Phillip Hughes Tribute Thread

Hi everyone,

Given the recent events surrounding the sudden passing of Phillip Hughes, I thought it would be a great opportunity to pay tribute to him by showing off his cards and memorabilia that you have in your collection.

You may just want to share a quick message about the time you met him or recall a great innings that he played. You can also share your #putyourbatsout images here as well.

It may only be a small gesture, but by posting here we can in some way pay tribute to his performances for Australia, NSW and South Australia and for the great person he was.

Rest in peace Phillip.

Forever 63 not out.

Here are my 2 big bash cards I got signed from him last year at the Gabba, got a photo of my son with him aswel but unable to find we're it is ATM? He had all the time in the world for my son and anyone who wanted his autogragh? Also mine and my sons cricket bats out for him aswel,

This is an absolute tragedy what has happen, we have lost a great young bloke who loved playing cricket for fun for his mates for his country? I am devostated for his family,friends, team mates, and every young kid that doesn't really understand, I heard this at work and will never forget it, I got home from work and my 10 year old son come out balling his eyes out, so as I'm acurrent australian player I'm goin to get his test number tattood on me in respect for him, u will be surely missed and Neva be forgotten little buddy, rest in peace
Phillip hughes

I would like to say one of the images of Phillip Hughes I will remember is that cut shot down on one knee and sometimes lower than the ball and boy did the ball stay hit!!!
He loved the game for what it is "a game"and had that big smile even if he got dropped he went away and worked on his game,not many players get dropped and make their way back in,I beleive when he got back in the team he would of stayed in for rest of career
Rest in peace Phillip Hughes

I am opening a box of 2009/10 Select in tribute to Phillip.

Opening and my full tribute here: http://www.ozcardtrader.com.au/community/threads/tribute-to-phillip-box-of-2009-10-select.176980/

Happy 26th Birthday Phillip Joel Hughes.

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This is what I woke up to my son drawing this for Phil for his birthday, happy birthday buddy we wil Neva forget u

Dusted off the trusty Gray-Nicolls "Geoff Marsh Scoop" circa 1991 for the occasion.

I am lucky enough to have a couple of items of him

T20 Autographed Card



And this piece which is signed and has a piece of his bat used in the 2nd test in Durban 2009

Guys and girls,

I am not a reader of printed newspapers (prefer the on-line versions) but thought I would draw your attention to www.newspix.com.au, which is the News Ltd photo archive where you can purchase photos (as I have often done for TTM photo requests).

The Daily Telegraph I think produced quite a lovely, simple front-page photo of Phillip the morning after his passing:



and this can be purchased as a photograph from the newspix site. It is something I am going to do as the photo says so much without actually saying much, if you get my drift.

Put a retro green and gold cricket cap on my cricket bat at letter box,come home from work at lunchime it was there,later in afternoon gone scumbags it's been out there for 4 days,school kids I think if and you don't know way it's there you have been on mars

Wow sorry to hear that mate, that's scum all right? That was my fear of me putting mine out cos it cost me $600? So I put it out all day Saturday then I put mine and my sons bats in my daughters front window facing out

Had the bat out there for a week still there put the cap there Monday when I found it

Guys and girls just a heads up about Tuesday's issue of the Adelaide Advertiser:


"And The Advertiser has worked closely with Cricket Australia, with the blessing of the Hughes family, to give readers the opportunity to be involved in a tribute to the young star cricketer.

A selection of the tributes (from readers on the newspapers' online site) will run in a special commemorative edition of Tuesday’s paper, to mark the first day of the Test.

Tuesday’s Advertiser will also include a glossy commemorative insert poster - labelled with Hughes’ final score, 63 not out - which fans can display as a way to honour Hughes during a series of tributes in the first session of play."

For those who live outside SA, I am fairly certain that you can buy back issues from the www.adelaidenow.com.au site.

RIP Phil Hughes

For those who didn't see it or know about it, the Hughes family took out a full page ad in News Limited papers today:

Hello OCT member, guests, visitors and Mafia Members.

It has been along time between drinks for me being active on OCT due to work commitments this year. The passing of Phillip Hughes was extremely emotional for our game, its players and the greater WORLD cricketing community. One young man has touched many hearts of supporters and just average people on the street by simply wearing his heart on his sleeve and never giving up on his continuous quest of representing his country and wear the baggy green.

I personally will never forget that cheeky grin and his unique technique that threw all the text books out the window !

Phillip was always happy to sign for fans and watching him converse with children who also aspired was well above his years and some of our greatest ever players should take a leaf from his book.

My dedication at work



Some amazing memorabilia for you to all remember Phillip with.

You will all remember Phillips Hughes's double tons in South Africa in 2009. 115 and 160 against some of the worlds best bowlers in there own back yard. A couple of pics of the young man in action






You will note in all these images the STUMPS.

As a bit of a nothing, it is common for stumps to be changed at the end of day four in test matches so everything is looking its best for the final day, especially on TV. Camera stumps do remain the entire game unless damaged.

As you have all seen on tv, stumps have become prize possessions of players and are often first in best served. Well, cutting a super long story short, I present to you



I was lucky enough to get my hands on the 4 stumps from the end of day 4 and have SA captain Graeme Smith sign them for me. I still posses 3 of these as one was traded with young Jack Walsh some time back. OCT long timers will remember the name. I even still have some dirt on these from Kingsmead, Durban where the game was played... how I got these back through customs beats me !! lols

To finish up my post, here is the signature of Phillip on Australian Test, ODI and 20Twenty cards



Thank you Matt for starting this thread and may Phillip Hughes rest in peace. I am sure god has shuffled his opening order around to give this young man another crack at a 100 !

Keep smiling, live life to the fullest and hope you all stay safe over the festive season.

Yours in collecting
Damian

I am relatively new on OCT, but the kindness of the tributes on this thread has touched me.
Phillip Hughes was my favourite player. I was on my way to the game when he got hit. I sent a card to the hospital and wrote on a bat and placed it outside the SCG.
In my junior cricket games, we wore black armbands and had 63 seconds of silence.
I remain the only member of my team who still wears a black armband.

More importantly though, he was a fantastic player whose enthusiasm and passion for the game will remain forever unmatched. I met him numerous times and he was so polite and happy and this really touched me.
He was a lovely man, who wore his smile at all times and had a great attitude to life.

He died doing what he loved and that is the saddest thing.