A coroner has found that a "minuscule misjudgment" by Phillip Hughes from a high-bouncing ball led to his death during an SCG Sheffield Shield match in November 2014.
The much anticipated findings on the death of the batsman were handed down on Friday following an emotionally charged inquest last month into his death.
"A minuscule misjudgment or a slight error of execution caused him to miss the ball which crashed into his neck with fatal consequences... There was no suggestion the ball was bowled with malicious intent. Neither the bowler nor anyone else was to blame for the tragic outcome," State Coroner Michael Barnes said on Friday.
The Hughes family was not in the courtroom on Friday as Mr Barnes handed down his findings.
"Phillip wasn't wearing the most up-to-date safety helmet when he was struck and the rules that then applied didn't require him to do so. However, had he even been wearing that most modern equipment then available, it would not have protected the area of his body where the fatal blow landed," he said.
