Agar's 98 a great tribute to Hughes

Ashton Agar paid tribute to his one-time Test teammate Phillip Hughes by remarkably, and poignantly, scoring 98 in Perth grade cricket on Saturday.

It was the same score Agar made on his Test debut at Trent Bridge last year, when he and Hughes combined for a then Test record 10th-wicket partnership of 163.

Hughes posted an unbeaten 81 in that match as he and Agar blasted of total of 21 boundaries and two sixes in the memorable stand that catapulted the West Australian to stardom.

Their record partnership was broken earlier this year when England's Joe Root and James Anderson put on 198 against India, also at Trent Bridge.

The Hughes-Agar partnership remains an Australian Test record for the 10th wicket.

Playing for his club side University against Bayswater-Morley on Saturday, just two days after Hughes passed away, Agar was once again dismissed for 98, an innings that included 16 fours and a six.

It was one of several incredible scores from club cricket on Saturday as the Australian cricket family honoured the memory of Hughes.

In country Victoria, a batsman denied himself the chance to break his club's scoring record by deciding to declare as a mark of respect for the left-hander.

Shaun McArthur, captaining Haddon in their match against VRI Delacombe, had moved to 220 not out late in the day, just 11 runs shy of club's highest score in Ballarat Cricket Association district division two.

But after a quick glance at the scoreboard that read 6-408 from 63 overs, McArthur decided to call the innings closed, much to the initial shock of his teammates and opponents.

McArthur had noticed the symbolism of his team's total - Hughes's Test number is 408 and his final innings was a score of 63 not out.

Image Id: ~/media/D10925361CE644E0BF6211B04AF42166The scoreboard from Haddon's match against VRI Delacombe

"Everyone walked up and shook his hand," Haddon spokesman Vincent McDonald told The Courier.

"It was a chance innings. You can't plan to have scores like this - 220 runs for a player and 408 (total) - in the standard of cricket we play.

"Shaun must've just noticed the score and thought, 'That'll do'."

In a tribute of sorts to the partnership between Agar and Hughes, a father-son combination in WA produced a record 10th wicket stand of their own to secure a remarkable win in a Peel Cricket Association match.

With Halls Head Cricket Club struggling at 9-61 in pursuit of Warnbro Swans Cricket Club's total of 199, No.11 Joe Lovell joined his father David at the crease.

The pair added a record stand of 168 as Halls Head finished on 229 to secure victory on the first innings.

No.10 David finished unbeaten of 123 - including 12 fours and six sixes - while his son hit a career best 36, having earlier taken 3-41 with the ball.

It was part of an emotional weekend of club cricket around Australia, as teams wore black armbands and observed 63 seconds of silence in memory of Hughes.