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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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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 absence ...
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- February 26, 1954
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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.
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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.
Dec 6, 2021 · Kim Hughes told ABC Sport. It was Headingley, 1981, and Hughes had gone from almost certainly leading Australia to a 2-0 advantage to losing the unlosable third Test. "I've had a few nightmares, I ...
Kim Hughes was a victim of circumstance. He led the nation in a time of instability on the field. He was captain on and off for the final four years, with Greg Chappell filling the role on an ...
Jul 16, 2022 · Watch a video of Kim Hughes, the former Australian cricket captain, hitting straight into the hearts of the Australian public. Learn about his attractive batting style and his potential to play Test cricket at an early age.
