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Pairs on debut - Tables

Travis Basevi
31-Jul-2007

Pair of ducks on Test debut
Player Pos1 Pos2      Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
GF Grace (Eng) 9 2 v Australia The Oval 1880 Test 4
CS Wimble (SA) 6 10 v England Cape Town 1891/92 Test 37
JT Willoughby (SA) 11 11 v England Port Elizabeth 1895/96 Test 47
JJ Kotze (SA) 10 11 v Australia Johannesburg 1902/03 Test 76
PS Twentyman-Jones (SA) 5 5 v Australia Cape Town 1902/03 Test 77
TA Ward (SA) 11 9 v Australia Manchester 1912 Test 121
PT Lewis (SA) 5 5 v England Durban 1913/14 Test 130
CD Dixon (SA) 9 10 v England Johannesburg 1913/14 Test 132
FT Badcock (NZ) 8 9 v England Christchurch 1929/30 Test 186
KC James (NZ) 7 7 v England Christchurch 1929/30 Test 186
CIJ Smith (Eng) 6 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 1934/35 Test 238
LA Butterfield (NZ) 7 7 v Australia Wellington 1945/46 Test 275
CG Rowe (NZ) 6 6 v Australia Wellington 1945/46 Test 275
CN McCarthy (SA) 11 11 v England Durban 1948/49 Test 306
AL Valentine (WI) 11 11 v England Manchester 1950 Test 323
GS Ramchand (India) 9 9 v England Leeds 1952 Test 351
GA Gooch (Eng) 5 5 v Australia Birmingham 1975 Test 760
BP Bracewell (NZ) 10 10 v England The Oval 1978 Test 828
MR Whitney (Aus) 10 11 v England Manchester 1981 Test 907
Maninder Singh (India) 10 10 v Pakistan Karachi 1982/83 Test 942
KR Rutherford (NZ) 2 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 1984/85 Test 1013
CM Kuggeleijn (NZ) 11 7 v India Bangalore 1988/89 Test 1107
RGM Patel (India) 10 10 v New Zealand Mumbai 1988/89 Test 1109
MS Atapattu (SL) 7 6 v India Chandigarh 1990/91 Test 1156
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 1 1 v West Indies Faisalabad 1990/91 Test 1157
AA Donald (SA) 10 11 v West Indies Bridgetown 1991/92 Test 1188
SG Peall (Zim) 8 8 v Pakistan Karachi 1993/94 Test 1237
PE McIntyre (Aus) 10 11 v England Adelaide 1994/95 Test 1284
DP Viljoen (Zim) 2 2 v Pakistan Bulawayo 1997/98 Test 1408
GM Hamilton (Eng) 8 8 v South Africa Johannesburg 1999/00 Test 1471
JEC Franklin (NZ) 8 9 v Pakistan Auckland 2000/01 Test 1533
Alamgir Kabir (Ban) 10 10 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 2002 Test 1609
KHRK Fernando (SL) 7 7 v South Africa Johannesburg 2002/03 Test 1624
SL Malinga (SL) 11 11 v Australia Darwin 2004 Test 1705
LPC Silva (SL) 6 6 v New Zealand Christchurch 2006/07 Test 1820
CT Tremlett (Eng) 9 8 v India Lord's 2007 Test 1840

