Profile
When he played his first Test at 20, Phillip Hughes became Australia’s youngest debutant in 25 years and many saw the left-handed opener as the long-term replacement for Australian great Matthew Hayden. But more of an accumulator, Hughes has his own unorthodox batting style which little resembles the burly Queenslander.
Hughes’ rise in cricket has been meteoric. His excellence earned him an A-grade at the Macksville Cricket Club aged 12, before going on to represent Australia in the 2007 Under-19 World Cup. Following the age cricket World Cup, the youngster enjoyed an outstanding first-class season with New South Wales scoring 559 runs at an average of 62.11. His heavy scoring continued the following season before he was brought in as Hayden’s replacement for the 2009 away tour to South Africa, where he made his Test debut.
In only his second Test, Hughes became the youngest man to score a century in each innings of a Test, taking advantage of the extra pace generated by the likes of Steyn and Morkel. Despite the rise in his career, the southpaw failed to be consistent and was dropped soon. However, he returned to the side and with Ricky Ponting's retirement, became a regular in Australia's Test unit. In 2013, he was surprisingly picked by the Mumbai for IPL's sixth season.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
24 |
45 |
1452 |
1 |
33 |
53.81 |
3 |
6 |
160 |
| ODI |
10 |
9 |
416 |
1 |
52 |
77.18 |
2 |
1 |
138* |
| CLT20 |
6 |
6 |
202 |
1 |
40.4 |
108.02 |
0 |
2 |
83 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
12 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| CLT20 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2009-2013
- ODI:
- 2013-2013
- CLT20:
- 2009-2009
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Australia Vs South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - Feb 26, 2009
- Last played:
- Australia Vs India at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Mar 22, 2013
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Australia Vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne - Jan 11, 2013
- Last played:
- Australia Vs West Indies at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne - Feb 10, 2013
- CLT20
-
- Debut:
- New South Wales Vs Diamond Eagles at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Oct 09, 2009
- Last played:
- New South Wales Vs Trinidad and Tobago at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - Oct 23, 2009
