Shaun Marsh of
Australia entered record books by scoring a century on his Test debut. He made
141 in the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International
Stadium. He is the 19th Australian and 83rd overall to
achieve this feat.
The 19
Australians are:
|
No |
Batsmen |
Runs |
Opposition |
Ground |
Mon/Year |
|
1 |
C Bannerman |
*165 |
England |
Melbourne |
Mar 1877 |
|
2 |
H Graham |
107 |
England |
Lord's |
Jul 1893 |
|
3 |
RA Duff |
104 |
England |
Melbourne |
Jan 1902 |
|
4 |
MJ Hartigan |
116 |
England |
Adelaide |
Jan 1908 |
|
5 |
HL Collins |
104 |
England |
Sydney |
Dec 1920 |
|
6 |
WH Ponsford |
110 |
England |
Sydney |
Dec 1924 |
|
7 |
A Jackson |
164 |
England |
Adelaide |
Feb 1929 |
|
8 |
JW Burke |
*101 |
England |
Adelaide |
Feb 1951 |
|
9 |
KD Walters |
155 |
England |
Brisbane |
Dec 1965 |
|
10 |
GS Chappell |
108 |
England |
Perth |
Dec 1970 |
|
11 |
GJ Cosier |
109 |
West |
Melbourne |
Dec 1975 |
|
12 |
DM Wellham |
103 |
England |
The Oval |
Aug 1981 |
|
13 |
KC Wessels |
162 |
England |
Brisbane |
Nov 1982 |
|
14 |
WB Phillips |
159 |
Pakistan |
Perth |
Nov 1983 |
|
15 |
ME Waugh |
138 |
England |
Adelaide |
Jan 1991 |
|
16 |
GS Blewett |
*102 |
England |
Adelaide |
Jan 1995 |
|
17 |
MJ Clarke |
151 |
India |
Bangalore |
Oct 2004 |
|
18 |
MJ North |
117 |
South Africa |
Johannesburg |
Feb 2009 |
|
19 |
SE Marsh |
141 |
Sri Lanka |
Pallekele |
Sep 2011 |
Interestingly,
15 of the 19 instances are against England.
Marsh is the
first Australian to score a hundred on debut against Sri Lanka, and sixth
overall.
The full
list:
|
No |
Batsmen |
Team |
Runs |
Opposition |
Ground |
Mon/Year |
|
1 |
Saleem Malik |
Pak |
100* |
v Sri Lanka |
Karachi |
Mar 1982 |
|
2 |
Younis Khan |
Pak |
107 |
v Sri Lanka |
Rawalpindi |
Feb 2000 |
|
3 |
Mohd Ashraful |
Ban |
114 |
v Sri Lanka |
Col-SSC |
Sep 2001 |
|
4 |
Fawad Alam |
Pak |
168 |
v Sri Lanka |
Col-PSS |
Jul 2009 |
|
5 |
SK Raina |
India |
120 |
v Sri Lanka |
Col-SSC |
Jul 2010 |
|
6 |
SE Marsh |
Aus |
141 |
v Sri Lanka |
Pallekele |
Sep 2011 |
