Phillip Joel Hughes seemed destined for greatness at a young age. It was a level of expectation and pressure that Hughes wore with humility and a path for which he prepared himself diligently.
Watch Out Bradman, warned a local newspaper in mid-coast New South Wales when 11-year-old Hughes passed the thousand-run mark in one junior season.
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Phillip Hughes obituary: A batsman destined for greatness
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When 20-year-old Hughes blasted a pair of thrilling sixes to bring up that maiden Test century against South Africa his first of two for the game - Macksville locals crowded around the TV at the Nambucca Hotel and erupted in celebration before falling into an eerie silence at what their most famous son had achieved.
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