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David Hussey

Personal information
Full name	David John Hussey
Born	(1977-07-15) 15 July 1977 (age 48) Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Nickname	Huss
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Michael Hussey (brother)
International information
National side	Australia (2008–2013)
ODI debut (cap 167)	4 July 2008 v West Indies
Last ODI	23 January 2013 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	29
T20I debut (cap 29)	1 February 2008 v India
Last T20I	5 October 2012 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002/03–2014/15	Victoria (squad no. 8)
2004–2013	Nottinghamshire (squad no. 29)
2008–2010	Kolkata Knight Riders
2010/11	Northern Districts
2011–2013	Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 29)
2011/12–2016/17	Melbourne Stars (squad no. 8)
2014	Chennai Super Kings
2014	Antigua Hawksbills
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 69 39 192 260 Runs scored 1,796 756 14,280 8,152 Batting average 32.65 22.90 52.50 39.96 100s/50s 1/14 0/3 45/65 10/57 Top score 111 88* 275 140* Balls bowled 802 361 3,052 2,481 Wickets 18 19 31 51 Bowling average 38.77 20.63 60.70 42.80 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/21 3/25 4/105 4/21 Catches/stumpings 29/– 24/– 246/– 123/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 October 2015

David John Hussey (born 15 July 1977) is an Australian cricket coach and a former cricket player. He was a right-handed batter and could also bowl right-arm off breaks. David is the younger brother of another famous Australian cricketer, Michael Hussey. He used to be the captain of the Melbourne Stars team in the Big Bash League.

Playing Cricket in Australia

David Hussey first became well-known for his amazing batting skills in the 2003–04 season. He played for the Victorian Bushrangers team. In one game, he scored 212 runs without being out, helping his team win against New South Wales. He ended that season with a total of 857 runs.

Early Career Highlights

In the 2004–05 season, his longer-format cricket form wasn't as strong. However, in 2005–06, he scored 535 runs in one-day games, averaging 76.42 runs per game. He even scored 130 runs against Queensland. He won the award for the state's best limited-overs player that year.

Becoming a Star Player

In 2006–07, he again helped his team win against New South Wales by scoring 125 runs without being out. He was captaining the team and hit a six to win the game! In 2007–08, he scored over 1,000 runs in a season for the first time. This led to him being chosen for the Australian team to tour the West Indies in 2008.

He also made the second fastest one-day hundred in Australian domestic cricket history, scoring it in just 60 balls. David was named Victoria's Player of the Year in all three types of domestic cricket in 2007–08.

Big Bash League Incident

In 2013, David Hussey was involved in an incident during a Big Bash League game. It happened while he was running between the wickets.

Playing Cricket in England

David Hussey started his cricket career in England at Horsham Cricket Club. From 2004, he played for the county team Nottinghamshire.

Success with Nottinghamshire

In 2004, he scored 1208 runs for Nottinghamshire. The next year, 2005, was even better, as he scored 1231 runs. He hit two centuries and one double century, including 232 runs not out against Warwickshire. His team went on to win the championship that year.

In a later season, David scored his highest ever score: 275 runs! He hit 14 sixes in that game. He played for Nottinghamshire until the end of the 2013 season. In his final season, he helped Nottinghamshire win the YB40 final, which was their first one-day trophy since 1989.

International Cricket Career

Hussey playing for Australia in 2009.

Hussey playing for Australia in 2009.

David Hussey played four one-day internationals (ODIs) for Australia A in 2004. He scored a century against the West Indies. In September 2007, he toured Pakistan with the Australia A team and scored two centuries.

Making His Debut for Australia

David made his international Twenty20 debut for Australia against India on 1 February 2008. He didn't need to bat in that game, but he took a wicket and a catch.

He made his first ODI debut for Australia on 4 July 2008 against the West Indies. He scored 52 runs and shared a 50-run partnership with his brother, Michael. In the next game, he set a new record for Australia by scoring a half-century in just 19 balls!

First Century and Later Success

On 28 August 2009, David Hussey scored his first ODI century against Scotland, getting 111 runs off 87 balls. He continued to play for Australia in T20 International matches.

In a series against England in January 2011, he took two wickets and later scored 68 runs not out to help Australia win. He also scored 60 runs in another match against England in February 2011.

Even though he had a great batting average in first-class cricket, David Hussey was never chosen to play a Test Match for Australia. He is one of the few batsmen with such a high average who didn't play Test cricket.

Hussey bowling in the Adelaide Oval nets.

In the 2011–2012 tri-series (a tournament with three teams) held in Australia, David Hussey scored the third most runs among all players, with 439 runs and an average of 54.88.

Indian Premier League (IPL)

David Hussey was chosen to play for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. He had a good first season, scoring 319 runs. He even won a "man of the match" award for scoring 38 runs not out to win a game.

In the fourth season of the IPL, he was bought by Kings XI Punjab for a large amount of money, US$1.4 million. This made him one of the most expensive overseas players in the IPL at that time.

In the 2012 Indian Premier League, David Hussey was the captain for Kings XI Punjab when their regular captain, Adam Gilchrist, was injured. Later, in 2014, he played for the Chennai Super Kings.

After retiring from playing, David Hussey became the chief mentor for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2019 IPL.

Top Performances in Cricket

Here are some of David Hussey's best scores in different types of cricket matches: