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	Merv Hughes,More about Merv Hughes,Up-Close Merv Hughes,Intimate with Merv Hughes.
		Merv Hughes was extremely popular with the crowd in his cricketing days as a bowler with an unusual moustache and a typical fast bowlers attitude.
		Merv Hughes was cheered by chants of ‘Sumo’ by the crowd in England every time he ran to the wicket to bowl in the second Ashes tour in 1993.
		Merv Hughes played in 53 test matches and bagged 212 wickets at an average of 28.38.He was not regarded as an ideal one-day bowler, as a result he played in only 33 ODIs.
	www.cricketscorelive.com /cricket-players-profile/australia/merv-hughes.html (249 words)

	Merv Hughes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hughes physical presence (a burly 6'4"), handlebar moustache a penchant for exuberant displays of affection for his fellow players (they called him "Fruitfly") and a run up that at times stretched to to 45 paces made him a firm favourite amongst supporters.
		Hughes replaced Allan Border in June 2005 as a selector for the Australian cricket team.
		Merv is a prominent supporter of the Western Bulldogs Australian Football League team.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Merv_Hughes (427 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Merv Hughes
		Hughes' physical presence (he was a burly 6'4"), walrus moustache, his penchant for exuberant displays of affection for his fellow players (they called him "Fruitfly"), and a mincing run-up that stretched at times to 45 paces, all helped make him a firm favourite amongst spectators.
		The Australian selectors always viewed Hughes as a Test match player rather than one-day player, and he was generally only selected for the shorter game when another player was injured or otherwise unavailable.
		Hughes replaced Allan Border in June 2005 as a selector for the Australian cricket team.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Merv_Hughes (483 words)

	The misunderstood Merv
		Merv Hughes was always more of a thinker than he pretended, and every bit as much a cricketer.
		Hughes was always more of a thinker than he pretended, and every bit as much a cricketer.
		Hughes knew he had it inside Victorian cricket but was not as confident about the opinions of outsiders.
	www.tssonnet.com /tss2851/stories/20051217002402200.htm (596 words)

	Cricinfo - Merv Hughes - master of playing by ear (28 November 1998)
		Hughes led the earborne assault troops with more relish than anyone - and there were times when he got so close to deliver his invective that England's batsmen were in danger of coming down with moustache rash.
		Hughes many times illustrated the difference in approach which has emphasised the gulf between the teams in recent years, not least by turning himself from a hopeless batsman (his first three Test scores were 0, 0 and 0) into someone who took 71 off the English attack in the first Test at Headingley in 1989.
		Hughes might have had a stomach like Pavarotti, but his heart was the size of Ayers Rock, and it was his lung-bursting chase after a ball in what appeared to be a lost cause which led to Atherton being run out for 99 in the Lord's Test of 1993.
	content-www.cricinfo.com /ci/content/story/76563.html (1677 words)

	Subsidiary Rights - Book Details
		Merv Hughes: test cricketer, scourge of batsmen, umpires, administrators and dieticians, hero of the Outer, man of letters...
		Merv joins the dots between letters, telling where he was and what he was up to.
		Merv Hughes is one of the true characters of Australian sport.
	www.allenandunwin.com /Rights/product.asp?ISBN=9781865086200 (267 words)

	Merv Hughes at AllExperts
		Hughes physical presence (a burly 6'4"), Fu-Manchu moustache, a penchant for exuberant displays of affection for his fellow players (they called him "Fruitfly") and a mincing run up that at times stretched to 45 paces made him a firm favourite amongst supporters.
		Throughout his career, the Australian selectors viewed Hughes as a Test match player rather than one day player and he was generally only selected for the shorter game when another player was injured or otherwise unavailable.
		Merv is a prominent supporter of the Western Bulldogs Australian Football League team.
	en.allexperts.com /e/m/me/merv_hughes.htm (466 words)

	Big Merv: from larrikin to establishment man - Cricket - Sport - theage.com.au
		MERV Hughes wears a suit and tie to the cricket nowadays, and it’s not by accident.
		A vision of Hughes in corporate clobber would seem incongruous to those who remember him bristling and cussing and running in hard for Australia for a decade, carrying his ample belly and becoming in one sense the archetypal Australian cricketer.
		Hughes had stayed in the game from the time of his retirement, playing a few years with Footscray seconds and on Wednesday afternoons for the Crusaders, coaching at the Victorian Institute of Sport, where he was a selector for three years.
	www.theage.com.au /news/cricket/big-merv-from-larrikin-to-establishment-man/2006/02/17/1140151812267.html (1871 words)

	CRKT-Australia-Hughes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Hughes, 43, replaces Allan Border on the national selection panel after the former captain retired from the role in April.
		Hughes, whose career was cut short by injuries, is the current under-19 selector for Cricket Victoria, as well the fast-bowling coach for the under-19 Victorian state team.
		Hughes made his Test debut against India at Adelaide, Australia, in December 1985 and played his last Test in Cape Town against South Africa in March 1994.
	www.cp.org /english/online/full/cricket/050603/4060302AU.html (208 words)

