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Thursday, November 8, 2018

England's Ben Foakes becomes the fifth keeper to score a century on Test debut Tuesday Nov 06,2018

Sri Lanka Vs England First Test Match @ Galle Nov 06-10,2018

20 England Cricketers have scored a century on Test Debut for England.

Ben Foakes joined this elite list when he made 107 runs from 202 balls.

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His teammate Keaton Jennings was the last batsman to do so for England when he scored 112 against India at Mumbai in 2016

4 England Cricketers had scored a century on debut in Asia.

Ben Foakes joined Keaton Jennings, Alastair Cook and Bryan Valentine. Incidentally, the other three scored their centuries in India. Ben Foakes is the first from England to do so in Sri Lanka.

Apart from England's Ben Foakes,Ausgtralia's Shaun Marsh have scored a century on Test Debut Vs Sri Lanka

England's Ben Foakes becomes the fifth keeper to score a century on Test debut

DSBP Kuruppu (SL) 201* 777 548 24 0 36.67 1
v New Zealand Colombo (CCC) 16 Apr 1987 investigate this query
RS Kaluwitharana (SL) 132* 203 158 26 0 83.54 2
v Australia Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992 investigate this query
MJ Prior (ENG) 126* 146 128 19 0 98.43 1
v West Indies Lord's 17 May 2007 investigate this query
TA Blundell (NZ) 107* 228 180 13 1 59.44 2
v West Indies Wellington 1 Dec 2017 investigate this query
BT Foakes (ENG) 107 - 202 10 0 52.97 1
v Sri Lanka Galle 6 Nov 2018 investigate this query

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