Gwyn Hughes

Who is Gwyn Hughes?

Gwyn Hughes is a former Welsh cricketer. Hughes was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Cardiff, Glamorgan.

Hughes made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against the touring Pakistanis in 1962. He made sixteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1964 County Championship. In seventeen first-class matches for Glamorgan, Hughes scored 228 runs at an average of 12.66, with a highest score of 92 against the touring Australians in 1964. With the ball, he took 12 wickets at a bowling average of 46.66, with best figures of 3/20.

In 1965, Hughes played for Cambridge University Cricket Club and gained his cricket blue, the varsity match being his final first class appearance. In ten matches, he scored a total of 229 runs at an average of 12.05, with a high score of 48, and took 19 wickets at an average of 42.52, with career best figures of 4/31. A good rugby player he appeared for the university. In later life Hughes taught economics at St Paul's School, London.