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Hugh Hamon Massie (11 April 1854 – 12 October 1938) was a 
Massie's role in the 1882
cricket
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er who played for New South Wales
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and Australia
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Massie's role in the 1882 Ashes
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Test at The Oval
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was almost as pivotal in deciding the result as Fred Spofforth's celebrated performance with the ball. With Alick Bannerman as his opening partner, the hard-hitting Massie scored 55 in 57 minutes from just sixty deliveries, with nine fours, to give the Australians a chance. They duly took the match to win by seven runs.
His son Jack Massie
Robert John Allwright Massie (8 July 1890 – 14 February 1966) was an Australian first-class cricketer who played with New South Wales and represented them in the Sheffield Shield.
Massie also served in World War I as an officer in the Austr ...
was a noted New South Wales cricketer in the 1910s.
See also
*List of New South Wales representative cricketers
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