A coroner has found that a "minuscule misjudgment" by Phillip Hughes from a high-bouncing ball led to his death during an SCG Sheffield Shield match in November 2014. "A minuscule misjudgment or a slight error of execution caused him to miss the ball which crashed into his neck with fatal consequences... The Hughes family was not in the courtroom on Friday as Mr Barnes handed down his findings. "Phillip wasn't wearing the most up-to-date safety helmet when he was struck and the rules that then applied didn't require him to do so. Mr Barnes said that the alleged sledging between bowlers and batsmen during the November 2014 game didn't affect Hughes's composure.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 03, 2016 23:23 UTC