Hubert Percy Waugh (24 December 1898 – 13 December 1954) was an English

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er. Waugh was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm at

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. He was born at

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, Essex and educated at

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. Waugh made his first-class debut for

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against the Australian Imperial Forces in 1919. Three further first-class appearances following in that year, but Waugh would have to wait until 1928 before his next first-class appearance for the county. He made two first-class appearances in that year, before making two final appearances against

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in the 1929 County Championship. He made a total of eight first-class appearances for Essex, scoring a total of 213 runs at an

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of 15.21, with a high score of 128. This score which came against

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in 1928 was the only time he passed fifty. After playing for Essex he appeared a number of years later for

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, making his debut for the county in the 1934

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against

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. He played

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cricket for Suffolk from 1934 to 1939, making 40 appearances. He captained Suffolk for five years till

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, scoring 1,515 runs and taking 84 wickets. While playing for Suffolk he appeared in a single first-class match for the

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against the touring

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. In this match, he scored 30 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings, before being dismissed by

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, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 8 by Bill Carson. He died from cancer at

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on 13 December 1954.

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