Mike Hussey is known as “Mr Cricket” for a good reason.
The left-handed batsman has lived and breathed the sport since he was a kid. And while he didn’t make his international Test Match debut until age 30 (one-day international debut at 28) and with more than 15,000 first-class runs in the bank, he was quick to make up for lost time. Hussey had a massive impact on the Australian team in all three formats of the game with an insatiable appetite for runs. It didn’t matter if it was in the backyard of his Mullaloo home as a boy, playing county cricket in England, or representing his beloved Western Australia or Australia, Hussey just loved to bat.
Hussey attended Whitford Catholic Primary School and Prendiville Catholic College. After finishing school, he won a scholarship to the Australian Cricket Academy, where his contemporaries included Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie. Hussey played 79 Test Matches and made 19 centuries at an average of just over 50. His One-Day international career included World Cup success. Hussey was the archetypal Twenty20 player (T20) and had great success towards the end of his career in the newest format of the game.
He is now a popular TV commentator and is currently a coach with the Chennai SuperKings in the Indian Premier League. an ambassador for the Women and Infants Research Foundation (WIRF), Starlight and the WA Cricket Foundation.