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
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
- ^ a b c Cricket Archive profile
- ^ "Former Ireland international player Podge Hughes has died". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
- ^ a b c First-class matches played by Patrick Hughes at Cricket Archive
- ^ "Lewis Patrick Hughes (1943 -2022)". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "The death has occurred of Lewis Patrick (Podge) Hughes". RIP.ie. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Announcement of Renaming of Hockey Pitch by Clontarf Hockey Club