Bronze plaque put in place at SCG in honour Phillip Hughes ahead of 4th test Vs India @ Sydney Jan 06-10,2015

 

Bronze plaque put in place at SCG in honour Phillip Hughes ahead of 4th test

Workmen carry a bronze plaque commemorating the life and career of cricketer Phillip Hughes to its permanent place on the Members Pavilion

 

The plaque to honour his memory has been unveiled on the wall outside the home dressing room.

PHILLIP HUGHES PLAQUE

Macksville-born Phillip Hughes became the youngest man to score a century in a Sheffield Shield final when he posted 116 at the SCG during NSW’s win against Victoria in 2007-08.

The dashing and unorthodox left-hand batsman had earned his first NSW cap earlier that season, aged just 18.

Hughes made three more first-class centuries at the SCG, having quickly become a crowd favourite.

The Boy from Macksville also became a hugely popular member of the world’s cricketing elite, forging friendships at home and abroad as fast as he accumulated runs.

Hughes scored 9023 first-class runs at 46.51, compiling 26 hundreds from 114 matches.

He became Australia’s 408th Test player during the 2008-09 tour of South Africa – a series in which he also became the youngest player to post centuries in both innings of a Test, and this, in only his second ever Test match.

He played three Tests at the SCG, narrowly missing a century in the 2012-13 summer when dismissed for 87 against Sri Lanka.

Hughes faced his last ball on 25 November 2014, playing for South Australia against NSW at the SCG.

His death two days later united the sporting world in grief, with Cricket Australia declaring him 63 not out forever – his final score at the SCG. His funeral in his home town was attended by thousands, with many more watching from the SCG.

The plaque to honour his memory has been

The plaque features highlights from Hughes' career at the famous ground, where he made his first-class debut for the Blues in 2007 and played his first home Test against Pakistan in 2010.

Similar plaques of the likes of Sir Donald Bradman and Monty Noble adorn the SCG.

Sixty-three bats, each recording a moment in Hughes' career, will be temporarily fixed to the outside upper deck of the Members Pavilion for the duration of the Test.

The bats were first unveiled at his funeral in Macksville.

The SCG Museum will also feature a small exhibition with some of the public tributes made to Phil Hughes.