As it was discussed before that getting a test cap to play test match cricket for your country is the biggest honor for a cricketer and he strives to make an immediate impact on the cricket field. Like it was the case with bowlers, the batters as well want to make an immediate impact for their country and win their debut matches.
There are many batters who have made a stunning start to their test match career in their debuts and created history for their nations. They have made an immediate impact and got noticed by the whole cricketing world and get instant recognition when they do well at the test level. Let’s look at the top 5 Best batting debuts in test cricket history.
1. Lawrence Rowe (314 Runs):
This batter from the West Indies holds the record for best batting debut in Test cricket history. He made a stunning debut in his debut match against New Zealand and in both the innings he played extraordinary innings and made his team win the test match for his country. He made a wonderful 214 runs in the first innings and a great century in the 2nd innings and became the toast of the cricketing world.
2. Tip Foster (308 Runs):
It was a first innings show for this England batter where he made 287 runs in the first innings where he was the star of the show and he showed all his skills, techniques and determination to play such an incredible debut innings and that too against the mighty Aussies. This is also the record for the highest score in the debut innings of any test batter in history and this shows the enormity of his achievement.
3. Yasir Hameed (275 Runs):
This was an all round show by this Pakistani batter in his debut test against Bangladesh where in the first innings he scored 170 brilliant runs where he showed the range of shots he has and all his skills and in the second innings he scored an amazing 105 runs where he showed incredible determination and perseverance to take his team to a strong position. This performance was one of the best debut test Performances by any test batter in history.
4. Kyle Mayers (250 Runs):
This test debut performance was one of those performances which happens once in a lifetime and is a dream for anyone. It was mostly about the second innings where in the 4th innings while chasing a huge score close to 400 ,He single handedly made 210 of those and won the match for West Indies and became an instant icon in the Caribbean islands. This performance happened this year in 2021 and if won’t be forgotten for years to come.
5. Devon Conway (223 Runs):
This extremely talented New Zealand batter hit 223 runs in his debut test match earlier this year against England at Lord’s. He hit a wonderful 200 in the first innings and he punished the England bowlers and showed why he is considered one of the best young talents in the world and an extremely gifted test match batter. He has a bright future ahead of him and he will serve New Zealand cricket well.
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