Lord Botham, the England cricketing legend, survived falling into an Australian river infested with crocodiles and sharks after being rescued by his former Ashes rival, Merv Hughes. Botham and ...

Merv Hughes is a former Australian cricketer, who is more famous for his sledging than his bowling. The big-hearted fast bowler from Australia was crowd’s favourite for his lively character and ...

SHAKEN, vulnerable and in tears. We never expected to see rough and tumble cricketer Merv Hughes in such a state… and neither did he. But it was his thoroughly rattled and emotional state ...

This was the summer of Merv. Three overs, two innings, one epic hat-trick for Merv Hughes A pot-bellied, mustachioed right-armer, Mervyn Gregory Hughes had been in and out of the Australian side ...

Cricket icon Merv Hughes has labelled Piers Morgan a hypocritical 'flog' over the outspoken Englishman's 'irrational rant' after Australia retained the Ashes thanks to rain. After the fourth ...

‘Fruit fly’ ... Kew’s junior cricket stars took on Australian cricket legend Merv Hughes at a Mac Pack Summer Cricket Camp at Xavier Junior School. Picture: Janine Eastgate He came to blows ...

Among the more courageous chapters in the saga of Australian fast bowling concerns Merv Hughes on the 1993 Ashes tour. To carry a few extra kilograms on his mincing run to the wicket was typical ...

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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Merv Hughes, who played 53 Tests for Australia, taking over 200 wickets, is something close to the nation’s favourite “good ...

Merv Hughes, the former Australian fast bowler, has been appointed a national selector, filling the vacancy created by Allan Border's recent resignation from the post. Hughes joins Trevor Hohns ...