Nick Hughes
Nicknamed ‘The Freak’ by Wrexham’s version of Crickets Barmy Army, Nick has built an
ever growing reputation for being a top level performer and also a hard working
ambassador for the game behind the scenes, championing Welsh bowls at every opportunity
with huge pride and immense gusto! Nick is a fearless League and competition
bowler whose reputation travels the length of North Wales and its neighboring
counties and is a player who is gaining massive respect from some of the
nations bowling hierarchy.
Nick Hughes has many Wales caps to
his name and has been a mainstay of the Welsh County Team since re-dedicating
himself to the game. This season Nick has stepped up in class to compete in
some of the United Kingdoms most competitive Tournaments qualifying for the
finals days at Cradley, Gaghill,
Dobbies, Tower Fields and Prestich
were he has finished in the money on each occasion! This season, Nick has also finished
in the last 64 at the Isle of Man Festival and has qualified for today’s finals
while competing in just 3 out of 4 sessions which is a remarkable achievement
such is the quality of the competition!
In 2009, Nick Hughes competed and
finished in the last 16 of the All England Tournament where cries of ‘Freak’
were heard all day long by the army of traveling Welsh fans as he sailed
through the rounds beating some of the games finest bowlers. Nick has also won
many local area competitions and a host of doubles competitions in and around Wrexham with various partners.
Nick Hughes has played for a number
of different teams in many different leagues within North Wales, this season
playing for Cuncliff in the Blackwell Hydraulics
Welsh Counties League (Super League), Bangor City in the North Wales Coast
League and Richmond in the Manchester Premier League where he is a regular
winner, proving that mileage is of no issue in pursuit of high level, top class
bowling.
Nick Hughes commands respect and has
a reputation for being one of the best players in Wales today! Nick carries an
aura of invincibility around with him as he travels from venue to venue and
clearly, Nick is a masterful player who is open to any bowling challenge that
happens to present itself, as he tests and pushes his self to the limit at
every opportunity! Nick has talent, huge talent and has a great bowling mind to
go with it! Is Nick Hughes the total package? Well, that is up to 15 other
bowlers to decide as they attempt to find and exploit any weakness they can
find within ‘The Freaks’ game
Nick Hughes
6 senior caps before finishing bowls, since back played 4 time winning 5 losing
5. 3 time welsh merit semi finalist, last 16 all
England 2009. Winner of numerous singles / doubles comp at local area level.
Started the bigger bowls circuit comps this year and have made finals day in
all but 1 comp: Spring waterloo last 64, Cradley last
16, Gaghill last 8, Dobbies
last 16, Tower fields runner-up, Prestwich last 16,
IOM last 64, WPA last 16. Plays at Richmond in Man Prem league occasionally with 2 from 3 wins this
year and 7 from 9 over last 2 years. Last Nick finished the season as Ifton top player in the Shropshire
Prem League with 17 wins from 22 games.