Hundred and Fifty on test debut

Hundred and Fifty on test debut

SS Iyer of India scored 105 and 65 at Kanpur against New Zealand in the ongoing test to become the 16th batsman to score a hundred and a fifty on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list includes LG Rowe and Yasir Hameed who have scored twin hundreds on test debut. SS Iyer became the  first Indian to perform such a feat.

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundStart Date
1KS Ranjitsinhji62154*EngAusManchester16.07.1896
2G Gunn11974EngAusSydney13.12.1907
3HL Collins70104AusEngSydney17.12.1920
4PA Gibb93106EngSAFJo’burg24.12.1938
5LG Rowe214100*WinNZlKingston16.02.1972
6RE Redmond10756NZlPakAuckland16.02.1973
7CG Greenidge93107WinIndBengaluru22.11.1974
8A Mahmood128*50*PakSAFRawalpindi06.10.1997
9L Vincent10454NZlAusPerth30.11.2001
10SB Styris10769*NZlWinSt George’s28.06.2002
11Yasir Hameed170105PakBanKarachi20.08.2003
12AJ Strauss11283EngNZlLord’s20.05.2004
13AN Cook60104*EngIndNagpur01.03.2006
14Umar Akmal12975PakNZlDunedin24.11.2009
15F du Plessis78110*SAFAusAdelaide22.11.2012
16SS Iyer10565IndNZlKanpur25.11.2021

SS Iyer’s feat provides the third such feat on Indian soil. Bangalore and Nagpur are the other test centers to witness such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundStart Date
1CG Greenidge93107WinIndBengaluru22.11.1974
2AN Cook60104*EngIndNagpur01.03.2006
3SS Iyer10565IndNZlKanpur25.11.2021
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