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Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes dies after being hit by ball

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Australia's Phillip Hughes raises his bat after scoring a century during the fourth day of their third and final cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo September 19, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/Files

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died in a Sydney hospital on Thursday, two days after being struck by a ball that led to a "catastrophic" injury which caused "massive" bleeding to his brain and ultimately proved fatal.

The international batsman was struck on the neck by a short-pitched delivery when batting in a domestic match on Tuesday, with the force of the blow piercing his veterbral artery, medical staff said at St Vincent's hospital.

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