The New South Wales coroner will hold an inquest into the death of Phillip Hughes, who was struck on the neck by a delivery during a Sheffield Shield match at the SCG last November.
The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that the New South Wales Crown Solicitor’s Office has started subpoenaing documents relating to the death of Hughes. A date for the inquest has not yet been set.
Cricket Australia had already commissioned a review into the events that occurred on November 25 last year, when Hughes was struck by the bouncer and taken to St Vincent’s Hospital, where he died two days later.
“We have had open dialogue with the NSW Crown Solicitor and have indicated that we will be as co-operative as possible with any coronial inquest,” a Cricket Australia spokesman said.
“We remain absolutely determined to see if anything could be done to prevent a similar accident happening again. Never again do we want to see a tragedy of that nature happen on a cricket field.”
