Visiting batsman scoring a fifty against Australia on test debut – MA Agarwal of India is the latest entrant into the list
MA Agarwal of India scored 76 on his test debut against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the 90th occasion of a visiting batsman scoring a fifty against Australia on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | H Jupp | 63 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 |
| 2 | CA Absolom | 52 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 02 Jan 1879 |
| 3 | WG Grace | 152 | 1 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 06 Sep 1880 |
| 4 | W Bates | 58 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1881 |
| 5 | WH Scotton | 50* | 3 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1881 |
| 6 | G Bean | 50 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1892 |
| 7 | Hon.FS Jackson | 91 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 17 Jul 1893 |
| 8 | A Ward | 55 | 1 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 14 Aug 1893 |
| 9 | JT Brown | 53 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 |
| 10 | KS Ranjitsinhji | 62 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 16 Jul 1896 |
| 11 | KS Ranjitsinhji | 154* | 3 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 16 Jul 1896 |
| 12 | GH Hirst | 62 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1897 |
| 13 | GL Jessop | 51 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 15 Jun 1899 |
| 14 | LC Braund | 58 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1901 |
| 15 | LJ Tancred | 97 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 11 Oct 1902 |
| 16 | AW Nourse | 72 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 11 Oct 1902 |
| 17 | RE Foster | 287 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 11 Dec 1903 |
| 18 | RH Spooner | 52 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 24 Jul 1905 |
| 19 | G Gunn | 119 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1907 |
| 20 | G Gunn | 74 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1907 |
| 21 | J Hardstaff snr | 63 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1907 |
| 22 | JB Hobbs | 83 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1908 |
| 23 | JH King | 60 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 14 Jun 1909 |
| 24 | J Sharp | 61 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Leeds | 01 Jul 1909 |
| 25 | JW Hearne | 76 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 15 Dec 1911 |
| 26 | FR Foster | 56 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 15 Dec 1911 |
| 27 | EH Hendren | 56 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 17 Dec 1920 |
| 28 | G Brown | 57 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Leeds | 02 Jul 1921 |
| 29 | AP Freeman | 50* | 4 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 |
| 30 | WW Whysall | 75 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1925 |
| 31 | GOB Allen | 57 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1930 |
| 32 | GC Grant | 53* | 1 | Win | Aus | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1930 |
| 33 | LS Birkett | 64 | 3 | Win | Aus | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1930 |
| 34 | GC Grant | 71* | 3 | Win | Aus | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1930 |
| 35 | Nawab of Pataudi snr | 102 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 02 Dec 1932 |
| 36 | A Wood | 53 | 1 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 |
| 37 | DG Phadkar | 51 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 |
| 38 | KJ Funston | 65 | 4 | SAF | Aus | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1952 |
| 39 | OG Smith | 104 | 3 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 26 Mar 1955 |
| 40 | PE Richardson | 81 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1956 |
| 41 | PE Richardson | 73 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1956 |
| 42 | DA Sharpe | 56 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Dhaka | 13 Nov 1959 |
| 43 | Khalid Ibadulla | 166 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 44 | Abdul Kadir | 95 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 45 | AW White | 57* | 1 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 03 Mar 1965 |
| 46 | BA Davis | 54 | 1 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 26 Mar 1965 |
| 47 | BA Davis | 58 | 3 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 26 Mar 1965 |
| 48 | RM Prideaux | 64 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Leeds | 25 Jul 1968 |
| 49 | RC Fredericks | 76 | 1 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1968 |
| 50 | GR Viswanath | 137 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Kanpur | 15 Nov 1969 |
| 51 | BW Luckhurst | 74 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1970 |
| 52 | AW Greig | 57 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 08 Jun 1972 |
| 53 | AW Greig | 62 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 08 Jun 1972 |
| 54 | B Wood | 90 | 3 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 10 Aug 1972 |
| 55 | DS Steele | 50 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 31 Jul 1975 |
| 56 | Haroon Rasheed | 57 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Sydney | 14 Jan 1977 |
| 57 | DL Haynes | 61 | 2 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 03 Mar 1978 |
| 58 | AE Greenidge | 56 | 1 | Win | Aus | Georgetown | 31 Mar 1978 |
| 59 | S Shivnarine | 53 | 1 | Win | Aus | Georgetown | 31 Mar 1978 |
| 60 | AB Williams | 100 | 3 | Win | Aus | Georgetown | 31 Mar 1978 |
| 61 | S Shivnarine | 63 | 3 | Win | Aus | Georgetown | 31 Mar 1978 |
| 62 | PJW Allott | 52* | 1 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 13 Aug 1981 |
| 63 | RS Kaluwitharana | 132* | 2 | Srl | Aus | Colombo SSC) | 17 Aug 1992 |
| 64 | GP Thorpe | 114* | 3 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | 01 Jul 1993 |
| 65 | BA Young | 53 | 3 | NZl | Aus | Brisbane | 03 Dec 1993 |
| 66 | CD McMillan | 54 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Brisbane | 07 Nov 1997 |
| 67 | DRE Joseph | 50 | 2 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 05 Mar 1999 |
| 68 | TR Gripper | 60 | 3 | Zim | Aus | Harare | 14 Oct 1999 |
| 69 | L Vincent | 104 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2001 |
| 70 | L Vincent | 54 | 3 | NZl | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2001 |
| 71 | AJ Hall | 70 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Cape Town | 08 Mar 2002 |
| 72 | GC Smith | 68 | 3 | SAF | Aus | Cape Town | 08 Mar 2002 |
