Phillip Hughes , who died after being struck by a bouncer a week before his 26th birthday, was a precocious talent from whom Australian cricket expected big things. There has been an outpouring of emotion since the young cricketer died, and the Hughes family knows all about it. The family of former Australian Test cricket star Phillip Hughes has sent a heartfelt tribute to Ben Austin after the teenager’s tragic death. Austin, 17, died after being struck by a ... Phillip Joel Hughes (30 November 1988 – 27 November 2014) was an Australian Test and One Day International (ODI) cricketer who played domestic cricket for South Australia and Worcestershire. The tragic incident occurred more than a decade after the death of Australian cricketer Phil Hughes .
