PHILLIP Hughes was remembered when local cricket teams took to the field on Saturday afternoon.
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At Varley Oval, players from Staggy Creek and Campbell and Freebairn paused for a minute's silence to remember the batsman who died this week.
Players also paused for a minute's silence at the second grade match between Tingha and Invincibles 2 at Tingha.
Five cricket bats leaning against the Varley Oval fence, near the players' entrance to the field, stood in tribute.
The growing social media tribute #putoutyourbats has prompted people around Australia and around the cricket-playing to place cricket bats in backyards and windows as a tribute.
Earlier on Saturday morning, Inverell's under 10 and under 12 cricketers also marked their respect with a minute's silence.
Hughes, 25, died on Thursday afternoon, two days after he was struck by a bouncer while playing for South Australia against NSW at the SCG.
He had played 26 Tests for Australia, and was in line to be recalled to the Test team.
Australian Test cricket captain Michael Clarke broke down several times on Saturday morning as he read a prepared statement to the media about his friend and team mate.
"Words cannot express what we all feel as a team right now," Clarke said.
"He epitomised what the Baggy Green was about and what it means to us all.
"The world lost one of its great blokes this week and we are all poorer for it.
"Our promise to Hughesy's family is that we will do everything we can to honour his memory."
Clarke revealed that, at his request, Cricket Australia had retired the left-hander's Australian one-day-international shirt number, 64, as a mark of respect.