Nasser Hussain

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Nasser Hussain
England
Personal information
Full name	Nasser Hussain
Nickname	Nashwan
Born	28 March 1968 (1968-03-28) (age 40)
	Madras, India
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Role	Higher middle-order batsman
Batting style	Right hand bat
Bowling style	Right arm leg break
International information
Test debut (cap 542)	24 February 1990: v West Indies
Last Test	20 May 2004: v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 105)	30 October 1989: v Pakistan
Last ODI	2 March 2003: v Australia
ODI shirt no.	3
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1987–2004	Essex
1991	MCC
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	96	88	334	364
Runs scored	5764	2332	20698	10732
Batting average	37.18	30.28	42.06	30.28
100s/50s	14/33	1/16	52/108	10/72
Top score	207	115	207	161*
Balls bowled	30	–	312	–
Wickets	0	–	2	–
Bowling average	–	–	161.50	–
5 wickets in innings	–	–	–	–
10 wickets in match	–	n/a	–	n/a
Best bowling	0-15	–	1-38	–
Catches/stumpings	67/–	40	350	161
As of 15 October 2007 Source: CricketArchive

Nasser Hussain (born March 28, 1968, Madras (now Chennai, India) is a former Essex and England cricketer. He was born of an Indian father, Jawad (also known as "Joe"), and an English mother, Patricia, who changed her name to Shireen on conversion to Islam. He became the first captain of England to be of mixed Anglo-Indian ethnicity.

Hussain was the captain of the England team for 45 Test matches from 1999 to 2003, only exceeded by Michael Atherton. He also has the fourth most Test victories as England captain, with 17, behind only Michael Vaughan (22), Peter May, (20) and Mike Brearley (18). His percentage of Tests won was higher than any of the previous five captains, since Bob Willis.

In first-class cricket, he scored 20,698 runs in 334 matches at an average of 42.06.

Hussain became Test captain when English cricket was at a low point, and his first series in charge saw England lose to New Zealand at home, after which he was booed by the England fans. However, in 2000 he led England to a 3-1 victory over the West Indies at home, and that winter the England team beat both Pakistan and Sri Lanka away.

Hussain was captain of both the Test and One Day International England teams until after the 2003 Cricket World Cup, when England failed to make the second round after boycotting the match against Zimbabwe in Harare, citing security concerns.

Immediately after the 2003 Cricket World Cup, after coming under heavy criticism, he stepped down as One Day Skipper passing on the reigns to Michael Vaughan. Later in 2003, Hussain announced his retirement as Test captain after England had narrowly clung on for a draw in the first Test against South Africa, being replaced as captain by Michael Vaughan. Hussain continued as a batsman in the Test team until May 2004, when, after scoring a century and the winning runs in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's, Hussain announced his immediate retirement from international and first-class cricket on May 27, 2004.

His father,Jawad "Joe" Hussain, and brother, Mehriyar Hussain, have both played first-class cricket, for Madras and Worcestershire respectively.

Since his retirement he has taken up a career as a television commentator for Sky Sports.

Hussain is a Natural Sciences graduate of the University of Durham.

Nasser Hussain's Test career performance graph.

[edit] External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile : Nasser Hussain

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