Australia first class cricketer Daniel Hughes was knocked unconscious by a bouncer to the head, much the same like the blow that resulted in his former teammate Phillip Hughes' passing, but has survived the blow.
The batsman left officials and onlookers in shock and holding their breaths as he was rushed to Hornsby hospital after he was left unconscious from the direct hit to the back of his neck underneath his cricket helmet during a first grade cricket match on Friday.
Batting for Northern Districts against Blacktown at Mark Taylor Oval, Daniel attempted a hook shot off a first ball bouncer from bowler Cameron Nupier, ironically the same shot which resulted in the passing of Phillip last November, News.com.au reported.
The impact of the ball on Daniel's neck was just millimeters from the same main artery which killed Phillip.
However unlike Phillip, who collapsed at the crease, a stunned and concussed Daniel, who also plays in the Big Bash with the Sydney Sixers, dropped his hands onto his knees as concerned opposition and teammates raced to his aid.
Northern Districts president Mike Langford claimed that Daniel's neck was swelling up and they thought 'oh God'.
Daniel's girlfriend Erin Molan, who is a reporter for Nine TV, was informed through a phone call from worried Northern Districts officials. She claimed that she got a call saying that Daniel had been hit in the head with a ball, he's collapsed and there's an ambulance on the way, asking her to get there.
Molan claimed that she has never been so scared in her life.
Daniel underwent a series of tests and CT scans before being cleared of any major damage and omitted from hospital, and was resting at home on Friday night.
Molan revealed that Daniel has got the lump on the side of his head the size of a cricket ball, its horrendous, adding that it's unbelievable and given their same surname, Hughes, it's quite terrifying.
Molan said that Daniel played a lot of cricket growing up with Phillip through the juniors, adding that they are all just glad that he's OK.
Meanwhile, Langford said that many of the players were still coming to terms with what happened to Phillip, adding that the incident only brought back immediate and raw memories.
Langford claimed that this Phillip Hughes thing it's gone deeper, adding that it's in the back of everyone's mind now and especially something ironic about last name Hughes and hit in the same spot and everyone was just like 'oh God.
