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Most innings until improving debut performance

Travis Basevi
19-Jan-2010
  • Most career innings until improving high score from debut innings - Tests
  • Most career innings and never improving best figures from debut innings - Tests
  • Most career innings until improving best figures from debut innings - Tests
  • Most career innings and never improving high score from debut innings - ODIs
  • Most career innings until improving high score from debut innings - ODIs
  • Most career innings and never improving best figures from debut innings - ODIs
  • Most career innings until improving best figures from debut innings - ODIs
    Most career innings and never improving high score from debut innings - Tests
    Player Span Mat InnsRuns Ave 100 50 ScoreOpposition Start Date Scorecard
    D Gough (Eng)1994-2003 58 86 855 12.57 02 65 v New Zealand Jun 30, 1994 Test 1262
    RS Kaluwitharana (SL) 1992-2004 49 78 193326.12 3 9 132* v AustraliaAug 17, 1992 Test 1194
    AC Hudson (SA) 1992-1998 3563 2007 33.45 4 13 163 v West Indies Apr 18, 1992 Test 1188
    JA Rudolph (SA)2003-2006 35 63 2028 36.21 58 222* v Bangladesh Apr 24, 2003 Test 1640
    MS Sinclair (NZ) 1999-2008 32 54 159532.55 3 4 214 v West IndiesDec 26, 1999 Test 1478
    AA Mallett (Aus) 1968-1980 3850 430 11.62 0 0 43* v England Aug 22, 1968 Test 641
    WB Phillips (Aus)1983-1986 27 48 1485 32.28 27 159 v Pakistan Nov 11, 1983 Test 966
    Yasir Hameed (Pak) 2003-2007 23 45 145034.52 2 8 170 v BangladeshAug 20, 2003 Test 1655
    BM Laird (Aus) 1979-1982 2140 1341 35.28 0 11 92 v West Indies Dec 1, 1979 Test 862
    SLV Raju (India)1990-2001 28 34 240 10.00 00 31 v New Zealand Feb 2, 1990 Test 1136
    AJY Hopkins (Aus) 1902-1909 20 33 50916.41 0 0 43 v EnglandFeb 14, 1902 Test 68
    BW Yuile (NZ) 1963-1969 1733 481 17.81 0 1 64 v England Feb 23, 1963 Test 540
    JL Hendriks (WI)1962-1969 20 32 447 18.62 02 64 v India Feb 16, 1962 Test 525
    JK Lever (Eng) 1976-1986 21 31 30611.76 0 1 53 v IndiaDec 17, 1976 Test 788
    LJ Tancred (SA) 1902-1913 1426 530 21.20 0 2 97 v Australia Oct 11, 1902 Test 75
    Aminul Islam (Ban)2000-2002 13 26 530 21.20 12 145 v India Nov 10, 2000 Test 1512
    MB Poore (NZ) 1953-1956 14 24 35515.43 0 0 45 v South AfricaMar 13, 1953 Test 370
    Hanumant Singh (India) 1964-1969 1424 686 31.18 1 5 105 v England Feb 8, 1964 Test 556
    FLH Mooney (NZ)1949-1954 14 22 343 17.14 00 46 v England Jun 11, 1949 Test 314
    JA Hayes (NZ) 1951-1958 15 22 734.86 0 0 19 v EnglandMar 17, 1951 Test 332
    • Most career innings until improving high score from debut innings - Tests
    Player Span Mat Inns Runs Ave100 50 Debut Score OppositionStart Date Scorecard
    MJ Clarke (Aus) 2004-201058 94 4116 50.19 13 17 151 166 v Pakistan Jan 14, 2010 Test 1947
