John Hughes (cricketer, born 1971)

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John Hughes
Personal information
Full name
John Gareth Hughes
Born (1971-05-03) 3 May 1971 (age 52)
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–1997Northamptonshire
1998–2001Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 20 21
Runs scored 128 119
Batting average 5.33 9.91
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 17 30
Balls bowled 2,725 758
Wickets 37 14
Bowling average 43.83 43.21
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/69 3/17
Catches/stumpings 5/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2011

John Gareth Hughes (born 3 May 1971) is a former English

batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Wellingborough
, Northamptonshire.

Hughes made his

five wicket haul, came against Hampshire in 1994.[3] A tailend batsman, Hughes scored 128 runs at a batting average of 5.33, with a high score of 17.[4] He made his List A debut against Nottinghamshire in the 1990 Refuge Assurance League. He made nine further List A appearances for Northamptonshire, the last of which came against the touring Australians in 1997.[5] He took 6 wickets in his ten matches, which came at an average of 43.83 and best figures of 2/39.[6] While playing for Northamptonshire he also undertook university studies, in doing so he appeared once for the Combined Universities in the 1994 Benson & Hedges Cup.[5]

Leaving Northamptonshire at the end of the

MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[8] He made his first List A appearance for Bedfordshire in the 1998 NatWest Trophy against Glamorgan, and between 1998 and 2001 he made nine further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Devon in the 2nd round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was played in 2001 to avoid fixture congestion the following season.[5] In his ten List A appearances for Bedfordshire, he took 8 wickets at an average of 39.37, with best figures of 3/17,[6] while with the bat he scored 77 runs at an average of 12.83, with a high score of 30.[9]

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Hampshire v Nottinghamshire, 1994 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "List A Matches played by John Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  6. ^ a b "List A Bowling For Each Team by John Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by John Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  9. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2011.

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