Batsmen scoring a ninety on test debut – AK Markram of South Africa joins the list
AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the 30th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that the list includes a lone Indian batsman – R Dravid who has scored 95 against England at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket – in Jun 1996
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Hon.FS Jackson | 91 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 17 Jul 1893 |
| 2 | LJ Tancred | 97 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 11 Oct 1902 |
| 3 | RB Minnett | 90 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 15 Dec 1911 |
| 4 | AJ Richardson | 98 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 |
| 5 | AG Chipperfield | 99 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Nottingham | 08 Jun 1934 |
| 6 | PA Gibb | 93 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1938 |
| 7 | VH Stollmeyer | 96 | 2 | Win | Eng | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 |
| 8 | RJ Christiani | 99 | 3 | Win | Eng | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 |
| 9 | FMM Worrell | 97 | 2 | Win | Eng | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 |
| 10 | PNF Mansell | 90 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 |
| 11 | JKC Holt | 94 | 1 | Win | Eng | Kingston | 15 Jan 1954 |
| 12 | NS Harford | 93 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Lahore | 26 Oct 1955 |
| 13 | IR Redpath | 97 | 2 | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1964 |
| 15 | Abdul Kadir | 95 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 15 | C Milburn | 94 | 3 | Eng | Win | Manchester | 02 Jun 1966 |
| 16 | B Wood | 90 | 3 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 10 Aug 1972 |
| 17 | CG Greenidge | 93 | 1 | Win | Ind | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 18 | RW Anderson | 92 | 3 | NZl | Pak | Lahore | 09 Oct 1976 |
| 19 | BM Laird | 92 | 1 | Aus | Win | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1979 |
| 20 | Taslim Arif | 90 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Kolkata | 29 Jan 1980 |
| 21 | RC Russell | 94 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Lord’s | 25 Aug 1988 |
| 22 | SP Fleming | 92 | 3 | NZl | Ind | Hamilton | 19 Mar 1994 |
| 23 | CI Dunusinghe | 91 | 3 | Srl | NZl | Napier | 11 Mar 1995 |
| 24 | RT Ponting | 96 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Perth | 08 Dec 1995 |
| 25 | R Dravid | 95 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1996 |
| 26 | Asim Kamal | 99 | 2 | Pak | SAF | Lahore | 17 Oct 2003 |
| 27 | OJ Phillips | 94 | 2 | Win | Ban | Kingstown | 09 Jul 2009 |
| 28 | AC Agar | 98 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Nottingham | 10 Jul 2013 |
| 29 | MDK Perera | 95 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Sharjah | 16 Jan 2014 |
| 30 | AK Markram | 97 | 1 | SAF | Ban | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 |
AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the third occasion of a South African batsman scoring a ninety on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | LJ Tancred | 97 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 11 Oct 1902 |
| 2 | PNF Mansell | 90 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 |
| 3 | AK Markram | 97 | 1 | SAF | Ban | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 |
AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the second occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety on his test debut against Bangladesh. Both the occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | OJ Phillips | 94 | 2 | Win | Ban | Kingstown | 09 Jul 2009 |
| 2 | AK Markram | 97 | 1 | SAF | Ban | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 |
AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring exact 97 runs on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | LJ Tancred | 97 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 11 Oct 1902 |
| 2 | FMM Worrell | 97 | 2 | Win | Eng | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 |
| 3 | IR Redpath | 97 | 2 | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1964 |
| 4 | AK Markram | 97 | 1 | SAF | Ban | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 |
AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the 12th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | LJ Tancred | 97 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 11 Oct 1902 |
| 2 | AJ Richardson | 98 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 |
| 3 | PA Gibb | 93 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1938 |
| 4 | IR Redpath | 97 | 2 | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1964 |
| 5 | Abdul Kadir | 95 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 6 | C Milburn | 94 | 3 | Eng | Win | Manchester | 02 Jun 1966 |
| 7 | B Wood | 90 | 3 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 10 Aug 1972 |
| 8 | CG Greenidge | 93 | 1 | Win | Ind | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 9 | BM Laird | 92 | 1 | Aus | Win | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1979 |
| 10 | Taslim Arif | 90 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Kolkata | 29 Jan 1980 |
| 11 | OJ Phillips | 94 | 2 | Win | Ban | Kingstown | 09 Jul 2009 |
| 12 | AK Markram | 97 | 1 | SAF | Ban | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 |
AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the third occasion of an opening batsman scoring exact 97 runs on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | LJ Tancred | 97 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 11 Oct 1902 |
| 2 | IR Redpath | 97 | 2 | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1964 |
| 3 | AK Markram | 97 | 1 | SAF | Ban | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 |
AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the second occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring a ninety on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below. The interval between these two occasions is 115 years
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | LJ Tancred | 97 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 11 Oct 1902 |
| 2 | AK Markram | 97 | 1 | SAF | Ban | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 |