Hubert Waugh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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cricketer
Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1898
Place of Birth: West Ham, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 13-Dec-1954
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Hubert Waugh
- Hubert Percy Waugh (24 December 1898 – 13 December 1954) was an English cricketer.
- Waugh was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm at medium pace.
- He was born at West Ham, Essex and educated at Forest School, Walthamstow. Waugh made his first-class debut for Essex against the Australian Imperial Forces in 1919.
- Three further first-class appearances following in that year, but Waugh would have to wait until 1928 before his next first-class appearance for the county.
- He made two first-class appearances in that year, before making two final appearances against Gloucestershire in the 1929 County Championship.
- He made a total of eight first-class appearances for Essex, scoring a total of 213 runs at an average of 15.21, with a high score of 128.
- This score which came against Glamorgan in 1928 was the only time he passed fifty.
- After playing for Essex he appeared a number of years later for Suffolk, making his debut for the county in the 1934 Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire.
- He played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1934 to 1939, making 40 appearances.
- He captained Suffolk for five years till World War II, scoring 1,515 runs and taking 84 wickets.
- While playing for Suffolk he appeared in a single first-class match for the Minor Counties against the touring New Zealanders.
- In this match, he scored 30 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings, before being dismissed by Alby Roberts, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 8 by Bill Carson.He died from cancer at Dollis Hill, Middlesex on 13 December 1954.
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