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- Who finished the speech? While still on the topic of Kim Hughes’ resignation speech, let us try to answer the question many cricket-lovers have sought an answer to: if Hughes broke down midway, who finished the speech?
- A touch of Bradman. By the time he was nine Hughes was a regular Australian Football player, but his love lay in cricket. Since bats were expensive, the boy collected recyclable bottles on his bicycle and eventually bought his first bat for two pounds ten shillings — a Slazenger signed by Don Bradman.
- Telling the teacher off. From his days at Allendale Primary School Hughes was marked as special. An indication of what was to follow in later years, the ten-year old Hughes was more interested in brilliant cricket than grit it out for a victory, and ensured everyone got a chance to bat in the lunch hour.
- A family affair. Glenn Arthur Hughes, five years younger to Kim, was also a competent cricketer, though he was unable to find a spot in the Western Australia side.
Kimberley John Hughes (born 26 January 1954) is a former cricketer who played for Western Australia, Natal and Australia. He captained Australia in 28 Test matches between 1979 and 1984 before captaining a rebel Australian team in a tour of South Africa, a country which at the time was subject to a sporting boycott opposing apartheid.
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Jan 26, 2020 · That of scoring the first in the second century of these games went to Graeme Wood with a fine 112, but it was Wood’s Western Australian team-mate, Kimberley John Hughes, to whom the Centenary Test of 1980 at Lord’s really belonged.
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- Kimberley John Hughes was born on 26 January 1954 and is a former cricketer who played for Western Australia, Natal and Australia.
- Kim Hughes captained Australia in 28 Test matches between 1979 and 1984 before captaining a rebel Australian team in a tour of South Africa, a country which at the time was subject to a sporting boycott opposing apartheid.
- Kim Hughes was identified as a potential Test cricketer from an early age, but his impetuous style of batting, and personality clashes with influential teammates and opponents such as Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh, saw a later introduction to first-class and Test cricket than anticipated.
- Kim Hughes finished his career playing cricket in South Africa.
Kim Hughes made a century on debut for Western Australia, a poised hundred in his fourth Test, and captained Australia to victory in his 11th: a speedy eminence partly attributable to the...
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- February 26, 1954
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Kimberley John Hughes, popularly known as Kim Hughes, was a prominent Australian cricketer who left a lasting impact on the game during his career. Born on
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Apr 15, 1981 · That of scoring the first in the second century of these games went to Graeme Wood with a fine 112, but it was Wood's Western Australian team-mate, KIMBERLEY JOHN HUGHES, to whom the Centenary...
