Hurricane Hussey scales heights
Hussey captained Australia for the first time against West Indies at the Kinrara Oval after just 40 international appearances and celebrated the occasion with a hundred. This week, we focus on the best performances in a first match as captain
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Player | Runs | Result | Opposition | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
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GM Turner (NZ) | 171* | won | v East Africa | Birmingham | 1975 | ODI 20 |
SR Tendulkar (India) | 110 | lost | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 1996 | ODI 1106 |
MEK Hussey (Aust) | 109* | lost | v West Indies | Kinrara | 2006/07 | ODI 2417 |
RB Richardson (WI) | 106* | won | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 1991/92 | ODI 679 |
ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 102 | won | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 1997/98 | ODI 1286 |
AC Gilchrist (Aust) | 98 | won | v West Indies | Brisbane | 2000/01 | ODI 1670 |
T Taibu (Zimb) | 96* | lost | v Sri Lanka | Bulawayo | 2004 | ODI 2119 |
SR Waugh (Aust) | 91 | lost | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 1996/97 | ODI 1199 |
MA Atherton (Eng) | 86 | won | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 1993/94 | ODI 880 |
KC Wessels (SAf) | 81* | won | v Australia | Sydney | 1991/92 | ODI 719 |
Player | Runs | Result | Opposition | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
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GT Dowling (NZ) | 239 | won | v India | Christchurch | 1967/68 | Test 631 |
S Chanderpaul (WI) | 203* | drawn | v South Africa | Georgetown | 2004/05 | Test 1745 |
C Hill (Aust) | 191 | won | v South Africa | Sydney | 1910/11 | Test 111 |
VS Hazare (India) | 164* | drawn | v England | Delhi | 1951/52 | Test 339 |
CH Lloyd (WI) | 163 | won | v India | Bangalore | 1974/75 | Test 745 |
WW Armstrong (Aust) | 158 | won | v England | Sydney | 1920/21 | Test 135 |
WL Murdoch (Aust) | 153* | lost | v England | The Oval | 1880 | Test 4 |
GHS Trott (Aust) | 143 | lost | v England | Lord's | 1896 | Test 50 |
MA Noble (Aust) | 133 | lost | v England | Sydney | 1903/04 | Test 78 |
AJ Strauss (Eng) | 128 | drawn | v Pakistan | Lord's | 2006 | Test 1809 |
Player | Figures | Result | Opposition | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
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Waqar Younis (Pak) | 13/135 | won | v Zimbabwe | Karachi (DS) | 1993/94 | Test 1237 |
AER Gilligan (Eng) | 11/90 | won | v South Africa | Birmingham | 1924 | Test 153 |
EP Nupen (SAf) | 11/150 | won | v England | Johannesburg | 1930/31 | Test 200 |
GOB Allen (Eng) | 10/78 | won | v India | Lord's | 1936 | Test 252 |
Imran Khan (Pak) | 9/136 | lost | v England | Birmingham | 1982 | Test 931 |
RGD Willis (Eng) | 9/142 | won | v India | Lord's | 1982 | Test 928 |
N Kapil Dev (India) | 8/118 | lost | v West Indies | Kingston | 1982/83 | Test 949 |
CA Smith (Eng) | 7/61 | won | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 1888/89 | Test 31 |
R Benaud (Aust) | 7/112 | won | v England | Brisbane | 1958/59 | Test 460 |
Fazal Mahmood (Pak) | 7/124 | won | v West Indies | Karachi | 1958/59 | Test 469 |
Travis Basevi is the man who built Statsguru. George Binoy is editorial assistant of Cricinfo