| Hughes playing for Sussex (2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daniel Peter Hughes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 February 1989 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–2024/25 | New South Wales (squad no. 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13 | Sydney Sixers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14–2014/15 | Sydney Thunder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17–present | Sydney Sixers (squad no. 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Sussex (squad no. 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Southern Brave (squad no. 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 14 March 2013 New South Wales v South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 11 February 2013 New South Wales v Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,26 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Peter Hughes (born 16 February 1989) is an Australian first-class cricketer who plays for New South Wales. [1] Hughes plays for New South Wales and made his Twenty20 debut on 26 December 2012 playing for Sydney Sixers against Hobart Hurricanes. [2]
Hughes plays for the Mosman Cricket Club in the NSW Premier Cricket competition. [3] Hughes played every match for New South Wales in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He scored two centuries during the tournament,the first against South Australia in 45-run loss [4] and the second against Queensland. He scored 122,his highest List A score,as part of a 192-run opening partnership with Nic Maddinson,for which he was named man of the match. This was also his fourth consecutive score of 50 or more in the tournament. [5] Hughes signed for English county team Sussex for the 2024 T20 Blast and part of the 2024 County Championship. [6]