Highest partnership by debutants in Tests
Highest partnership by debutants
Partners | Runs | Wkt | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
Khalid Ibadulla, Abdul Kadir | 249 | 1st | 1 | Pakistan | v Australia | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 | Test # 569 |
NE Bonner, KR Mayers | 216 | 4th | 4 | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 3 Feb 2021 | Test # 2407 |
DL Houghton, A Flower | 165 | 6th | 1 | Zimbabwe | v India | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 | Test # 1197 |
Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique | 161 | 1st | 3 | Bangladesh | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 4 Jan 2008 | Test # 1859 |
GA Headley, FI de Caires | 142 | 3rd | 3 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 11 Jan 1930 | Test # 187 |
Mohammad Hafeez, Yasir Hameed | 134 | 2nd | 4 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Karachi | 20 Aug 2003 | Test # 1655 |
FI de Caires, JED Sealy | 124 | 4th | 1 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 11 Jan 1930 | Test # 187 |
RT Ponting, SG Law | 121 | 5th | 2 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | W.A.C.A | 8 Dec 1995 | Test # 1317 |
RA Duff, WW Armstrong | 120 | 10th | 3 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1902 | Test # 66 |
RE Foster, AE Relf | 115 | 9th | 2 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 11 Dec 1903 | Test # 78 |
KJ O'Brien, SR Thompson | 114 | 7th | 3 | Ireland | v Pakistan | Dublin (Malahide) | 11 May 2018 | Test # 2303 |
G Gunn, J Hardstaff | 113 | 4th | 3 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 13 Dec 1907 | Test # 96 |
KJ Arnott, GW Flower | 100 | 1st | 1 | Zimbabwe | v India | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 | Test # 1197 |
RS Madugalle, A Ranatunga | 99 | 5th | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 |
SC Ganguly, R Dravid | 94 | 6th | 2 | India | v England | Lord's | 20 Jun 1996 | Test # 1328 |
Aminul Islam, Khaled Mashud | 93 | 7th | 1 | Bangladesh | v India | Dhaka | 10 Nov 2000 | Test # 1512 |
AC Hudson, AP Kuiper | 92 | 5th | 2 | South Africa | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 18 Apr 1992 | Test # 1188 |
EM Grace, WG Grace | 91 | 1st | 1 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 6 Sep 1880 | Test # 4 |
JW Hearne, FR Foster | 89 | 6th | 2 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 15 Dec 1911 | Test # 116 |
GM Wood, WM Darling | 89 | 1st | 1 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 | Test # 816 |
JW Hearne, JWHT Douglas | 86 | 8th | 4 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 15 Dec 1911 | Test # 116 |
G Challenor, FR Martin | 86 | 1st | 2 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 23 Jun 1928 | Test # 173 |
MN Waller, RW Chakabva | 86 | 6th | 2 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | 1 Nov 2011 | Test # 2013 |
B Warnapura, RL Dias | 83 | 2nd | 3 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 |
CL Vincent, SK Coen | 80 | 9th | 3 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 |
AG Ganteaume, FMM Worrell | 80 | 3rd | 2 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 |
OJ Phillips, RA Austin | 79 | 2nd | 2 | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Kingstown | 9 Jul 2009 | Test # 1923 |
C Bannerman, BB Cooper | 77 | 4th | 1 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 | Test # 1 |
KJ Arnott, AJ Pycroft | 77 | 3rd | 3 | Zimbabwe | v India | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 | Test # 1197 |
JHB Waite, DJ McGlew | 76 | 2nd | 1 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 |
GW Flower, ADR Campbell | 75 | 2nd | 1 | Zimbabwe | v India | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 | Test # 1197 |
Lall Singh, L Amar Singh | 74 | 8th | 4 | India | v England | Lord's | 25 Jun 1932 | Test # 219 |
HT Tector, C Campher | 74 | 4th | 1 | Ireland | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 4 Apr 2023 | Test # 2501 |
AH Jarvis, J Worrall | 73 | 8th | 2 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1885 | Test # 18 |
G Gunn, KL Hutchings | 73 | 3rd | 1 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 13 Dec 1907 | Test # 96 |
CC Passailaigue, OC Da Costa | 73 | 7th | 2 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 | Test # 193 |
HT Tector, LJ Tucker | 72 | 6th | 3 | Ireland | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 4 Apr 2023 | Test # 2501 |
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v Zimbabwe at Nottingham, Only Test, May 22-24, 2025 [Test # 2584]
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Chattogram, 2nd Test, Apr 28-30, 2025 [Test # 2583]
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Sylhet, 1st Test, Apr 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2582]