Wet Hussain

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Wet Hussain
Nasser Hussain.JPG
Hussain in 2005
Player information
Surname Wet Hussain
Nickname Nashwan, wet
Batting style Right handed
Bowling style Right-handed leg break
Player role Batsman
International games
National team England England
Test debut (cap 542) February 24, 1990 v  West IndiesWest Indies cricket team
Last test May 20, 2004 v  New ZealandNew Zealand
ODI debut (cap 105) October 30, 1989 v  PakistanPakistan
Last ODI March 2, 2003 v  AustraliaAustralia
ODI shirt no. 3
National teams
Years team
1987-2004 Essex
1991 MCC
Career statistics
Game form test ODIs FC LA
Games 96 88 334 364
Runs (total) 5,764 2,332 20,698 10,732
Batting average 37.18 30.28 42.06 30.28
100s / 50s 14/33 1/16 52/108 10/72
Highscore 207 115 207 161 *
Balls 30th - 312 -
Wickets 0 - 2 -
Bowling Average - - 161.50 -
5 wickets in innings - - - -
10 wickets in play - n / A - n / A
Best bowling performance 0-15 - 1-38 -
Catches / stumpings 67 / - 40 350 161
Source: Cricket Archives , August 1, 2016

Nasser Hussain OBE (born March 28, 1968 in Madras ) is a former English cricketer . He played as a batsman on the English national cricket team and was captain in the test and ODI format between 1999 and 2003 .

childhood and education

Hussain's father, Joe Hussain , first came to England in 1963 and married Nasser's mother, Shireen, during his 18-month stay. He then went back to India to set up an electronic components company. In 1968 Nasser was born in Madras, the youngest of three brothers, and in 1975 the family returned to England from India. Joe Hussain played cricket himself, but only played one first class game for Madras during his playing days and worked in England as a coach at the indoor cricket school in Ilford . There Nasser first played primarily as a Leg Break - Bowler with his brothers. The brothers, Abbas and Mel , later also played cricket for Essex and Worcestershire respectively . Nasser attended the Forest School in Snaresbrook , Redbridge, London and played there on the school team. During his school days he experienced a growth spurt that had a negative impact on his throwing trajectory and so he changed his position to a batsman. At the age of eight he was the youngest player ever to play in the Under-11 selection of Essex , at twelve the same was true for the Under-15 selection. He also played for age group selections at the national level. After finishing school, he studied natural sciences (geology and chemistry) at Durham University between 1986 and 1989 .

Time as an active person

County cricket

He made his debut for the Essex County Cricket Club first team in 1987, a year after the team won their fourth title . In his first first-class season , he scored 32 runs in two games. At the Youth Cricket World Cup 1988 he was the third best batsman of the tournament with 330 runs and the best batsman of the English team, which was eliminated in the semifinals against the tournament winner Australia. He improved over the years and in 1989 had 945 runs in 22 games. That year he also received the Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year award.

First appointments to the national team

The first game for the English national team he completed in ODI cricket at the Nehru Cup 1989/90 in India, when he was used there in the semifinals against Pakistan . He made his debut in the test team at the first test of the tour in the West Indies in 1989/1990 in Kingston . He scored 13 runs in sixth position in England's victory. In the fifth Test of the Tour, he played both innings with a broken wrist and was out with the injury for much of the following season. He was also unable to establish himself firmly in the national team at first. His results for Essex were good, but not outstanding. In county cricket he was able to win the county championship in 1991 and 1992 with Essex . The next use in the national team took place on the Ashes Tour in 1993 . In his first outing in the third test he managed his first fifty (more than 50 runs in one innings). He also won the Essex Player of the Year award that year. For the tour in the West Indies 1993/1994 he was nominated, but played there only in the ODIs. The following season in 1994 went bad for Hussain and so he went to South Africa the following winter to improve his game. During this time he was also given contact lenses. 1995 was more successful . With 1,688 runs in 17 games, he scored the second-most runs of the first-class cricket season. As a result, he was selected as captain of the England A-Team, the second national representation of England, for the tour in Pakistan 1995/96, the course of which was considered a success.

Establishment in the national team

The final international breakthrough for Nasser Hussain came in 1996. In Essex he was appointed vice-captain and after a three-year break he was nominated again for the test team on the Tour of India . He was used in position 3 and scored his first Test Century (more than 100 runs in one innings) when he was first used in Birmingham . He succeeded in another in the third test of the series. However, he suffered a fracture of his right index finger that prevented him from playing for the first test against Pakistan . For the tours of England to Zimbabwe and New Zealand he was then nominated as vice-captain of the national team. In the summer of 1997, he scored his highest run number in an international innings when he scored 207 runs against Australia in Birmingham. There were more problems with the Tour of England in the West Indies 1997/98 , whose test series England lost 1–3. It took Hussain up to the sixth and final test before he could score a Century there in the second innings. After the tour, Captain Mike Atherton announced his resignation and the decision on his successor was made between Hussain and Alec Stewart . Hussain made public that he was aiming for the captain's role, but it fell to Stewart at this point. Hussain continued to play successfully, for example at the Ashes Series 1998/99 , where he achieved the best average of all batsman. However, England lost the tour there with 1–3.

