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Phillip Hughes

Profile

Full name : Phillip Joel Hughes
Born : 30 November 1988 (1988-11-30)
           (age 22),Macksville, New South Wales,
           Australia
Nickname : Hughesy
Height : 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Batting style : Left-hand bat
Bowling style : Right-arm off-break
Role : Opener

Biography

Phillip Joel Hughes (born 30 November 1988) is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman who is widely considered to be one of the most promising prospects for Australia's future.He made his Test debut at the age of 20 after just two seasons with New South Wales.

Hughes was born in Macksville, a small town on the north coast of New South Wales, to parents Greg and Virginia. The son of a banana farmer and an Italian mother, Hughes was also a talented rugby league player who once played alongside Australian rugby league international Greg Inglis. He played his junior cricket for Macksville R.S.L Cricket Club, where he excelled so quickly that he was playing A-Grade at the age of 12. At the age of 17, Hughes moved from Macksville to Sydney to play for Western Suburbs District Cricket Club in Sydney Grade Cricket while he attended Homebush Boys High. He scored 141* on his grade debut and enjoyed a solid 2006–07 season scoring 752 runs at an average of 35.81 with a highest score of 142*. He represented Australia at the Under-19s World Cup in 2007. He was coached at Activate Cricket Centre in Mortlake.

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