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The stylish batter with the golden curls had been in charge of the Test team on seven occasions in 1979 when Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee and other mainstays were unavailable due to their participation in Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket.
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With an attractive batting style, Kim Hughes' potential to play Test cricket was discovered at an early age. More on: Perth; Cricket; Live Stories. Second group of hostages leaves Gaza after delay.
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Kim Hughes. Kim Hughes was a cricketing trailblazer on two counts - as a devil-may-care batsman and as the first Western Australian to captain Australia. He was a prodigal talent, scoring a century in first-grade club cricket at 15 but had to wait until he was 21 before being picked up for WA. On 2 November 1975, Hughes walked out to bat for.
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Personal Details Full Name Kim John Hughes Age 69 Date of Birth 26 January 1954 Birthplace Margaret River Height 182cmcm Batting Style Right Handed Bat Bowling Style Right-Arm Medium 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.
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Former Australian Test captain Kim Hughes to use his booze story to inspire cricketers John Townsend The West Australian Fri, 15 October 2021 11:00AM Former Australian cricket captain Kim Hughes at Subiaco-Floreat Cricket club. He is a mental health ambassador working with cricketers.
Kim Hughes Former Australian Test captain reveals drinking hell Herald Sun
Kim Hughes, Australia's cricket captain for 28 Test matches, resigned the leadership yesterday afternoon, shortly after the West Indies had inflicted another defeat on his team. His deputy Allan Border, 29, is likely to be appointed captain for the rest of the series. Kim Hughes leaves the Press conference.
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Almanack Kim Hughes: The millionaire batsman - Almanack by Ian Brayshaw January 26, 2020 - 9:47am 4-minute read The Centenary Test at Lord's in 1980 was a rain-ruined let-down, but it was saved from total disaster by two innings by Kim Hughes. They were enough to make him a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1981.
Kim Hughes says Steve Smith is better prepared for Test captaincy than he was The Courier Mail
Australian cricket icon and former Test captain Kim Hughes has spoken publicly for the first time about a recent alcohol battle that sent him "down the wrong path". Now 23 weeks sober, the West Australian sporting legend revealed his struggles with drinking to Gareth Parker on Radio 6PR's Breakfast program.
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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. One that cost him his marriage, isolated him from his family, and could have ultimately cost him his life.
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Kim Hughes thus became the 213th player in First-Class cricket history to score a century on debut. NSW put up 293 in the second innings, with a maiden First-Class century by Peter Toohey (125).
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VIDEO: Australian cricket captain Kim Hughes on recovering from alcoholism Posted Sun 17 Jul 2022 at 8:29am Sunday 17 Jul 2022 at 8:29am Sun 17 Jul 2022 at 8:29am Watch
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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 .
Cricket great Kim Hughes opens up about battle with alcohol and rehabilitation stint The West
Former Australian Test captain Kim Hughes has called on the nation's cricket leaders to urgently address bad blood between the country's bowlers and supposed blackballed West Aussie Cam Bancroft.
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Kim Hughes: 23 facts about Australian cricket's Golden Boy Kim Hughes had started off on a high. Thanks to Kerry Packer's intervention, captaincy was thrust upon him in only his 11th Test,.
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Kim Hughes would jump down the wicket to the fastest of bowlers to bring a smile on the face of the spectator. Unfortunately, his career came to a premature end, thanks to some of his teammates.
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Former Australian captain Kim Hughes says if selectors don't pick Cameron Bancroft, it will be a "slap in the face" to the best domestic competition in the world. Robert Craddock 6 min read
