AN Cook of England became the seventh batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a half-century and a century in a farewell test. He scored 71 and 147 in the ongoing test against India at The Oval. The following table tabulates all the seven batsmen. AN Cook became the third England batsman to achieve such a feat after CAG Russell and A Sandham.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CAG Russell	140	111	Eng	SAF	Durban	16 Feb 1923
2	A Sandham	325	50	Eng	Win	Kingston	03 Apr 1930
3	PGV van der Bijl	125	97	SAF	Eng	Durban	03 Mar 1939
4	BA Richards	81	126	SAF	Aus	Port Elizabeth	05 Mar 1970
5	RE Redmond	107	56	NZl	Pak	Auckland	16 Feb 1973
6	IR Redpath	101	70	Aus	Win	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976
7	AN Cook	71	147	Eng	Ind	The Oval	07 Sep 2018