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Merv Hughes, Australia
Merv Hughes, a former Australian cricketer, was born on Nov 23, 1961. As of 2026, he is 65 years old and remains a prominent figure in cricket. Merv Hughes is a Right Handed batter and one of the greatest batters in the game.
Merv Hughes's cricket career spanned an impressive period from 1985 to 1994, during which he made significant contributions to the sport. His time on the field showcased his skills and dedication, leaving a lasting impact on the game.
In his Test career, Merv Hughes has played 53 matches in his Test career and he took 212 wickets, with an average of 28.38, conceding nearly 2.94 runs per over with a best individual figure of 13/217.
In Merv Hughes's Odi career, has played 33 matches to date in his Odi career and he took 38 wickets, with an average of 29.34, conceding nearly 4.08 runs per over with a best individual figure of 4/44.
Merv HughesAustralia
- Born: Nov 23, 1961 (64 years)
- Period: (1985-1994)
- Batting Style: Right Handed
- Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Batting Career Summary
| MAT | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | SR | The Hundred | 50 | 4s | 6s | CT | ST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 53 | 8 | 1032 | 72* | 16.65 | 46.22 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 17 | - | - |
| ODI | 33 | 8 | 100 | 20 | 11.11 | 74.63 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
Bowling Career Summary
| MAT | Ov | M | Wkts | AVG | ECON | Best | 5w | 10w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 53 | 2047.3 | 499 | 212 | 28.38 | 2.94 | 8/87 | 7 | 0 |
| ODI | 33 | 273.1 | 22 | 38 | 29.34 | 4.08 | 4/44 | 0 | 0 |
Home/Away Record (Batting)
| Venue | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 45 | 6 | 638 | 72* | 16.36 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Away | 25 | 2 | 394 | 71 | 17.13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Overall | 70 | 8 | 1032 | 72* | 16.65 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Venue | MAT | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | SR | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 8.33 | 43.10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Away | 17 | 5 | 75 | 20 | 12.50 | 98.68 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Overall | 33 | 8 | 100 | 20 | 11.11 | 74.63 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Home/Away Record (Bowling)
| Venue | Ov | M | Wkts | Runs | AVG | ECON | SR | Best | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1187.0 | 296 | 126 | 3382 | 26.84 | 2.85 | 56.52 | 8/87 | 6 | 1 |
| Away | 860.3 | 203 | 86 | 2635 | 30.64 | 3.06 | 60.03 | 5/92 | 1 | 0 |
| Overall | 2047.3 | 499 | 212 | 6017 | 28.38 | 2.94 | 57.95 | 8/87 | 7 | 1 |
| Venue | Ov | M | Wkts | Runs | AVG | ECON | SR | Best | 4w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 130.2 | 9 | 20 | 549 | 27.45 | 4.21 | 39.10 | 4/44 | 1 |
| Away | 142.5 | 13 | 18 | 566 | 31.44 | 3.96 | 47.61 | 3/33 | 0 |
| Overall | 273.1 | 22 | 38 | 1115 | 29.34 | 4.08 | 43.13 | 4/44 | 1 |
By Year Record (Batting)
| Year | MAT | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 8.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 21* | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 332 | 72* | 33.20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 32 | 15.25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 119 | 36 | 9.15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 142 | 26 | 15.78 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 276 | 45 | 21.23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 26* | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Overall (10) | 53 | 70 | 8 | 1032 | 72* | 16.65 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Year | MAT | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | SR | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 66.67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 6.60 | 53.23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10* | 19.00 | 90.48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 14.67 | 107.32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Overall (6) | 33 | 17 | 8 | 100 | 20 | 11.11 | 74.63 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
By Year Record (Bowling)
| Year | Ov | M | Wkts | Runs | AVG | ECON | SR | Best | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 38.0 | 6 | 1 | 123 | 123.00 | 3.24 | 228.00 | 1/123 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 108.3 | 20 | 8 | 354 | 44.25 | 3.26 | 81.38 | 3/134 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 63.0 | 18 | 7 | 187 | 26.71 | 2.97 | 54.00 | 3/40 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 150.1 | 36 | 18 | 468 | 26.00 | 3.12 | 50.06 | 8/87 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | 389.4 | 92 | 38 | 1200 | 31.58 | 3.08 | 61.53 | 5/88 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 209.1 | 72 | 23 | 522 | 22.70 | 2.50 | 54.57 | 5/111 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 323.3 | 71 | 36 | 968 | 26.89 | 2.99 | 53.92 | 4/37 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 190.0 | 44 | 20 | 510 | 25.50 | 2.68 | 57.00 | 4/82 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 505.3 | 127 | 57 | 1448 | 25.40 | 2.86 | 53.21 | 5/64 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 70.0 | 13 | 4 | 237 | 59.25 | 3.39 | 105.00 | 3/59 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall (10) | 2047.3 | 499 | 212 | 6017 | 28.38 | 2.94 | 57.95 | 8/87 | 7 | 1 |
