Hamilton Masakadza became second Zimbabwean and 68th batsman in Test
cricket history to score a century on Test debut when he notched up a
brilliant 115* on the third day of second Test against Zimbabwe at
Harare
Rajneesh Gupta30-Jul-2001
- Hamilton Masakadza became second Zimbabwean and 68th batsman in Test
cricket history to score a century on Test debut when he notched up a
brilliant 115* on the third day of second Test against Zimbabwe at
Harare. More significant is the fact that Masakadza, at 17 years 354
days, became the youngest ever batsman to score a century on Test
debut . Pakistan’s Salim Malik was the previous holder of this record. - Masakadza also became the third youngest to score a Test century in
all matches after Pakistan’s Mushtaq Mohammad and India’s Sachin
Tendulkar. Only Dave Houghton has scored a century on Test debut for
Zimbabwe before Masadazka and at 35 years 119 days Houghton was almost
twice the age of Masadazka !! - On the opening day of the match Masakadza had achieved the dictinction
of becoming the youngest player to represent Zimbabwe in Test cricket
beating Tatenda Taibu’s record who was 18 years 66 days old while
making his debut in the first Test of this series.
Youngest Centurions on Test Debut
Age | Batsman | Runs | For | Vs | Venue | Season |
17-354 | H Masakadza | 115*# | Zim | WI | Harare | 2001 |
18-327 | Salim Malik | 100* | Pak | SL | Karachi | 1981-82 |
19-108 | Mohammad Wasim | 109* | Pak | NZ | Lahore | 1996-97 |
19-119 | Javed Miandad | 163 | Pak | NZ | Lahore | 1976-77 |
19-152 | A Jackson | 164 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 1928-29 |
19-356 | PF Warner | 132* | Eng | SA | Johannesburg | 1898-99 |
20-130 | AA Baig | 112 | Ind | Eng | Manchester | 1959 |
20-203 | Ali Naqvi | 115 | Pak | SA | Rawalpindi CC | 1997-98 |
20-228 | GA Headley | 176 | WI | Eng | Bridgetown | 1929-30 |
20-239 | JW Burke | 101* | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 1950-51 |
20-280 | GR Viswanath | 137 | Ind | Aus | Kanpur | 1969-70 |
21-209 | PBH May | 138 | Eng | SA | Leeds | 1951 |
21-237 | BR Taylor | 105 | NZ | Ind | Calcutta | 1964-65 |
21-286 | BH Pairaudeau | 115 | WI | Ind | Port-of-Spain | 1952-53 |
21-327 | M Azharuddin | 110 | Ind | Eng | Calcutta | 1984-85 |
21-328 | OG Smith | 104 | WI | Aus | Kingston | 1954-55 |
Youngest Test Centurions
Yrs-Days | Batsman | Score | For | Vs | Venue | Season |
17- 81 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 101 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 1960-61 |
17-111 | SR Tendulkar | 119* | Ind | Eng | Manchester | 1990 |
17-354 | H Masakadza | 115*# | Zim | WI | Harare | 2001 |
18-158 | Imran Nazir | 131 | Pak | WI | Bridgetown | 1999-00 |
18-249 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 100* | Pak | Eng | Nottingham | 1962 |
18-257 | SR Tendulkar | 148* | Ind | Aus | Sydney | 1991-92 |
18- 285 | SR Tendulkar | 114 | Ind | Aus | Perth | 1991-92 |
18-327 | Salim Malik | 100* | Pak | SL | Karachi | 1981-82 |
18-335 | Shahid Afridi | 141 | Pak | Ind | Madras | 1998-99 |
19- 25 | Mohammad Ilyas | 126 | Pak | NZ | Karachi | 1964-65 |
19-108 | Mohammad Wasim | 109* | Pak | NZ | Lahore | 1996-97 |
19-119 | Javed Miandad | 163 | Pak | NZ | Lahore | 1976-77 |
19-121 | HG Vivian | 100 | NZ | SA | Wellington | 1931-32 |
19-122 | RN Harvey | 153 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 1947-48 |
19-140 | Javed Miandad | 206 | Pak | NZ | Karachi | 1976-77 |
19-152 | A Jackson | 164 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 1928-29 |
19-191 | AP Gurusinha | 116* | SL | Pak | Colombo PSS | 1985-86 |
19-218 | SR Tendulkar | 111 | Ind | SA | Johannesburg | 1992-93 |
19-265 | Salim Malik | 107 | Pak | Ind | Faisalabad | 1982-83 |
19-291 | RN Harvey | 112 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 1948 |
19-293 | SR Tendulkar | 165 | Ind | Eng | Madras | 1992-93 |
19-318 | RG Pollock | 122 | SA | Aus | Sydney | 1963-64 |
19-333 | RG Pollock | 175 | SA | Aus | Adelaide | 1963-64 |
19-356 | KD Walters | 155 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 1965-66 |
19-364 | PA de Silva | 122 | SL | Pak | Faisalabad | 1985-86 |
# not the final score
Youngest Players for each country
Country | Player | Age | Vs | Venue | Season |
Yrs-Days | |||||
Australia | ID Craig | 17-239 | SA | Melbourne | 1952-53 |
England | DB Close | 18-149 | NZ | Manchester | 1949 |
South Africa | PR Adams | 18-340 | Eng | Port Elizabeth | 1995-96 |
West Indies | JED Sealy | 17-122 | Eng | Bridgetown | 1929-30 |
New Zealand | DL Vettori | 18-10 | Eng | Wellington | 1996-97 |
India | SR Tendulkar | 16-205 | Pak | Karachi | 1989-90 |
Pakistan | Hasan Raza | 14-227 | Zim | Faisalabad | 1996-97 |
Sri Lanka | CDUS Weerasinghe | 17-189 | Ind | Colombo PSS | 1985-86 |
Zimbabwe | H Masadazka | 17-354 | WI | Harare | 2001 |
Bangladesh | Mohammed Sharif | 15-128 | Zim | Bulawayo | 2000-01 |
