Profile "Michael Hussey"

Michael Hussey

Australia

Full name Michael Edward Killeen Hussey

Born May 27, 1975, Mt Lawley, Perth, Western Australia

Current age 36 years

Major teams Australia, Chennai Super Kings, Durham, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Western Australia

Nickname Mr Cricket, Huss

Playing role Middle-order batsman

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Fielding position Gully

Height 1.80 m

Relation Brother - DJ Hussey

Michael Edward Killeen Hussey

Statistics before July 03-2011

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	59	103	12	4650	195	51.09	48.49	13	24	532	22	57	0
ODIs	158	131	40	4679	109*	51.41	88.46	3	34	331	66	86	0
T20Is	27	20	7	457	60*	35.15	150.32	0	2	40	17	18	0
First-class	245	438	43	20726	331*	52.47		55	95			265	0
List A	351	317	67	11325	123	45.30	78.80	12	85			179	0
Twenty20	60	52	13	1633	116*	41.87	128.38	1	11	152	40	34	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	59	10	186	105	2	1/3	1/3	52.50	3.38	93.0	0	0	0
ODIs	158	12	234	227	2	1/22	1/22	113.50	5.82	117.0	0	0	0
T20Is	27	1	6	5	0	-	-	-	5.00	-	0	0	0
First-class	245		1626	877	22	3/34		39.86	3.23	73.9		0	0
List A	351		780	821	20	3/52	3/52	41.05	6.31	39.0	0	0	0
Twenty20	60	1	6	5	0	-	-	-	5.00	-	0	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Nov 3-6, 2005
Last Test	Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 3-7, 2011
ODI debut	Australia v India at Perth, Feb 1, 2004
Last ODI	Bangladesh v Australia at Dhaka, Apr 13, 2011
T20I debut	New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005
Last T20I	Australia v Pakistan at Birmingham, Jul 6, 2010
First-class debut	1994/95
Last First-class	Western Australia v Queensland at Perth, Mar 3-6, 2011
List A debut	1996/97
Last List A	Bangladesh v Australia at Dhaka, Apr 13, 2011
Twenty20 debut	Worcestershire v Northamptonshire at Worcester, Jun 13, 2003
Last Twenty20	Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chennai, May 28, 2011

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
63	Chennai	v Bangalore	Chennai	28 May 2011
0	Chennai	v Bangalore	Mumbai	24 May 2011
4	Chennai	v Bangalore	Bangalore	22 May 2011
32	Chennai	v Kochi	Chennai	18 May 2011
5	Chennai	v Delhi	Chennai	12 May 2011
46	Chennai	v Rajasthan	Jaipur	9 May 2011
15	Chennai	v Kolkata	Kolkata	7 May 2011
79*	Chennai	v Rajasthan	Chennai	4 May 2011
46	Chennai	v Deccan	Chennai	1 May 2011
9	Chennai	v Pune	Mumbai	27 Apr 2011

Profile

An accumulator who is virtually impossible to distract at the crease, Michael Hussey waited a decade before becoming an overnight star. Others might have given up, or at least relaxed, during all that time in the backblocks of the Sheffield Shield and County Championship, but Hussey maintained the intensity and was soon living in a statistical world occupied by few others. After two years in the Test side his average rose to 86.18; it had already taken 29 ODIs for his mean to drop below 100. In just 166 days he become the fastest player to 1000 Test runs, but he was reluctant to dwell on the records because he knew the sky-high ride wouldn't last.

He was right and the recession hit hard in 2008-09. Despite being forced to battle for runs and his spot in the various teams, he continued to talk cheerfully and walk quickly. As a batsman he is old fashioned, preferring to work and caress the ball, especially through cover with a crisp drive. There are times when he breaks free - batting with the No.11 or in the final stages of a limited-overs innings - and in that mood he can pull ferociously, but mostly he travels at a safe speed. If they let him, he would bat for a week without becoming bored.

Having grown up as a specialist opener, he has spent most of his time in the middle order with Australia and hasn't complained. His team ethic is on display in the field, where he is a reliable catcher at gully and a regular encourager, and he is scrupulous at practice. The overall attitude earned him the Mr Cricket nickname, a moniker of fun and extreme respect.