A State Memorial Service will be held for Phillip Hughes at the Sydney Cricket Ground
A STATE Memorial Service will be held for Phillip Hughes at the Sydney Cricket Ground after the much loved cricketer died aged just 25.
A STATE Memorial Service will be held for Phillip Hughes at the Sydney Cricket Ground after the much loved cricketer died aged just 25.
NSW Premier Mike Baird today announced that the service had been arranged in consultation with Phillip’s family, and it would be an opportunity for the entire community to pay their respects to a much-loved Australian and New South Welshman.
In a statement Mr Baird said that the State Memorial Service would be held at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with a date and other details to be advised in due course.
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