Century and fifty in debut Test

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March 04, 2006 20:16 IST

Alastair Cook on Friday became the 16th batsman from England to score a century on Test debut.

What is remarkable with Cook's performance is that he had also made 60 in the first innings.

There have been only 12 previous instances of a batsman scoring a century and a fifty in his debut Test.

West Indian Lawrence Rowe and Pakistan's Yasir Hameed have in fact scored a century in both innings of debut Test.

The following table lists the batsmen scoring a century and a fifty on debut:

Inns1 Inns2 Player For Vs Venue Season
62 154* KS Ranjitsinhji Eng Aus Old Trafford 1896
119 74 G Gunn Eng Aus Sydney 1907-08
70 104 HL Collins Aus Eng Sydney 1920-21
93 106 PA Gibb Eng SAf Johannesburg 1938-39
214 100* LG Rowe WI NZ Kingston 1971-72
107 56 RE Redmond NZ Pak Auckland 1972-73
93 107 CG Greenidge WI Ind Bangalore 1974-75
128* 50* Azhar Mahmood Pak SAf Rawalpindi 1997-98
104 54 L Vincent NZ Aus Perth 2001-02
107 69* SB Styris NZ WI St.George's 2002
170 105 Yasir Hameed Pak Ban Karachi 2003
112 83 AJ Strauss Eng NZ Lord's 2004
60 104* AN Cook Eng Ind Nagpur 2005-06

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