Rise to the captain

At the start of the new season , Hussain was named captain in Essex. The upcoming Cricket World Cup in 1999 on home soil was a disappointment for England. Already in the preliminary round they fell behind Zimbabwe due to a clear defeat against India and were eliminated. English cricket was down at the time. The year before, the only successful tour against one of the top teams against South Africa in 13 years was successful and after being eliminated from the World Cup, they were looking for a fresh start. On June 25, 1999, the appointment of Hussain as captain was announced along with the appointment of Duncan Fletcher as the new coach from the end of the season. After a disappointing start with a loss on a tour to New Zealand that broke Hussain's finger, a successful era of English cricket ensued. The test series in the winter against South Africa was lost 1–2. The last test caused a sensation when Hussain and the South African captain Hansie Cronje each lost an innings after long rains to allow the possibility of a result (other than a draw) on the last day, and England made the victory possible. Cronje was later convicted of accepting funds from bookmakers who wanted an outcome. In the summer, he won at home against the West Indies , against which you could win a series for the first time since 1969. Hussain himself played a poor season as he scored insufficient runs. However, it was his style of captaincy that did not let him question. So he often changed the line-up on the field, which, despite the low variability of the English bowlers, always presented the batsmen of the opponents with new tasks. This paid off in the winter of 2000/01 when they beat Pakistan and Sri Lanka .

Up and down as a captain

Performance as a batsman by Nasser Hussain

The soaring was stopped by a failure with the Ashes the following winter , which England lost 1–4. Hussain broke a finger in the first test and so, with his fourth hand fracture in two years, dropped out for the next two tests. The following winter with tours in India (defeat in test series, draw in ODI series) and New Zealand (draw in test series, victory in ODI series) was average. At the New Year's ceremony for the Queen, he received the Officer of the British Empire award at the turn of the year . In the summer of 2002 there was a win against Sri Lanka with 2–0 and a draw against India . At the Champions Trophy 2002 in Sri Lanka they were eliminated behind India in the preliminary round and so the highlight of the year was the Ashes Tour 2002/03 in Australia. England were struggling with injuries at the time and numerous English players were quoted in the Australian media with praise for Australian players. This unrest carried over to Hussain, who won the coin toss at the first test in Brisbane and thus had the decision to start bowling or as a batting team first. He opted for the supposedly safe option of starting as a field team, which has since been seen as his biggest mistake as captain. Australia took the opportunity, led after the first day with 364 runs with only two won wickets and clearly won the game. Ultimately, England lost the entire series with 1–4, and could improve from game to game. The Cricket World Cup 2003 in South Africa followed in March 2003 . England were anxious to survive the preliminary round this time after having been eliminated four years earlier. For security reasons, the ECB refused to let the team play for the game against Zimbabwe, which was to be played in Zimbabwe, which resulted in England having to win the last game against Australia to advance to the Super 6 round. With two overs to go, Australia needed 14 runs and Hussain decided to use James Anderson , who was then inexperienced, as a bowler. This allowed two boundaries and so England lost the game. Two days later, Hussain announced his resignation as ODI captain. In April 2003 he received the Wisden Cricketer of the Year award, which is given annually to five players . During the following tour against South Africa , he also passed the captaincy in test cricket to Michael Vaughan . As a test captain in 45 games, he won 17 and lost 15 games.

End of career

Hussain stayed on the team and continued to play test cricket. A solid performance against Bangladesh in which he scored 95 runs in the second innings in the second test was followed by a much worse tour against Sri Lanka . A final highlight of his career was winning the first tour in the West Indies in 36 years in spring 2004. After the first test in Lord's of the New Zealand Tour in 2004, in which he scored his 14th test century with 103 runs, he announced his retirement from the test - and first-class cricket.

After his active time

Since retiring, he has worked as a commentator on Sky's UK cricket broadcasts and as a columnist for the Daily Mail . Hussain also wrote his autobiography.

technology

Hussain's technique as a batsman was influenced by the late retraining of the spin bowler . He uses his elbow only slightly when hitting, so that his lower hitting hand has to exert a lot of force. His head and foot positions are also described as unorthodox when hitting, which means that he leans back when hitting.

Private

Nasser Hussain is married to his wife Karen and has three children. Hussain is a non-practicing Muslim .

International Centuries

Test cricket

Nasser Hussain has 14 Test Centuries in his career.

