Background
Hough was born in Auburn, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
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Hough was born in Auburn, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
He also represented New Zealand in Test cricket. He died, aged 80, in Gladstone, Queensland. A right-arm fast bowler and useful lower-order batsman, Hough played two Tests against England in 1958-1959 and 28 first-class matches, mostly for Northern Districts and Auckland, in his career.
He was one of the New Zealand Cricket Almanac"s two Players of the Year in 1959.
His finest performance was 12 for 146 (7 for 43 and 5 for 103) for Auckland against Central Districts in 1959-1960. He played two matches for New Zealand against the Australian team in 1959-1960, taking six wickets.
They were his last first-class matches. In the course of his brief career Hough set the Test match record for the most wickets in a complete career (6) without ever dismissing a batsman caught.
Hough played four matches for the Australian national team in 1948, all against New Zealand.
Hough made his full debut for New Zealand between the posts in a 2–3 loss to Australia on 16 August 1958.