Full name Nasser Hussain
Born March 28, 1968, Madras (now Chennai), India
Current age 50 years 29 days
Major teams England, Essex
Nickname Nashwan
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Other Commentator
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education Forest School, Snaresbrook,; Durham University
Relation Father - R Jawad Hussain, Brother - M Hussain, Brother - A Hussain, Nephew - R Hussain
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
96 | 171 | 16 | 5764 | 207 | 37.18 | 14272 | 40.38 | 14 | 33 | 734 | 24 | 67 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
88 | 87 | 10 | 2332 | 115 | 30.28 | 3481 | 66.99 | 1 | 16 | 208 | 15 | 40 | 0 |
First-class | 334 | 545 | 53 | 20698 | 207 | 42.06 | 52 | 108 | 350 | 0 | ||||
List A | 363 | 339 | 47 | 10732 | 161* | 36.75 | 10 | 72 | 161 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
96 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 334 | 312 | 323 | 2 | 1/38 | 161.50 | 6.21 | 156.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 363 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | West Indies v England at Kingston, Feb 24-Mar 1, 1990 scorecard |
Last Test | England v New Zealand at Lord's, May 20-24, 2004 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | England v Pakistan at Nagpur, Oct 30, 1989 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v England at Port Elizabeth, Mar 2, 2003 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1987 |
Last First-class | England v New Zealand at Lord's, May 20-24, 2004 scorecard |
List A debut | 1987 |
Last List A | Scotland v Essex at Edinburgh, May 5, 2004 scorecard |
Brought up by his Indian-born, Essex-based coach of a father with the ambition to represent England, Nasser Hussain's desire was such that he was prepared to forgo his natural style - opening the face of the bat, running the ball to third man - to succeed at Test level. His success was a triumph of willpower over several technical deficiencies including a dominant bottom hand and unorthodox leg and head positions which led him to lean back in the drive.
Awarded the OBE on 31st December 2001
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2003