--- title: Australian Cricketer Phillip Hughes Dies in Sydney Aged 25 description: He was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a ball but succumbed to his injury Thursday afternoon, Sydney time canonical: https://time.com/3608551/australian-international-cricketer-phil-hughes-dies-aged-25/ author: Charlie Campbell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-27T05:40:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:00:19.237Z article:section: Sports og:title: Australian Cricket Star Phillip Hughes Has Died og:description: The 25-year-old succumbed to injuries after being struck by a ball. og:url: https://time.com/3608551/australian-international-cricketer-phil-hughes-dies-aged-25/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbdcb6ca0e44e274/69876b562dce01f6a49dc0f7/457872542.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Pakistan v Australia - 1st Test Day Five og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Australian Cricket Star Phillip Hughes Has Died twitter:description: The 25-year-old succumbed to injuries after being struck by a ball. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbdcb6ca0e44e274/69876b562dce01f6a49dc0f7/457872542.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Australian International Cricketer Phillip Hughes Dies Aged 25 > Sponsored content. 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Australian Cricket Administrator James Sutherland gives his condolences during a news conference_  by [Charlie Campbell](https://time.com/author/charlie-campbell/)  ## Charlie Campbell Editor at Large Nov 27, 2014 5:40 AM UTC  Phil Hughes of Australia looks on during Day Five of the First Test between Pakistan and Australia at Dubai International Stadium on Oct. 26, 2014 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Phil Hughes of Australia looks on during Day Five of the First Test between Pakistan and Australia at Dubai International Stadium on Oct. 26, 2014 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Ryan Pierse—Getty Images  by [Charlie Campbell](https://time.com/author/charlie-campbell/)  ## Charlie Campbell Editor at Large Nov 27, 2014 5:40 AM UTC Australian international cricketer Phillip Hughes has died at Sydney’s St. Vincent’s Hospital. The 25-year-old was in critical condition after he was hit on the head by a ball while batting during an important domestic game in the city on Tuesday. The incident sent shock waves through the cricket world and was a reminder that, despite its genteel reputation, cricket can be a highly dangerous sport. Hughes was struck on the rear left side of the head below the helmet by a short, fast ball — known in cricketing parlance as a bouncer — delivered by New South Wales bowler Sean Abbott. Denser and heavier than baseballs, cricket balls can reach speeds of 100 m.p.h., turning them in potentially lethal projectiles — even when players are wearing protective gear, as the example of Hughes tragically shows. Hughes, who grew up on a banana farm outside Sydney, had undergone emergency surgery and was kept in an induced coma until passing away on Thursday afternoon, local time. Tributes have poured in for the young star, who was the first Australian batsman ever to score a century in his debut for his national side in the one-day form of the game. > [](https://twitter.com/glennmcgrath11/status/537833296084746240) > [](https://twitter.com/7polly7/status/537836035917770753) > [](https://twitter.com/OfficialSLC/status/537837258871566336) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3608551/australian-international-cricketer-phil-hughes-dies-aged-25/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3608551/australian-international-cricketer-phil-hughes-dies-aged-25/"},"headline":"Australian International Cricketer Phillip Hughes Dies Aged 25","datePublished":"2014-11-27T05:40:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:00:19.237Z","description":"Tributes have poured in for the young star","url":"https://time.com/3608551/australian-international-cricketer-phil-hughes-dies-aged-25/","keywords":["Cricket","Australia","remembrance","obit"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbdcb6ca0e44e274/69876b562dce01f6a49dc0f7/457872542.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlie Campbell","jobTitle":"Editor at Large","url":"https://time.com/author/charlie-campbell/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbdcb6ca0e44e274/69876b562dce01f6a49dc0f7/457872542.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pakistan v Australia - 1st Test Day Five","caption":"Pakistan v Australia - 1st Test Day Five","creditText":"Ryan Pierse—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/cricket/","name":"Cricket"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3608551/australian-international-cricketer-phil-hughes-dies-aged-25/","name":"Australian International Cricketer Phillip Hughes Dies Aged 25"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Australian Cricket Administrator James Sutherland","description":"Australian Cricket Administrator James Sutherland gives his condolences during a news conference","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/bRNfSbI9/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-11-28T04:23:41.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/bRNfSbI9.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3608551/australian-international-cricketer-phil-hughes-dies-aged-25/","duration":"PT28S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3608551/australian-international-cricketer-phil-hughes-dies-aged-25/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```