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Most runs in debut series - Tables

Travis Basevi
02-Sep-2008

Most runs in a six-Test series on debut
PlayerMat Inns Runs HS Ave 10050 Series Season
MJ Slater (Aus) 6 10 416 152 41.601 2 v England 1993
MA Butcher (Eng) 5 10 254 87 25.400 2 v Australia 1997
GP Thorpe (Eng) 3 6 230 114* 46.001 1 v Australia 1993
RB McCosker (Aus) 3 5 202 80 40.400 2 v England 1974/75
DG Cork (Eng) 5 8 197 56* 28.140 1 v West Indies 1995
SP O'Donnell (Aus) 5 8 184 48 26.280 0 v England 1985
GN Yallop (Aus) 3 5 179 57 44.750 1 v West Indies 1975/76
GJ Cosier (Aus) 3 3 174 109 58.001 0 v West Indies 1975/76
MF Kent (Aus) 3 6 171 54 28.500 2 v England 1981
M Watkinson (Eng) 3 4 156 82* 52.000 1 v West Indies 1995

Most runs in a five-Test series on debut
Player Mat InnsRuns HS Ave 100 50 Series Season
SM Gavaskar (India) 48 774 220 154.80 4 3 v West Indies 1970/71
CC Hunte (WI) 59 622 260 77.75 3 0 v Pakistan 1957/58
HL Collins (Aus) 59 557 162 61.88 2 3 v England 1920/21
Saeed Ahmed (Pak) 59 508 150 56.44 1 4 v West Indies 1957/58
AR Morris (Aus) 58 503 155 71.85 3 1 v England 1946/47
RE Foster (Eng) 59 486 287 60.75 1 0 v Australia 1903/04
BF Butcher (WI) 58 486 142 69.42 2 3 v India 1958/59
PA Gibb (Eng) 58 473 120 59.12 2 2 v South Africa 1938/39
KP Pietersen (Eng) 510 473 158 52.55 1 3 v Australia 2005
WH Ponsford (Aus) 510 468 128 46.80 2 1 v England 1924/25

Most runs in a four-Test series on debut
Player Mat Inns Runs HSAve 100 50 Series Season
GA Headley (WI) 4 8 703223 87.87 4 0 v England1929/30
BA Richards (SA) 4 7 508140 72.57 2 2 v Australia1969/70
MJ Clarke (Aus) 4 8 400151 57.14 1 2 v India2004/05
DS Steele (Eng) 3 6 36592 60.83 0 4 v Australia1975
BL Irvine (SA) 4 7 353102 50.42 1 2 v Australia1969/70
CS Dempster (NZ) 4 6 341136 85.25 1 2 v England1929/30
MJ Prior (Eng) 4 6 324126* 64.80 1 2 v West Indies2007
AP Sheahan (Aus) 4 7 31881 45.42 0 3 v India1967/68
S Abid Ali (India) 4 8 29981 37.37 0 2 v Australia1967/68
FMM Worrell (WI) 3 4 294131* 147.00 1 1 v England1947/48

Most runs in a three-Test series on debut
PlayerMat Inns Runs HS Ave 10050 Series Season
Javed Miandad (Pak) 3 5 504 206 126.002 1 v New Zealand 1976/77
Yasir Hameed (Pak) 3 6 373 170 74.602 0 v Bangladesh 2003
MEK Hussey (Aus) 3 6 361 137 120.332 0 v West Indies 2005/06
BM Laird (Aus) 3 6 340 92 56.660 4 v West Indies 1979/80
VG Kambli (India) 3 4 317 224 105.661 1 v England 1992/93
SC Ganguly (India) 2 3 315 136 105.002 0 v England 1996
WK Lees (NZ) 3 6 292 152 48.661 0 v Pakistan 1976/77
AJ Strauss (Eng) 3 6 273 112 45.501 2 v New Zealand 2004
AC Gilchrist (Aus) 3 4 264 149* 88.001 1 v Pakistan 1999/00
D Lloyd (Eng) 2 2 260 214* 260.001 0 v India 1974

Most runs in a two-Test series on debut
Player Mat InnsRuns HS Ave 100 50 Series Season
JA Rudolph (SA) 22 293 222* 293.00 1 1 v Bangladesh 2003
MS Sinclair (NZ) 11 214 214 214.00 1 0 v West Indies 1999/00
LPC Silva (SL) 24 213 152* 71.00 1 1 v New Zealand 2006/07
C Bannerman (Aus) 24 209 165* 69.66 1 0 v England 1876/77
PF Warner (Eng) 24 207 132* 69.00 1 0 v South Africa 1898/99
S Ramesh (India) 24 204 96 51.00 0 2 v Pakistan 1998/99
Javed Omar (Ban) 24 191 85* 63.66 0 2 v Zimbabwe 2000/01
A Chopra (India) 24 185 60 46.25 0 2 v New Zealand 2003/04
MW Goodwin (Zim) 24 184 73 46.00 0 2 v Sri Lanka 1997/98
SB Styris (NZ) 12 176 107 176.00 1 1 v West Indies 2002

