I've no problem with Hussey starting late and still considered for comparison with the very best.... but there's a difference between a purple patch of form and genuine class: let's face it, even Hayden had people thinking he was more than a flat track bully for a few seasons... and if you really want to see why timeframes matter consider this "all time great"...
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Filter: in matches that started after 1984-11-25, and ended by 1985-08-21.
Sort order: chronological.
Mat I NO Runs HS1 HS2 HS3 Ave 100 50 0
filtered 10 17 6 1098 207 160 136 99.81 4 4 0
Runs Pos Dismissal I *+ R Match
15 3 caught 1 L 1st Test v Ind in Ind 1984/85 at Mumbai [1001]
136 3 caught 3
26 3 bowled 2 W 2nd Test v Ind in Ind 1984/85 at Delhi [1004]
30* 3 not out 4
48 5 bowled 2 D 3rd Test v Ind in Ind 1984/85 at Kolkata [1007]
207 3 caught 2 W 4th Test v Ind in Ind 1984/85 at Chennai [1008]
10* 3 not out 4
62 3 caught 2 D 5th Test v Ind in Ind 1984/85 at Kanpur [1011]
41* 3 not out 4
53 4 caught 2 W 1st Test v Aus in Eng 1985 at Leeds [1017]
12 4 caught wk 4
14 4 lbw 1 L 2nd Test v Aus in Eng 1985 at Lord's [1018]
75* 6 not out 3
74 4 run out 1 D 3rd Test v Aus in Eng 1985 at Nottingham [1019]
35* 4 not out 3
160 4 caught wk 2 D 4th Test v Aus in Eng 1985 at Manchester [1020]
100* 4 not out 2 W 5th Test v Aus in Eng 1985 at Birmingham [1021]