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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...
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 .
Jul 16, 2022 · Kim is former Australia cricket captain and beloved personality Kim Hughes, who was in the throes of a spiralling alcohol addiction. It was a tragic fall for one of Western Australia's favourite sons.
Profile. Kim Hughes had an incident and struggle filled career. A man with strong, independent opinions, Hughes refused to be a part of the World Series Cricket parade. He chose to stick with...
Jan 26, 2015 · Abhishek Mukherjee lists 23 lesser-known facts about the “Golden Boy” of Australian cricket. We are all familiar with the saga of Kimberley John Hughes. Had he lived up to expectations he ...
Des Hoare, a tearaway fast bowler for Western Australia who played one Test match, was captain of the side when Hughes made his début in first-grade club cricket in Perth, immediately recognised...
Feb 25, 2013 · 25-Feb-2013. Rob Smyth, in the Guardian, looks back at the career of Kim Hughes, a story also captured in the book Golden Boy by Christian Ryan. Hughes was undeniably a genius, with the...
Dec 6, 2021 · With the home side facing odds of 500-1 to win at Headingley in 1981, two stoic Englishmen stood in the way of Kim Hughes leading his Australians to a famous victory — and it's a string of ...
Mar 10, 2023 · When Kim Hughes saw a 13-year-old Cameron Green in the Subiaco-Floreat nets, the former Australian captain thought they had something special.
Player Story. Ashes Tests: 22. Captain: 6. Record: 1 win, 3 losses, 2 draws. Off the Mark. Kim Hughes’ time as an Australian cricketer was anything but conventional. An on again off again skipper for six years, Hughes struggled to find his niche in a side that was constantly chopping and changing.
