Simon Peter Hughes (born 20 December 1959), also known as The Analyst, is an English cricketer and journalist.
Background
He is the son of the actor Peter Hughes, and the brother of the classical historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes.
Cricket career
At Latymer Upper School he was an outstanding fast medium bowler of away-swing and captained the school XI successfully. He went on to study general arts at Durham University, and played for the university.
He joined Middlesex in 1980 and played for them for 12 seasons, culminating in his benefit season of 1991. He subsequently spent two seasons (1992–1993) playing for Durham. Hughes also played for Northern Transvaal in South Africa during the winter of 1982–83, and the Grafton United Cricket Club in Auckland in the 1987–1988 season.
