Hubert Waugh
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Hubert Percy Waugh was an English
cricket
er. Waugh was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
. He was born at West Ham
, Essex
and educated at Forest School, Walthamstow.
Waugh made his first-class
debut for Essex
against the Australian Imperial Forces
in 1919. Three further first-class appearances following in that year, but Waugh would have to wait until 1928 before his next first-class appearance for the county. He made two first-class appearances in that year, before making two final appearances against Gloucestershire
in the 1929 County Championship. He made a total of eight first-class appearances for Essex, scoring a total of 213 runs at an average
of 15.21, with a high score of 128. This score which came against Glamorgan
in 1928 was the only time he passed fifty. After playing for Essex he appeared a number of years later for Suffolk
, making his debut for the county in the 1934 Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire
. He played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1934 to 1939, making 40 appearances. He captained
Suffolk for five years till World War II
, scoring 1,515 runs and taking 84 wickets. While playing for Suffolk he appeared in a single first-class match for the Minor Counties against the touring New Zealanders. In this match, he scored 30 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings, before being dismissed by Alby Roberts
, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 8 by Bill Carson
.
He died from cancer
at Dollis Hill
, Middlesex
on 13 December 1954.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Waugh was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born at West Ham
West Ham
West Ham is in the London Borough of Newham in London, England. In the west it is a post-industrial neighbourhood abutting the site of the London Olympic Park and in the east it is mostly residential, consisting of Victorian terraced housing interspersed with higher density post-War social housing...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
and educated at Forest School, Walthamstow.
Waugh made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
against the Australian Imperial Forces
Australian Imperial Forces cricket team
The Australian Imperial Forces cricket team toured England between May and September 1919, playing 28 first-class matches after the First World War. Its overall record was 12 wins, 4 losses and 12 draws...
in 1919. Three further first-class appearances following in that year, but Waugh would have to wait until 1928 before his next first-class appearance for the county. He made two first-class appearances in that year, before making two final appearances against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
in the 1929 County Championship. He made a total of eight first-class appearances for Essex, scoring a total of 213 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 15.21, with a high score of 128. This score which came against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
in 1928 was the only time he passed fifty. After playing for Essex he appeared a number of years later for Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
, making his debut for the county in the 1934 Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs, which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1934 to 1939, making 40 appearances. He captained
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
Suffolk for five years till World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, scoring 1,515 runs and taking 84 wickets. While playing for Suffolk he appeared in a single first-class match for the Minor Counties against the touring New Zealanders. In this match, he scored 30 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings, before being dismissed by Alby Roberts
Alby Roberts
Albert William Roberts was a New Zealand cricketer who played in five Tests from 1930 to 1937....
, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 8 by Bill Carson
Bill Carson (sportsman)
William Nicol Carson was a sportsman who represented New Zealand at both cricket and rugby union.-Cricket:Carson, an aggressive left-handed batsman and useful fast-medium bowler, started his cricketing career with a couple of large scores for Auckland in the Plunket Shield...
.
He died from cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
at Dollis Hill
Dollis Hill
Dollis Hill is an area of north-west London. It lies close to Willesden, in the London Borough of Brent. As a result, Dollis Hill is sometimes referred as being part of Willesden, especially by the national press...
, Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
on 13 December 1954.
External links
- Hubert Waugh at ESPNcricinfo
- Hubert Waugh at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...