Percival Hussey
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Percival Leitch Hussey was an Australian sportsman. He played cricket
for Western Australia, football
for the Rovers Football Club
in the West Australian Football Association
(WAFA), and was also a noted runner.
in 1869. He played several matches for the Rovers Football Club
in the late 1880s and early 1890s, and also played for Perth against Fremantle
in the annual cricket match in 1886. He later played for Metropolitans in the WACA District
competition. From 1890, he served as secretary of the general committee of the Western Australian Cricket Association
, and in this role was responsible for the procurement of the Perth Recreation Ground for the use of the association. In 1893, he was a member of the first representative cricket team from Western Australia to tour interstate, playing four matches on the tour, two of which were accorded first-class status
. His highest score on tour was 14, against South Australia batting at
number seven. Hussey was also a noted runner – The Western Mail
wrote in March 1891: "[He] was reckoned the best runner in the colony about twelve months ago". Hussey emigrated to Adelaide
in the early 20th century, where he died in 1944. His son, Howard Leitch Hussey, served in World War I
.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
for Western Australia, football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
for the Rovers Football Club
Rovers Football Club
The Rovers Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the Western Australian Football Association from 1885 to 1899. The club won the premiership in 1885 and 1891.-History:...
in the West Australian Football Association
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WAFA), and was also a noted runner.
Career
Hussey was born in Perth, Western AustraliaPerth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
in 1869. He played several matches for the Rovers Football Club
Rovers Football Club
The Rovers Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the Western Australian Football Association from 1885 to 1899. The club won the premiership in 1885 and 1891.-History:...
in the late 1880s and early 1890s, and also played for Perth against Fremantle
Fremantle
Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...
in the annual cricket match in 1886. He later played for Metropolitans in the WACA District
Western Australian Grade Cricket
Grade Cricket in Western Australia refers to the semi-professional cricket league played at a level below the first-class Western Warriors and colts teams. The competition is administered by the Western Australian Cricket Association...
competition. From 1890, he served as secretary of the general committee of the Western Australian Cricket Association
Western Australian Cricket Association
The Western Australian Cricket Association is the governing body for cricket in Western Australia.-History:The WACA was formed on 5 November 1885...
, and in this role was responsible for the procurement of the Perth Recreation Ground for the use of the association. In 1893, he was a member of the first representative cricket team from Western Australia to tour interstate, playing four matches on the tour, two of which were accorded first-class status
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
. His highest score on tour was 14, against South Australia batting at
Batting order (cricket)
In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time...
number seven. Hussey was also a noted runner – The Western Mail
Western Mail (Western Australia)
The Western Mail, or Western Mail, was the name of two weekly newspapers published in Perth, Western Australia.-West Australian newspapers:...
wrote in March 1891: "[He] was reckoned the best runner in the colony about twelve months ago". Hussey emigrated to Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
in the early 20th century, where he died in 1944. His son, Howard Leitch Hussey, served in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
See also
- List of Western Australia first-class cricketers
- List of Australian rules footballers and cricketers