Hugh Weibgen Explained

Hugh Weibgen
Birth Date:28 October 2004
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Queensland
Date:31 January
Year:2024
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/hugh-weibgen-1356603 CricInfo

Hugh D Weibgen (born 28 October 2004) is an Australian cricketer. He is a right handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler.

Early life

He attended Brisbane Grammar School.[1] He played club cricket for Valley Cricket Club.[2]

Career

Weibgen was named as part of the Queensland Bulls side for the 2023-2024 season on a rookie contract.[3] Despite a back injury limiting his availability during the 2023-24 season, he was upgraded to a full-time contract with Queensland in April 2024.[4]

International career

He captained the Australia national under-19 cricket team at the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.[5] During the tournament he scored a century against England U19 on 31 January 2024.[6] His Australia U19 team won the tournament.[7] [8] Weibgen was selected for ESPNcricinfo's Team of the Tournament with an average of 50.66 and a strike rate of 83.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brisbane Grammar School senior, Hugh Weibgen on a path to success . 31 January 2024. 4 September 2022. Courier Mail. Nick. Tucker.
  2. Web site: Australian Under 19s Cricket Team revealed 2023 . 31 January 2024. 26 July 2023. Courier Mail. Nick. Tucker. Andrew. Dawson. Brayden. May. Jason. Hosken.
  3. Web site: The glaring issue holding the Bulls back: Queensland 2023/24 squad preview. The Roar. 31 January 2024. James. Barr. 11 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Aussie U19 world champions rewarded with Bulls contracts. Cricket.com.au. 19 April 2024. 18 April 2024. Jack. Paynter.
  5. Web site: Australia Under 19 captain Hugh Weibgen: 'We try to emulate the senior team'. ESPNCricinfo. 15 February 2024. 12 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Sky Sports. 31 January 2024. 31 January 2024. Australia captain Hugh Weibgen smashes ton against England in rain-affected encounter at U19 World Cup.
  7. Web site: 'I still don't know what happened...': Australia captain after setting up U-19 World Cup final vs India by defeating Pakistan. The Sports Talk. 9 February 2024. Abhijeet. Kumar Singh. 8 February 2024.
  8. Web site: icc. Australia captain Hugh Weibgen tips his quartet of quality fast bowlers for the big time. 12 February 2024. 15 February 2024.
  9. Web site: ESPNcricinfo's Team of the Tournament. ESPNcricinfo. 12 February 2024. 12 February 2024.

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