Roelof Hugo

{{short description|South African cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Roelof Hugo

| country =

| fullname = Roelof Petrus Hugo

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|7|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role = Wicketkeeper-batsman

| club1 = Mpumalanga

| year1 = 2006/07

| club2 = South Western Districts

| year2 = {{nowrap|2007/08–2010/11}}

| columns = 2

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 38

| runs1 = 1312

| bat avg1 = 21.16

| 100s/50s1 = 0/4

| top score1 = 91

| hidedeliveries = true

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| tenfor1 =

| best bowling1 =

| catches/stumpings1 = 98/14

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 41

| runs2 = 777

| bat avg2 = 25.90

| 100s/50s2 = 1/4

| top score2 = 106*

| deliveries2 =

| wickets2 =

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| catches/stumpings2 = 31/13

| date = 27 November

| year = 2022

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/roelof-hugo-261404 Cricinfo

}}

Roelof Petrus Hugo (born 1 July 1983) is a South African retired cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Mpumalanga and South Western Districts between 2006 and 2011.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/137/137551/137551.html|title=Roelof Hugo|publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=27 November 2022}}

Hugo was the captain and wicket-keeper for Mpumalanga when they played their inaugural season of first-class cricket in the 2006–07 season. He then spent four seasons as the wicket-keeper for South Western Districts. His highest first-class score was 91, which he made out of a team total of 165 all out for Mpumalanga against Namibia in November 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/saa-provincial-challenge-2006-07-256850/mpumalanga-vs-namibia-pool-a-257131/full-scorecard|title=Pool A, Witbank, November 09 – 11, 2006, SAA Provincial Challenge, Mpumalanga v Namibia|publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=27 November 2022}} The next day he made a List A century against Namibia: 106 not out off 90 balls.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/104/104030.html|title=Mpumalanga v Namibia 2006–07|publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=27 November 2022}}

During the English cricket season, Hugo played as a professional for Heyside in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League in Lancashire from 2007 to 2011.{{cite news |title=Heyside eye winning send-off |url=https://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/13/local-sport-news/60679/heyside-eye-winning-sendoff |access-date=27 November 2022 |work=Oldham Evening Chronicle |date=9 September 2011}} He now works as the marketing and sales director for Nextrend, a health and safety company in Mpumalanga.{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://hs.nextrend.co.za/#contact |website=Nextrend |access-date=27 November 2022}}