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Daniel Hughes (cricketer)

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Daniel Hughes
Personal information
Full name
Daniel Peter Hughes
Born (1989-02-16) 16 February 1989 (age 35)
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–presentNew South Wales (squad no. 16)
2012/13Sydney Sixers
2013/14–2014/15Sydney Thunder
2016/17–presentSydney Sixers (squad no. 16)
2024–presentSussex (squad no. 89)
2024Southern Brave (squad no. 16)
First-class debut14 March 2013 New South Wales v South Australia
List A debut11 February 2013 New South Wales v Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 81 48 122
Runs scored 5,097 2,547 3,006
Batting average 37.75 57.88 29.76
100s/50s 10/30 11/11 0/20
Top score 178 152 96*
Catches/stumpings 56/– 21/– 37/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 July 2024

Daniel Peter Hughes (born 16 February 1989) is an Australian first-class cricketer who plays for New South Wales.[1] Hughes plays for New South Wales and made his Twenty20 debut on 26 December 2012 playing for Sydney Sixers against Hobart Hurricanes.[2]

Career

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Hughes plays for the Mosman Cricket Club in the NSW Premier Cricket competition.[3] Hughes played every match for New South Wales in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He scored two centuries during the tournament, the first against South Australia in 45-run loss[4] and the second against Queensland. He scored 122, his highest List A score, as part of a 192-run opening partnership with Nic Maddinson, for which he was named man of the match. This was also his fourth consecutive score of 50 or more in the tournament.[5] Hughes signed for English county team Sussex for the 2024 T20 Blast and part of the 2024 County Championship.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Wu, Andrew (3 November 2017). "Ashes 2017: Daniel Hughes' long road from Cowra to cusp of baggy green cap". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Daniel Hughes". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Daniel Hughes | Cricket NSW". www.cricketnsw.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Ross equals de Villiers' record in Redbacks win". ESPNcricinfo. 6 October 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Hughes ton makes light work of Queensland's 282". ESPNcricinfo. 13 October 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Cheteshwar Pujara and Daniel Hughes join Sussex for 2024". BBC Sport. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.