Noel Hughes
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Noel Keith Hughes is a retired Australia
n-born English
cricketer
who played 21 first-class
games, all for Worcestershire
, in the 1950s. He was born in Zetland
, Sydney
.
Hughes played minor cricket for New South Wales Colts, scoring 69 and 60 not out
against Queensland Colts in 1951-52,
but his first-class debut came in May 1953 when he appeared for Worcestershire against Cambridge University
at Fenner's
. He played purely as a batsman, as the keeper's spot was taken by George Mills
, making one of his two first-class appearances. Hughes made 1 and 15*
.
His only other first-class outing that season came in June, when he played against Oxford University
at Worcester
. This time he was behind the stumps, and gained his first stumping when he accounted for Jonathan Fellows-Smith
.
Hughes played 19 matches for the county in 1954, and had reasonable success. As well as taking 13 catches and making two stumpings, he hit 566 runs at an average
of 23.58.
However, though he contributed a number of thirties and forties, he reached his half-century only once, when he scored 95 against Essex
at Worcester.
He was designated as wicket-keeper in only four of the games he played in 1954, and when not occupied behind the stumps he sent down over 100 overs, claiming ten wickets with his off-spin.
He did not play first-class cricket after that season.
His son Graeme Hughes
played for New South Wales for a few years in the 1970s, but found more success in rugby league
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n-born English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
who played 21 first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
games, all for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
, in the 1950s. He was born in Zetland
Zetland, New South Wales
Zetland is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Zetland is located 4 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney....
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
.
Hughes played minor cricket for New South Wales Colts, scoring 69 and 60 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
against Queensland Colts in 1951-52,
but his first-class debut came in May 1953 when he appeared for Worcestershire against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
at Fenner's
Fenner's
Fenner's is the University of Cambridge's cricket ground.-History:Fenner's has hosted first-class cricket since 1848, and many of the world's great players have graced the wicket. The ground was established on land leased for the purpose by Francis Fenner, after whom the ground is named.Playing for...
. He played purely as a batsman, as the keeper's spot was taken by George Mills
George Mills (Worcestershire cricketer)
George Thomas Mills was an English cricketer who played two first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1953...
, making one of his two first-class appearances. Hughes made 1 and 15*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
.
His only other first-class outing that season came in June, when he played against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
at Worcester
New Road, Worcester
New Road, Worcester, England, has been the home cricket ground of Worcestershire County Cricket Club since 1896. Immediately to the northwest is a road called New Road, part of the A44, hence the name.- Overview :...
. This time he was behind the stumps, and gained his first stumping when he accounted for Jonathan Fellows-Smith
Jonathan Fellows-Smith
Jonathan Payn Fellows-Smith is a former South African cricketer who played in four Tests in 1960.Fellows-Smith, nicknamed "Pom Pom", was an aggressive right-handed middle order batsman and a useful right-arm medium pace bowler who played the bulk of his cricket in England...
.
Hughes played 19 matches for the county in 1954, and had reasonable success. As well as taking 13 catches and making two stumpings, he hit 566 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 23.58.
However, though he contributed a number of thirties and forties, he reached his half-century only once, when he scored 95 against Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
at Worcester.
He was designated as wicket-keeper in only four of the games he played in 1954, and when not occupied behind the stumps he sent down over 100 overs, claiming ten wickets with his off-spin.
He did not play first-class cricket after that season.
His son Graeme Hughes
Graeme Hughes
Graeme Christopher Hughes is an Australian sportsman turned broadcaster, born in Stanmore, Sydney. He is the last man to have played both rugby league and cricket for New South Wales....
played for New South Wales for a few years in the 1970s, but found more success in rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
.