31/08/11 |
1 |
Galle |
SL |
12 |
28 |
0 |
won by 125 runs |
| |
08/09/11 |
2 |
Pallekele |
SL |
36 |
dnb |
1 |
Match Drawn |
| |
16/09/11 |
3 |
Colombo (SSC) |
SL |
0 |
126 |
0 |
Match Drawn |
| |
09/11/11 |
1 |
Cape Town |
SA |
9 |
9 |
0 |
lost by 8 wickets |
| |
17/11/11 |
2 |
Johannesburg |
SA |
88 |
11 |
2 |
won by 2 wicket |
| |
01/12/11 |
1 |
Brisbane |
NZ |
10 |
7 |
0 |
won by 9 wickets |
| |
09/12/11 |
2 |
Hobart |
NZ |
4 |
20 |
1 |
lost by 7 runs |
| |
14/12/12 |
1 |
Hobart |
SL |
86 |
16 |
0 |
won by 137 runs |
| |
26/12/12 |
2 |
Melbourne |
SL |
10 |
dnb |
2 |
won by an inns & 201 runs |
| |
03/01/13 |
3 |
Sydney |
SL |
87 |
34 |
1 |
won by 5 wickets |
| |
22/02/13 |
1 |
Chennai |
Ind |
6 |
0 |
0 |
lost by 8 wickets |
| |
02/03/13 |
2 |
Hyderabad |
Ind |
19 |
0 |
1 |
lost by an inns & 135 runs |
| |
14/03/13 |
3 |
Mohali |
Ind |
2 |
69 |
1 |
lost by 6 wickets |
| |
22/03/13 |
4 |
Delhi |
Ind |
45 |
6 |
0 |
lost by 6 wickets |
| |
10/07/13 |
1 |
Nottingham |
Eng |
81* |
0 |
3 |
lost by 14 runs |
| |
18/07/13 |
2 |
Lord's |
Eng |
1 |
1 |
0 |
lost by 347 runs |
Summary of all matches
| M |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100s |
50s |
W |
BB |
Ave |
5w |
Ct |
| 26 |
1535 |
160 |
32.65 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
0 |
15 |
Phillip Hughes is pictured playing for Australia during his innings of 36 in the drawn
1st Test against England in July 2009. Photo George Herringshaw. ©