James Michael Hussey (27 May 1880 – 24 August 1950) was a New Zealand

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er. He played

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for

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and

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between the 1901–02 season and 1907–08. In Auckland's victory over Hawke's Bay in 1905–06 Hussey top-scored in each innings, making 74 not out and 40 not out. He played for Rangitikei and

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in the

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from 1911 to 1924, taking 7 for 24 in the second innings when Wanganui defeated South Auckland to take the trophy for the first time in December 1913. Hussey worked for the Customs service until 1908 when he went to

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to enter the legal profession. He was admitted as a solicitor on 13 March 1908. He practised in

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in the Rangitikei region before moving to

in 1912. He died at home in Wanganui in August 1950, survived by his wife and their two sons and a daughter.

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