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Phillip Hughes

1988 - 2014

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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. Hughes scored his first Test century in March 2009, aged 20, in his second Test match for Australia, opening the batting and hitting 115 in the first innings against South Africa in Durban. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phillip Hughes is the 60th most popular cricketer (down from 40th in 2019), the 859th most popular biography from Australia (down from 731st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Australian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Phillip Hughes ranks 60 out of 136. Before him are Steve Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, Tony Greig, Sanath Jayasuriya, Jos Buttler, and Jonny Bairstow. After him are Andrew Symonds, Axar Patel, Ricky Ponting, Shaun Marsh, Martin Crowe, and Shoaib Akhtar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Phillip Hughes ranks 951. Before him are Cheng Fei, Jennie Johansson, Saladin Said, Aloísio, Noriko Senge, and Andrew Goudelock. After him are Choe Myong-ho, Gaëtan Bong, Andreas Stjernen, Pavel Sukhov, Arnór Smárason, and Antonio Veić. Among people deceased in 2014, Phillip Hughes ranks 583. Before him are Anna Przybylska, Marvin Barnes, Yago Lamela, Peaches Geldof, Kristof Goddaert, and Sam Berns. After him are Adrianne Wadewitz, Misty Upham, Senzo Meyiwa, Simone Battle, U. Srinivas, and Dylan Tombides.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Phillip Hughes ranks 859 out of 1,143. Before him are Casey Dellacqua (1985), Kristi Harrower (1975), Samantha Richards (1983), Ufuk Talay (1976), Rebecca Breeds (1987), and Aleks Marić (1984). After him are Jason Geria (1993), Andrew Nabbout (1992), Jordan Thompson (1994), Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (1971), Carl Valeri (1984), and David Carney (1983).

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Among CRICKETERS In Australia

Among cricketers born in Australia, Phillip Hughes ranks 11. Before him are Steve Smith (1989), Ian Chappell (1943), Richie Benaud (1930), Allan Border (1955), Steve Waugh (1965), and Adam Gilchrist (1971). After him are Ricky Ponting (1974), Shaun Marsh (1983), Glenn McGrath (1970), Matthew Hayden (1971), Brett Lee (1976), and Glenn Maxwell (1988).

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