External links
- Hugh Weibgen at ESPNcricinfo
- Hugh Weibgen on CrictetStatz
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| Full name | Hugh Desmond Weibgen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 October 2004 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm Off break | ||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| 2024/25– | Sydney Thunder (squad no. 48) | ||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,21 Jan 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Hugh Desmond Weibgen (born 28 October 2004) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League. He is a right handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler.
He attended Brisbane Grammar School [1] and played his junior cricket at Valley District Cricket Club. [2]
Weibgen was named as part of the Queensland Bulls side for the 2023-2024 season on a rookie contract. [3] Despite a back injury limiting his availability during the 2023-24 season,he was upgraded to a full-time contract with Queensland in April 2024. [4]
In December 2024 Weibgen was selected by the Sydney Thunder as a local replacement player for the injured Tanveer Sangha. [5] On 3 January 2025 he made his Big Bash League debut as a concussion substitute during the Thunder's match against the Perth Scorchers after Daniel Sams and Cameron Bancroft collided whilst attempting a catch. [6]
He captained the Australia national under-19 cricket team at the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa. [7] During the tournament he scored a century against England U19 on 31 January 2024. [8] His Australia U19 team won the tournament. [9] [10] Weibgen was selected for ESPNcricinfo's Team of the Tournament with an average of 50.66 and a strike rate of 83. [11]
He came on as a substitute fielder on day five in the third test between Australia and India in December 2024.
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