Most runs in a one-Test series on debut
Player Mat Inns Runs HSAve 100 50 Series Season
DSBP Kuruppu (SL) 1 1 201201* - 1 0 v New Zealand1986/87
Khalid Ibadulla (Pak) 1 2 169166 84.50 1 0 v Australia1964/65
AC Hudson (SA) 1 2 163163 81.50 1 0 v West Indies1991/92
DL Houghton (Zim) 1 2 162121 162.00 1 0 v India1992/93
WG Grace (Eng) 1 2 161152 161.00 1 0 v Australia1880
Aminul Islam (Ban) 1 2 151145 75.50 1 0 v India2000/01
Abdul Kadir (Pak) 1 2 12195 60.50 0 1 v Australia1964/65
SP Fleming (NZ) 1 2 10892 54.00 0 1 v India1993/94
Habibul Bashar (Ban) 1 2 10171 50.50 0 1 v India2000/01
RC Russell (Eng) 1 1 9494 94.00 0 1 v Sri Lanka1988

Most runs in a multi-team ODI tournament on debut
PlayerMat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 Series Season
GR Marsh (Aus)10 10 344 125 34.40 1 World Series Cup 1985/86
G Kirsten (SA) 88 312 112* 44.57 1 World Series 1993/94
MA Taylor (Aus) 9 9294 76 32.66 0 World Series1989/90
ME Trescothick (Eng) 7 7 28887* 48.00 0 NatWest Series 2000
NS Sidhu (India) 7 5 276 7555.20 0 Reliance World Cup 1987/88
SR Waugh (Aus) 12 10 266 81 38.000 World Series Cup 1985/86
KC Wessels (Aus)8 8 249 79 35.57 0 World Series Cup 1982/83
A Flower (Zim) 88 246 115* 41.00 1 World Cup 1991/92
JM Davison (Can) 6 6226 111 37.66 1 ICC World Cup2002/03
GM Hamilton (Scot) 5 5 21776 54.25 0 ICC World Cup 1999
RD Shah (Kenya) 5 5 213 7042.60 0 Coca-Cola Triangular Series 1998
KM Curran (Zim) 6 6 212 73 35.330 Prudential World Cup 1983
SM Patil (India)9 9 211 64 23.44 0 World Series Cup 1980/81
JJ Crowe (NZ) 99 204 56 25.50 0 World Series Cup 1982/83
A Turner (Aus) 5 5201 101 40.20 1 Prudential World Cup1975
MJR Rindel (SA) 7 7 201106 33.50 1 Mandela Trophy 1994/95
KC Sangakkara (SL) 5 4 199 8566.33 0 Singer Triangular Series 2000
AJ Burger (Namib) 6 6 199 85 33.160 ICC World Cup 2002/03
SO Tikolo (Kenya)6 5 196 96 39.20 0 Wills World Cup 1995/96
DAG Fletcher (Zim) 66 191 71* 47.75 0 Prudential World Cup 1983

Most runs in a bilateral ODI series on debut
Player Mat Inns Runs HSAve 100 Series Season
R Lamba (India) 6 6 278 10255.60 1 v Australia 1986/87
NV Knight (Eng) 3 3 264 125* 132.002 v Pakistan 1996
GC Smith (SA)4 4 244 84 61.00 0 v Australia 2001/02
HJH Marshall (NZ) 55 243 101* 81.00 1 v Pakistan 2003/04
Rajin Saleh (Ban) 5 5211 71 42.20 0 v Pakistan2003
MHW Papps (NZ) 5 5 20492* 51.00 0 v South Africa 2003/04
Nasir Jamshed (Pak) 5 5 197 7439.40 0 v Zimbabwe 2007/08
JD Ryder (NZ) 5 5 196 79* 49.000 v England 2007/08
Basit Ali (Pak)5 5 185 60 37.00 0 v West Indies 1992/93
Saleem Elahi (Pak) 33 179 102* 89.50 1 v Sri Lanka 1995/96
DL Amiss (Eng) 3 3168 103 56.00 1 v Australia1972
RA Jones (NZ) 5 5 16863 33.60 0 v Pakistan 2003/04
HP Rinke (Zim) 4 4 168 7242.00 0 v Kenya 2005/06
JH Kallis (SA) 7 7 166 67 27.660 v England 1995/96
LG Howell (NZ)5 5 166 68 33.20 0 v Zimbabwe 1997/98
IR Bell (Eng) 44 163 75 40.75 0 v Zimbabwe 2004/05
V Kohli (India) 5 5159 54 31.80 0 v Sri Lanka2008
SE Marsh (Aus) 5 5 15881 31.60 0 v West Indies 2008
AD Brown (Eng) 3 3 155 11851.66 1 v India 1996
MJ Di Venuto (Aus) 5 5 150 89 30.000 v South Africa 1996/97