John Gareth Hughes (born 3 May 1971) is a former English

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er. Hughes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Hughes made his

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debut for

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against

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in the 1990 County Championship. He made nineteen first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against

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in the

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. A bowler, Hughes took 37 wickets at an

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of 43.83, with best figures of 5/69. These figures, his only

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, came against Hampshire in 1994. A tailend batsman, Hughes scored 128 runs at a batting average of 5.33, with a high score of 17. He made his

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debut against

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in the

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. He made nine further List A appearances for Northamptonshire, the last of which came against the touring

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in 1997. He took 6 wickets in his ten matches, which came at an average of 43.83 and best figures of 2/39. While playing for Northamptonshire he also undertook university studies, in doing so he appeared once for the

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in the

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. Leaving Northamptonshire at the end of the 1997 season, he proceeded to join

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for the 1998 season. He made his debut for the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Surrey Cricket Board. Between 1998 and 2001, he made 24

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appearances and sixteen MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for Bedfordshire in the

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against

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, and between 1998 and 2001 he made nine further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against

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in the 2nd round of the

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, which was played in 2001 to avoid fixture congestion the following season. In his ten List A appearances for Bedfordshire, he took 8 wickets at an average of 39.37, with best figures of 3/17, while with the bat he scored 77 runs at an average of 12.83, with a high score of 30.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, John 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Wellingborough English cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Bedfordshire cricketers British Universities cricketers Cricketers from Northamptonshire