    PBH May (Eng) 1951-1957 40 67 292147.11 7 15 138 285*v West Indies May 30, 1957 Test 439
    IR Redpath (Aus) 1964-196928 49 1623 36.06 1 10 97 132 v West Indies Feb 14, 1969 Test 646
    CS Martin (NZ) 2000-2008 36 49 642.46 0 0 7 12*v Bangladesh Jan 4, 2008 Test 1859
    RM Hogg (Aus) 1978-198431 44 336 9.33 0 1 36 52 v West Indies Mar 2, 1984 Test 979
    JHB Waite (SA) 1951-1955 19 33 85527.58 1 5 76 113v England Jul 7, 1955 Test 410
    Tapash Baisya (Ban) 2002-200417 33 317 11.74 0 2 52* 66 v New Zealand Oct 26, 2004 Test 1717
    PAJ DeFreitas (Eng) 1986-1991 19 28 34912.92 0 0 40 45v Australia Jan 25, 1991 Test 1161
    KD Walters (Aus) 1965-196916 25 1603 72.86 5 9 155 242 v West Indies Feb 14, 1969 Test 646
    TM Alderman (Aus) 1981-1984 18 25 776.41 0 0 12* 21*v West Indies Mar 16, 1984 Test 983
    MJ Prior (Eng) 2007-200916 25 899 47.31 2 6 126* 131* v West Indies Mar 6, 2009 Test 1914
    BR Taylor (NZ) 1965-1969 13 24 55626.47 2 2 105 124v West Indies Feb 27, 1969 Test 648
    Khaled Mashud (Ban) 2000-200213 24 319 16.78 0 0 32 33 v South Africa Oct 18, 2002 Test 1619
    RC Fredericks (WI) 1968-1971 12 23 66628.95 0 5 76 80v India Mar 6, 1971 Test 683
    L Vincent (NZ) 2001-200313 23 738 33.54 2 6 104 106 v India Oct 16, 2003 Test 1662
    J Dyson (Aus) 1977-1981 12 22 46723.35 1 1 53 102v England Jul 16, 1981 Test 905
    AV Bedser (Eng) 1946-194814 21 241 15.06 0 0 30 37 v Australia Jul 8, 1948 Test 301
    CZ Harris (NZ) 1992-1997 11 21 31915.95 0 2 56 71v Zimbabwe Sep 25, 1997 Test 1379
    W Bates (Eng) 1881-188512 20 524 29.11 0 4 58 64 v Australia Mar 14, 1885 Test 20
    GR Dilley (Eng) 1979-1981 12 20 24318.69 0 1 38* 56v Australia Jul 16, 1981 Test 905
    Most career innings and never improving best figures from debut innings - Tests
    Player Span Mat Inns BallsRuns Wkts Ave 5 FigsOpposition Start Date Scorecard
    RM Hogg (Aus)1978-1984 38 66 7633 3503 12328.47 6 6/74 v England Dec 1, 1978Test 834
    AL Valentine (WI) 1950-1962 36 6312953 4215 139 30.32 8 8/104 v England Jun 8, 1950 Test 323
    S Abid Ali (India)1967-1974 29 49 4164 1980 4742.12 1 6/55 v Australia Dec 23, 1967Test 624
    Shahid Afridi (Pak) 1998-2006 26 453092 1640 47 34.89 1 5/52 v Australia Oct 22, 1998 Test 1427
    JK Lever (Eng)1976-1986 21 38 4433 1951 7326.72 3 7/46 v India Dec 17, 1976Test 788
    MN Samuels (WI) 2000-2008 29 301596 889 7 127.00 0 2/49 v Australia Dec 15, 2000 Test 1523
    AM Blignaut (Zim)2001-2005 19 30 3173 1964 5337.05 3 5/73 v Bangladesh Apr 19, 2001Test 1543
    UDU Chandana (SL) 1999-2005 16 292685 1535 37 41.48 3 6/179 v Pakistan Mar 12, 1999 Test 1450
    J Ryder (Aus)1920-1929 20 28 1897 743 1743.70 0 2/20 v England Dec 17, 1920Test 135
