NSW Blues opener Daniel Hughes has written his title among the many largest names in Australian home historical past after hitting his fourth century of the season.
The Blues’ season has gone from dangerous to worse this yr, because the state has gained only one match — a Marsh Cup fixture in opposition to Tasmania in November — to sit down useless final in each the Marsh One Day Cup and Sheffield Shield competitions.
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But the one shiny spot has been Daniel Hughes’ unimaginable season in 50-over cricket.
Hughes tallied his fourth century in six matches this season, hitting 126 off 130 balls.
NSW hit 291 at North Sydney Oval on Thursday, aiming to get its second win of the season.
The consequence makes him the third participant in Australian one-day home historical past to attain 4 in a season as Phil Jacques achieved it in 2005/6 and Brad Hodge in 2009/10.
Remarkably, they performed 10 and 11 matches respectively throughout these campaigns.
And Hughes may nonetheless break the document with one other hundred within the state’s ultimate sooner or later match of the season in opposition to Queensland on Sunday February 26.
Hughes additionally joined among the largest names Australian home cricket has produced by tallying his tenth century.
In historical past, solely Brad Hodge (20 in 139 matches), Michael Klinger (12 in 129 matches), Callum Ferguson (11 in 114 matches), Shaun Marsh (10 in 91 matches), Matthew Elliott (10 in 103 matches) and Jimmy Maher (10 in 112 matches) had beforehand reached the milestone.
And on his thirty fourth birthday — and in his thirty seventh one-day home match — Hughes joined the elite group.
He can be the primary Blues participant to achieve the milestone, with the subsequent finest a tie for the likes of David Warner, Steve Waugh, Nic Maddison, Phil Jaques and Brad Haddin on 5.
Hughes additionally now’s the second participant to common over 60 in one-day home cricket, becoming a member of Michael Bevan (61.18) together with his exceptional common of 60.74.
Hughes’ 526 runs at a mean of 87.67 for the season up to now can be the thirteenth highest tally in a one-day home season. If he can hit one other hundred within the final match of the season, he might be second on the all-time listing, whereas if he can hit 158, which might be a private document, he would change into the best run scorer in a one-day home season in historical past, a document which has been held for 17 years by Jacques.
Another unimaginable statistic to indicate how good Hughes has been is how dangerous the Blues have been.
Outside of Hughes’ heroics, two half centuries from Kurtis Patterson have been the one different milestones in what has been the bleakest of seasons.
Former South Australian cricketer and one-Test surprise Chadd Sayers tweeted: “Daniel Hughes is a freak.”
Sports reporter Nick Creely wrote: “Daniel Hughes doing Daniel Hughes things again in the #MarshCup for New South Wales, hitting his 10th List A century in 37 career innings today. Ridiculous numbers.”
CODE Sports’ Daniel Cherny posted: “Find someone who looks at you like Daniel Hughes looks at domestic one-day runs.”
Incredibly nevertheless, Hughes has by no means a lot as sniffed Australian colors in his profession, regardless of former coach Jaques declaring in November he was prepared.
National selectors have historically seemed to blood younger expertise within the white-ball group, however Jaques believes Hughes’ 9 years of expertise at home degree makes him a number one candidate.
“I think his numbers suggest that he is (ready for international cricket), 100 per cent, in one-day cricket especially,” Jaques mentioned to news.com.au on the time.
”It simply is determined by what the nationwide selectors are after.
“I think batters get better as they get older. I think if (Hughes) was given an opportunity he’d do a great job, if the role was right for him.
“I wouldn’t be scared of picking someone just over 30, I don’t think that’s too old to be playing international cricket. They’re actually more equipped, more mature and know their games a little bit better.”
Originally printed as ‘Freak’: Daniel Hughes makes all-time Australian home historical past
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
