Toby Roger Hughes (born 15 February 1979) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Toby Hughes
Personal information
Full name
Toby Roger Hughes
Born (1979-02-15) 15 February 1979 (age 45)
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000–2001Cambridge University
2001–2002Cambridge UCCE
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 38
Batting average 4.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 13*
Balls bowled 1,530
Wickets 17
Bowling average 50.76
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/55
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 August 2020

Hughes was born at Stourport-on-Severn in February 1979. He was educated at Oldbury Wells School, before going up to Homerton College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for both Cambridge University and Cambridge UCCE from 2000–02.[notes 1] He made seven appearances for Cambridge University, which included two appearances in The University Match against Oxford, in addition to four appearances for Cambridge UCCE.[2] Playing as a right-arm medium-fast bowler, he took 17 wickets in his eleven first-class matches, at an average of 50.76, with best figures of 3 for 55.[1] 13 of these wickets came for Cambridge University.[3]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Cambridge UCCE differed from Cambridge University Cricket Club in that it was open to students at Anglia Ruskin University, whereas Cambridge University Cricket Club is exclusively for students of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge.
  1. ^ a b "Player profile: Toby Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Toby Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Toby Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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