[4] A right-arm fast bowler and useful lower-order batsman, Hough played two Tests against England in 1958–59 and 28 first-class matches, mostly for Northern Districts and Auckland, in his career.
He played two matches for New Zealand against the Australian team in 1959–60, taking six wickets.
[6] Hough played four matches for the Australian national team in 1948, all against New Zealand.
[7] Hough made his full debut for New Zealand between the posts in a 2–3 loss to Australia on 16 August 1958.
[8][9] and made four more appearances over the following month,[3][10] the last of his A-international caps being in a 2–1 win over New Caledonia on 14 September 1958.