What is the unique 'distinction' of Charles Bannerman,in Test cricket?
Charles Bannerman of Australia faced the first ball bowled in Test Cricket history from England’s Alfred Shaw. He set a number of records in that match. He scored the first run, the first four and the first century. He scored 165 not out in Australia’s 245 all out. Of all the records he set in that match one record still holds – his 165 constituted 67.34% of Australia’s total (245) – the highest percentage by a batsman in a completed test innings.
Charles Bannerman of Australia faced the first ball bowled in Test Cricket history from England’s Alfred Shaw. He set a number of records in that match. He scored the first run, the first four and the first century. He scored 165 not out in Australia’s 245 all out. Of all the records he set in that match one record still holds – his 165 constituted 67.34% of Australia’s total (245) – the highest percentage by a batsman in a completed test innings.
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