merv hughes Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
merv hughes is a cricketer(sportsman) from Australia. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Mervyn Gregory Hughes
Born
November 23, 1961, Euroa, Victoria
Age
61 years old
Nicknames
Fruitfly
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast
Playing Role
Bowler
Other
Selector
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 53 | 33 | - | - |
Inn | 70 | 17 | - | - |
Runs | 1032 | 100 | - | - |
Avg | 16.65 | 11.11 | - | - |
SR | 46.22 | 74.63 | - | - |
HS | 72 | 20 | - | - |
NO | 8 | 8 | - | - |
100s | 0 | 0 | - | - |
50s | 2 | 0 | - | - |
4s | 96 | 6 | - | - |
6s | 17 | 4 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 53 | 33 | - | - |
Inn | 97 | 33 | - | - |
Balls | 12285 | 1639 | - | - |
Runs | 6017 | 1115 | - | - |
Wkt | 212 | 38 | - | - |
BBI | 87 / 8 | 44 / 4 | - | - |
BBM | 217 / 13 | 44 / 4 | - | - |
Eco | 2.94 | 4.08 | - | - |
Avg | 28.38 | 29.34 | - | - |
5W | 7 | 0 | - | - |
10W | 1 | 0 | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- Essex
- Victoria
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Hughes grabbed eyeballs soon after and he got his national call-up in 1985-86 making his Test debut at Adelaide against India. But with figures of 1/123 in the match, the selectors dropped him for the final two Test matches of the 3-match series. However, Hughes made a comeback for the 1986-87 Ashes series bagging 10 wickets in 4 games. His most noted performance came against a visiting West Indies at Perth in December 1988. Hughes bettered his first innings haul of 5/130 by claiming 8 wickets for 87 runs, his best bowling figures in an innings, including a hat-trick which was spread across three different overs (Curtley Ambrose (35.6), Patrick Patterson (37.1, WI all-out) and Gordon Greenidge (0.1 second innings)).
The Victorian picked up his fourth five-wicket haul in Tests against Sri Lanka at Hobart in 1989 to help Australia win by a huge margin and was a regular in the side. He decided to retire in 1994 after the second Test against South Africa at Cape Town. He ended his career with 212 wickets in 53 Test matches including seven fifers and was amongst the very few Aussie quicks who went past 200 wickets in the longest format. He was a useful batsman lower down the order and also had a couple of fifties to his credit.
Unfortunately, Hughes was never considered a one-day material by the Australian selectors and was drafted into the side only when another player was injured or unavailable for selection. He made his ODI debut in 1988 against Pakistan at Adelaide but could feature only in 33 ODIs taking 38 wickets. His best (4/44) came against West Indies at Sydney in 1989 and eventually quit the format in 1993.
A 6'4'' bloke, Hughes was always considered overweight with him being a notorious consumer of alcohol. He then went on to replace Allan Border as the Australian selector in 2005 but was replaced by Greg Chappell in 2010 after Australia lost the 2009 Ashes series which eventually resulted in them losing the number one status in Tests.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Merv Hughes was a big-hearted fast bowler who ultimately made a major contribution to Australia's fortunes. A crowd favourite, he was a lively character armed with an imposing run-up and delivery action, a classic fast bowlers' glare down the pitch, a mischievous sense of humour and a moustache of incredible proportions. And while his antics sometimes overshadowed his bowling, Hughes gave every ounce of effort to his country, and helped it to re-climb the ranks of Test cricket. Hughes made a comparatively modest entrance in the mid-1980s, but his value came to the fore against West Indies in 1988-89, when he lost pace partner Geoff Lawson to a broken jaw in the second Test. Hughes gained a hat-trick in that match, but his performance - 13 for 217 off 73.1 overs - illustrated his ability to combine the roles of spearhead and stock bowler.
By the mid-point of his international career, Hughes had improved his accuracy and variation and was using his bouncer, which remained a favourite throughout his career, with greater discretion. After ducks in his first three Test innings, he also become a handy batsman - albeit one who favoured a powerful, tail-enders' hoick over midwicket - and had a top score of 72 against the mighty West Indians of 1988-89. Hughes saved his greatest series performance for the 1993 Ashes tour, when bowling partner Craig McDermott was ruled out with a twisted bowel. Over the six Tests, Hughes took 31 wickets from almost 300 overs, helping Australia to a 4-1 victory.
Hughes sustained a serious knee injury during the series and made only a fleeting Test comeback the following summer, finishing with 212 career wickets. However, his enthusiasm for the game continued long after his international days. He appeared for the Canberra Comets during their experiment against the states in domestic one-day cricket, and became a veteran of his local club Footscray in Melbourne. A host of supporters' tours, he made the surprise step into high-level administration when he replaced Allan Border as an Australian selector in 2005. Dressed in a suit and with contemporary glasses he looks anything but the man who mixed jest with aggression as one of the country's most recognisable players.
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