Philip Heywood Hughes (born 17 June 1991) is an English

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er. Hughes is a right-handed batsman who bowls right arm medium pace. He was born in

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

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and educated at

The Romsey School The Romsey School is a mixed community academy in Romsey, Hampshire, England. The school was a secondary modern, called Romsey County Secondary School, until the 1970s when it became a comprehensive. In 2000 it became a Specialist Language C ...

and

Peter Symonds College Peter Symonds College is a sixth form college in Winchester, Hampshire, in the south of England. Founded as a boys' grammar school, it is one of the few specialist sixth form colleges which is also a boarding school. It serves Falkland Island ...

. While studying for his degree at

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, Hughes made his

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debut for

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against

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in 2010. In that same season he played in the

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between Cambridge University Cricket Club and Oxford University Cricket Club. During the 2011 season, he made three further first-class appearances for Cambridge MCCU, and once again appeared in that seasons University Match. Hughes struggled against top-class opponents, scoring 91 runs at an

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of 15.16, with a high score of 32.

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* 1991 births Living people Cricketers from Southampton People educated at Peter Symonds College Alumni of the University of Cambridge English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Cambridge MCCU cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1990s-stub