Hussain, Nasser

English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he made his Test debut for England in 1990 at the age of 21, but became a regular member of the side only in 1997 after scoring a memorable double century against Australia at Edgbaston. He succeeded Alec Stewart as England captain after the 1999 World Cup, and led England to series wins against Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. He played in 96 Tests for England, 45 of them as captain. Born in Madras (now Chennai) and brought up in England, he played first-class cricket for Essex for the whole of his career.

Career highlights


Test cricket (1990–2004)
appearances: 96; runs: 5,764; average: 37.18; not out: 16; 100s: 14; best: 207 (v. Australia 1997); catches: 67

One-day internationals (1989–2003)
appearances: 88; runs: 2,332; average: 30.28; not out: 10; best: 115 (v. India 2002); catches: 40

All first-class cricket (1987–2004)
appearances: 334; runs: 20,698; average: 42.06; not out: 53; 100s: 52; best: 207 (v. Australia 1997); catches: 350

He stood down as captain of the One-day international team after England's unsuccessful campaign in the 2003 World Cup and relinquished the Test captaincy later in the year. He was awarded an OBE in 2001.