    ND Hirwani (India) 1988-1996 17 284298 1987 66 30.10 4 8/61 v West Indies Jan 11, 1988 Test 1089
    Shahid Nazir (Pak)1996-2007 15 28 2234 1272 3635.33 1 5/53 v Zimbabwe Oct 17, 1996Test 1336
    AJ Bell (SA) 1929-1935 16 263342 1567 48 32.64 4 6/99 v England Jun 29, 1929 Test 182
    Mohammad Nazir (Pak)1969-1983 14 23 3262 1124 3433.05 3 7/99 v New Zealand Oct 24, 1969Test 662
    MC Carew (WI) 1963-1972 19 221174 437 8 54.62 0 1/11 v England Jun 16, 1966 Test 606
    Manjural Islam (Ban)2001-2004 17 22 2970 1605 2857.32 1 6/81 v Zimbabwe Apr 19, 2001Test 1543
    PL Taylor (Aus) 1987-1991 13 212227 1068 27 39.55 1 6/78 v England Jan 10, 1987 Test 1065
    JDF Larter (Eng)1962-1965 10 20 2172 941 3725.43 2 5/57 v Pakistan Aug 16, 1962Test 534
    PM Such (Eng) 1993-1999 11 203124 1242 37 33.56 2 6/67 v Australia Jun 3, 1993 Test 1223
    AM Moir (NZ)1951-1959 17 19 2650 1418 2850.64 2 6/155 v England Mar 17, 1951Test 332
    HR Lance (SA) 1962-1970 13 19948 479 12 39.91 0 3/30 v New Zealand Feb 2, 1962 Test 523
    Most career innings until improving best figures from debut innings - Tests
    Player Span Mat InnsBalls Runs Wkts Ave 5 Debut Figs Opposition Start Date Scorecard
    B Lee (Aus) 1999-2005 44 86 88095409 167 32.38 5 5/475/30 v West Indies Nov 3, 2005 Test 1769
    AV Bedser (Eng)1946-1953 43 77 13671 4851 19624.75 12 7/49 7/44 v AustraliaJun 11, 1953 Test 372
    FH Edwards (WI) 2003-2008 3661 6107 4054 105 38.60 7 5/36 7/87 v New Zealand Dec 19, 2008 Test 1900
    IWG Johnson (Aus) 1946-1955 35 57 70322513 91 27.61 3 6/427/44 v West Indies Apr 26, 1955 Test 405
    JC Laker (Eng)1948-1956 28 50 6972 2697 11523.45 6 7/103 9/37 v AustraliaJul 26, 1956 Test 428
    DR Doshi (India) 1979-1982 2645 7589 2508 92 27.26 4 6/103 6/102 v England Jun 24, 1982 Test 929
    CH Gayle (WI) 2000-2004 45 40 2117887 21 42.23 1 3/255/34 v England Jul 29, 2004 Test 1708
    GS Sobers (WI)1954-1959 23 32 3319 1262 2943.51 0 4/75 4/26 v IndiaJan 21, 1959 Test 465
    SR Clark (Aus) 2006-2008 1632 3628 1579 76 20.77 2 5/55 5/32 v West Indies May 22, 2008 Test 1875
    JM Anderson (Eng) 2003-2007 17 31 29271808 51 35.45 3 5/735/42 v India Jul 19, 2007 Test 1840
    KF Barrington (Eng)1955-1963 39 29 1742 742 1549.46 0 3/36 3/32 v New ZealandMar 1, 1963 Test 541
    WP Howell (Aus) 1898-1902 1523 2909 1032 30 34.40 0 4/70 4/18 v South Africa Nov 8, 1902 Test 77
    DVP Wright (Eng) 1938-1946 12 22 27961483 36 41.19 1 4/1535/167 v Australia Nov 29, 1946 Test 279
    AK Davidson (Aus)1953-1957 13 22 2060 694 2330.17 1 2/22 6/34 v South AfricaDec 23, 1957 Test 444
    JC Adams (WI) 1992-1996 2322 958 498 14 35.57 1 4/43 5/17 v New Zealand Apr 19, 1996 Test 1325
    M Hayward (SA) 1999-2002 13 22 23311254 45 27.86 1 4/755/56 v Pakistan Dec 26, 2002 Test 1635
