Merv Hughes is one of the most recognised and loved cricket identities. He was a big-hearted fast bowler who ripped through many batting line-ups all over the world.

Merv represented Australia between 1985 and 1994 in 53 Test matches, taking 212 wickets and scoring over 1000 runs. He played 33 One Day Internationals taking 38 wickets. He took a hat trick in a Test against the West Indies at the WACA in 1988-89 and went on to take 8-87. In 1993 he took 31 wickets in the Ashes Series against England.

After retiring from international cricket, Merv made the step into high-level administration when he replaced Allan Border as an Australian selector from 2005 to 2010 and continues to be involved in cricket as a coach.

Merv is a regular on both TV and radio and in 2015 was one of ten celebrities in the first ever series of Network Tens ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me out of Here’. Merv is also passionate about his fishing releasing his first book in 2006, ‘Caught in the Deep’.

In 2021, Merv Hughes was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.