Merv Hughes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Merv Hughes
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 23, 1961(1961-11-23)
Age	63
Birthplace	Eucla
Country	Australia
Birth City	Western Australia
Horoscope	Scorpio

Merv Hughes Biography

Merv Hughes is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on November 23, 1961 in Eucla, Western Australia, Australia. A former right-arm fast bowler, nicknamed “Fruitfly”, who represented Australia in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. His boozing and large mustache were a favorite of fans.

Both he and He and Mike Whitney were both members of the Australian team which competed at the 1992 Cricket World Cup. made up the Australian team that competed in the 1992 Cricket World Cup.

Hughes also played Australian rules football during the winter in the late 1970s and early 1980s; at his peak, he was a key position player for the Werribee Football Club in the Victorian Football Association first division.

Hughes started his career playing district cricket with Footscray in 1978–79. Footscray (now called Footscray-Edgewater) has subsequently had their main home ground named after him; it is now known as the Mervyn G. Hughes Oval. He was selected for Victoria in 1981–82 and made his debut against the South Australian Redbacks.

He married Sue Hughes, and they had two sons, Scott (and Tim). His father was a schoolmaster.

Merv Hughes Net Worth

Merv Hughes is one of the richest Cricket Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Merv Hughes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1978, he began playing for Footscray district cricket.

In 2003, he portrayed Ivan Milat in Fat Pizza.

Mervyn Gregory Hughes (born 23 November 1961) is a former Australian cricketer living in Melbourne. A right-arm fast bowler, he represented Australia in 53 Test matches between 1985 and 1994, taking 212 wickets. He played 33 One Day Internationals, taking 38 wickets. He took a hat-trick in a Test against the West Indies at the WACA in 1988–89 and went on to take 8/87 for the match. In 1993, he took 31 wickets in the Ashes series against England. He was a useful lower-order batsman, scoring two half-centuries in Tests and over 1,000 runs in all. He also represented the Victorian Bushrangers, Essex in English county cricket, the ACT Comets and Australia A in the World Series Cup.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Merv Hughes height 6 ft 4 in Merv weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Merv Hughes Dating?

According to our records, Merv Hughes married to Sue Hughes. As of December 1, 2023, Merv Hughes’s is not dating anyone.

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Hughes replaced Allan Border in June 2005 as a selector for the Australian cricket team, although his performance as a selector came under much scrutiny after many controversial decisions and the loss of the number-one ranking in Test matches after the 2009 Ashes series. However, Australia would go on to have a successful 2009–10 summer, finishing undefeated in all three forms of the game. Hughes though, was later dropped as a selector for the Australian cricket team and subsequently replaced by Greg Chappell on 29 October 2010.

Facts & Trivia

Merv Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Merv Hughes celebrates birthday on November 23 of every year.

Hughes’ physical presence (a burly 6’4″), handlebar moustache, a penchant for exuberant displays of affection for his fellow players, along with a tendency to talk to the opposition in inventively colourful language (his nickname was “Fruitfly” – a somewhat incongruous nickname until Allan Border explained it was a reference to “Australia’s greatest national pest”) and a (some would say) “mincing” run-up (that at times stretched to 45 paces), made him a firm favorite amongst supporters, who would often imitate his warm-up stretches behind him en masse. In England, on his second Ashes tour in 1993, the crowd often chanted “Sumo” when he ran in to bowl.

Was Merv Hughes a fast bowler?

Merv Hughes, in full Mervyn Gregory Hughes, bynames Mad Merv and Sumo, (born November 23, 1961, Euroa, Victoria, Australia), Australian cricket player who was one of the most dominant fast bowlers in international cricket during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Is Merv Hughes still alive?

Mervyn Gregory Hughes ( born 23 November 1961 ) is a former Australian cricketer living in Melbourne.

Who is Merv Hughes wife?

Sue Hughes

How old is Merv Hughes?

60 years (November 23, 1961)

How old is Murph Hughes?

60 years (November 23, 1961)