Hughie Carroll
Australian cricketer (1885-1965)
Eugene Vincent "Hughie" Carroll (17 January 1885 – 18 September 1965) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Victoria between 1905–06 and 1923–24. A specialist right-hand batsman, Carroll was born and raised in South Melbourne, and joined the local South Melbourne Cricket Club as a youth. He had a long association with South, and during the 1930s he coached the future Australian cricket captains Lindsay Hassett and Ian Johnson, as well as Australia's greatest all-rounder, Keith Miller.
When he turned 18, Hughie and his brother Eddie crossed over to North Melbourne Cricket Club and he made his 1st XI debut in 1903/04 and played 5 seasons at the club. While playing for North Melbourne he was also called up for Victoria, debuting in 1905/06.
In 1908, he joined the East Melbourne Cricket Club. This culminated in a successful period for club and state. In his third season for Victoria (1907/08) he scored consistently and made 61 against the touring English team, which put his name up as a possible Australian selection. In February 1909 he played for the Rest of Australia XI against the Australian Test team, scoring 69 runs in the first innings.
Carroll stayed at East Melbourne until the outbreak of the First World War.
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