Nasser Hussain OBE

Nasser Hussain played for Essex CCC and England, and captained his country in 45 test matches.

In first-class cricket, he scored over 20,000 runs in 334 matches at an average of 42.06, including 52 centuries.

A top quality right-handed batsman, his highest Test score was 207, scored in the first Test of the 1997 Ashes at Edgbaston.

Nasser was captain of both the Test and One Day International England teams until after the 2003 Cricket World Cup and is regarded as one of the best England Test Captains of the era, transforming a continually under performing team to one of achievement.

Since his retirement from playing he has become a popular figure with the Sky Sports cricket commentary team.