Least balls faced for a pair on debut (where known)
Player BF      Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
TA Ward (SA) 2 v Australia Manchester 1912 Test 121
Maninder Singh (India) 3 v Pakistan Karachi 1982/83 Test 942
GF Grace (Eng) 4 v Australia The Oval 1880 Test 4
CM Kuggeleijn (NZ) 4 v India Bangalore 1988/89 Test 1107
CT Tremlett (Eng) 4 v India Lord's 2007 Test 1840
JEC Franklin (NZ) 5 v Pakistan Auckland 2000/01 Test 1533
LPC Silva (SL) 5 v New Zealand Christchurch 2006/07 Test 1820
BP Bracewell (NZ) 6 v England The Oval 1978 Test 828
KHRK Fernando (SL) 7 v South Africa Johannesburg 2002/03 Test 1624
SL Malinga (SL) 7 v Australia Darwin 2004 Test 1705
KR Rutherford (NZ) 8 v West Indies Port of Spain 1984/85 Test 1013
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 8 v West Indies Faisalabad 1990/91 Test 1157
DP Viljoen (Zim) 8 v Pakistan Bulawayo 1997/98 Test 1408
GM Hamilton (Eng) 9 v South Africa Johannesburg 1999/00 Test 1471
GA Gooch (Eng) 10 v Australia Birmingham 1975 Test 760
PE McIntyre (Aus) 10 v England Adelaide 1994/95 Test 1284
RGM Patel (India) 15 v New Zealand Mumbai 1988/89 Test 1109
SG Peall (Zim) 15 v Pakistan Karachi 1993/94 Test 1237
AA Donald (SA) 22 v West Indies Bridgetown 1991/92 Test 1188
Alamgir Kabir (Ban) 22 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 2002 Test 1609
MR Whitney (Aus) 49 v England Manchester 1981 Test 907

Highest Test career batting average for those with a pair on debut
Player Span Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 Ducks Pairs
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 1990-2001 55 91 4052 188* 45.52 11 8 1
LPC Silva (SL) 2006-2007 5 7 272 152* 45.33 1 2 1
GA Gooch (Eng) 1975-1995 118 215 8900 333 42.58 20 13 1
MS Atapattu (SL) 1990-2005 88 152 5330 249 38.90 16 22 4
KR Rutherford (NZ) 1985-1995 56 99 2465 107* 27.08 3 16 1
GS Ramchand (India) 1952-1960 33 53 1180 109 24.58 2 6 1
JEC Franklin (NZ) 2001-2006 21 28 505 122* 21.95 1 4 1
FT Badcock (NZ) 1930-1933 7 9 137 64 19.57 0 3 1
SG Peall (Zim) 1993-1994 4 6 60 30 15.00 0 2 1
DP Viljoen (Zim) 1998-2000 2 4 57 38 14.25 0 2 1
TA Ward (SA) 1912-1924 23 42 459 64 13.90 0 5 1
AA Donald (SA) 1992-2002 72 94 652 37 10.68 0 17 1
CIJ Smith (Eng) 1935-1937 5 10 102 27 10.20 0 2 1
KHRK Fernando (SL) 2002-2002 2 4 38 24 9.50 0 2 1
SL Malinga (SL) 2004-2007 24 28 132 26 7.76 0 9 2
PE McIntyre (Aus) 1995-1996 2 4 22 16 7.33 0 2 1
MR Whitney (Aus) 1981-1992 12 19 68 13 6.18 0 4 1
KC James (NZ) 1930-1933 11 13 52 14 4.72 0 4 1
AL Valentine (WI) 1950-1962 36 51 141 14 4.70 0 12 2
Maninder Singh (India) 1982-1993 35 38 99 15 3.80 0 11 2
CN McCarthy (SA) 1948-1951 15 24 28 5 3.11 0 6 1
BP Bracewell (NZ) 1978-1985 6 12 24 8 2.40 0 5 1
JT Willoughby (SA) 1896-1896 2 4 8 5 2.00 0 2 1
Alamgir Kabir (Ban) 2002-2004 3 5 8 4 2.00 0 2 1
CM Kuggeleijn (NZ) 1988-1988 2 4 7 7 1.75 0 3 1
JJ Kotze (SA) 1902-1907 3 5 2 2 0.40 0 4 1
GF Grace (Eng) 1880-1880 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
CS Wimble (SA) 1892-1892 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
PS Twentyman-Jones (SA) 1902-1902 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
PT Lewis (SA) 1913-1913 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
CD Dixon (SA) 1914-1914 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
LA Butterfield (NZ) 1946-1946 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
CG Rowe (NZ) 1946-1946 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
RGM Patel (India) 1988-1988 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
GM Hamilton (Eng) 1999-1999 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
CT Tremlett (Eng) 2007-2007 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 2 1