| 73 | DS Smith | 62 | 3 | Win | Aus | Georgetown | 10 Apr 2003 |
| 74 | CD Cumming | 74 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Christchurch | 10 Mar 2005 |
| 75 | KP Pietersen | 57 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 21 Jul 2005 |
| 76 | KP Pietersen | 64* | 4 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 21 Jul 2005 |
| 77 | JP Duminy | 50* | 4 | SAF | Aus | Perth | 17 Dec 2008 |
| 78 | JA Morkel | 58 | 2 | SAF | Aus | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 |
| 79 | IJL Trott | 119 | 3 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 20 Aug 2009 |
| 80 | AB Barath | 104 | 3 | Win | Aus | Brisbane | 26 Nov 2009 |
| 81 | CA Pujara | 72 | 4 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 82 | F du Plessis | 78 | 2 | SAF | Aus | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 |
| 83 | F du Plessis | 110* | 4 | SAF | Aus | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 |
| 84 | S Dhawan | 187 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Mohali | 14 Mar 2013 |
| 85 | SO Dowrich | 70 | 3 | Win | Aus | Roseau | 03 Jun 2015 |
| 86 | CR Brathwaite | 59 | 2 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 |
| 87 | HM Nicholls | 59 | 3 | NZl | Aus | Wellington | 12 Feb 2016 |
| 88 | Fakhar Zaman | 94 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Abu Dhabi | 16 Oct 2018 |
| 89 | Fakhar Zaman | 66 | 3 | Pak | Aus | Abu Dhabi | 16 Oct 2018 |
| 90 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
MA Agarwal of India scored 76 on his test debut against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the 37th occasion of a visiting batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in Australia on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | H Jupp | 63 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 |
| 2 | CA Absolom | 52 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 02 Jan 1879 |
| 3 | W Bates | 58 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1881 |
| 4 | WH Scotton | 50* | 3 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1881 |
| 5 | G Bean | 50 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1892 |
| 6 | JT Brown | 53 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 |
| 7 | GH Hirst | 62 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1897 |
| 8 | LC Braund | 58 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1901 |
| 9 | RE Foster | 287 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 11 Dec 1903 |
| 10 | G Gunn | 119 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1907 |
| 11 | G Gunn | 74 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1907 |
| 12 | J Hardstaff snr | 63 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1907 |
| 13 | JB Hobbs | 83 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1908 |
| 14 | JW Hearne | 76 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 15 Dec 1911 |
| 15 | FR Foster | 56 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 15 Dec 1911 |
| 16 | EH Hendren | 56 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 17 Dec 1920 |
| 17 | AP Freeman | 50* | 4 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 |
| 18 | WW Whysall | 75 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1925 |
| 19 | GC Grant | 53* | 1 | Win | Aus | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1930 |
| 20 | LS Birkett | 64 | 3 | Win | Aus | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1930 |
| 21 | GC Grant | 71* | 3 | Win | Aus | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1930 |
| 22 | Nawab of Pataudi snr | 102 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 02 Dec 1932 |
| 23 | DG Phadkar | 51 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 |
| 24 | KJ Funston | 65 | 4 | SAF | Aus | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1952 |
| 25 | RC Fredericks | 76 | 1 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1968 |
| 26 | BW Luckhurst | 74 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1970 |
| 27 | Haroon Rasheed | 57 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Sydney | 14 Jan 1977 |
| 28 | BA Young | 53 | 3 | NZl | Aus | Brisbane | 03 Dec 1993 |
| 29 | CD McMillan | 54 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Brisbane | 07 Nov 1997 |
| 30 | L Vincent | 104 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2001 |
| 31 | L Vincent | 54 | 3 | NZl | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2001 |
| 32 | JP Duminy | 50* | 4 | SAF | Aus | Perth | 17 Dec 2008 |
| 33 | AB Barath | 104 | 3 | Win | Aus | Brisbane | 26 Nov 2009 |
| 34 | F du Plessis | 78 | 2 | SAF | Aus | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 |
| 35 | F du Plessis | 110* | 4 | SAF | Aus | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 |
| 36 | CR Brathwaite | 59 | 2 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 |
| 37 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
MA Agarwal of India scored 76 on his test debut against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the ninth occasion of a Visiting batsman scoring a fifty against Australia on test debut at Melbourne. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | H Jupp | 63 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 |
| 2 | CA Absolom | 52 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 02 Jan 1879 |
| 3 | W Bates | 58 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1881 |
| 4 | WH Scotton | 50* | 3 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1881 |
| 5 | G Bean | 50 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1892 |
| 6 | JB Hobbs | 83 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1908 |
| 7 | RC Fredericks | 76 | 1 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1968 |
| 8 | CR Brathwaite | 59 | 2 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 |
| 9 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
MA Agarwal’s 76 in this test is the joint second highest score by a visiting batsman on a test debut against Australia at Melbourne. RC Fredericks of West Indies had scored 76 at Melbourne in the boxing test on 26 Dec 1968. MA Agarwal’s 76 has come exactly 50 years later. England’s JB Hobbs had made 83 in Jan 1908 which is the highest individual score on test debut by a visiting batsman against Australia at Melbourne.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JB Hobbs | 83 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1908 |
| 2 | RC Fredericks | 76 | 1 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1968 |
| 3 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |