2007 ODI World Cup winner Michael Hussey has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame and can now be formally recognised as an Aussie cricket legend.
Cricket Australia (CA) conferred the honour on Hussey and former World Cup-winning captain of the ladies’s cricket crew, Lyn Larsen, on the primary day of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and Pakistan on the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Tuesday (December 26).
While Mr. Cricket, as Hussey is popularly referred to as, is the 62nd inductee, Larsen is the 63rd into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
While Hussey’s profession is pretty properly documented, modern-day cricket lovers aren’t conscious of Larsen’s achievements and legacy.
Appointed because the captain of the ladies’s cricket crew on the comparatively younger age of 22 in 1987, Larsen constructed a legacy for herself by producing outstanding outcomes as a frontrunner of the pack.
She led Australia in 10 Tests, gained 5 and drew 5. In addition to that, she captained the Aussies in 43 ODIs and gained 23 out of them. The pinnacle of her management got here in 1988 when she introduced the 1988 World Cup house.
On the opposite hand, Hussey was a component of Australia’s maiden ICC Champions Trophy successful squad in 2006 and made helpful contributions to the aspect that gained the 2007 ODI World Cup within the Caribbean underneath the management of Ricky Ponting.
A late bloomer, Hussey aggregated 6235 runs in 79 Tests at a stellar common of 51.52 and notched up 19 tons and 29 half-centuries in his illustrious Test profession.
Playing within the decrease center order and sometimes tasked with offering the ultimate flourish to Australia’s innings, Hussey carved a proud ODI profession for himself too. He represented the Aussies in 185 ODIs and amassed 5442 runs at a median of 48.15, together with three centuries and 39 fifties.
