JE Root scored 190 on captaincy debut in the ongoing test match between England and South Africa at Lord’s to earn the distinction of becoming the 30th captain in the annals of test cricket to score a hundred on captaincy debut in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all such occasion with scores of 100 plus runs with a break up of First Innings and Second innings

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	WL Mudroch	153*	SI	Aus	Eng	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
2	GHS Trott	143	SI	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	AC MacLaren	109	FI	Eng	Aus	Sydney	13 Dec 1897
4	MA Noble	133	FI	Aus	Eng	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
5	C Hill	191	FI	Aus	SAF	Sydney	09 Dec 1910
6	HW Taylor	109	FI	SAF	Eng	Durban	13 Dec 1913
7	WW Armstrong	158	SI	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
8	AL Hassett	112	FI	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949
9	VS Hazare	155	FI	Ind	Eng	Mumbai (BS)	14 Dec 1951
10	JB Stollmeyer	104	SI	Win	Aus	Sydney	25 Jan 1952
11	GO Rabone	107	FI	NZl	SAF	Durban	11 Dec 1953
12	DJ McGlew	104*	FI	SAF	Eng	Manchester	07 Jul 1955
13	GT Dowling	239	FI	NZl	Ind	Christchurch	22 Feb 1968
14	BE Congdon	126	FI	NZl	Win	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972
15	CH Lloyd	163	SI	Win	Ind	Bangalore	22 Nov 1974
16	GS Chappell	123	FI	Aus	Win	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975
	GS Chappell	109	SI	Aus	Win	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975
17	SM Gavaskar	116	FI	Ind	NZl	Auckland	24 Jan 1976
18	GN Yallop	102	SI	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978
19	JJ Crowe	120*	FI	NZl	Srl	Col-SSC	16 Apr 1987
20	DB Vengsarkar	102	SI	Ind	Win	Delhi	25 Nov 1987
21	AJ Lamb	119	FI	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	05 Apr 1990
22	DL Houghton	121	FI	Zim	Ind	Harare	18 Oct 1992
23	S Chanderpaul	203*	FI	Win	SAF	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005
24	AJ Strauss	128	SI	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	13 Jul 2006
25	KP Pietersen	100	FI	Eng	SAF	The Oval	07 Aug 2008
26	AN Cook	173	FI	Eng	Ban	Chittagong	12 Mar 2010
27	BRM Taylor	105*	SI	Zim	Ban	Harare	04 Aug 2011
28	V Kohli	115	FI	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
	V Kohli	141	SI	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
29	SPD Smith	133	FI	Aus	Ind	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
30	JE Root	190	FI	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul  2017

JE Root became the sixth England batsman to score a hundred on captaincy debut. All such occasions are listed below. JE Root now owns the record for scoring most runs on captaincy debut. The previous best was 173 by AN Cook against Bangladesh at Chittagong in Mar 210 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AC MacLaren	109	FI	Eng	Aus	Sydney	13 Dec 1897
2	AJ Lamb	119	FI	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	05 Apr 1990
3	AJ Strauss	128	SI	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	13 Jul 2006
4	KP Pietersen	100	FI	Eng	SAF	The Oval	07 Aug 2008
5	AN Cook	173	FI	Eng	Ban	Chittagong	12 Mar 2010
6	JE Root	190	FI	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul  2017

JE Root became the second  England batsman to score  a  hundred  on captaincy debut against South Africa  after KP Pietersen. KP Pietersen had scored 100 at The Oval in Aug 2008

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	KP Pietersen	100	FI	Eng	SAF	The Oval	07 Aug 2008
2	JE Root	190	FI	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul  2017

JE Root became the sixth batsman to score a hundred on captaincy debut against South Africa. The performance of these six batsmen are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	C Hill	191	FI	Aus	SAF	Sydney	09 Dec 1910
2	AL Hassett	112	FI	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949
3	GO Rabone	107	FI	NZl	SAF	Durban	11 Dec 1953
4	S Chanderpaul	203*	FI	Win	SAF	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005
5	KP Pietersen	100	FI	Eng	SAF	The Oval	07 Aug 2008
6	JE Root	190	FI	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul  2017

 

JE Root of England, GHS Trott of Australia and AJ Strauss  of England are the only three batsmen to score a hundred on captaincy debut in a test at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket. GHS Trott was the captain to score a hundred  on captaincy debut

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	JE Root	190	FI	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul  2017
2	GHS Trott	143	SI	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	AJ Strauss	128	SI	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	13 Jul 2006

 

The folloing table lists the eight captains who have scored 150 plus runs on captaincy debut. S Chanderpaul of West Indies and GT Dowling of New Zealand are the only two captains to score 200 plus run on captaincy debut. GT Dowling owns the record for scoring most runs on captaincy debut.

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	VS Hazare	155	FI	Ind	Eng	Mumbai (BS)	14 Dec 1951
2	WW Armstrong	158	SI	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
3	CH Lloyd	163	SI	Win	Ind	Bangalore	22 Nov 1974
4	AN Cook	173	FI	Eng	Ban	Chittagong	12 Mar 2010
5	JE Root	190	FI	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul  2017
6	C Hill	191	FI	Aus	SAF	Sydney	09 Dec 1910
7	S Chanderpaul	203*	FI	Win	SAF	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005
8	GT Dowling	239	FI	NZl	Ind	Christchurch	22 Feb 1968