Patrick Hughes
Personal information
Born(1943-04-10)10 April 1943
Blackrock, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland[1]
Died19 February 2022(2022-02-19) (aged 78)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 55
Batting average 11.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 35
Balls bowled 873
Wickets 9
Bowling average 48.77
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/77
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 November 2022

Lewis Patrick Hughes (10 April 1943 – 19 February 2022), also known as Podge Hughes, was an Irish cricketer and maths teacher at Mount Temple Comprehensive School.[2] A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler,[1] he played thirteen times for the Ireland cricket team between 1965 and 1978[3] including five first-class matches.[4]

Playing career

Hughes made his debut for Ireland against Hampshire in September 1965[3] in a first-class match.[4] It was very much a poor start to his international career, as he scored a duck in each innings and only took one wicket, and he did not play for Ireland again for almost three years.[3] In June 1972 he played his final first-class match against Scotland[4] and was again absent from the team for an extended period, this time for over five years, returning for a match against Sussex in July 1977. His last match for Ireland was against the MCC at Eglinton, County Londonderry in June 1978.[3]

Statistics

In all matches for Ireland, he scored 159 runs at an average of 10.60. He took 15 wickets at an average of 50.87.[3] In first-class cricket, he scored 55 runs at an average of 11.00 and took nine wickets at an average of 48.77.[1]

Personal life and death

Podge Hughes Hockey Pitch Plaque at Mount Temple School / Clontarf Hockey Club

Hughes died on 19 February 2022, at the age of 78.[5][6] His cousin Alan also represented Ireland at cricket.[3] In February 2023, the hockey pitch in Mount Temple School was renamed in his memory, in partnership with Clontarf Hockey Club.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cricket Archive profile
  2. ↑ "Former Ireland international player Podge Hughes has died". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
  4. 1 2 3 First-class matches played by Patrick Hughes at Cricket Archive
  5. ↑ "Lewis Patrick Hughes (1943 -2022)". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "The death has occurred of Lewis Patrick (Podge) Hughes". RIP.ie. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Announcement of Renaming of Hockey Pitch by Clontarf Hockey Club
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