Canberra, Oct 11: A five-day inquest into the death of Australian cricketer Phil Hughes began on Monday (Oct 10), almost two years after the promising batsman was killed while playing in the nation's professional domestic league.
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Hughes, 25, died in hospital on November 27, 2014 two days after a ball struck his neck and caused a fatal haemorrhage in his brain. At the time, Hughes was playing for South Australia in the Sheffield Shield domestic cricket competition.
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"They have not been looking forward to this week. They are hoping that perhaps there will be a positive come out of Phillip's death as we go through the next five days inside the Coroner's Court."
Meanwhile, Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland said the five-day inquest was a sad reminder that "Phillip is no longer with us".
"Our thoughts are very much with his family," Sutherland said outside the Sydney Coroner's Court on Monday.
"Our thoughts are also with Phillip's cricket friends, his teammates and best mates, many of whom have had to deal with the trauma of not only losing a mate but being on the ground at the time."
The five-day inquest began on Monday and is set to conclude on Friday, when the findings are handed down by coroner Michael Barnes.
--IANS
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