Peekyous people search has 63 people named simon hughes and you can find info, photos, links, family members and more. The third result is simon m hughes age 60s in riverside, il. He has written nine books, including the autobiographical a lot of hard yakka for which he won the william. He is the author of seven books about liverpool fc as well as there she goes, a modern social history of. Simon peter hughes also known as the analyst is an english cricketer and journalist. He started writing for the independent while still playing, and has written for the daily telegraph and broadcasted for the bbc since his retirement in 1994.
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What theyve the ecb based some of their research on, or some of their ambition on, are those figures from 2005 which was that eight to nine million people watched the climaxes of some of those 2005 ashes test matches on channel 4, so clearly there is this perception of a national interest in cricket that is still there. Simon hughes check hughess news, career, age, rankings. Ive read a number of books relating to this subject matter, but im yet to find one as interesting, thought provoking and entertaining as this one by simon hughes. Simon hughes is a manchester based musician who has been playing in bands for 15 years. Cricket and life the art of batting books and arts the economist. Join facebook to connect with simon hughes and others you may know. He is the author of seven books about liverpool fc as well as there she goes, a modern social history of liverpool as a city. Books by simon hughes author of a lot of hard yakka. Simon hughes was born on may 17, 1951 in cheshire, england as simon henry ward hughes.
He is the son of the actor peter hughes, and the brother of the classical historian and broadcaster bettany hughes cricket career. This is a very readable and fascinating examination of what it takes to be a top class batsman in todays ever changing cricket world. This is the final countdown to the most successful batsmen of the last 40 years since the origination of the world cup in 1975. It is a book about the real feelings that batsmen experience and probes into their minds batsmen are the poster boys of cricket. Simon hughes heroworshipped the famous batsmen of his youth, and dreamt of scoring a hundred for england. Select this result to view simon m hughess phone number, address, and more. He has 517 runs in the series at an average of 103. Simon hughes looks at the latest in test match, oneday international and county cricket, including framebyframe pictorial acconts of batting and bowling techniques, past golden moments from english cricket. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about simon hughes on myheritage, the worlds family history network. Batsmen, writes simon hughes, are walking the tightrope between success and.
Simon hughes was a professional cricketer between 1980 and 1993. View simon hughes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Simon hughes is an actor, known for blue heelers 1994, a thousand skies 1985 and legacy of the silver shadow 2002. Simon hughes cricketer wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Simon hughes had a glittering domestic career but that was about it for him.
When you factor in that two key batting spots three and five are occupied by. Simon hughes has 31 books on goodreads with 2773 ratings. In his paintings, drawings, and mixedmedia works on paper, simon hughes embraces and sends up his native canada and explores his position as a canadian contemporary artist. Batsmen the good ones, at least are crickets millionaires and who doesnt want to be one of those. It is bold of simon hughes firstclass career batting average.
In his new book, simon hughes remembers his first impressions of professional cricket life. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover simons. It is a book about the real feelings that batsmen experience and probes into their minds to see how they deal with one of the most precarious jobs in sport, in which life and death are one ball apart. Though he has worked in other mediums, hughes has been focused. South africas cricket world cup nightmare the analyst, simon. Simon peter hughes born 20 december 1959, kingston upon thames, surrey is an english cricketer and journalist. The question is what does a man with a first class batting average of less than. He is the son of the actor, peter hughes, and the brother of the historian bettany hughes. Simon hughes check hughess news, career, age, rankings, stats.
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Hello im simon, a songwriter and producer from new zealand, based amongst the creative inspirations of berlin, germany. Simon hughes was a bowler which, oddly enough, makes him an excellent batting analyst, given that they get to see what works and what doesnt, time and time again the art of bowling is much more cerebral than most give it credit for being. At latymer upper school he was an outstanding fast medium bowler of awayswing and captained the. The balance between analysis and humour works well and i would recommend this book to anyone that is interested in the art of batting, cricket generally or sports psychology. He is the son of the actor peter hughes, and the brother of the classical historian and broadcaster bettany hughes.
He is the son of the actor, peter hughes, and the brother of the classical historian and broadcaster bettany hughes. Simon hughes combines his own personal experience as a first class cricketer and analyst of the game to produce a very accessible book for all who have ever held a bat or are trying to coach others to do so more effectively. At latymer upper school he was an outstanding fast medium bowler of awayswing and captained the school xi successfully. Likewise simon hughes referred to miller in 1990 as being the only remaining. Simon peter hughes born 20 december 1959, kingston upon thames, surrey, also known as the analyst is an english cricketer and journalist. He did not take it as seriously as some, and when it became a rigorous, grimfaced business, he was not sorry to bow out of an eightyear test career that never reached the peaks many expected. Since retiring from the game, he has developed a highly successful media career as a journalist for the daily telegraph, tv commentator as the analyst for channel five, and author, winning the william hill sports book of the year prize for his classic memoir a lot of hard yakka. Brian kenny would have us forget about batting average, eliminate starting pitchers and stop bunting. Simon hughes phone, address, background info whitepages. He writes about football on merseyside and beyond for the athletic.
Read about simon hughess profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on. Simon hughess most popular book is a lot of hard yakka. In simon hughess new book ring of fire, which is released next week. Great technique and plenty of wit from the analyst former bowler turned cricket journalist delivers an engaging. Alastair cook on opening the batting england batsman alastair cook joins simon hughes at the telegraph cricket academy to offer his top tips on how to open the batting. Simon hughes won eight titles with middlesex, including four county cricket championships, between 1980 and 1991 before finishing his playing career at durham. Simon hughes was a bowler which, oddly enough, makes him an excellent batting analyst, given that they get to see what works and what. Nothing in sport emulates life and death so acutely as a cricket innings. In 1997, hughes won a book award for his account of life on the county circuit a lot of hard yakka. The jerky, fidgety steve smith accumulates runs with robotic relentlessness, virat kohli bristles with impetuousness at the crease. Simon hughes, the analyst, asks why englands batting is so bad and whether they can fix it in time for the second test against pakistan. Simon hughes cricketer wikipedia republished wiki 2. Simon hughes was a rightarm fastmedium bowler who was a key part of the middlesex side through the 1980s, although his contributions tended.
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