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“He’s got [a] lump on the side of his head the size of a cricket ball”
New South Wales batsman Daniel Hughes has survived a similar blow to the neck to the one that tragically killed Australia opener Phillip Hughes during a Sheffield Shield match in November.
Hughes became unconscious after he was struck on the back of the neck when attempting a hook shot off the bowling of Cameron Nupier during a grade cricket match in Sydney.
“His neck was swelling up and we thought ‘oh God’,” Northern Districts club president Mike Langford told the Sunday Telegraph.
After being hit, Hughes was rushed to hospital and underwent CT scans, but was cleared of any serious and life-threatening injuries. He was later discharged from hospital.
Hughes’ girlfriend, TV reporter Erin Molan, revealed that he has a huge lump on the side of his head.
“I got a call saying he’s been hit in the head with a ball, he’s collapsed and there’s an ambulance on the way, you’ve got to get here,” Molan said. “I don’t think I’ve ever been so scared in my life.
“He’s got [a] lump on the side of his head the size of a cricket ball, its horrendous. It’s unbelievable and given their same surname it’s quite terrifying. Daniel played a lot of cricket growing up with Phil through the juniors. We’re all just glad he’s okay.”