Michael Hussey
On scorecards: MEK Hussey
In-game rating: 93/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Michael Hussey played 79 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 2005 to 2013. The first came against West Indies at Brisbane Cricket Ground, with scores of 1 and 29, and the last against Sri Lanka at Sydney Cricket Ground in 2013.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 3,638 runs at 52.0 in 46 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 195 from 330 balls against England at Brisbane Cricket Ground in 2010. In all: 19 hundreds, 29 fifties.
At home the average was 61.2 across 45 Tests; away it was 42.4 across 32 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 1,304 runs at 59.3 in 15 Tests. Adelaide Oval was the most frequent ground, with 8 Tests and 819 runs at 74.5. The scorecards record 7 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 48 of the Tests Michael Hussey played and lost 17, with 14 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 79 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195 | 330 | England | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2010 | Drawn |
| 182 | 203 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2006 | Won |
| 150* | 253 | India | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2012 | Won |
| 146 | 276 | India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2008 | Drawn |
| 145* | 259 | India | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2008 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/0 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2011 | Drawn |
| 1/2 | 4 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2011 | Drawn |
| 1/3 | 2 | West Indies | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2009 | Won |
| 1/7 | 4 | New Zealand | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2011 | Won |
| 1/15 | 5 | New Zealand | Bellerive Oval | 2011 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 17 | 1,108 | 38.21 | 3/6 | 1 | 118.00 |
| England | 15 | 1,304 | 59.27 | 4/9 | 0 | – |
| India | 14 | 1,078 | 49.00 | 3/4 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 12 | 952 | 47.60 | 2/4 | 2 | 21.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 994 | 110.44 | 5/2 | 2 | 9.50 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 221 | 24.56 | 0/2 | 2 | 13.50 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 336 | 48.00 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 242 | 80.67 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 45 | 3,794 | 61.19 | 14/14 | 4 | 47.25 |
| Away | 32 | 2,372 | 42.36 | 5/14 | 3 | 39.00 |
| Neutral | 2 | 69 | 23.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46 | 3,638 | 51.97 | 10/19 | 2 | 51.50 |
| 2010s | 33 | 2,597 | 50.92 | 9/10 | 5 | 40.60 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Oval | 8 | 819 | 74.45 | 2/6 | 0 | – |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 8 | 752 | 94.00 | 3/0 | 0 | – |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 8 | 660 | 66.00 | 3/2 | 2 | 20.50 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 8 | 640 | 45.71 | 2/4 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 8 | 416 | 29.71 | 1/2 | 1 | 37.00 |
| Bellerive Oval | 5 | 507 | 101.40 | 3/0 | 1 | 20.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2005 at Brisbane Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2013 at Sydney Cricket Ground
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