Who has scored the most centuries for England in Test cricket?
Who has scored the most centuries for England in Test cricket?
Opening batsman and former captain Alastair Cook holds several England Test cricket records. Playing between 2006 and 2018, he scored 12,472 runs, making him the only England player to score 10,000 Test runs. He scored a record 57 half-centuries and 33 centuries.
Who has scored the most centuries in Test cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar
Nicknamed “The Little Master”, India’s Sachin Tendulkar scored a record 51 centuries in his test match career spanning from 1989 to 2013.
Who has scored most Test runs for England?
Alastair Cook
Former English captain, Alastair Cook has made the most Test runs for England. Making his test debut in 2006, Cook played 161 test matches and amassed 12472 runs at an impressive average of 45.35.
Who is Englands best ever batsman?
Joe Root. Without doubt, England’s most successful batsmen is Mr Joe Root. Having scored 16,557 runs across all formats and averaging 49.13, it’s easy to see why. As current captain, Root’s run tally will continue to rise, further strengthening his claim to be England’s greatest ever batsman.
Who has scored a double century for England?
Test – Batting Records – Double Centuries
| Player | Score | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Abbas | 274 | England v Pakistan: 1st Test, 1971 |
| Javed Miandad | 271 | New Zealand v Pakistan: 3rd Test, 1988/89 |
| George Headley | 270* | West Indies v England: 4th Test, 1934/35 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 270 | Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe: 2nd Test, 2004 |
Who was the youngest English player to score a Test century?
| Player | Age | Opposition |
|---|---|---|
| SR Tendulkar | 17y 107d | v England |
| H Masakadza | 17y 352d | v West Indies |
| Imran Nazir | 18y 154d | v West Indies |
| Saleem Malik | 18y 323d | v Sri Lanka |
Who is the fastest century in Test cricket?
BB McCullum
| Balls | Player | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | BB McCullum | New Zealand v Australia |
| 56 | IVA Richards | West Indies v England |
| 56 | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan v Australia |
| 57 | AC Gilchrist | Australia v England |
Who scored fastest 10000 runs in Test?
cricketer Brian Lara
Former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara is the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Lara achieved the feat against England in his 111th match in Manchester in 2004.
Who is England’s best ever bowler?
Sir Alec Bedser. In the era directly following the Second World War, Sir Alec Bedser emerged as England’s best bowler and is still regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers to have played for the country.
Who was the first England cricket cap?
Where more than one player won his first Test cap in the same Test match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname….Early years: 1877–1889.
| Cap | 1 |
|---|---|
| Name | Tom Armitage |
| First | 1877 |
| Last | 1877 |
| Mat | 2 |
Who scored fastest 200 in Test?
Nathan Astle of New Zealand holds the record of fastest double century in test match cricket, against England, in Christchurch. Set 550 to chase, The Blackcaps were 333 for 9 before Nathan Astle went briserk.
