Michael Hussey Biography
Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975, Morley, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. Hussey is a left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is also widely known by his nicknames of Huss, The Huss, and Mr Cricket, the latter due to his encyclopaedic knowledge of his sport, though he loathes the latter nickname.
Hussey was a relative latecomer to both the ODI and Test Australian teams, debuting at 28 and 30 years of age in the respective formats, with 15,313 first-class runs prior to test debut.However, he has had a highly successful international career, being the top-ranked ODI batsman in the world in 2006 and maintaining the all-time second-highest test batting average among cricketers who have played more than 25 tests.He plays first-class cricket as vice-captain of the Western Warriors in Australia and has played for three counties in England.
International career
Hussey earned a Cricket Australia contract in 2004-05 after excelling in the ING Cup. Statistically, Hussey's international career has been very successful, with his career batting average in Tests being around 60 (and between 2006 and 2008 hovering between 75 and 85) and in ODIs just under 60. His Test average is the highest among contemporary batsmen. He currently tops the list of best averages ever in ODI cricket. Hussey's ODI average would be lower were it not for an early string of not outs, but nevertheless his strike rate of 90.90 is very respectable. Some have expressed regret that he wasn't selected for the national squad earlier in his career.
Tests
An innings-by-innings breakdown of Hussey's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line).
Hussey made his test debut at the Gabba in Brisbane on the 3rd November 2005, as a replacement for fellow Western Australian batsman Justin Langer in the Australia vs. West Indies series. In the first innings Hussey only managed 1 run, caught by Denesh Ramdin off the bowling of Daren Powell. In the second innings Hussey turned in an unimpressive score of 29. In the following Test, at Bellerive Oval (Tasmania) he scored 137 and 31* and was named Man of the Match. In the third Test at Adelaide Oval, Hussey was moved down the order to number 5 to accommodate the return of Langer. He made 133 not out in the first innings and 30 not out in the second, bringing his Test average to 120.
ODIs
Hussey debuted for the Australian One-day team against India on February 1st 2004 at his home WACA ground in Perth. In this match Hussey made 17* helping Australia win the match by 5 wickets.
In the third Super Series match on 9 October 2005, Hussey became the first person to hit the roof of the Telstra Dome (the ICC World XI's Makhaya Ntini was the bowler in this case). On 6 February 2006, Hussey tied with Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds and Brett Lee on 22 votes for the Australian One-Day Player of the Year at the annual Allan Border Medal presentation. However, Symonds was ruled ineligible after an alcohol related indiscretion, and after Lee and Gilchrist were eliminated on countback, Hussey was named the outright winner. Hussey had also come second overall in the Allan Border medal his first year in international cricket. On 3 November 2006, Hussey became the ICC's ODI Player of the Year at the annual ICC Awards in Mumbai. Mike Hussey was also named in their World ODI XI in 2006 and as 12th man in 2007.
Personal life
Hussey is married to Amy and has three children: Jasmin, William and Molly. His younger brother, David, is also a professional cricketer who plays for Victoria, Nottinghamshire, Kolkata Knight Riders and Australia.
Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975, Morley, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. Hussey is a left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is also widely known by his nicknames of Huss, The Huss, and Mr Cricket, the latter due to his encyclopaedic knowledge of his sport, though he loathes the latter nickname.
Hussey was a relative latecomer to both the ODI and Test Australian teams, debuting at 28 and 30 years of age in the respective formats, with 15,313 first-class runs prior to test debut.However, he has had a highly successful international career, being the top-ranked ODI batsman in the world in 2006 and maintaining the all-time second-highest test batting average among cricketers who have played more than 25 tests.He plays first-class cricket as vice-captain of the Western Warriors in Australia and has played for three counties in England.
International career
Hussey earned a Cricket Australia contract in 2004-05 after excelling in the ING Cup. Statistically, Hussey's international career has been very successful, with his career batting average in Tests being around 60 (and between 2006 and 2008 hovering between 75 and 85) and in ODIs just under 60. His Test average is the highest among contemporary batsmen. He currently tops the list of best averages ever in ODI cricket. Hussey's ODI average would be lower were it not for an early string of not outs, but nevertheless his strike rate of 90.90 is very respectable. Some have expressed regret that he wasn't selected for the national squad earlier in his career.
Tests
An innings-by-innings breakdown of Hussey's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line).
Hussey made his test debut at the Gabba in Brisbane on the 3rd November 2005, as a replacement for fellow Western Australian batsman Justin Langer in the Australia vs. West Indies series. In the first innings Hussey only managed 1 run, caught by Denesh Ramdin off the bowling of Daren Powell. In the second innings Hussey turned in an unimpressive score of 29. In the following Test, at Bellerive Oval (Tasmania) he scored 137 and 31* and was named Man of the Match. In the third Test at Adelaide Oval, Hussey was moved down the order to number 5 to accommodate the return of Langer. He made 133 not out in the first innings and 30 not out in the second, bringing his Test average to 120.
ODIs
Hussey debuted for the Australian One-day team against India on February 1st 2004 at his home WACA ground in Perth. In this match Hussey made 17* helping Australia win the match by 5 wickets.
In the third Super Series match on 9 October 2005, Hussey became the first person to hit the roof of the Telstra Dome (the ICC World XI's Makhaya Ntini was the bowler in this case). On 6 February 2006, Hussey tied with Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds and Brett Lee on 22 votes for the Australian One-Day Player of the Year at the annual Allan Border Medal presentation. However, Symonds was ruled ineligible after an alcohol related indiscretion, and after Lee and Gilchrist were eliminated on countback, Hussey was named the outright winner. Hussey had also come second overall in the Allan Border medal his first year in international cricket. On 3 November 2006, Hussey became the ICC's ODI Player of the Year at the annual ICC Awards in Mumbai. Mike Hussey was also named in their World ODI XI in 2006 and as 12th man in 2007.
Personal life
Hussey is married to Amy and has three children: Jasmin, William and Molly. His younger brother, David, is also a professional cricketer who plays for Victoria, Nottinghamshire, Kolkata Knight Riders and Australia.
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