Best bowling whilst getting a pair on debut
Player Bowl      Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
AL Valentine (WI) 11/204 v England Manchester 1950 Test 323
CN McCarthy (SA) 6/63 v England Durban 1948/49 Test 306
SL Malinga (SL) 6/92 v Australia Darwin 2004 Test 1705
AA Donald (SA) 6/144 v West Indies Bridgetown 1991/92 Test 1188
CIJ Smith (Eng) 5/24 v West Indies Bridgetown 1934/35 Test 238
CT Tremlett (Eng) 4/104 v India Lord's 2007 Test 1840
JT Willoughby (SA) 4/122 v England Port Elizabeth 1895/96 Test 47
MR Whitney (Aus) 4/124 v England Manchester 1981 Test 907
JJ Kotze (SA) 4/135 v Australia Johannesburg 1902/03 Test 76
KHRK Fernando (SL) 3/63 v South Africa Johannesburg 2002/03 Test 1624
BP Bracewell (NZ) 3/72 v England The Oval 1978 Test 828
CD Dixon (SA) 3/118 v England Johannesburg 1913/14 Test 132
FT Badcock (NZ) 2/29 v England Christchurch 1929/30 Test 186
PE McIntyre (Aus) 2/87 v England Adelaide 1994/95 Test 1284
SG Peall (Zim) 2/89 v Pakistan Karachi 1993/94 Test 1237
GS Ramchand (India) 2/104 v England Leeds 1952 Test 351
JEC Franklin (NZ) 2/114 v Pakistan Auckland 2000/01 Test 1533
DP Viljoen (Zim) 1/14 v Pakistan Bulawayo 1997/98 Test 1408
CM Kuggeleijn (NZ) 1/50 v India Bangalore 1988/89 Test 1107

Most pairs in Test career
Player Span Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 Ducks Pairs
BS Chandrasekhar (India) 1964-1979 58 80 167 22 4.07 0 23 4
CA Walsh (WI) 1984-2001 132 185 936 30* 7.54 0 43 4
MS Atapattu (SL) 1990-2005 88 152 5330 249 38.90 16 22 4
M Dillon (WI) 1997-2004 38 68 549 43 8.44 0 26 4
CS Martin (NZ) 2000-2006 33 44 52 7 2.26 0 17 4
R Peel (Eng) 1884-1896 20 33 427 83 14.72 0 8 3
RW Blair (NZ) 1953-1964 19 34 189 64* 6.75 0 12 3
BS Bedi (India) 1966-1979 67 101 656 50* 8.98 0 20 3
DL Underwood (Eng) 1966-1982 86 116 937 45* 11.56 0 19 3
AG Hurst (Aus) 1974-1979 12 20 102 26 6.00 0 10 3
DK Morrison (NZ) 1987-1997 48 71 379 42 8.42 0 24 3
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 98 145 1439 53 12.40 0 26 3
DE Malcolm (Eng) 1989-1997 40 58 236 29 6.05 0 16 3
M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) 1992-2007 113 144 1117 67 11.75 0 30 3
GD McGrath (Aus) 1993-2007 124 138 641 61 7.36 0 35 3
AB Agarkar (India) 1998-2006 26 39 571 109* 16.79 1 9 3
A Nehra (India) 1999-2004 17 25 77 19 5.50 0 10 3
Z Khan (India) 2000-2007 48 64 587 75 11.97 0 17 3
Manjural Islam (Ban) 2001-2004 17 33 81 21 3.68 0 10 3

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1840: England v India at Lord's, Pataudi Trophy 1st Test, Jul 19-23, 2007
• ODI # 2607: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), 3rd ODI, Jul 25, 2007


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