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tragic blow that killed Phillip Hughes

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The tragic blow that killed Phillip Hughes: Doctors reveal cricket ball split his artery which led to 'catastrophic' bleeding on the brain  Doctors who treated Phillip Hughes say there had only been 100 cases of vertebral artery dissection St Vincent's Hospital Head of Trauma Tony Grabs said he had never encountered the condition before  'It's very rare, very freakish,' Dr Grabs told reporters on Thursday afternoon  Team doctor Peter Brukner said the injury was 'frequently fatal' By  LOUISE CHEER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA   PUBLISHED:  07:34 GMT, 27 November 2014  |  UPDATED:  10:45 GMT, 27 November 2014 Doctors who treated Phillip Hughes after he was struck in the neck by a cricket ball have described the condition he died from as 'incredibly rare' and 'very freakish'. Team doctor Peter Brukner told reporters on Thursday only a hundred cases of vertebral artery dissection had ever been reported. 'There's only...

Principles and practice of pitch preparation

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Produced under the auspices of the United Cricket Board of South Africa Prepared by NM Tainton, JR Klug, D Edmondson & RK Campbell (University of Natal) and P W van Deventer & M J de Beer (Potchefstroom University). Foreword It is a fundamental principle that you cannot play good cricket on poor wickets. The United Cricket Board of South Africa has decided that it should play a leading role in upgrading the knowledge available to groundsmen for the preparation of turf wickets throughout South Africa. To this end it has been most fortunate to secure the services of a team comprising members from the Universities of Natal and Potchefstroom to help it with this substantial and important task. The publication of this book on the preparation and construction of turf pitches is a very welcome step in the process and the United Cricket Board is most grateful for the high quality work and energy that these universities have put into both the preparation of this book ...