Hurricane
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Hmmm...I thought we agreed 80 innings was the number you needed before all the fluctuations were ironed out in another thread. Be interested to know Hussey's average after 30 tests.Sidenote- It's pretty much impossible to overachieve as a test batsman over 30 tests.
I really feel that he scored an additional 10 runs each inning through sheer running between the wicket skills. He was a machine between the wickets. He would also score lots of help yourself runs by running the ball down to a vacant third man area for 2 or 3 and sometimes 4.
Peter Taylor was a better spinner than him and should have had his spot in the test team. Mathews did not bowl darts as he tried to flight it - but he had no loop, he did get drift but not a great deal of spin and he had no guile or cunning. He was a poor bowler and was kept in the team because of his batting.
I am judging him on his primary function which was to be a spin bowler.