In the farewell match of English legend James Anderson, England has discovered another gem in pacer Gus Atkinson. The right-arm medium pacer took seven wickets on the first day of his maiden Test, achieving the best bowling figures for an English player in a debut Test.
England pacers best spells in maiden Test
In the first Test against the West Indies at Lord’s, Gus Atkinson recorded the second-best figures for an English bowler on debut. He took seven wickets while conceding only 43 runs. Dominic Cork holds the record for the best debut spell by an English bowler, also taking seven wickets but conceding just 43 runs.
PlayerRunsWktsEconTeamOppositionAE Trott4381.59Australiav EnglandRAL Massie5381.93Australiav EnglandND Hirwani6183.29Indiav West IndiesL Klusener6482.97South Africav IndiaND Hirwani7584.89Indiav West IndiesRAL Massie8482.55Australiav EnglandAL Valentine10482.08West Indiesv EnglandJJ Krejza21584.9Australiav IndiaKJ Abbott2972.48South Africav PakistanAAP Atkinson4573.75Englandv West Indies
Atkinson’s maiden wicket came with the dismissal of West Indian captain Kraigg Brathwaite. He then went on to dismiss Kirk McKenzie and Alick Athanaze. The English pacer dismantled the West Indian side further by taking the scalps of Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva. Finally, he claimed two more wickets, Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph, to complete his impressive performance.
Best figures in a innings on debut in Tests
PlayerRunsWktsEconTeamOppositionDG Cork4372.2Englandv West IndiesGus Atkinson4573.75Englandv West IndiesJK Lever4672Englandv IndiaAV Bedser4971.68Englandv IndiaJames Langridge5673.29Englandv West Indies
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