Hubert Rhys, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hubert Rhys

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1897

Place of Birth: Aberdare, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1970

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Hubert Ralph John Rhys (31 August 1897 – 18 March 1970) was a Welsh cricketer.
Rhys was a right-handed batsman.
He was born at Aberdare, Glamorgan, and was educated at Shrewsbury School. Rhys made his first-class debut for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University in 1929, making a century on debut with a score of 149 in the Free Foresters first-innings.
This would be the only time he would make a century in his brief first-class career.
In that same season he made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in the County Championship against Leicestershire at Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd.
He made a further appearance in that season against Surrey.
In the following season, Rhys made five first-class appearances for Glamorgan, the last of which came against Sussex, which was also his final match for the county.
Rhys made a total of seven first-class appearances for Glamorgan, scoring 147 runs at an average of 12.25, with a high score of 35.
In that same season he also made two further first-class appearances: one for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University, in which he recorded his only first-class half century with a score of 73, while another appearance came for Wales against the Marylebone Cricket Club.
Rhys later appeared in a single Minor Counties Championship match for Monmouthshire against Berkshire in 1934.He died at Llandaff, Glamorgan, on 18 March 1970.