Best performers when playing a team for the first time - Tables
Travis Basevi
22-Mar-2006
- Best batting average in debut matches against a team - Tests
- Best bowling average in debut matches against a team - Tests
- Highest individual scores in debut matches against a team - Tests
- Best bowling in debut matches against a team - Tests
- Best batting average in debut matches against a team - ODIs
- Best bowling average in debut matches against a team - ODIs
- Highest individual scores in debut matches against a team - ODIs
- Best bowling in debut matches against a team - ODIs
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS |
Ave | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Kallicharran (WI) | 1972-1975 | 5 | 9 | 606 | 124 |
101.00 | 2 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2000-2004 | 9 | 11 | 848 | 230 |
94.22 | 4 |
| G Boycott (Eng) | 1964-1967 | 6 | 9 | 535 | 246* | 89.16 | 1 |
| DI Gower (Eng) | 1978-1982 | 6 | 10 | 624 | 200* | 89.14 | 2 |
| SM Gavaskar (Ind) | 1971-1982 | 6 | 12 | 712 | 155 |
89.00 | 3 |
| GS Chappell (Aus) | 1970-1983 | 6 | 7 | 522 | 204 |
87.00 | 2 |
| JH Edrich (Eng) | 1963-1969 | 6 | 9 | 598 | 310* | 85.42 | 2 |
| MJ Greatbatch (NZ) | 1988-1992 | 6 | 12 | 655 | 146* | 81.87 | 2 |
| GC Smith (SA) | 2002-2005 | 9 | 15 | 1146 | 277 |
81.85 | 4 |
| NC O'Neill (Aus) | 1958-1963 | 5 | 9 | 480 | 181 |
80.00 | 1 |
| MA Taylor (Aus) | 1989-1993 | 7 | 12 | 858 | 170 |
78.00 | 4 |
| Zaheer Abbas (Pak) | 1969-1982 | 6 | 10 | 777 | 274 |
77.70 | 3 |
| KF Barrington (Eng) | 1955-1963 | 6 | 8 | 524 | 139 |
74.85 | 3 |
| BL D'Oliveira (Eng) | 1966-1969 | 5 | 9 | 445 | 109 |
74.16 | 1 |
| PS de Villiers (SA) | 1993-1996 | 5 | 6 | 148 | 67* | 74.00 | 0 |
| DCS Compton (Eng) | 1937-1954 | 6 | 7 | 515 | 163 |
73.57 | 3 |
| OG Smith (WI) | 1955-1958 | 5 | 8 | 577 | 161 |
72.12 | 2 |
| KD Walters (Aus) | 1965-1974 | 6 | 9 | 567 | 155 |
70.87 | 1 |
| Javed Miandad (Pak) | 1976-1993 | 7 | 14 | 688 | 163 |
68.79 | 2 |
| RB Simpson (Aus) | 1957-1964 | 5 | 9 | 550 | 153 |
68.75 | 2 |
| Player | Span | Mat | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Nichols (Eng) | 1930-1935 | 5 | 328 | 26 | 6/35 | 12.61 | 2 |
| DL Underwood (Eng) | 1966-1982 | 6 | 454 | 31 | 7/32 | 14.64 | 3 |
| KR Miller (Aus) | 1946-1956 | 6 | 323 | 22 | 7/60 | 14.68 | 2 |
| ND Hirwani (Ind) | 1988-1996 | 5 | 481 | 29 | 8/61 | 16.58 | 3 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 8 | 566 | 34 | 6/34 | 16.64 | 1 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 1989-2001 | 9 | 832 | 47 | 7/91 | 17.70 | 4 |
| PJ Loader (Eng) | 1954-1958 | 5 | 426 | 24 | 6/36 | 17.75 | 1 |
| GG Arnold (Eng) | 1967-1973 | 5 | 444 | 25 | 6/45 | 17.76 | 2 |
| JE Emburey (Eng) | 1978-1987 | 6 | 250 | 14 | 6/33 | 17.85 | 1 |
| WR Hammond (Eng) | 1927-1932 | 5 | 199 | 11 | 5/36 | 18.09 | 1 |
| MA Butcher (Eng) | 1997-2003 | 8 | 130 | 7 | 4/60 | 18.57 | 0 |
| SCG MacGill (Aus) | 1998-2005 | 9 | 902 | 48 | 5/43 | 18.79 | 3 |
| J Garner (WI) | 1977-1983 | 5 | 482 | 25 | 4/30 | 19.28 | 0 |
| LF Kline (Aus) | 1957-1960 | 5 | 312 | 16 | 7/75 | 19.50 | 1 |
| Fazal Mahmood (Pak) | 1952-1958 | 5 | 454 | 23 | 7/80 | 19.73 | 2 |
| PS de Villiers (SA) | 1993-1996 | 5 | 475 | 24 | 6/81 | 19.79 | 1 |
| AK Davidson (Aus) | 1953-1960 | 5 | 457 | 23 | 6/34 | 19.86 | 3 |
| R Benaud (Aus) | 1952-1956 | 5 | 239 | 12 | 7/72 | 19.91 | 1 |
