Daniel Hughes (cricketer)

Daniel Peter Hughes (born 16 February 1989) is an Australian first-class cricketer who plays for New South Wales.^[1] Hughes plays for New South Wales and made his Twenty20 debut on 26 December 2012 playing for Sydney Sixers against Hobart Hurricanes.^[2]

Daniel Hughes

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Peter Hughes
Born	(1989-02-16) 16 February 1989 (age 36) Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Opening batter
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012/13–present	New South Wales (squad no. 16)
2012/13	Sydney Sixers
2013/14–2014/15	Sydney Thunder
2016/17–present	Sydney Sixers (squad no. 16)
2024–present	Sussex (squad no. 89)
2024	Southern Brave (squad no. 16)
First-class debut	14 March 2013 New South Wales v South Australia
List A debut	11 February 2013 New South Wales v Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 81 48 122 Runs scored 5,097 2,547 3,006 Batting average 37.75 57.88 29.76 100s/50s 10/30 11/11 0/20 Top score 178 152 96* Catches/stumpings 56/– 21/– 37/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 July 2024

Career

Hughes plays for the Mosman Cricket Club in the NSW Premier Cricket competition.^[3] Hughes played every match for New South Wales in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He scored two centuries during the tournament, the first against South Australia in 45-run loss^[4] and the second against Queensland. He scored 122, his highest List A score, as part of a 192-run opening partnership with Nic Maddinson, for which he was named man of the match. This was also his fourth consecutive score of 50 or more in the tournament.^[5] Hughes signed for English county team Sussex for the 2024 T20 Blast and part of the 2024 County Championship.^[6]