	How selector Merv got his swerve back \| Herald Sun
		The truth, though, is that Hughes has never been anyone's fool, not in life generally and certainly not in cricket.
		Hughes is not just larger than life, he's louder, too – in other words, he's always up for a chat about the game.
		So Merv was being his usual helpful self when he fielded questions about how the inevitable generational change would be managed – without knowing then that it was already happening of its own accord.
	www.news.com.au /heraldsun/story/0,21985,20961848-2882,00.html (759 words)

	The Australian: Merv becomes kiss of death [December 31, 2005] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		WHEN Merv Hughes became a Test selector earlier this year, the big paceman was probably expecting a few free lunches, some travel and the sleep of a contented man.
		Hughes and his selection-room cohorts have been forced to usher in the generational change - at times brutally - that most knew was around the corner but never figured would start in 2005.
		Hughes is a frequent after dinner speaker and gets a self-deprecating laugh about burning down the house in his first Test series in charge - how he was once famous for kissing teammates but is now just the kiss of death.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5744,17697511^23212,00.html (802 words)

	ABC Sport - Cricket - Langer no-balls Hughes comments
		Australian opening batsman Justin Langer has rejected claims from national selector Merv Hughes that the team are too friendly with their English rivals heading into this year's Ashes series.
		Hughes was dismayed to see Hampshire team-mates Shane Warne and Kevin Pietersen exchange jokes and share beers after play in the last series, while all the Australians enjoyed the company of star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff.
		Hughes, who played 44 Tests and was one of Australia's uncompromising competitors, is the Australian selector on duty for Australia A's current Top End series against A teams from India, Pakistan and New Zealand in Cairns.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200607/s1694153.htm (468 words)

	icWales - Cricket: Merv blasts Vaughan over Jones
		Big Merv, one of Australia's selectors, gave an intriguing insight into the thinking of Ricky Ponting's team by saying Jones was the England bowler they feared most.
		Hughes stepped up the heat on England as the two teams prepare to collide again at Trent Bridge this morning in a sell-out fourth Test showdown.
		Hughes, who watched the first three Tests, returned to Melbourne this week with huge plaudits for Jones and a damning verdict of England's handling of him.
	icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0700sports/0400glamorganccc/tm_objectid=15892980&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=cricket--merv-blasts-vaughan-over-jones-name_page.html (303 words)

	Merv Hughes: 'I'd hate the opposition and try to kill them' - Independent Online Edition > Cricket
		It is nevertheless safe to assume that Merv Hughes, who in June 2005 succeeded Allan Border as one of Australia's selectors, would not have expected the men he picked to show much sympathy for Trescothick's emotional fragility had England's opening batsman decided to tough it out.
		After all, Hughes is himself cited as one of the principal reasons for the sensitive Graeme Hick's failure to perform against Australia in 1993.
		None the less, Hughes is known to disapprove of the friendships between certain Australian players and certain England players, although he denies the line attributed to him that Ricky Ponting's team lost the Ashes last summer partly because of too much pallyness between the sides, a line that Justin Langer, for one, strongly resented.
	sport.independent.co.uk /cricket/article1990343.ece (1909 words)

	Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Merv Hughes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Merv Hughes was a big-hearted fast bowler who ultimately made a major contribution to Australia's fortunes.
		Hughes made a comparatively modest entrance in the mid-1980s, but his value came to the fore against West Indies in 1988-89, when he lost pace partner Geoff Lawson to a broken jaw in the second Test.
		Hughes gained a hat-trick in that match, but his performance - 13 for 217 off 73.1 overs - illustrated his ability to combine the roles of spearhead and stock bowler.
	www.icc-cricket.com /newzealand/content/player/5726.html (682 words)

	Mark Taylor & Merv Hughes Fish with Ross Hunter by Ross Hunter - Spooled.com.au
		Merv is guiding the chair and yells in Guy's ear " Come on you skinny little bastard wind the bloody thing in!" At this point it crossed my mind how nice it would be to pay a small fortune for the joy to fish with the big fella only to suffer mouthfuls of abuse.
		Both Mark and Merv are a pleasure to fish with, so much so, that one has to reflect sometimes that such legends in their field of sport are just every day unpretentious mates on a fishing trip.
		Merv's book Caught in the Deep is a must as a Xmas present and very much reflects the big fellas thoughts on his love of fishing.
	www.spooled.com.au /Article:589 (1254 words)

