David Paul Hughes (born 13 May 1947 in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire) was an English cricketer. Though he never played for England, he was a stalwart of the Lancashire side for more than two decades, making 10,419 first-class runs. Though he batted right-handed, he also took 655 wickets with his left-arm spin. May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location within the British Isles. ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... // Objective and summary Cricket is a bat and ball sport. ... The English cricket team is a national cricket team representing England and Wales. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club based at Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester External links Official Lancashire County Cricket Club website Categories: Cricket stubs | English first class cricket teams ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... In the sport of cricket, left-arm orthodox spin is the equivalent of off spin bowling, but bowled with the left hand. ...

Making his debut in 1967, Hughes was capped in 1970, but it was a match the following year that would ensure his place in cricketing folklore: the Gillette Cup semi-final against Gloucestershire played on 28 July 1971. Hughes walked out to bat in near-darkness, with the time approaching a quarter to nine in the evening and 25 runs still needed from the five remaining overs. There was more than a suggestion that the umpires would have to abandon play for the day and finish the game the following morning - but Hughes had other ideas, somehow seeing well enough to smash 24 off a single over and set up a famous Lancashire win. 1967 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Bristol. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

Hughes played for D. H. Robins' XI in South Africa in 1971/72 and for Tasmania in 1975/76 and 1976/77, and accompanied Lancashire on three overseas tours in the mid-1980s, but otherwise stayed firmly at home; of his 447 first-class matches, only ten were not played on British soil. He was captain of Lancashire between 1987 and his retirement in 1991, and in the first of these years Lancashire finished second in the County Championship; in 1988 Hughes received the honour of being named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He was given two benefit seasons, in 1981 and 1992, which raised a total of £145,000. 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... For the article about the animal Tasmanian Tiger, see Thylacine. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wisden Cricketers of the Year award is made annually in the pages of the Wisden Cricketers Almanack yearbook. ... A benefit season is a method of financially rewarding professional cricketers that is used by English county cricket teams to compensate long serving players. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...