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Pietersen's feat
Rajneesh Gupta |
July 26, 2005
Among all English batsmen, only Kevin Pietersen batted with authority in the Lord's Test on Sunday. By top scoring in both innings, Pietersen joined the exclusive band of cricketers who have top scored in their debut Test. Here-under is the complete list: | Batsman | Scores | Countries | Venue | Season | Result | | EFS Tylcote | 33 & 38 | Eng v Aus | Melbourne | 1882-83 | Lost | | H Moses | 31 & 24 | Aus v Eng | Sydney | 1886-87 | Lost | | AB Tancred | 29 & 29 | SA v Eng | Port Elizabeth | 1888-89 | Lost | | RA Duff | 32 & 104 | Aus v Eng | Melbourne | 1901-02 | Won | | G Gunn | 119 & 74 | Eng v Aus | Sydney | 1907-08 | Lost | | L Amarnath | 38 & 118 | Ind v Eng | Bombay Gym | 1933-34 | Lost | | Dilawar Hussain | 59 & 57 | Ind v Eng | Calcutta | 1933-34 | Drawn | | AW Greig | 57 & 62 | Eng v Aus | Manchester | 1972 | Won | | LK Germon | 48 & 41 | NZ v Ind | Bangalore | 1995-96 | Lost | | Moh'd Ashraful | 26 & 114 | BD v SL | Colombo SSC | 2001-02 | Lost | | KP Pietersen | 57 & 64* | Eng v Aus | Lord's | 2005 | Lost |
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Sub: Where is Malik
Hi there This is a good article indeed, but you missed many players, including the fabulous Salim Malik effort at Headingly against England..where he had ...
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