The Knowledege

[King]

More... Who's worth watching: David Hussey Profile (by David Green) If, like David Hussey of Notts and Victoria, you have a career-average in first-class cricket of 55.56 and, if, like him, you score a century every six innings, you are undoubtedly a pretty good player. Yet, such is the strength of Australian cricket at present that Hussey, younger brother of Test left-hander Mike, had to wait until he was 25 before he played state cricket, though he has since been chosen to play for Australia A. Hussey, right-handed in contrast to his left-handed brother, is the more strongly built of the two. Though he turns 30 later this month, there remains something boyish in his evident enjoyment of the game and particularly of batting. He has an easy, relaxed stance at the wicket and is beautifully balanced. He drives with deceptive power in front of the wicket in a wide arc between cover and mid-wicket, but he is far from being only a front-foot player. The shorter ball is pulled or cut with precision and he has the ability, having forced the setting of defensive fields, to find gaps with delicate deflections past the slips and down towards fine leg. Indeed, he places the ball skilfully at all times and runs like a hare between the wickets. Hussey's considerable variety of stroke and attacking intent make him very difficult to contain. He can, though, like his brother, bat for long periods, as evidenced by his 275, which assisted greatly in Nottinghamshire's innings defeat of Essex at Trent Bridge in late May. So far this season, Hussey has made 858 first-class runs, averaging 95.33, but he is also a formidable one-day batsman, having taken to the Twenty20 format last season like a duck to water. In the 2006 tournament, he made 394 runs, a total exceeded by only three players. He averaged 56.28 and his strike rate was 149.8 runs per 100 balls, figures which had much to do with Notts reaching the final. Hussey's run of success was interrupted by a duck in Notts' Twenty20 win over Derbyshire on Friday, and he will surely be looking for compensation when his team meet last year's competition winners, Leicestershire, at Trent Bridge this afternoon.

[King]

The rest of the international sides should get ready for another Hussey or perhaps not. I guess the younger Hussey now 25 may not get a chance to play for Australia till about early 30s. :tounge_smile:

[Holysmoke]

younger hussey is 30

[King]

Sorry yes he is 30. Just about time to get into the Aussie team I suppose.

[Ram]

Can we loan him ? or lease him ? or sub-contract him ? or beg him to come to India ? or kidnap him ? or do any f***in thing possible to get him to play here ?