Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Phillip Hughes (cricketer)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result was Delete consensus is for deletion with recreation if/when he plays at First Class level. Gnangarra 07:13, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Phillip Hughes (cricketer)

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A mere club cricketer at this stage with only junior representative honours and no first-class cricket experience. This article could be reproduced should he meet notability guidelines in the future Mattinbgn/talk 21:38, 19 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions.  -- Mattinbgn/talk 22:35, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Cricket-related deletions.   -- Mattinbgn/talk 23:03, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Google News shows several articles referring to Hughes . His club Western Suburbs has Michael Clarke a test player as a member of its squad so it is a fairly notable club. Capitalistroadster 02:54, 20 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Comment If his club is notable, where's it's article is the obvious question (I know the answer, don't bother). A link to the competition even might help?Garrie 04:17, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Club cricket in Australia isn't English County Cricket. Bring him back when he plays Sheffield Shield Pura Cup.Garrie 04:17, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep, did captain Australia in a youth side on a tour, apparently. If a reliable source can be found, that should make him notable enough.  Lankiveil 07:53, 20 April 2007 (UTC).
 * Here's your WP:RS: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/113/113415/113415.html. He only captained one of the three matches, by the way. Stephen Turner (Talk) 09:06, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Undecided. WikiProject Cricket normally interprets the guidance at WP:BIO to mean that the player should have played in a first-class or List A match, which Hughes hasn't yet done. I can't decide whether playing in a national youth side, even captaining it, is sufficiently notable. I'm going to raise this at WT:CRICKET too. Stephen Turner (Talk) 09:11, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - WP:FOOTBALL frequently deletes youth footballers who are yet to reach first-team level, don't see why cricketers should be any different. Even if, in all probabability they will play first-class, they might go off and become a cleaner. We don't know yet, and so they should be deleted with no prejudice for re-creation. HornetMike 09:30, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - I think captaincy of a national representative team (even if only Under-19) makes him notable enough by a whisker. I was expecting to see him mentioned at Australian national cricket captains, though. -- ALoan (Talk) 12:09, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Very weak keep. Fails current WP:CRIC notability test but given his captaincy of a national representative team, he may be the exception to the rule.  &mdash;Moondyne 04:07, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Changed my mind.  The article is only a sub-stub and nothing is lost by its removal.   indeed, there's not going to be a whole lot to write about anyway.   When he moves to first-class there'll be more. &mdash;Moondyne 09:35, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete and recreate if and when he plays major cricket in the Pura Cup or in ListA. --BlackJack | talk page 10:58, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I agree with the nominator that the article should be recreated if and when Hughes plays at first-class / List A level. If he never does (which seems unlikely, but you never know) then I don't think he's really notable enough. Loganberry (Talk) 13:12, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.