Wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty on test debut – MDKJ Perera of Sri Lanka is the latest addition to the list
MDKJ Perera of Sri Lanka scored 55 against India in the ongoing third test at Col-SSC to provide the 34th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty on test debut. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AH Jarvis | 82 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1885 |
| 2 | H Carter | 61 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 13 Dec 1907 |
| 3 | G Brown | 57 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Leeds | 02 Jul 1921 |
| 4 | Dilawar Hussain | 59 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Kolkata | 05 Jan 1934 |
| 5 | Dilawar Hussain | 57 | 3 | Ind | Eng | Kolkata | 05 Jan 1934 |
| 6 | A Wood | 53 | 1 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 |
| 7 | JHB Waite | 76 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 |
| 8 | Hanif Mohammad | 51 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 9 | CA McWatt | 54 | 1 | Win | Eng | Kingston | 15 Jan 1954 |
| 10 | JL Hendriks | 64 | 2 | Win | Ind | Port of Spain | 16 Feb 1962 |
| 11 | IL Mendonca | 78 | 2 | Win | Ind | Kingston | 07 Mar 1962 |
| 12 | JG Binks | 55 | 4 | Eng | Ind | Mumbai (BS) | 21 Jan 1964 |
| 13 | Abdul Kadir | 95 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 14 | DM Lewis | 81* | 1 | Win | Ind | Georgetown | 19 Mar 1971 |
| 15 | DL Bairstow | 59 | 3 | Eng | IND | The Oval | 30 Aug 1979 |
| 16 | Ashraf Ali | 58 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 |
| 17 | DSBP Kuruppu | 201* | 1 | Srl | NZl | Colombo (CCC) | 16 Apr 1987 |
| 18 | RC Russell | 94 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Lord’s | 25 Aug 1988 |
| 19 | Rashid Latif | 50 | 2 | Pak | Eng | The Oval | 06 Aug 1992 |
| 20 | RS Kaluwitharana | 132* | 2 | Srl | Aus | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Aug 1992 |
| 21 | A Flower | 59 | 1 | Zim | Ind | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 |
| 22 | CI Dunusinghe | 91 | 3 | Srl | NZl | Napier | 11 Mar 1995 |
| 23 | AC Gilchrist | 81 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Brisbane | 05 Nov 1999 |
| 24 | BB McCullum | 57 | 2 | NZl | SAF | Hamilton | 10 Mar 2004 |
| 25 | D Ramdin | 56 | 1 | Win | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 |
| 26 | MJ Prior | 126* | 1 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 |
| 27 | TR Ambrose | 55 | 2 | Eng | NZl | Hamilton | 05 Mar 2008 |
| 28 | Zulqarnain Haider | 88 | 3 | Pak | Eng | Birmingham | 06 Aug 2010 |
| 29 | LD Chandimal | 58 | 1 | Srl | SAF | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 30 | LD Chandimal | 54 | 3 | Srl | SAF | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 31 | N Dickwella | 72 | 1 | Srl | SAF | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2014 |
| 32 | JC Buttler | 85 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Southampton | 27 Jul 2014 |
| 33 | L Ronchi | 88 | 1 | NZl | Eng | Leeds | 29 May 2015 |
| 34 | MDKJ Perera | 55 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 |
MDKJ Perera of Sri Lanka scored 55 against India in the ongoing third test at Col-SSC to provide the seventh occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty on test debut. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DSBP Kuruppu | 201* | 1 | Srl | NZl | Colombo (CCC) | 16 Apr 1987 |
| 2 | RS Kaluwitharana | 132* | 2 | Srl | Aus | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Aug 1992 |
| 3 | CI Dunusinghe | 91 | 3 | Srl | NZl | Napier | 11 Mar 1995 |
| 4 | LD Chandimal | 58 | 1 | Srl | SAF | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 5 | LD Chandimal | 54 | 3 | Srl | SAF | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 6 | N Dickwella | 72 | 1 | Srl | SAF | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2014 |
| 7 | MDKJ Perera | 55 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 |
MDKJ Perera of Sri Lanka scored 55 against India in the ongoing third test at Col-SSC to provide the ninth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against India. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Hanif Mohammad | 51 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 2 | JL Hendriks | 64 | 2 | Win | Ind | Port of Spain | 16 Feb 1962 |
| 3 | IL Mendonca | 78 | 2 | Win | Ind | Kingston | 07 Mar 1962 |
| 4 | JG Binks | 55 | 4 | Eng | Ind | Mumbai (BS) | 21 Jan 1964 |
| 5 | DM Lewis | 81* | 1 | Win | Ind | Georgetown | 19 Mar 1971 |
| 6 | DL Bairstow | 59 | 3 | Eng | Ind | The Oval | 30 Aug 1979 |
| 7 | A Flower | 59 | 1 | Zim | Ind | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 |
| 8 | JC Buttler | 85 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Southampton | 27 Jul 2014 |
| 9 | MDKJ Perera | 55 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 |