	Australian Sports Tours :: New Zealand tour two
		Merv will host morning meetings prior to each days play where he will discuss what he believes (and may have heard) will evolve in the coming days play and also what may have happened in the previous days.
		Merv's knowledge and insight into the game and the players will provide even the keenest cricket fan with the answers to all of their cricketing questions.
		Merv is always keen to have a chat and a laugh after a days play, and will be pleased to have a beer and tell some stories in the hotel bar.
	www.astsports.com.au /details.asp?id=353 (1945 words)

	Hughes named Australia selector (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Former Australian paceman Merv Hughes has been appointed on Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP), replacing Allan Border who retired from the role in April.
		The appointment of Hughes, 43, who joins Chairman Trevor Hohns, David Boon and Andrew Hilditch on the four-man panel, was endorsed by the Cricket Australia board at its meeting on Friday.
		Hughes, named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1994, has maintained a close connection to the game following his retirement.
	www.rediff.com /cricket/2005/jun/03hughes.htm (310 words)

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		Smith played and missed while facing Hughes in the 1989 Lord's Test between England and Australia.
		Hughes, never short of a word or two, told the Hampshire star: "You can't f***ing bat, mate."
		Hughes was less than impressed when Javed called him a "fat bus conductor" as the pair squared up to one another.
	www.corkharlequins.com /CricketChat.asp (259 words)

	rediff.com: cricket channel - Merv Hughes says Lee intimidates England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Australia should retain fast bowler Brett Lee for this week's first Test against England because of the intimidatory factor, former Test bowler Merv Hughes said on Monday.
		He has taken 89 wickets at 27.94 from 24 Tests but his strike rate has declined markedly since he took 42 wickets at 16.07 in his first seven matches.
		Hughes, who took 212 wickets in 53 Tests, was popular with crowds for his exaggerated warm-up stretching routines, thick handle-bar moustache and his habit of giving batsmen unfriendly advice after bowling bouncers.
	www.rediff.com /cricket/2002/nov/05merv.htm (331 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Cricket \| International Teams \| Australia \| Merv joins Aussie selection panel
		Hughes arrived on the international cricket scene in the first Test against India at Adelaide in December 1985.
		Bristling with aggression, Hughes was not averse to letting batsmen know what he thought of them, but the sledging was sometimes laced with humour.
		Hughes' response, after claiming his wicket, was to say "Tickets, please".
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/australia/4605819.stm (352 words)

	Merv the suave proving there is more than just bristles and bluster - Cricket
		A vision of Hughes in corporate clobber would seem incongruous to those who remember him bristling and running in hard for Australia for a decade, carrying his ample belly and becoming in one sense the archetypal Australian cricketer.
		Twelve years into retirement after 53 Tests and 212 wickets, Hughes is one of the most powerful people in Australian cricket, as the selection panel, which also includes Hohns, David Boon and Andrew Hilditch make and break careers worth millions of dollars.
		He travels more than when he played, and as an example, he will be in Sydney three times this week playing in corporate days and spruiking various causes, making one rushed trip back to Melbourne to spend time with his wife, Sue, and their three young children for a few hours.
	www.smh.com.au /news/cricket/merv-the-suave-proving-there-is-more-than-just-bristles-and-bluster/2006/02/17/1140151817179.html (814 words)

	Indo-Asian News Service -> Australia-Sports-Cricket -> Hughes replaces Border as Australian selector (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Melbourne, June 3 (IANS) Former Australian fast bowler Merv Hughes has replaced his former captain Allan Border as a national selector, the Australian cricket board announced here Friday.
		Hughes, 43, joins chairman Trevor Hohns, David Boon and Andrew Hilditch on the four-man panel of Cricket Australia (CA), following the retirement of Border in April.
		Hughes, who captured 212 wickets in Tests and 38 in one-day internationals, said he was happy with the appointment.
	www.eians.com /stories/2005/06/03/03me.shtml (279 words)

	Merv questions English guts - and he should know
		The veteran quick bowler somehow managed to keep a straight face as he made his comments despite Lee's appalling Ashes record against England in 2001 when he struggled to take nine wickets in five Tests at the truly frightening average of 55.11.
		Hughes, who obviously feels the under-pressure quickie needs a morale boost, laughably claimed: "If you ever look at Brett Lee at the Gabba the crowd just lifts when he comes in to bowl.
		But despite Hughes' extravagant endorsement it seems the only "fear factor" currently involving Lee is over his own Test place following a succession of less than impressive Test returns.
	www.channel4.com /sport/cricket/news/nr_5254.html (328 words)

	Cricketsledges
		Merv Hughes and Javed Miandad: During 1991 Adelaide Test, Javed called Merv a fat bus conductor.
		A few balls latter Merv dismissed Javed: "Tickets please", Merv called out as he ran past the departing batsman.
		Merv Hughes and Viv Richards:During a test match in the West Indies, Hughes didn't say a word to Viv, but continued to stare at him after deliveries.
	geocities.com /nortonsportingcomplex/Cricketsledges.html?1089758788310 (423 words)

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