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Full name | Hugh Hamon Massie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Near Belfast, now Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia | 11 April 1855|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 October 1938 Point Piper, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 83)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Top-order batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 28) | 31 December 1881 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 24 February 1885 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1878–1888 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 14 April 2008 |
Hugh Hamon Massie (11 April 1855 – 12 October 1938) was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia.[2]
Massie's role in the 1882 Ashes Test at The Oval was almost as pivotal in deciding the result as Fred Spofforth's celebrated performance with the ball.[3] With Alick Bannerman as his opening partner, the hard-hitting Massie scored 55 in 57 minutes from just sixty deliveries, with nine fours, to give the Australians a chance.[4] They duly took the match to win by seven runs.
His son Jack Massie was a noted New South Wales cricketer in the 1910s.[5]