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,FOOTBALL. – The Western Mail. Published 8 June 1889. Retrieved from Trove, 8 November 2011.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.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.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.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.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.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".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.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.
Another son, Howard Leitch Hussey (ca.1899 – 15 November 1988), served in World War I,Howard Leitch HUSSEY – aif.adfa.edu.au. Retrieved 8 November 2011. enlisting in July 1917, and was repatriated in 1919 affected by poison gas.
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