| SJ Harmison (Eng) | 2002-2005 | 8 | 878 | 44 | 7/12 | 19.95 | 2 |
| RWV Robins (Eng) | 1929-1933 | 5 | 539 | 27 | 6/32 | 19.96 | 1 |
| Player | Runs |
Opposition | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML Hayden (Aus) | 380 |
v Zimbabwe | Perth | 2003/04 | Test 1661 |
| Hanif Mohammad (Pak) | 337 |
v West Indies | Bridgetown | 1957/58 | Test 446 |
| JH Edrich (Eng) | 310* | v New Zealand | Leeds | 1965 | Test 593 |
| V Sehwag (India) | 309 |
v Pakistan | Multan | 2003/04 | Test 1693 |
| RE Foster (Eng) | 287 |
v Australia | Sydney | 1903/04 | Test 78 |
| GC Smith (SA) | 277 |
v England | Birmingham | 2003 | Test 1651 |
| Zaheer Abbas (Pak) | 274 |
v England | Birmingham | 1971 | Test 687 |
| PA de Silva (SL) | 267 |
v New Zealand | Wellington | 1990/91 | Test 1162 |
| DJ McGlew (SA) | 255* | v New Zealand | Wellington | 1952/53 | Test 368 |
| G Boycott (Eng) | 246* | v India | Leeds | 1967 | Test 618 |
| IVA Richards (WI) | 232 |
v England | Nottingham | 1976 | Test 777 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 230 |
v Pakistan | Lahore | 2001/02 | Test 1592 |
| VG Kambli (Ind) | 227 |
v Zimbabwe | Delhi | 1992/93 | Test 1218 |
| DG Bradman (Aus) | 226 |
v South Africa | Brisbane | 1931/32 | Test 212 |
| PR Umrigar (Ind) | 223 |
v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Decc) | 1955/56 | Test 416 |
| MS Atapattu (SL) | 223 |
v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 1997/98 | Test 1394 |
| JA Rudolph (SA) | 222* | v Bangladesh | Chittagong (MAA) | 2003 | Test 1640 |
| RWT Key (Eng) | 221 |
v West Indies | Lord's | 2004 | Test 1707 |
| MJ Slater (Aus) | 219 |
v Sri Lanka | Perth | 1995/96 | Test 1317 |
| LG Rowe (WI) | 214 |
v New Zealand | Kingston | 1971/72 | Test 693 |
| Player | Figures | Opposition | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND Hirwani (Ind) | 16/136 | v West Indies | Chennai | 1987/88 | Test 1089 |
| RAL Massie (Aus) | 16/137 | v England | Lord's | 1972 | Test 699 |
| GA Lohmann (Eng) | 15/45 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 1895/96 | Test 47 |
| Imran Khan (Pak) | 14/116 | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 1981/82 | Test 927 |
| JJ Ferris (Eng) | 13/91 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1891/92 | Test 37 |
| Fazal Mahmood (Pak) | 13/114 | v Australia | Karachi | 1956/57 | Test 430 |
| MH Mankad (Ind) | 13/131 | v Pakistan | Delhi | 1952/53 | Test 355 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 13/135 | v Zimbabwe | Karachi (DS) | 1993/94 | Test 1237 |
| MG Hughes (Aus) | 13/217 | v West Indies | Perth | 1988/89 | Test 1110 |
| Danish Kaneria (Pak) | 12/94 | v Bangladesh | Multan | 2001/02 | Test 1560 |
| F Martin (Eng) | 12/102 | v Australia | The Oval | 1890 | Test 34 |
| HV Hordern (Aus) | 12/175 | v England | Sydney | 1911/12 | Test 116 |
| L Sivaramakrishnan (Ind) | 12/181 | v England | Mumbai | 1984/85 | Test 1001 |
| ERH Toshack (Aus) | 11/31 | v India | Brisbane | 1947/48 | Test 290 |
| DL Underwood (Eng) | 11/70 | v New Zealand | Lord's | 1969 | Test 656 |
| Zulfiqar Ahmed (Pak) | 11/79 | v New Zealand | Karachi | 1955/56 | Test 413 |
| CV Grimmett (Aus) | 11/82 | v England | Sydney | 1924/25 | Test 162 |
| NGB Cook (Eng) | 11/83 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 1983/84 | Test 978 |
