A Hampshire-based cricket helmet manufacturer “is seeking as much TV and video footage of the incident as possible”, following the life-threatening injury to Phil Hughes.

Winchester-based Masuri, which was founded by Hampshire legend Robin Smith, has released a statement in the wake of the injury to Hughes, who was wearing the company’s Original Test Model helmet when he was hit on the back of the head by a bouncer in a Sheffield Shield match.

The statement said: "The thoughts of everyone at Masuri are with Phil Hughes and his family.

“Following the injury to Phil Hughes, Masuri is actively seeking as much TV and video footage of the incident as possible, to be able to see more conclusively exactly where the player was hit.

"From the footage and pictures currently available to Masuri, it appears that Phil Hughes was struck by the ball to the rear of the grille and below the back of the shell, missing his Masuri Original Test model helmet.

"This is a vulnerable area of the head and neck that helmets cannot fully protect, while enabling batsmen to have full and proper movement.

"The newly-developed Masuri Vision Series helmet, which supersedes the 2013 helmet worn by Phil Hughes, does afford batsmen extra protection in this region - and still allows comfortable movement."

Managing director Sam Miller added: "Helmet manufacturers are constantly developing their products to make them safer. We work continuously with the governing authorities worldwide to reduce the risk of injury to players."