Hamilton Masakadza became second Zimbabwean and 68th batsman in Testcricket history to score a century on Test debut when he notched up abrilliant 115* on the third day of second Test against Zimbabwe atHarare
Rajneesh Gupta30-Jul-2001Hamilton Masakadza became second Zimbabwean and 68th batsman in Testcricket history to score a century on Test debut when he notched up abrilliant 115* on the third day of second Test against Zimbabwe atHarare. More significant is the fact that Masakadza, at 17 years 354days, became the youngest ever batsman to score a century on Testdebut . Pakistan’s Salim Malik was the previous holder of this record.Masakadza also became the third youngest to score a Test century inall matches after Pakistan’s Mushtaq Mohammad and India’s SachinTendulkar. Only Dave Houghton has scored a century on Test debut forZimbabwe before Masadazka and at 35 years 119 days Houghton was almosttwice the age of Masadazka !!On the opening day of the match Masakadza had achieved the dictinctionof becoming the youngest player to represent Zimbabwe in Test cricketbeating Tatenda Taibu’s record who was 18 years 66 days old whilemaking 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