    DAJ Holford (WI)1966-1969 15 21 2734 1249 2844.60 0 3/34 4/66 v New ZealandMar 13, 1969 Test 652
    NM Hauritz (Aus) 2004-2009 1121 2630 1295 41 31.58 1 3/16 5/101 v Pakistan Dec 26, 2009 Test 1943
    PS Heine (SA) 1955-1957 10 19 27931069 45 23.75 3 5/606/58 v Australia Dec 23, 1957 Test 444
    DW Headley (Eng)1997-1998 12 19 2447 1380 4828.75 1 4/72 6/60 v AustraliaDec 26, 1998 Test 1436
    Most career innings and never improving high score from debut innings - ODIs
    Player Span Mat Inns Runs Ave100 50 Score Opposition Start DateScorecard
    Abdul Qadir (Pak) 1983-1993 10468 641 15.26 0 0 41* v New Zealand Jun 11, 1983 ODI 202
    DSBP Kuruppu (SL)1983-1990 54 52 1022 20.03 04 72 v Pakistan Jun 9, 1983 ODI 198
    DW Randall (Eng) 1976-1985 49 45 106726.67 0 5 88 v West IndiesAug 28, 1976 ODI 38
    MJ Slater (Aus) 1993-1997 4242 987 24.07 0 9 73 v South Africa Dec 9, 1993 ODI 860
    CD Collymore (WI)1999-2007 84 35 104 5.77 00 13* v India Sep 11, 1999 ODI 1497
    RV Uthappa (India) 2006-2008 38 34 78627.10 0 5 86 v EnglandApr 15, 2006 ODI 2362
    Farhad Reza (Ban) 2006-2008 3229 390 16.95 0 1 50 v Zimbabwe Jul 30, 2006 ODI 2393
    SS Karim (India)1997-2000 34 27 362 15.73 01 55 v South Africa Jan 23, 1997 ODI 1167
    Tauseef Ahmed (Pak) 1982-1990 70 25 11610.54 0 0 27* v New ZealandDec 2, 1984 ODI 278
    Syed Rasel (Ban) 2005-2010 4924 79 5.26 0 0 15 v Sri Lanka Aug 31, 2005 ODI 2275
    LE Plunkett (Eng)2005-2007 27 24 295 21.07 01 56 v Pakistan Dec 12, 2005 ODI 2305
    AR White (Ire) 2006-2009 32 24 42118.30 0 0 40 v EnglandJun 13, 2006 ODI 2383
    CS Pandit (India) 1986-1992 3623 290 20.71 0 0 33* v New Zealand Apr 10, 1986 ODI 381
    MH Dekker (Zim)1992-1996 23 22 379 18.95 02 79 v New Zealand Oct 31, 1992 ODI 765
    MJ Guptill (NZ) 2009-2009 22 21 73841.00 1 6 122* v West IndiesJan 10, 2009 ODI 2789
    MG Burgess (NZ) 1973-1981 2620 336 16.80 0 0 47 v Pakistan Feb 11, 1973 ODI 5
    BAW Mendis (SL)2008-2009 38 20 89 8.09 00 15* v Bangladesh Jun 25, 2008 ODI 2715
    BC Hollioake (Eng) 1997-2002 20 17 30920.60 0 2 63 v AustraliaMay 25, 1997 ODI 1213
    GR Codrington (Can) 2006-2007 1715 235 19.58 0 0 45* v Bermuda May 17, 2006 ODI 2375
    GC Dyer (Aus)1986-1988 23 13 174 15.81 00 45* v India Oct 2, 1986 ODI 393
    Most career innings until improving high score from debut innings - ODIs
    Player SpanMat Inns Runs Ave 100 50 Debut Score Opposition Start Date Scorecard
    DL Haynes (WI) 1978-1989 158 1575883 42.94 14 33 148152* v India Mar 21, 1989 ODI 563
    A Flower (Zim)1992-2000 150 147 4490 33.01 236 115* 120* v Sri Lanka Oct 21, 2000ODI 1642
    Shahid Afridi (Pak) 1996-1998 65 621516 25.26 2 8 102109 v India Sep 19, 1998 ODI 1352
    Rameez Raja (Pak)1985-1987 54 53 1439 28.78 09 75 76 v Sri Lanka Oct 8, 1987ODI 451
