The funeral of deceased Australian cricketer Phil Hughes took place at his hometown Macksville, New South Wales today. People gathered to pay tribute to Phil at Macksville High School, Macksville, New South Wales. Hughes’s hometown, came to a standstill at 2 pm as all shops and businesses closed and more than 5000 from a local population of 7000 joined the Hughes family, dignitaries, cricketers, former players and teammates to say farewell. The 25-year-old batsman died on November 27, two days after being hit behind the left ear by a short-pitch delivery during a domestic match in Sydney.
Michael Clarke, Aaron Finch, Greg Hughes (father), Jason Hughes (brother) etc. carried the coffin from the main hall at Macksville High School. Hughes' funeral was attended by Australian Test squad and cricketers like Mark Taylor, Sir Richard Hadlee, Brian Lara, Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri, Dean Jones, Shane Warne, Mike Hussey, Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath, Adam Gilchrist, Justin Langer, Simon Katich, Steve Waugh, Brett Lee, Damien Martyn, Mark Waugh etc.
Michael Clarke, Aaron Finch, Greg Hughes (father), Jason Hughes (brother) etc. carried the coffin from the main hall at Macksville High School. Hughes' funeral was attended by Australian Test squad and cricketers like Mark Taylor, Sir Richard Hadlee, Brian Lara, Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri, Dean Jones, Shane Warne, Mike Hussey, Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath, Adam Gilchrist, Justin Langer, Simon Katich, Steve Waugh, Brett Lee, Damien Martyn, Mark Waugh etc.
