Michael Hussey
95Australia · BAT · 2004 to 2012 · on scorecards: MEK Hussey
BATTING
- Matches
- 185
- Innings
- 157
- Runs
- 5442
- Average
- 48.15
- Strike rate
- 87.16
- High score
- 109*
- 100s / 50s
- 3 / 39
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 2
- Average
- 117.5
- Economy
- 5.87
- Strike rate
- 120
- Best figures
- 1/22
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 105 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 11
CAREER IN BRIEF
Michael Hussey played 185 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2012. The first came against India at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, with a score of 17, and the last against Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2012.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 3,623 runs at 54.1 in 126 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 109 not out from 90 balls against West Indies at Kinrara Academy Oval in 2006, in a defeat. In all: 3 hundreds, 39 fifties.
At home the average was 47.0 across 74 ODIs; away it was 50.8 across 79 ODIs. The most runs came against New Zealand: 1,038 runs at 61.1 in 30 ODIs. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 17 ODIs and 385 runs at 32.1. Michael Hussey captained Australia in 4 ODIs, winning 0 and losing 4. The scorecards record 11 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 123 of the ODIs Michael Hussey played and lost 54.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 185 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109* | 90 | West Indies | Kinrara Academy Oval | 2006 | Lost |
| 108 | 91 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 105 | 84 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 2007 | Lost |
| 88* | 56 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 2005 | Lost |
| 85 | 87 | Bangladesh | Marrara Cricket Ground | 2008 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/22 | 5 | Bangladesh | Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium | 2006 | Won |
| 1/31 | 4 | England | Lord's | 2005 | Tied/NR |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 30 | 1,038 | 61.06 | 1/8 | 0 | – |
| England | 29 | 663 | 39.00 | 0/4 | 1 | 65.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 28 | 477 | 31.80 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 24 | 807 | 44.83 | 0/6 | 0 | – |
| India | 21 | 770 | 59.23 | 0/7 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 20 | 630 | 42.00 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 13 | 376 | 94.00 | 1/2 | 1 | 72.00 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 427 | 53.38 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| ICC World XI | 3 | 107 | 107.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 2 | 38 | 38.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 49 | 49.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 74 | 2,115 | 47.00 | 0/15 | 0 | – |
| Away | 79 | 2,592 | 50.82 | 2/19 | 2 | 82.00 |
| Neutral | 32 | 735 | 43.24 | 1/5 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 126 | 3,623 | 54.07 | 2/27 | 2 | 96.50 |
| 2010s | 59 | 1,819 | 39.54 | 1/12 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 17 | 385 | 32.08 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 13 | 434 | 48.22 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 11 | 314 | 62.80 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Adelaide Oval | 11 | 205 | 34.17 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 9 | 328 | 65.60 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| SuperSport Park | 7 | 231 | 46.20 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 2004 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2012 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 May 1975
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 6,243
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 46.6
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 74.1
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 126.7
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 42.5
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 113.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 5,895 balls faced in that period.
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