    SP Fleming (NZ) 1994-1996 45 441291 32.27 1 9 90106* v West Indies Mar 29, 1996 ODI 1085
    Shoaib Akhtar (Pak)1998-2003 78 35 144 10.28 00 36 43 v England Feb 22, 2003ODI 1962
    V Sibanda (Zim) 2003-2006 33 32500 16.12 0 4 5878 v Bermuda May 18, 2006 ODI 2376
    J Srinath (India)1991-1995 73 30 139 7.72 00 14 37 v South Africa Feb 18, 1995ODI 977
    Saleem Elahi (Pak) 1995-2002 30 30965 34.46 2 6 102*107 v Zimbabwe Nov 24, 2002 ODI 1901
    SB Joshi (India)1996-1999 50 29 387 19.35 01 48 61* v New Zealand Nov 14, 1999ODI 1525
    CRD Fernando (SL) 2001-2003 53 2381 8.10 0 0 12*13* v India Mar 10, 2003 ODI 1985
    MA Holding (WI)1976-1983 40 21 96 5.64 00 16 20 v Australia Jun 11, 1983ODI 203
    Moin Khan (Pak) 1990-1995 35 21228 15.20 0 0 2331 v Sri Lanka Oct 1, 1995 ODI 1004
    Khaled Mahmud (Ban)1998-2001 22 20 293 14.65 01 47 50 v Zimbabwe Nov 25, 2001ODI 1774
    JEC Franklin (NZ) 2001-2006 36 20178 11.12 0 0 25*29* v Sri Lanka Jan 6, 2006 ODI 2311
    CO Obuya (Kenya)2001-2003 25 20 236 13.88 00 27 29 v India Mar 20, 2003ODI 1992
    SM Patil (India) 1980-1982 20 19470 24.73 0 4 6484 v Pakistan Dec 17, 1982 ODI 163
    PK Amre (India)1991-1992 22 18 374 23.37 02 55 84* v South Africa Dec 19, 1992ODI 784
    J Smits (Neth) 2003-2009 34 18165 18.33 0 0 2629* v Bermuda Apr 8, 2009 ODI 2837
    MA Ouma (Kenya)2004-2007 18 18 300 17.64 01 49 57* v Bermuda Jan 29, 2007ODI 2489
    Most career innings and never improving best figures from debut innings - ODIs
    PlayerSpan Mat Inns Balls Runs WktsAve 5 Figs Opposition Start DateScorecard
    FH Edwards (WI) 2003-2009 5049 2138 1812 60 30.20 2 6/22 v Zimbabwe Nov 29, 2003 ODI 2069
    MD Crowe (NZ) 1982-1995 143 46 1296 95429 32.89 0 2/9 v AustraliaFeb 13, 1982 ODI 144
    Shoaib Mohammad (Pak) 1984-1993 6335 919 725 20 36.25 0 3/20 v England Mar 26, 1985 ODI 323
    AJ Hollioake (Eng) 1996-1999 35 32 1208 101932 31.84 0 4/23 v PakistanAug 31, 1996 ODI 1109
    Aftab Ahmed (Ban) 2004-2008 8030 739 656 12 54.66 1 5/31 v New Zealand Nov 5, 2004 ODI 2190
    UC Hathurusingha (SL) 1992-1999 35 25 954 70914 50.64 0 4/57 v West IndiesMar 13, 1992 ODI 742
    AIC Dodemaide (Aus) 1988-1993 2424 1327 753 36 20.91 1 5/21 v Sri Lanka Jan 2, 1988 ODI 484
    D Mongia (India) 2001-2007 57 21 640 57114 40.78 0 3/31 v ZimbabweMar 10, 2002 ODI 1815
    PJ Martin (Eng) 1995-1998 2020 1048 806 27 29.85 0 4/44 v West Indies May 26, 1995 ODI 1001
    TCB Fernando (SL) 2001-2003 17 17 700 58615 39.06 1 5/67 v ZimbabweOct 26, 2001 ODI 1765
    PJC Hoffmann (Scot) 2006-2007 1817 743 555 16 34.68 0 3/22 v Pakistan Jun 27, 2006 ODI 2387
    AR Cusack (Ire) 2007-2009 20 17 591 44521 21.19 0 3/15 v South AfricaJun 24, 2007 ODI 2591
    Zakir Khan (Pak) 1984-1990 1716 646 494 16 30.87 0 4/19 v New Zealand Nov 12, 1984 ODI 276
