SC Cook of South Africa earns the distinction of becoming the 100th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a century on test debut
SC Cook of South Africa scored 115 on his test debut against England in the ongoing test against England at Centurion to become the 100th batsman to score a century on test debut. His century provides the 102nd occasion of a batsman scoring a century on test debut. The following table shows the spread of batsmen who have scored century on test debut team wise
| Team | Players | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C |
| Australia | 20 | 1877-2015 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 2546 | 165* | 159.12 | 20 |
| England | 18 | 1880-2009 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 2358 | 287 | 214.36 | 18 |
| West Indies | 13 | 1930-2011 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1694 | 214 | 169.40 | 14 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1930-2014 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1300 | 214 | 162.50 | 10 |
| India | 14 | 1933-2013 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1739 | 187 | 133.76 | 14 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1964-2009 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1564 | 170 | 173.77 | 12 |
| Sri Lanka | 03 | 1987-2001 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 436 | 201* | – | 3 |
| South Africa | 06 | 1992-2016 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 811 | 222* | 270.33 | 6 |
| Zimbabwe | 02 | 1992-2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 121 | 120.00 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 03 | 2000-2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 372 | 145 | 124.00 | 3 |
| Total | 100 | 99 | 102 | 27 | 102 |
SC Cook of South Africa scored 115 on his test debut against England in the ongoing test against England at Centurion to become the sixth South African batsman to score a century on test debut. The feat of these six batsmen are furnished below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AC Hudson | 163 | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 18 Apr 1992 |
| 2 | JA Rudolph | 222* | 2 | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 24 Apr 2003 |
| 3 | AN Petersen | 100 | 1 | v India | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 4 | F du Plessis | 110* | 4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 |
| 5 | S van Zyl | 101* | 1 | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 |
| 6 | SC Cook | 115 | 1 | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |