Alex Hughes (cricketer)
Alex Lloyd Hughes (born 29 September 1991) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Born in Wordsley, West Midlands, he played county cricket for Derbyshire between 2011 and 2022.
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| Full name | Alex Lloyd Hughes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1991 Wordsley, West Midlands, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009 | Staffordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2022 | Derbyshire (squad no. 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 2 August 2013 Derbyshire v Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 4 June 2012 Derbyshire v Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career edit
Hughes played two matches for Staffordshire in the 2009 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk and Cumberland.[1] Having played for the Derbyshire Second XI since 2009,[2] Hughes made his full debut for Derbyshire in a Twenty20 match against Yorkshire in the 2011 Friends Provident t20,[3] scoring an unbeaten 11 runs and bowling three wicket-less overs.[4] Hughes did not feature in any further matches for Derbyshire in the 2011 season.
Hughes made his first-class debut against Sussex County Cricket Club at Hove in August 2013. He went on to hit his maiden first-class hundred against Northamptonshire in July 2015, scoring 111* in a first innings score of 361. Derbyshire went on to win the match by 7 wickets. At the start of the 2016 season, Hughes deputised as Derbyshire captain in the Natwest T20 blast in place of the injured Wes Durston. On 2 September 2016, Hughes scored his second first-class hundred against Gloucestershire, scoring 140 in the second innings of the match.
Hughes retired from cricket at the end of the 2022 season, after an eleven-year career with Derbyshire, to take a up an analyst and support coaching role with the club.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alex Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Teams Alex Hughes played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Alex Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Derbyshire v Yorkshire, 2011 Friends Provident t20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ Friend, Nick (15 November 2022). "Alex Hughes retires from playing to take up Derbyshire coaching position | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
External links edit
- Alex Hughes at ESPNcricinfo
- Alex Hughes at CricketArchive (subscription required)