Simon Hughes (cricketer)

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ISBN 978-0340582343
  • A Lot of Hard Yakka (1997), Headline Book Publishing, ISBN   978-0747255161
  • Yakking Around the World: A Cricketer's Quest for Love and Utopia (2001), Pocket Books, ISBN   978-0671773823
  • Jargonbusting, (2002), Channel 4 Books, ISBN   978-0752265087
  • Morning Everyone: An Ashes Odyssey
  • And God Created Cricket
  • Cricket's Greatest Rivalry: A History of the Ashes in 10 Matches (2013), Cassell Illustrated, ISBN   978-1844037438
  • Who Wants to be a Batsman? (2015)
  • A New Innings (2020) with Manoj Badale.
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    References

    1. "All Out Cricket Interview".
    2. "Simon Hughes "The Analyst" Youtube Channel". YouTube .
    3. Hughes, Simon [@theanalyst] (20 May 2022). "Hey @bettanyhughes our fantastic dad Peter Hughes - versatile actor and dedicated cricket coach - would have been 💯 today! In memory of an amazing life here's one of our favourite scenes of vid from the great WW2 film Hope and Glory. #greatlife" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 May 2022 via Twitter.
    4. Crace, John (17 April 2001). "My Inspiration". The Guardian . I played cricket for Ealing and Middlesex juniors and was captain of the Latymer Upper School team. Hugh Grant was in the same side, but I rather had him down as a cardboard cutout cricketer.
    5. "Final: Middlesex v Worcestershire". ESPNCricinfo . Retrieved 2 June 2022.
    6. "Full scorecard of Middlesex vs Warwickshire". ESPNCricinfo . Retrieved 2 June 2022.
    7. Hughes, Simon (1 September 1992). "Cricketer's Diary: Smith's battle honours". The Independent .
    8. "Sports pundit of the Year award". Royal Television Society. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
    9. Hughes, Simon. "The Cricket Analyst iPhone App". iTunes . Retrieved 4 March 2011.
    10. Hughes, Simon. "The Cricket Analyst Android App". Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
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    Simon Hughes
    Personal information
    Full name
    Simon Peter Hughes
    Born (1959-12-20) 20 December 1959 (age 64)
    Kingston upon Thames, England
    BattingRight-handed
    BowlingRight arm fast-medium
    Domestic team information
    YearsTeam
    Awards
    Preceded by William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner
    1997
    Succeeded by
    Preceded by RTS Television Sport Awards
    Best Sports Pundit

    2002
    Succeeded by