Father/son first Test score trivia

[Aslam Siddiqui]

A. Fathers outscoring their sons by at least 50 runs in their debut
Test innings (fathers listed first):

107 RE Redmond (107) NZ v Pak Auckland 1972-73
AJ Redmond (0) NZ v Eng Lord's 2008

89 Pataudi, sr (102) Eng v Aus Sydney(2) 1932-33
Pataudi, jr (13) Ind v Eng Delhi 1961-62

68 AW Nourse (72) SAf v Aus Johannesburg(1)1902-03
AD Nourse (4) SAf v Eng Nottingham 1935

54 HS Kanitkar (65) Ind v WI Bangalore 1974-75
HH Kanitkar (11) Ind v Aus Melbourne 1902-03

B. Sons outscoring their fathers by at least 35 runs in their debut
Test innings (fathers listed first):

86 L Amarnath (38) Ind v Eng Bombay 1933-34
S Amarnath (124) Ind v NZ Auckland 1975-76

58 L Hutton (0) Eng v NZ Lord's 1937
RA Hutton (58*) Eng v Pak Lord's 1971

49 PGZ Harris (7) NZ v Pak Karachi 1955-56
CZ Harris (56) NZ v SL Moratuwa 1992-93

39 IJ Jones (5) Eng v Ind Bombay 1963-64
SP Jones (44) Eng v Ind Lord's 2002

C. Instances where the fathers and sons achieved identical scores in
their debut Test innings (fathers listed first):

5 CL Townsend Eng v Aus Lord's 1899
DCH Townsend Eng v WI Port-of-Spain 1934-35

0 EJ Gregory Aus v Eng Melbourne(1) 1876-77
SE Gregory Aus v Eng Lord's 1890

0 LR Tuckett SAf v Eng Johannesburg(3)1913-14
L Tuckett SAf v Eng Nottingham 1947

Note: In their debut Test innings, the fathers have outscored their
sons 22 times, the sons have outscored their fathers 15 times and
three times both have scored the same number of runs.

aslam
GO CUBS!!!

[arahim]

What do the fathers average (batting) compared to the sons?

What do the fathers average (bowling) compared to the sons?

[cricd...@hotmail.com]

On May 15, 11:19 am, Aslam Siddiqui <asidd...@iupui.edu> wrote:

> 54 HS Kanitkar (65) Ind v WI Bangalore 1974-75
> HH Kanitkar (11) Ind v Aus Melbourne 1902-03

That should be in the special category of sons who debuted
70+ years before their fathers. (Should be 99-00, actually.)