Hugh Massie

Hugh Hamon Massie (11 April 1855 – 12 October 1938) was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia.^[2]

Hugh Massie's Test career batting graph.

Hugh Massie

Personal information
Full name	Hugh Hamon Massie
Born	(1855-04-11)11 April 1855[1] Near Belfast, now Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
Died	12 October 1938(1938-10-12) (aged 83) Point Piper, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Top-order batsman
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 28)	31 December 1881 v England
Last Test	24 February 1885 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1878–1888	New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition Tests FC Matches 9 64 Runs scored 249 2485 Batting average 15.56 23.00 100s/50s 0/1 1/13 Top score 55 206 Balls bowled 0 126 Wickets 0 2 Bowling average n/a 30.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling n/a 2/39 Catches/stumpings 5/0 35/0
Source: CricketArchive, 14 April 2008

Massie's role in the 1882 Ashes Test at The Oval was almost as pivotal in deciding the result as Fred Spofforth's celebrated performance with the ball.^[3] 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.^[4] They duly took the match to win by seven runs.

His son Jack Massie was a noted New South Wales cricketer in the 1910s.^[5]

See also

• List of New South Wales representative cricketers