Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975, Morley, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. He is also known by his nicknames of Huss, The Huss, and Mr Cricket, the latter due to his statto-like knowledge of his sport.
A left-handed batsman, he is a relative latecomer to both the Test and ODI Australian sides, but he has made a highly successful start to his international career. At one stage, he was the top ranked ODI batsman in the world [1]. He plays first-class cricket as vice-captain for the Western Warriors in Australia and has played for several counties in England. He currently has the second highest test batting average and the highest odi batting average.
He is married to Amy and has two children. His younger brother by 2 years, David, plays for Victoria and Australia 'A'.
Full name : Michael Edward Killeen Hussey
Born : May 27, 1975, Morley, Western Australia
Batting style : Left-hand bat
Bowling style : Right-arm medium
Test debut : Australia v West Indies at Brisbane - Nov 3-6, 2005
ODI debut : Australia v India at Perth - Feb 1, 2004
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June of 2009. It will be the second World Twenty20 and will consist of 12 teams, contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
The Champions Twenty20 League, formed with the official sanction of ICC will kick off in October 2008. Eight domestic teams from four nations will participate. Cricket Australia will partner the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The champion team in the Champions Twenty20 league will get US $5 million, which is the highest ever prize money for a cricket event.
