Hughes had to undergo an emergency surgery before being placed in an induced coma. However, he failed to regain consciousness and passed away on November 27 2014, aged 25. 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 Hughes Died by Which Bowler – The Day Cricket Lost a Star The Sheffield Shield match was going on at the SCG. Hughes was batting very well in the match. Everyone asks that Phillip Hughes died by which bowler? Sean Abbott bowled a bouncer that caught Hughes off guard. 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.