    Harvinder Singh (India) 1997-2001 16 16 686 60924 25.37 0 3/44 v PakistanSep 13, 1997 ODI 1227
    Mudassar Bukhari (Neth) 2007-2009 1616 654 463 19 24.36 0 3/24 v Canada Jul 3, 2007 ODI 2596
    HP Tillakaratne (SL) 1986-2003 200 15 180 1416 23.50 0 1/3 v New ZealandDec 13, 1992 ODI 778
    HR Bryan (WI) 1999-1999 1515 722 518 12 43.16 0 4/24 v Australia Apr 11, 1999 ODI 1433
    SHU Karnain (SL) 1984-1990 19 14 635 50516 31.56 1 5/26 v New ZealandMar 31, 1984 ODI 257
    AM Samad (Can) 2003-2009 2714 235 281 7 40.14 0 1/8 v Bermuda Aug 19, 2006 ODI 2406
    ME Trescothick (Eng) 2000-2006 123 13 232 2194 54.75 0 2/7 v ZimbabweJul 13, 2000 ODI 1613
    Most career innings until improving best figures from debut innings - ODIs
    Player Span Mat Inns Balls RunsWkts Ave 5 Debut FigsOpposition Start Date Scorecard
    RA Harper (WI)1983-1993 72 68 3612 2373 6337.66 0 3/34 3/31 v Sri LankaNov 3, 1993 ODI 844
    AA Donald (SA) 1991-1996 6463 3426 2282 100 22.82 2 5/29 6/23 v Kenya Oct 3, 1996 ODI 1124
    W Watson (NZ) 1986-1992 59 59 31312156 72 29.94 0 3/154/27 v Pakistan Dec 30, 1992 ODI 787
    MD Marshall (WI)1980-1984 40 40 2160 1145 5122.45 0 3/28 4/34 v AustraliaApr 19, 1984 ODI 262
    CD McMillan (NZ) 1997-2001 7938 996 842 28 30.07 0 2/17 3/44 v Sri Lanka Feb 11, 2001 ODI 1688
    SM Pollock (SA) 1996-1997 30 30 16451095 42 26.07 0 4/344/33 v Australia Apr 5, 1997 ODI 1191
    Mashrafe Mortaza (Ban)2001-2006 30 30 1550 1267 3140.87 0 2/26 3/38 v KenyaMar 23, 2006 ODI 2355
    MF Maharoof (SL) 2004-2005 2929 1166 911 34 26.79 0 3/3 4/20 v India Nov 6, 2005 ODI 2294
    Abdur Razzak (Ban) 2004-2006 26 26 1367857 38 22.55 0 3/174/33 v Zimbabwe Nov 30, 2006 ODI 2453
    Mahmudullah (Ban)2007-2009 24 22 810 683 1162.09 0 2/28 2/19 v ZimbabweJan 23, 2009 ODI 2801
    Shabbir Ahmed (Pak) 1999-2004 2121 1100 799 20 39.95 0 3/52 3/33 v India Mar 19, 2004 ODI 2115
    GC Smith (SA) 2002-2006 81 21 404397 5 79.40 0 1/241/15 v Australia Jan 20, 2006 ODI 2316
    KMDN Kulasekara (SL)2003-2007 20 20 848 600 1250.00 0 2/19 2/17 v BangladeshJul 25, 2007 ODI 2607
    ALF de Mel (SL) 1982-1983 1919 924 726 27 26.88 1 4/34 5/39 v Pakistan Jun 16, 1983 ODI 211
    LE Plunkett (Eng) 2005-2007 19 19 877844 22 38.36 0 3/513/24 v Australia Feb 2, 2007 ODI 2497
    FA Rose (WI)1997-2000 18 18 846 721 2036.04 1 3/25 5/23 v PakistanApr 12, 2000 ODI 1588
    Rajin Saleh (Ban) 2003-2006 4018 527 451 15 30.06 0 3/48 4/16 v Zimbabwe Aug 6, 2006 ODI 2398
    NG Cowans (Eng) 1983-1985 17 17 927642 15 42.80 0 2/203/44 v India Jan 23, 1985 ODI 295
    CPH Ramanayake (SL)1986-1990 17 17 722 545 2224.77 0 3/25 3/15 v IndiaDec 8, 1990 ODI 648
    ARC Fraser (Eng) 1989-1990 1717 928 564 14 40.28 0 2/25 2/21 v New Zealand Dec 13, 1990 ODI 651

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