SW Ambris’ unique distinction
SW Ambris of West Indies joined the select band of batsman who have been dismissed hit wicket on their test debut. He was dismissed hit wicket for a duck against New Zealand in the ongoing test at Wellington. He became the eleventh batsman to be dismissed for a duck on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | NV Lindsay | 06 | 2 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 |
| 2 | RT Spooner | 11 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 |
| 3 | GR Thoms | 28 | 3 | Aus | Win | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 |
| 4 | BK Kunderan | 02 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Mumbai (BS) | 01 Jan 1960 |
| 5 | DN Sardesai | 28 | 1 | Ind | En | Kanpur | 01 Dec 1961 |
| 6 | Abdul Kadir | 26 | 3 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 7 | S Madan Lal | 07 | 4 | Ind | Eng | Manchester | 06 Jun 1974 |
| 8 | HS Chang | 02 | 3 | Win | Ind | Chennai | 12 Jan 1979 |
| 9 | IDK Salisbury | 04 | 1 | Eng | Pak | Lord’s | 18 Jun 1992 |
| 10 | CS Baugh | 19 | 2 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 11 | SW Ambris | 00 | 1 | Win | NZl | Wellington | 01 Dec 2017 |
He became the third West Indies batsman to be dismissed hit wicket on test debut after HS Chang and CS Baugh. He is the only batsman in the list to score a duck. It is also interesting to note that he became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed hit wicket for a first ball duck on test debut
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HS Chang | 02 | 3 | Win | Ind | Chennai | 12 Jan 1979 |
| 2 | CS Baugh | 19 | 2 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 3 | SW Ambris | 00 | 1 | Win | NZl | Wellington | 01 Dec 2017 |