Stats Preview: Debutant Tests Of Each Member
Jun 24, 2017 at 4:02 PM
Ireland and Afghanistan became the latest ICC full members. It means they have now earned one of the most reputed ‘Test Status’. With this promotion, they can now play Test cricket along with ODI and T20I.
Before them, 10 members had earned the ‘Test Status’ in different years. Australia and England were the first members who had earned one of the most reputed status in the international cricket (in 1877).
Before Ireland and Afghanistan, Bangladesh was the last member who had earned the ‘Test Status’ back in 2000. After almost 17 long years, new member(s) have gained the ‘Test Status’.
In this article, we will show the details of debutant Test matches for all the first 10 members. Here are these:
Team | Starting date of their debutant Test | Captain | Opponent | Venue | Match Result (for the debutant team) |
Australia | 15th March 1877 | Dave Gregory | England | MCG (Melbourne) | Won by 45 runs |
England | 15th March 1877 | James Lillywhite (Jnr) | Australia | MCG (Melbourne) | Lost by 45 runs |
South Africa | 12th March 1889 | Owen Dunell | England | St George’s Park (Port Elizabeth) | Lost by 8 wickets |
West Indies | 23rd June 1928 | Karl Nunes | England | Lord’s (London) | Lost by an innings and 58 runs |
New Zealand | 10th January 1930 | Tom Lowry | England | Lancaster Park (Christchurch) | Lost by 8 wickets |
India | 25th June 1932 | C.K.Nayudu | England | Lord’s (London) | Lost by 158 runs |
Pakistan | 16th October 1952 | Abdul Kardar | India | Feroz Shah Kotla (Delhi) | Lost by an innings and 70 runs |
Sri Lanka | 17th February 1982 | Bandula Warnapura | England | P.Saravanamuttu Stadium (Colombo) | Lost by 7 wickets |
Zimbabwe | 18th October 1992 | Dave Houghton | India | Harare Sports Club (Harare) | Match drawn |
Bangladesh | 10th November 2000 | Naimur Rahman | India | Bangabandhu National Stadium (Dhaka) | Lost by 9 wickets |
*Stats updated up to 24th June, 2017