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        <description>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. He was a left-handed opening batsman who played for two seasons with New South Wales before making his Test debut in 2009 at the age of 20. He made his ODI debut in 2013. During a session of the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 25 November 2014, Hughes, batting on 63 runs, was struck in the neck by the ball after missing an attempted hook shot to a bouncer from New South Wales bowler Sean Abbott. Hughes was wearing a helmet, but the ball struck an unprotected area just below his left ear. He collapsed before receiving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and was subsequently taken to St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, where he underwent surgery and was placed into an induced coma. Hughes's injury was a rare but described type of sport-related blunt-force cerebrovascular injury called a vertebral artery dissection, which led to subarachnoid haemorrhage. The match was immediately abandoned. The other two Shield games that were being played elsewhere in Australia—Brisbane and Melbourne—were abandoned at the end of the day, with Cricket Australia stating that "Given how players across the country are feeling right now, it's just not the day to be playing cricket." In the early morning hours of 27 November 2014, Hughes died from the injuries that he had sustained two days prior. Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke read a statement on behalf of Hughes's family. In May 2015, Cricket Australia announced that an independent review would be undertaken into Hughes's death. As a result of Hughes's death, calls were made for improvements to the cricket helmet, which resulted in new designs with additional guards fitted to the rear of the helmet. However, an independent review released by Cricket Australia stated that, "The now mandated British Standard helmet would have offered no protection where he was struck. There is limited scientific evidence that current neck guards will prevent a similar tragedy and they must be properly evaluated before they are mandated." After the review was completed in 2016, it was concluded that the incident was purely accidental, and any changes made to improve safety during the review period, such as mandatory helmets for wicketkeepers, close-in fielders, and batsmen facing fast or medium pace bowling (even during net sessions), would not have prevented the accident. Defibrillators also became mandatory at all grounds for all Cricket Australia-sanctioned matches. A coronial inquest into Hughes's death began on 10 October 2016. The final result of the investigation was that the death of Hughes was a tragic accident arising from a minuscule misjudgement from the batsman and that no players or umpires were at fault.</description>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Got kirkified before Kirk</p>
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