Hubert Ralph John Rhys (31 August 1897 – 18 March 1970) was a

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er. Rhys was a right-handed batsman. He was born at

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, and was educated at Shrewsbury School. Rhys made his first-class debut for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University in 1929, making a

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on debut with a score of 149 in the Free Foresters first-innings. This would be the only time he would make a century in his brief first-class career. In that same season he made his first-class debut for

in the County Championship against

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at Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd. He made a further appearance in that season against

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. In the following season, Rhys made five first-class appearances for Glamorgan, the last of which came against

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, which was also his final match for the county. Rhys made a total of seven first-class appearances for Glamorgan, scoring 147 runs at an average of 12.25, with a high score of 35. In that same season he also made two further first-class appearances: one for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University, in which he recorded his only first-class half century with a score of 73, while another appearance came for Wales against the Marylebone Cricket Club. Rhys later appeared in a single

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match for

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against

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in 1934. He died at Llandaff, Glamorgan, on 18 March 1970.

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