The Australian southpaw amassed 463 runs in three Tests while helping his side to a 1-0 win.
Hussey's effort was inclusive of two centuries and a 93 in the drawn third Test.
Ian Bell, Alastair Cook and Rahul Dravid, who accumulated runs in a heap during the bilateral series between India and England recently, continue to occupy the top three spots.
Top-20 batsmen in Test cricket in 2011
| Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | |
| IR Bell (Eng) | 8 | 11 | 3 | 950 | 235 | 118.75 | 64.01 | 5 | 2 |
| AN Cook (Eng) | 8 | 11 | 0 | 927 | 294 | 84.27 | 50.51 | 4 | 2 |
| R Dravid (Ind) | 8 | 16 | 3 | 748 | 146* | 57.53 | 43.33 | 4 | 1 |
| KP Pietersen (Eng) | 8 | 11 | 1 | 731 | 202* | 73.10 | 64.12 | 2 | 4 |
| MJ Prior (Eng) | 8 | 10 | 2 | 519 | 126 | 64.87 | 89.32 | 3 | 2 |
| MEK Hussey (Aus) | 4 | 7 | 0 | 508 | 142 | 72.57 | 55.51 | 2 | 2 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) | 5 | 9 | 3 | 484 | 102* | 80.66 | 44.16 | 1 | 5 |
| VVS Laxman (Ind) | 8 | 16 | 2 | 472 | 87 | 33.71 | 48.50 | 0 | 5 |
| SR Tendulkar (Ind) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 433 | 146 | 48.11 | 46.81 | 1 | 2 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 6 | 11 | 0 | 407 | 119 | 37.00 | 40.78 | 1 | 2 |
| TM Dilshan (SL) | 5 | 8 | 0 | 392 | 193 | 49.00 | 65.99 | 1 | 2 |
| IJL Trott (Eng) | 6 | 9 | 0 | 365 | 203 | 40.55 | 49.59 | 1 | 2 |
| EJG Morgan (Eng) | 7 | 10 | 1 | 362 | 104 | 40.22 | 58.48 | 1 | 3 |
| Azhar Ali (Pak) | 5 | 9 | 0 | 352 | 75 | 39.11 | 42.05 | 0 | 4 |
| SK Raina (Ind) | 7 | 14 | 1 | 337 | 82 | 25.92 | 49.85 | 0 | 4 |
| NT Paranavitana (SL) | 6 | 12 | 1 | 328 | 66 | 29.81 | 35.26 | 0 | 3 |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 6 | 11 | 0 | 325 | 105 | 29.54 | 40.98 | 1 | 2 |
| MS Dhoni (Ind) | 8 | 14 | 1 | 317 | 77 | 24.38 | 54.00 | 0 | 3 |
| AJ Strauss (Eng) | 8 | 11 | 0 | 316 | 87 | 28.72 | 44.25 | 0 | 2 |
| Taufeeq Umar (Pak) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 313 | 135 | 34.77 | 45.56 | 1 | 2 |
Top-20 bowlers in Test cricket in 2011
| Mts | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | SR | RPO | 5WI | 10WM | |
| I Sharma (Ind) | 8 | 342.2 | 69 | 1150 | 36 | 6-55 | 31.94 | 57.06 | 3.35 | 2 | 1 |
| JM Anderson (Eng) | 7 | 296.2 | 77 | 870 | 35 | 5-65 | 24.85 | 50.80 | 2.93 | 1 | 0 |
| SCJ Broad (Eng) | 7 | 270.2 | 63 | 736 | 33 | 6-46 | 22.30 | 49.15 | 2.72 | 1 | 0 |
| P Kumar (Ind) | 6 | 268.3 | 68 | 697 | 27 | 5-106 | 25.81 | 59.66 | 2.59 | 1 | 0 |
| GP Swann (Eng) | 8 | 289.2 | 46 | 924 | 27 | 6-106 | 34.22 | 64.29 | 3.19 | 1 | 0 |
| Saeed Ajmal (Pak) | 3 | 192.4 | 54 | 442 | 23 | 6-42 | 19.21 | 50.26 | 2.29 | 2 | 1 |
| CT Tremlett (Eng) | 5 | 207.4 | 52 | 625 | 23 | 6-48 | 27.17 | 54.17 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 |
| HMRKB Herath (SL) | 5 | 221.5 | 32 | 667 | 22 | 7-157 | 30.31 | 60.50 | 3.00 | 2 | 0 |
| D Bishoo (WI) | 5 | 239.4 | 39 | 744 | 21 | 4-65 | 35.42 | 68.48 | 3.10 | 0 | 0 |
| TT Bresnan (Eng) | 4 | 139.3 | 31 | 401 | 21 | 5-48 | 19.09 | 39.86 | 2.87 | 1 | 0 |
| R Rampaul (WI) | 5 | 183.4 | 40 | 479 | 21 | 4-48 | 22.80 | 52.48 | 2.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdur Rehman (Pak) | 4 | 222.4 | 68 | 486 | 20 | 4-65 | 24.30 | 66.80 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh (Ind) | 6 | 259.4 | 43 | 761 | 20 | 7-120 | 38.05 | 77.90 | 2.93 | 1 | 0 |
| FH Edwards (WI) | 3 | 114.2 | 12 | 380 | 19 | 5-76 | 20.00 | 36.11 | 3.32 | 2 | 0 |
| DJG Sammy (WI) | 5 | 196 | 55 | 447 | 17 | 5-29 | 26.29 | 69.18 | 2.28 | 1 | 0 |
| RAS Lakmal (SL) | 6 | 179.2 | 20 | 689 | 15 | 3-55 | 45.93 | 71.73 | 3.84 | 0 | 0 |
| UWMBCA Welegedara (SL) | 5 | 151 | 28 | 573 | 15 | 4-122 | 38.20 | 60.40 | 3.79 | 0 | 0 |
| S Sreesanth (Ind) | 4 | 164 | 15 | 686 | 13 | 5-114 | 52.76 | 75.69 | 4.18 | 1 | 0 |
| Umar Gul (Pak) | 3 | 106.2 | 15 | 321 | 13 | 4-61 | 24.69 | 49.08 | 3.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hafeez (Pak) | 5 | 87 | 16 | 196 | 12 | 4-31 | 16.33 | 43.50 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 |
Note:
All statistics up to and including the SSC Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Colombo.
COMPILED BY RAJNEESH GUPTA