| Year | Ov | M | Wkts | Runs | AVG | ECON | SR | Best | 4w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 28.0 | 1 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 4.18 | 28.00 | 3/30 | 0 |
| 1989 | 91.2 | 4 | 15 | 390 | 26.00 | 4.27 | 36.53 | 4/44 | 1 |
| 1990 | 64.0 | 7 | 6 | 249 | 41.50 | 3.89 | 64.00 | 3/36 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 3.36 | 19.67 | 3/33 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 49.00 | 5.44 | 54.00 | 1/49 | 0 |
| 1993 | 71.0 | 9 | 7 | 277 | 39.57 | 3.90 | 60.86 | 2/41 | 0 |
| Overall (6) | 273.1 | 22 | 38 | 1115 | 29.34 | 4.08 | 43.13 | 4/44 | 1 |
By Position Record (Batting)
| Position | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 25 | 4 | 516 | 71 | 24.57 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 2 | 267 | 36 | 14.05 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 2 | 167 | 72* | 10.44 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Overall | 70 | 8 | 1032 | 72* | 16.65 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Position | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | SR | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10* | 90.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 8.33 | 78.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 12* | 13.33 | 117.65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 8.33 | 43.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 17 | 8 | 100 | 20 | 11.11 | 74.63 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
By Opponent Record (Batting)
| Team | MAT | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 21 | 0 | 278 | 71 | 13.24 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| India | 6 | 9 | 0 | 154 | 36 | 17.11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 6 | 1 | 138 | 45 | 27.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 32 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| South Africa | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 26* | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 5 | 1 | 113 | 30 | 28.25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| West Indies | 14 | 22 | 3 | 268 | 72* | 14.11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Overall (7) | 53 | 70 | 8 | 1032 | 72* | 16.65 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Team | MAT | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | SR | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10* | 90.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | 153.85 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12* | 12.00 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 5.67 | 73.91 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8* | 114.29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| West Indies | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 10.00 | 43.48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Overall (7) | 33 | 17 | 8 | 100 | 20 | 11.11 | 74.63 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
By Opponent Record (Bowling)
| Year | Ov | M | Wkts | Runs | AVG | ECON | SR | Best | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 764.2 | 183 | 75 | 2269 | 30.25 | 2.97 | 61.15 | 5/92 | 1 | 0 |
| India | 237.3 | 52 | 23 | 634 | 27.57 | 2.67 | 61.96 | 4/50 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 223.2 | 65 | 25 | 589 | 23.56 | 2.64 | 53.60 | 4/51 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 140.0 | 51 | 16 | 357 | 22.31 | 2.55 | 52.50 | 5/111 | 1 | 0 |
| South Africa | 70.0 | 13 | 4 | 237 | 59.25 | 3.39 | 105.00 | 3/59 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 131.2 | 31 | 16 | 407 | 25.44 | 3.10 | 49.25 | 5/67 | 2 | 0 |
| West Indies | 481.0 | 104 | 53 | 1524 | 28.75 | 3.17 | 54.45 | 8/87 | 3 | 1 |
| Overall (7) | 2047.3 | 499 | 212 | 6017 | 28.38 | 2.94 | 57.95 | 8/87 | 7 | 1 |
| Year | Ov | M | Wkts | Runs | AVG | ECON | SR | Best | 4w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 10.0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 1.50 | 60.00 | 1/15 | 0 |
| England | 31.0 | 3 | 3 | 132 | 44.00 | 4.26 | 62.00 | 2/41 | 0 |
| India | 22.0 | 1 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 5.09 | 33.00 | 3/36 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 52.0 | 6 | 4 | 213 | 53.25 | 4.10 | 78.00 | 1/23 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 60.0 | 6 | 7 | 236 | 33.71 | 3.93 | 51.43 | 3/30 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 37.2 | 1 | 5 | 135 | 27.00 | 3.62 | 44.80 | 2/41 | 0 |
| West Indies | 60.5 | 2 | 14 | 272 | 19.43 | 4.47 | 26.07 | 4/44 | 1 |
| Overall (7) | 273.1 | 22 | 38 | 1115 | 29.34 | 4.08 | 43.13 | 4/44 | 1 |
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