| CS Marriott (Eng) | 11/96 | v West Indies | The Oval | 1933 | Test 229 |
| IK Pathan (Ind) | 11/96 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 2004/05 | Test 1725 |
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS |
Ave | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KP Pietersen (Eng) | 2004-2005 | 5 | 4 | 196 | 91* | 196.00 | 0 |
| GM Turner (NZ) | 1973-1979 | 7 | 7 | 445 | 171* | 111.25 | 2 |
| SKL de Silva (SL) | 1997-1997 | 5 | 3 | 104 | 57 |
104.00 | 0 |
| DL Murray (WI) | 1973-1979 | 6 | 3 | 102 | 61* | 102.00 | 0 |
| MEK Hussey (Aus) | 2004-2006 | 7 | 7 | 303 | 84 |
101.00 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hussain (Pak) | 1997-1998 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 31* | 82.00 | 0 |
| RG de Alwis (SL) | 1983-1986 | 5 | 5 | 155 | 59* | 77.50 | 0 |
| AL Logie (WI) | 1981-1992 | 8 | 4 | 152 | 61 |
76.00 | 0 |
| A Ranatunga (SL) | 1982-1996 | 10 | 10 | 375 | 88* | 75.00 | 0 |
| CG Greenidge (WI) | 1975-1985 | 7 | 7 | 374 | 106* | 74.79 | 2 |
| Basit Ali (Pak) | 1993-1994 | 8 | 7 | 218 | 75* | 72.66 | 0 |
| RR Sarwan (WI) | 2000-2004 | 11 | 10 | 358 | 56* | 71.59 | 0 |
| DL Amiss (Eng) | 1972-1976 | 5 | 5 | 345 | 103 |
69.00 | 2 |
| AG Prince (SA) | 2002-2006 | 9 | 8 | 273 | 78* | 68.25 | 0 |
| N Hussain (Eng) | 1989-2003 | 11 | 10 | 406 | 95 |
67.66 | 0 |
| Asif Iqbal (Pak) | 1973-1979 | 6 | 5 | 201 | 62 |
67.00 | 0 |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1984-2003 | 14 | 5 | 67 | 37* | 67.00 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh (Ind) | 2000-2004 | 13 | 11 | 466 | 102* | 66.57 | 1 |
| G Kirsten (SA) | 1993-2003 | 13 | 13 | 589 | 188* | 65.44 | 1 |
| MD Crowe (NZ) | 1982-1992 | 9 | 7 | 327 | 97 |
65.40 | 0 |
| Player | Span | Mat | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Garner (WI) | 1977-1985 | 7 | 213 | 18 | 5/38 | 11.83 | 1 |
| AME Roberts (WI) | 1975-1983 | 7 | 220 | 17 | 4/32 | 12.94 | 0 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 1989-2003 | 13 | 300 | 23 | 5/20 | 13.04 | 2 |
| BD Julien (WI) | 1973-1975 | 5 | 159 | 12 | 4/20 | 13.25 | 0 |
| DA Reeve (Eng) | 1991-1992 | 7 | 135 | 10 | 3/20 | 13.50 | 0 |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1991-2003 | 13 | 369 | 27 | 6/23 | 13.66 | 2 |
| GG Arnold (Eng) | 1972-1974 | 5 | 139 | 10 | 3/28 | 13.90 | 0 |
| RGD Willis (Eng) | 1973-1982 | 7 | 174 | 12 | 4/11 | 14.50 | 0 |
| CG Rackemann (Aus) | 1983-1985 | 6 | 232 | 16 | 4/39 | 14.50 | 0 |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1984-2003 | 14 | 421 | 29 | 5/21 | 14.51 | 2 |
| CM Old (Eng) | 1973-1979 | 7 | 218 | 15 | 4/8 | 14.53 | 0 |
| JDP Oram (NZ) | 2001-2004 | 11 | 336 | 23 | 5/36 | 14.60 | 1 |
| Abdul Qadir (Pak) | 1983-1986 | 7 | 264 | 18 | 5/44 | 14.66 | 2 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) | 1995-2003 | 13 | 448 | 30 | 5/29 | 14.93 | 2 |
| RMH Binny (Ind) | 1980-1983 | 7 | 239 | 16 | 4/41 | 14.93 | 0 |
| GI Allott (NZ) | 1997-1999 | 10 | 381 | 25 | 4/35 | 15.24 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh (Ind) | 2000-2004 | 13 | 122 | 8 | 4/6 | 15.25 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar (Pak) | 1998-2005 | 14 | 443 | 29 | 4/46 | 15.27 | 0 |
| AH Gray (WI) | 1985-1987 | 6 | 157 | 10 | 3/9 | 15.69 | 0 |
| Sarfraz Nawaz (Pak) | 1973-1983 | 7 | 299 | 19 | 4/44 | 15.73 | 0 |
| Player | Runs |
