Phillip Hughes injury doesn't deter kids from cricket

By Rohan Connolly
Updated November 26 2014 - 11:08pm, first published 7:17pm
Junior cricketers look up to Phillip Hughes as their hero. Photo: Ryan Pierce/Getty
Junior cricketers look up to Phillip Hughes as their hero. Photo: Ryan Pierce/Getty
Junior cricketers look up to Phillip Hughes as their hero. Photo: Ryan Pierce/Getty
Junior cricketers look up to Phillip Hughes as their hero. Photo: Ryan Pierce/Getty
Junior cricketers look up to Phillip Hughes as their hero. Photo: Ryan Pierce/Getty
Junior cricketers look up to Phillip Hughes as their hero. Photo: Ryan Pierce/Getty
Junior cricketers look up to Phillip Hughes as their hero. Photo: Ryan Pierce/Getty
Junior cricketers look up to Phillip Hughes as their hero. Photo: Ryan Pierce/Getty
Tom Ison, 11, at training last night with the East Malvern-Tooronga Cricket Club. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Tom Ison, 11, at training last night with the East Malvern-Tooronga Cricket Club. Photo: Paul Jeffers


“It does make you think: ‘I hope that
doesn’t happen to me’, but I don’t
think I’m going to get injured when
I walk out to bat.” - Tom Ison. Photo: Paul Jeffers
“It does make you think: ‘I hope that doesn’t happen to me’, but I don’t think I’m going to get injured when I walk out to bat.” - Tom Ison. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Cricket has been rocked by the shocking injury to Phillip Hughes, but at lower levels around the country, the game goes on. And so it was business as usual on Wednesday night for the East Malvern-Tooronga Cricket Club under-13s.

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