Dismissed 1st ball on Test debut

[Aslam Siddiqui]

Information regarding players who were dismissed first-ball on their
Test debut is somewhat difficult to come by. Here is a list from many
different sources. Additions/corrections are welcome.

FA MacKinnon Eng v Aus Melbourne 1878-79
P Hutchinson SAf v Eng Port Elizabeth 1888-89
JEP McMaster Eng v SAf Cape Town 1888-89
J Darling Aus v Eng Sydney(1) 1894-95
JWHT Douglas Eng v Aus Sydney(1) 1911-12
TA Ward SAf v Aus Manchester 1912
(King pair)
CAG Russell Eng v Aus Sydney(1) 1920-21
RL Park Aus v Eng Melbourne(2) 1920-21
GE Tyldesley Eng v Aus Nottingham 1921
RES Wyatt Eng v SAf Johannesburg(1) 1927-28
LEG Ames Eng v SAf The Oval 1929
KC James NZ v Eng Christchurch 1929-30
FT Badcock NZ v Eng Christchurch 1929-30
TS Worthington Eng v NZ Christchurch 1929-30
WA Hunt Aus v SAf Adelaide 1931-32
LE Nagel Aus v Eng Sydney(1) 1932-33
GM Carew WI v Eng Bridgetown 1934-35
N Gordon SAf v Eng Johannesburg(1) 1938-39
WW Wade SAf v Eng Johannesburg(1) 1938-39
GE Bond SAf v Eng Johannesburg(1) 1938-39
NE Marshall WI v Aus Georgetown 1954-55
MS Hardikar Ind v WI Bombay 1958-59
AL Thomson Aus v Eng Brisbane 1970-71
AL Padmore WI v Ind Port-of-Spain(3)1975-76
DR Parry WI v Aus Port-of-Spain(1)1977-78
Tauseef Ahmed Pak v Aus Karachi 1979-80
Rizwan-uz-Zaman Pak v Aus Perth 1981-82
ERNS Fernando SL v NZ Christchurch 1982-83
CL Smith Eng v NZ Lord's 1983
Azeem Hafeez Pak v Ind Bangalore 1983-84
SP O'Donnell Aus v Eng Leeds 1985
JG Thomas Eng v WI Kingston 1985-86
CM Kuggeleijn NZ v Ind Bangalore 1988-89
IR Bishop WI v Ind Georgetown 1988-89
Waqar Younis Pak v Ind Karachi 1989-90
Mushtaq Ahmed Pak v Aus Adelaide 1989-90
C Pringle NZ v Pak Karachi 1990-91
SJ Cook SAf v Ind Durban 1992-93
HH Streak Zim v Pak Karachi(Def) 1993-94
GD McGrath Aus v NZ Perth 1993-94
CE Cuffy WI v Ind Bombay 1994-95
AP Wells Eng v WI The Oval 1995
Mohammad Zahid Pak v NZ Rawalpindi 1996-97
GFJ Liebenberg SAf v SL Pretoria 1997-98
GB Brent Zim v SL Bulawayo 1999-00
MI Black WI v Aus Brisbane 2000-01
JEC Franklin NZ v Pak Auckland 2000-01
LV Garrick WI v SAf Kingston 2000-01
AM Blignaut Zim v BD Bulawayo 2000-01
RAP Nissanka SL v NZ Colombo(PSS) 2002-03
Umar Gul Pak v BD Peshawar 2003
(it was his second innings; in the first he was
dismissed without facing a ball)
Nazmul Hossain BD v Ind Chittagong 2004-05
CK Kapugedera SL v Eng Lord’s 2006
BSM Warnapura SL v BD Colombo(SSC) 2007
NT Paranavitana SL v Pak Karachi 2008-09
BW Hilfenhaus Aus v SAf Johannesburg 2008-09
G Onions Eng v WI Lord’s 2009
CAK Walton WI v BD Arnos Vale 2009
BJ Arnel NZ v Aus Wellington 2009-10
S Shillingford WI v SAf Port-of-Spain 2010
Zulqarnain Haider Pak v Eng Birmingham 2010
U Yadav Ind v WI Delhi 2011-12
ST Gabriel WI v Eng Lord’s 2012

Note: McGrath and Walton were dismissed first ball on their Limited-
overs International debut as well.

aslam
GO PACERS!!!

[Khalid Siddiqui]

Was anyone other than Umar Gul dismissed on debut without facing a
ball?
Khalid

[Aslam Siddiqui]

On May 18, 8:20 pm, Khalid Siddiqui <dr.krs1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Was anyone other than Umar Gul dismissed on debut without facing a ball?

> Khalid>

I don't think so.

aslam