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Kimberley John Hughes (born January 26 , 1954 , Margaret River, Western Australia ) is a former Australia n Cricket er and Test and ODI captain who played in 70 Tests and 97 ODI s from 1977 to 1985. His Test debut was versus England at The Oval in 1977 and his last Test was against the West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1985 . Hughes was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1981 . He was also a member of the non- World Series Cricket teams of the late 1970s, and it was his involvement with the Australian Cricket Board at the time that would affect his relationship with senior players Greg Chappell , Rod Marsh , and Dennis Lillee . He came to the Australia captaincy in 1978/79 at the age of 24, when many of the country's most experienced players were aligned with in his last Test innings. After being left out of the Ashes squad for the 1985 trip to England, Hughes accepted a deal to captain the Rebel Tour Side To South Africa . Hughes believed he had nothing left to offer Australian cricket, while many believed that Hughes was victimised for his association with the ACB during the WSC era. Following the rebel tour, Hughes returned to Western Australia to play first-class cricket but struggled, and returned to South Africa to play for Natal . However, his time ended in acrimony there as well, and after two seasons with Natal he retired from first-class cricket.
The Wisden 100 ranking of the ''Top 10 Test Innings of all time'' ranked that innings as number nine. Since retirement Hughes has been a chairman of selectors for the Western Australian Cricket Association and more recently a cricket commentator on ABC radio. INCIDENTS Hughes protested against what he felt was an unreasonable declaration by Trinidad and Tobago by blocking almost all deliveries and refusing to chase the winning target. Afterwards he said he could not care less about the welfare of cricket in Trinidad and Tobago http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/138154.html TRIVIA Hughes is the only man to have hit a six on all five days of a Test match, a feat he achieved in the 1980 Centenary Test at Lord's . {Link without Title} REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINK
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