Percival Hussey
{{short description|Australian sportsman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Percival Hussey
| image = Percival Hussey.png
| country = Australia
| fullname = Percival Leith Hussey
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1869|6|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1944|5|13|1869|6|23|df=yes}}
| death_place = Adelaide, South Australia
| club1 = Western Australia
| year1 = 1892/93
| type1 = FC
| debutdate1 = 27 March
| debutyear1 = 1893
| debutfor1 = Western Australia
| debutagainst1 = South Australia
| lastdate1 = 1 April
| lastyear1 = 1893
| lastfor1 = Western Australia
| lastagainst1 = Victoria
| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 2
| runs1 = 27
| bat avg1 = 6.75
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 14
| hidedeliveries = true
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| date = 8 November
| year = 2011
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16224/16224.html CricketArchive
}}
Percival Leitch Hussey (23 June 1869 – 13 May 1944) was an Australian sportsman. He played first-class cricket for Western Australia, football for the Rovers Football Club in the West Australian Football Association (WAFA), and was also a noted runner.
Career
Hussey was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1869. He played several matches for the Rovers Football Club in the late 1880s and early 1890s,[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32729661 FOOTBALL.] – The Western Mail. Published 8 June 1889. Retrieved from Trove, 8 November 2011.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3127285 FOOTBALL.] – The West Australian. Published 27 July 1889. Retrieved from Trove, 8 November 2011. and also played for Perth against Fremantle in the annual cricket match in 1886.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3006334 PERTH V. FREMANTLE.] – The West Australian. Published 1 February 1886. Retrieved from Trove, 8 November 2011. He later played for Metropolitans in the WACA District competition.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33063565 M.C.C. v. FREMANTLE C.C.] – The Western Mail. Published 10 January 1891. Retrieved from Trove, 8 November 2011. 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.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32731424 THE W.A. ATHLETIC CLUB AND THE FOUNDATION DAY SPORTS.] – The Western Mail. Written by Hilton Z. Sherlock. Published 10 May 1890. Retrieved from Trove, 8 November 2011. 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.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16224/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Percival Hussey] – cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011. His highest score on tour was 14, against South Australia batting at number seven.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/3/3915.html South Australia v Western Australia], 27, 28 March 1893, at the Adelaide Oval – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2011. 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".[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33064536 THE CHIDLOW WELLS SPORTS.] – The Western Mail. Written by Henry Ward. Published 7 March 1891. Retrieved from Trove, 8 November 2011. Hussey emigrated to Adelaide in the early 20th century, where he died in 1944.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5895.html Percival Hussey profile] – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
Family
A son Percival Francis Leitch Hussey (6 July 1897 – 11 November 1954) was a noted medical practitioner and yachtsman.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47600580 |title=Death of Dr. Hussey. |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=13 November 1954 |accessdate=25 May 2012 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Another son, Howard Leitch Hussey (ca.1899 – 15 November 1988), served in World War I[http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=148013 Howard Leitch HUSSEY] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120717080824/http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=148013 |date=17 July 2012 }} – aif.adfa.edu.au. Retrieved 8 November 2011. and repatriated in 1919 affected by poison gas.{{Cite web|url=http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=6928082|title=HUSSEY Howard Leitch : Service Number – 3322 : Place of Birth – Coolgardie WA : Place of Enlistment – Unley SA : Next of Kin – (Father) HUSSEY Percival Leitch|year=1920}}
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Category:Australian cricketers
Category:Australian rules footballers from Perth, Western Australia
Category:Athletes from Perth, Western Australia
Category:Rovers Football Club players