Phil Hughes' career numbers and achievements

Phil Hughes passed away today at a Sydney hospital, two days after he was struck on the head by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match.

Hughes, 25, was on 63 not out when he was hit by a Sean Abbott bouncer in the South Australia-New South Wales match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Tuesday (November 25). He fell on the pitch unconsciousness and was taken to St Vincent Hospital in Sydney. He never regained consciousness and died on Thursday.

Here is a brief profile of Hughes and his achievements

Full name: Phillip Joel Hughes

Born: November 30, 1988 Macksville (NSW)

Died: November 27, 2014 (Age 25)

Left hand opening batsman

Tests

Matches: 26; Innings: 49; Not Outs: 2; Runs: 1535; Average: 32.66; Highest Score: 160; Strike Rate: 53.55; 50s: 7; 100s: 3; Catches: 15

ODIs

Matches: 25; Innings: 24; Not Out: 1; Runs: 826; Average: 35.91; Highest Score: 138*; Strike Rate: 75.09; 50s: 4; 100s: 2; Catches: 5

T20Is

Matches: 1; Innings: 1; Highest Score: 6

First-class

Matches: 114; Innings: 209; Not Outs: 15; Runs: 9023; Average: 46.51; Highest Score: 243*; Strike Rate: 57.11; 50s: 46; 100s: 26; Catches: 72

List A (50-over cricket)

Matches: 91; Innings: 89; Not Outs: 12; Runs: 3639; Average: 47.25; Highest Score: 202*; Strike Rate: 77.90; 50s: 23; 100s: 8; Catches: 30

Twenty20s

Matches: 34; Innings: 34; Not Outs: 8; Runs: 1110; Average: 42.69; Highest Score: 87*; Strike Rate: 117.21; 50s: 10; Catches: 16

Career achievements

• Receives Baggy Green cap number 408 to make his Test debut against South Africa in 2009 aged 20
• In his second Test, becomes the youngest cricketer to score back-to-back centuries (115 and 160) in one Test (v South Africa in Durban, 2009)
• Becomes the first Australian batsman in the history of ODI cricket to score a century on debut (112 v Sri Lanka, MCG on 11 January 2013)
• 2009 Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year
• 2013 Australian Domestic Player of the Year

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