Opposition | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Kirsten (SA) | 188* | v United Arab Emirates | Rawalpindi | 1995/96 | ODI 1049 |
| CB Wishart (Zim) | 172* | v Namibia | Harare | 2002/03 | ODI 1943 |
| L Vincent (NZ) | 172 |
v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 2005/06 | ODI 2272 |
| GM Turner (NZ) | 171* | v East Africa | Birmingham | 1975 | ODI 20 |
| AC Hudson (SA) | 161 |
v Netherlands | Rawalpindi | 1995/96 | ODI 1073 |
| HH Gibbs (SA) | 153 |
v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 2002/03 | ODI 1890 |
| CH Gayle (WI) | 152 |
v Kenya | Nairobi | 2001 | ODI 1745 |
| SR Tendulkar (Ind) | 152 |
v Namibia | Pietermaritzburg | 2002/03 | ODI 1964 |
| DL Haynes (WI) | 148 |
v Australia | St John's | 1977/78 | ODI 48 |
| NJ Astle (NZ) | 145* | v United States of America | The Oval | 2004 | ODI 2169 |
| PA de Silva (SL) | 145 |
v Kenya | Kandy | 1995/96 | ODI 1074 |
| KO Otieno (Ken) | 144 |
v Bangladesh | Nairobi (Gym) | 1997/98 | ODI 1239 |
| Younis Khan (Pak) | 144 |
v Hong Kong | Colombo (SSC) | 2004 | ODI 2147 |
| CWJ Athey (Eng) | 142* | v New Zealand | Manchester | 1986 | ODI 389 |
| DL Houghton (Zim) | 142 |
v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Decc) | 1987/88 | ODI 454 |
| KJJ van Noortwijk (Net) | 134* | v Namibia | Bloemfontein | 2002/03 | ODI 1978 |
| NC Johnson (Zim) | 132* | v Australia | Lord's | 1999 | ODI 1477 |
| DA Gunawardene (SL) | 132 |
v West Indies | Nairobi (Gym) | 2000/01 | ODI 1631 |
| AC Gilchrist (Aus) | 131 |
v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 1998/99 | ODI 1382 |
| ME Waugh (Aus) | 130 |
v Kenya | Visakhapatnam | 1995/96 | ODI 1058 |
| Player | Figures | Opposition | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GD McGrath (Aus) | 7/15 | v Namibia | Potchefstroom | 2002/03 | ODI 1970 |
| WW Davis (WI) | 7/51 | v Australia | Leeds | 1983 | ODI 203 |
| GJ Gilmour (Aus) | 6/14 | v England | Leeds | 1975 | ODI 31 |
| BC Strang (Zim) | 6/20 | v Bangladesh | Nairobi (AK) | 1997/98 | ODI 1242 |
| FH Edwards (WI) | 6/22 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 2003/04 | ODI 2069 |
| AA Donald (SA) | 6/23 | v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 1996/97 | ODI 1124 |
| BP Patterson (WI) | 6/29 | v India | Nagpur | 1987/88 | ODI 481 |
| KH MacLeay (Aus) | 6/39 | v India | Nottingham | 1983 | ODI 207 |
| L Klusener (SA) | 6/49 | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 1997/98 | ODI 1252 |
| GJ Cosier (Aus) | 5/18 | v England | Birmingham | 1977 | ODI 43 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 5/20 | v New Zealand | Sharjah | 1989/90 | ODI 629 |
| AG Hurst (Aus) | 5/21 | v Canada | Birmingham | 1979 | ODI 70 |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 5/21 | v Australia | Melbourne | 1984/85 | ODI 311 |
| AIC Dodemaide (Aus) | 5/21 | v Sri Lanka | Perth | 1987/88 | ODI 484 |
| Arshad Ayub (Ind) | 5/21 | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 1988/89 | ODI 532 |
| L Klusener (SA) | 5/21 | v Kenya | Amstelveen | 1999 | ODI 1462 |
| MN Hart (NZ) | 5/22 | v West Indies | Goa | 1994/95 | ODI 938 |
| AR Adams (NZ) | 5/22 | v India | Queenstown | 2002/03 | ODI 1929 |
| BA Williams (Aus) | 5/22 | v Zimbabwe | Sydney | 2003/04 | ODI 2079 |
| CO Obuya (Ken) | 5/24 | v Sri Lanka | Nairobi (Gym) | 2002/03 | ODI 1965 |