Chesney Hughes

Chesney Hughes
Personal information
Full name
Chesney Francis Hughes
Born (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991 (age 33)
Anguilla
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2008Anguilla
2010–2016Derbyshire (squad no. 22)
2009–2019Leeward Islands
2017Northamptonshire
FC debut10 May 2012 Derbyshire v Middlesex
LA debut19 October 2007 West Indies U19 v Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 87 90 93
Runs scored 4,716 1,748 1,661
Batting average 31.65 21.58 19.54
100s/50s 10/20 0/12 0/5
Top score 270* 81 65
Balls bowled 1,976 1,168 684
Wickets 29 27 28
Bowling average 46.03 37.62 31.82
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/87 5/29 4/23
Catches/stumpings 61/– 26/– 28/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 January 2021

Chesney Francis Hughes (born 20 January 1991) is a West Indian cricketer who plays for the Leeward Islands cricket team. He was born in Anguilla.

Having held a British passport, Hughes signed for Derbyshire in June 2009, he made his List A debut for the side during the 2009 Pro40 League against Warwickshire, scoring 4 runs.[1][2][3]

In the early 2010 season Hughes started by scoring 41 on his first-class debut against Middlesex at Lord's in May 2010.[4] Two weeks later he reached three figures for the first time in first-class cricket in only his fifth innings of county cricket at the age of 19. The rest of the 2010 season saw Hughes go on to score another century, 156 against Northamptonshire at Chesterfield, and a further three half centuries, one of them being a match winning 96* on a questionable wicket at Bristol.[5][6][7][8]

In total, 2010 saw Hughes amass 784 runs at an average of 41.26 in Championship cricket.[9] In limited overs cricket, he scored 422 runs at an average of 35.16.[10]

During the winter months of 2010/11, Hughes played in the Caribbean after he was selected in the Leewards Islands squad.

In 2013, playing against Yorkshire at Headingley, Hughes scored 270 not out, his highest first-class score.[11] At the time it was also the second-highest individual innings in Derbyshire's history.[12] In the same year he qualified for England, as well as the West Indies.[12]

Despite averaging 53 in the County Championship in 2016, he left Derbyshire that season,[12] and played his last first-class match to date for the Leeward Islands in 2017.

  1. ^ "West Indies could lose Chesney Hughes to England". Stabroek News. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ Eklid, Mark (3 June 2009). "Lightning start leaves phantoms struggling in a game of catch-up". Derby Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Bell ton ensures Derbyshire's dismal pro40 run goes on". Derby Telegraph. 7 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Chesney Hughes digs in to rescue Derbyshire". The Daily Telegraph. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ^ Neville, Scott; Baldwin, Mark; Harris, Cathy; Dean, Geoffrey (26 May 2010). "Hughes offers rich promise for his future at Derbyshire: Second division". The Times.
  6. ^ Eklid, Mark (18 August 2010). "Hughes keen to concentrate on county as talks of international career linger". Derby Evening Telegraph.
  7. ^ Eklid, Mark (1 September 2010). "Derbys left red-faced by Bristol's green track". Derby Evening Telegraph.
  8. ^ Clutton, Graham (2 September 2010). "Hughes inspires stunning revival from Derbyshire". The Daily Telegraph.
  9. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Chesney Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Chesney Hughes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. ^ Wilson, Andy (30 April 2013). "Derbyshire's Chesney Hughes falls four short of 117-year county record". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Chesney Hughes profile and biography". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2022.