Philip Hough[pronunciation?] (31 August 1924 – 4 September 2014) was an English cricketer. Hough was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. His birthplace was Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Philip Hough
Personal information
Full name
Philip Hough
Born(1924-08-31)31 August 1924
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Died4 September 2014(2014-09-04) (aged 90)
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break googly
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949-1959Cheshire
1962-1966Wiltshire
Career statistics
Competition LA
Matches 1
Runs scored 25
Batting average 25.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 25
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 October 2010

Hough made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Cheshire in 1949 against Staffordshire. From 1949 to 1959, he represented the Cheshire and the Lancashire Second XI in a combined total of 36 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Northumberland.

In 1962, Savin joined Wiltshire, where he made his Minor Counties Championship debut for the county against Dorset. From 1962 to 1966, he represented the county in 12 Championship matches, the last of which came against Dorset.[1]

Savin also represented Wiltshire in a single List-A match against Nottinghamshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup during which he scored 25 runs before being caught and bowled by Andrew Corran.[2][3]

Hough later stood as an umpire in 25 Minor Counties Championship matches between 1967 and 1972.[4]

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