Nasser Hussain
Nasser Hussain (born March 28 1968, Madras (now Chennai)) is a former Essex and England cricketer. He was born of an Indian father, Jawad (also known as "Joe"), and an English mother, Shireen, who changed her name on conversion to Islam. He became the first non-white captain of England.
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March 28 - 1968 - Madras - Essex - England - Cricket - Islam
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Hussain was the captain of the England team for 45 Test matches, from 1999 to 2003, more than any other player other than Michael Atherton. Hussain is also third in the list of Test victories for England captains, with 17, behind only Peter May (20) and Mike Brearley (18). His percentage of Tests won was higher than any of the previous five captains, since David Gower.
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Captain - Test match - 1999 - 2003 - Michael Atherton - Peter May - Mike Brearley - David Gower
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A stylish batsman and an outstanding fielder, Hussain was also known for a tendency to injure his fingers and an unfortunate ability to lose the toss. His best Test performances came when he was when under pressure: 9 of his 14 Test centuries came in innings where England had lost early wickets. In first-class cricket, he scored 20,698 runs in 334 matches at an average of 42.06.
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Batsman - Fielder - Innings - Wicket - First-class cricket
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Hussain became Test captain at a low point in the England cricket history, and his first series in charge saw England lose to New Zealand at home, after which he was booed by the England fans. However, in 2000 he lead England to a 3-1 victory of the West Indies at home, and that winter the England team beat both Pakistan and Sri Lanka, confirming Hussain's position as captain.
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New Zealand - 2000 - West Indies - Pakistan - Sri Lanka
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Hussain was captain of both the Test and One Day International England teams until after the Cricket World Cup in 2003, when England failed to make the second round after boycotting the match against Zimbabwe in Harare, citing security concerns.
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Cricket World Cup - Zimbabwe - Harare
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In 2003, Hussain announced his retirement as Test captain after England had narrowly clung on for a draw in the first Test against South Africa, being replaced as captain by Michael Vaughan. Hussain continued as a batsman in the England Test team until May 2004, when, after scoring a century and the winning runs in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's, Hussain announced his immediate retirement from international and first-class cricket on May 27, 2004.
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2003 - South Africa - Michael Vaughan - 2004 - New Zealand - Lord's - May 27
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His father, Jawad 'Joe' Hussain, and brother, Mehriyar Hussain, have both played first-class cricket, for Madras and Worcestershire respectively.
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Jawad 'Joe' Hussain - Mehriyar Hussain - Madras - Worcestershire
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Future bleak for Peter Moores as Nasser Hussain believes Kevin Pietersen will win row
A decision on the future of Peter Moores as England coach will be made by the end of this week.
Cricket: Peter Moores on his way out as England coach after rift with Kevin Pietersen
England's coach Peter Moores appears to have lost his power struggle with the captain Kevin Pietersen and is likely to leave the job before the end of the week.A temporary appointment will be made for the tour of the West Indies, which departs on January 21. But that would leave the England and Wales Cricket Board with two huge headaches. They will have to appoint a new coach at the start of an Ashes summer. And they will go to the Caribbean with a backroom staff who feel professionally and personally close to Moores, who outside the Pietersen-Michael Vaughan axis has made a number of friends in the England camp.Hugh Morris, England's managing director, will make the decision this week. He is, essentially, a conciliator, as well as a friend of Moores, and his first instinct was to broker a deal between the factions. But senior figures at the ECB believe a negotiated settlement will be impossible and, given a choice between their coach and captain, Pietersen will win.The former England captains Nasser Hussain and David Gower were agreed yesterday that Moores' position had become untenable after less than two years in the job. "When Moores speaks the players are going to be sitting there thinking, 'KP is not buying into this, KP thinks this is a load of rubbish. Are we going to buy into it? Who are we going to listen to, Kevin Pietersen or Peter Moores?'" Hussain said. Gower added: "If there is a character-clash in terms of personalities, Pietersen is the bigger one and it's not the sort of situation where compromise is going to work. You can't have factions and you can't have divisions."Pietersen said on Saturday: "The situation is not healthy and we have to make sure it is settled as soon as possible and certainly before we fly off to the West Indies. Everything has to be hunky-dory, everyone has to pull in the same direction."Because Pietersen has raised the stakes in his long-standing indifference towards Moores the ECB is being forced to choose. And Pietersen, it believes, has a long-term future with England. John Wright, Tom Moody, Dav Whatmore, Geoff Lawson, John Bracewell and Kent's Graham Ford (though not the former coach Duncan Fletcher) will be linked with the job. But who would take the position if Pietersen, in effect, has the power to hire and fire?England Cricket TeamCricketKevin PietersenPeter Mooresguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Michael Vaughan England recall 'would be a mistake'
Former captain Nasser Hussain says Michael Vaughan has not yet proved himself worthy of England recall.
Ex-ECB chief against England tour
Former England and Wales Cricket chairman Lord MacLaurin believes England should call off their tour of India but ex-skipper Nasser Hussain urges the players to make a statement and return.
England must make statement by returning to India says Nasser Hussain
Former England captain has called on Kevin Pietersen's side to "make a statement" by returning to India.
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