Nasser Hussain
On scorecards: N Hussain
In-game rating: 87/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Nasser Hussain played 96 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1990 to 2004. The first came against West Indies at Sabina Park, with a score of 13, and the last against New Zealand at Lord's in 2004.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 2,918 runs at 40.0 in 45 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 207 from 337 balls against Australia at Edgbaston in 1997, in a match England won. In all: 14 hundreds, 33 fifties.
At home the average was 38.3 across 47 Tests; away it was 36.2 across 49 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 1,581 runs at 38.6 in 23 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 11 Tests and 861 runs at 50.6. Nasser Hussain captained England in 45 Tests, winning 17 and losing 15. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. England won 35 of the Tests Nasser Hussain played and lost 33, with 28 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 96 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | 337 | Australia | Edgbaston | 1997 | Won |
| 155 | 331 | India | Lord's | 2002 | Won |
| 146* | 463 | South Africa | Kingsmead | 1999 | Drawn |
| 128 | 227 | India | Edgbaston | 1996 | Won |
| 116 | 251 | South Africa | Trent Bridge | 2003 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 23 | 1,581 | 38.56 | 2/11 |
| West Indies | 17 | 653 | 25.12 | 1/4 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1,010 | 43.91 | 3/5 |
| India | 10 | 824 | 54.93 | 4/2 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 698 | 46.53 | 2/4 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 345 | 24.64 | 1/2 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 267 | 33.38 | 0/3 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 198 | 22.00 | 1/0 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 188 | 47.00 | 0/2 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 47 | 2,833 | 38.28 | 9/11 |
| Away | 49 | 2,931 | 36.19 | 5/22 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45 | 2,918 | 39.97 | 8/13 |
| 2000s | 51 | 2,846 | 34.71 | 6/20 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 11 | 861 | 50.65 | 3/5 |
| Edgbaston | 9 | 537 | 38.36 | 2/0 |
| Headingley | 8 | 621 | 47.77 | 2/2 |
| Trent Bridge | 7 | 498 | 49.80 | 2/2 |
| Kennington Oval | 7 | 243 | 18.69 | 0/2 |
| Old Trafford | 4 | 55 | 9.17 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1990 at Sabina Park
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2004 at Lord's
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