Notts have made a solid start to the T20 Blast competition this year, and can boast a batting line up as good as any – but there’s no team in the world who wouldn’t have been improved by David Hussey in his swashbuckling prime, as recently showcased in his performance to send Chennai Super Kings one step closer to IPL silverware.

Affectionately known as Huss, the Aussie never failed to score runs for Notts, in any form of the game. Well known by many for his hitting talents in the shorter forms of the game, the right-hander had an utterly magnificent record in first class cricket for Notts, after joining in 2004.

In his first season he scored 1208 runs, and in his second amassed 1231 – including a landmark innings of 232 not out against Warwickshire at Trent Bridge, which contained no fewer than 22 fours and six sixes – to help Notts to their first County Championship trophy in 18 years.

That 232 knock was bettered a couple of years later however when Huss smashed a breath-taking career-best 275 off just 227 deliveries at Trent Bridge against Essex, hitting 27 fours and 14 sixes in the process. Hussey averaged 93 in the County Championship for Notts that season, making four centuries and that one sensational double ton.

The nature of Hussey’s game meant he was perfect for the shorter forms of cricket, and he was frequently one of the Outlaw’s top performers. In 2006, when Notts reached the final, Hussey was the stand out player, averaging 56 throughout the competition and he was also the tournament’s third most prolific batsmen, hitting 394.

Despite his phenomenal first class record, Hussey was never called up to the Australian test side. Indeed at one point he was the only player in world cricket to boast a first class average of 54 and not be playing for his country.

In a story very similar to his older brother, Michael, the younger Hussey didn’t make the breakthrough to international cricket until relatively late in his career, waiting until 2008 to make his first ODI appearance, against the West Indies. Naturally, Hussey hit 50.

The fact that Cricket Australia didn’t utilise him fully however meant that Notts fans could watch him turn out at Trent Bridge more regularly, and Hussey frequently gave them performances to savour.

The popular Aussie summed up exactly what it is to be an Outlaw, and he still remains at large, last seen whacking an unbeaten 40 to see off Mumbai Indians.

Notts Outlaws NatWest T20 Blast fixture and ticket information:

v Durham Jets – Friday 30 May 6pm BUY TICKETS
v Birmingham Bears – Friday 13 June 6pm BUY TICKETS
v Derbyshire Falcons – Friday 20 June 6pm BUY TICKETS
v Yorkshire Vikings – Saturday 28 June 2.30pm BUY TICKETS
v Leicestershire Foxes – Sunday 20 July 2.30pm BUY TICKETS

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