Runs date opponent Innings test trip
128 0June 6, 1996 India India 2 EnglandEngland Birmingham trip
107 * 04th July 1996 India India 2 EnglandEngland Nottingham trip
113 Dec 18, 1996 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2 ZimbabweZimbabwe Bulawayo trip
207 0June 5, 1997 Australia Australia 2 EnglandEngland Birmingham trip
105 July 24, 1997 Australia Australia 3 EnglandEngland Leeds trip
106 20 Mar 1998 West Indies cricket team West Indies 3 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda St. John's trip
105 June 18, 1998 South Africa South Africa 3 EnglandEngland London (Lord's) trip
146 * Dec 26, 1999 South Africa South Africa 1 South AfricaSouth Africa Durban (SSK) trip
109 07th Mar 2001 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 1 Sri LankaSri Lanka Kandy trip
106 13 Mar 2002 New Zealand New Zealand 1 New ZealandNew Zealand Christchurch trip
155 July 25, 2002 India India 1 EnglandEngland London (Lord's) trip
110 22 Aug 2002 India India 3 EnglandEngland Leeds trip
116 Aug 14, 2003 South Africa South Africa 1 EnglandEngland Nottingham trip
103 * May 20, 2004 New Zealand New Zealand 4th EnglandEngland London (Lord's) trip

ODI cricket

Nasser Hussain achieved an ODI-Century in his career.

Runs date opponent Innings test trip
115 July 13, 2002 India India 1 EnglandEngland London (Lord's) trip

Works

Web links

Commons : Nasser Hussain  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Nasser Hussain's father dies aged 68 ( English ) Cricinfo. April 29, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ Abbas Hussain ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ Mel Hussain ( English ) Cricinfo. January 29, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ a b c d e Nasser Hussain ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Nasser Hussain factfile ( English ) Cricinfo. May 25, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  7. ↑ College of St. Hild and St. Bede: Notable Hild Bede Alumni ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  8. ↑ batting and fielding Britannic Assurance County Championship 1987 (Ordered by Runs) ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  9. ↑ batting and fielding Britannic Assurance County Championship in 1989 (Ordered by Runs) ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  10. ^ Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  11. ↑ MRF World Series (Nehru Cup), 1st SF: England v Pakistan at Nagpur, Oct 30, 1989 ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  12. ↑ England tour of West Indies, 1st Test: West Indies v England at Kingston, Feb 24-Mar 1, 1990 ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  13. ↑ West Indies v England 1989-90: Fifth Test ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  14. ^ Greg Baum: England v Australia 1993: Third Cornhill Test ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  15. ^ David Fulton: The Captains' Tales: Battle for the Ashes . Mainstream Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84596-413-9 , pp. 272 (English).
  16. ^ Batting and Fielding in Britannic Assurance County Championship 1995 (Ordered by Runs) ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  17. ^ David Field: England v India: Third Cornhill Test ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  18. ↑ Atherton resigns ( English ) BBC. March 25, 1998. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  19. ↑ Cricket: Hussain keen on role as captain ( English ) Independent. March 27, 1998. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  20. ↑ Matthew Engel : ICC World Cup, 1999 ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  21. ^ Derek Pringle: Cricket: Hussain poised to replace Stewart as captain ( English ) Independent. June 14, 1999. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  22. ↑ Hussain appointed England captain ( English ) Cricinfo. June 24, 1999. Accessed July 31, 2016.
  23. ↑ Nick Hoult: Centurion 2000: Hussain still bitter about the day Cronje cheated ( English ) Cricinfo. December 16, 2004. Accessed July 31, 2016.
  24. ↑ Mike Selvey: Captain Hussain out for three weeks ( English ) Guardian. July 10, 2001. Accessed July 31, 2016.
  25. ↑ Waugh: Ashes over before first ball ( English ) BBC. January 14, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  26. ↑ Heads we lose ( English ) Guardian. January 29, 2013. Accessed July 31, 2016.
  27. ^ Claire Killeen: Matthew Hayden rules supreme on opening day of Ashes series ( English ) Cricinfo. November 7, 2002. Accessed July 31, 2016.
  28. ↑ Trevor Mashallsea: Australia v England: First Test Match ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  29. ↑ Martin Williamson: Handy Andy sends the Poms packing ( English ) Cricinfo. February 19, 2007. Accessed July 31, 2016.
  30. ↑ Simon Wilde: The 2003 World Cup ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  31. ↑ Vaughan, Hayden, Hussain, Pollock and Hollioake for Wisden honor ( English ) The Hindu. April 30, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  32. ^ Nasser Hussain quits as England cricket captain ( English ) Guardian. July 28, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  33. ↑ Hussain quits as captain ( English ) BBC. July 28, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  34. ↑ Hussain quits cricket ( English ) BBC. May 27, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  35. ↑ Playing with Fire - Nasser Hussain with Paul Newman ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  36. ↑ Derek Pringle: Don't marry a cricketer ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  37. ↑ Tanya Aldred: 'Nationality is a thing of the past' ( English ) Cricinfo. June 21, 2002. Accessed July 31, 2016.
  38. ↑ Statistics / Statsguru / N Hussain / Test matches ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  39. ↑ Statistics / Statsguru / N Hussain / One-Day Internationals ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Hussain, Nasser
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nashwan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Madras , Tamil Nadu , India