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103The highest score by an England batsman on his ODI debut. Dennis Amiss scored them against Australia at Old Trafford in 1972, and remains the only one to score a century on debut for England. John Denly's 67 against Ireland is in 12th place.
One-Day Internationals
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Anil Kumble holds the record for playing the most number of Tests before scoring his first century. His maiden Test hundred, 110 not out against England at The Oval in 2007, came in his 118th Test. Before him, Chaminda Vaas held the record, getting his first hundred in his 97th Test.
Features and Analysis
By S Rajesh
Since his return to the team, the Sri Lankan batsman has added a whole new dimension to his game
By Travis Basevi and George Binoy
Instances when teams with the leading run-scorers and wicket-takers in a series ended up on the wrong side of the scoreline
Statistics
By S Rajesh
His stats didn't always measure up to his immense potential, but he did turn it on against the best team of his era
Statistics
By Siddhartha Talya
Australia had the better numbers through the Ashes series, but England delivered when it mattered most
Unavailing long innings, the most centuries in losing causes, the fastest to 200 wickets, and a cricketer-turned-drummer
Tillakaratne Dilshan has always preferred aggression over defence - markedly so over the last few years, and with excellent results
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Longest intervals between appearances - One-Day Internationals
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| Player | Span | Mat | From | To | Missed Span | |
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| JW Wilson (NZ) | 1993-2005 | 6 | 28 Mar 1993 | 22 Feb 2005 | 11y 331d | |
| AC Cummins (Can/WI) | 1991-2007 | 76 | 19 Dec 1995 | 18 Jan 2007 | 11y 30d | |
| SD Udal (Eng) | 1994-2005 | 11 | 28 May 1995 | 21 Dec 2005 | 10y 207d | |
| FL Reifer (WI) | 1997-2009 | 5 | 7 Feb 1999 | 26 Jul 2009 | 10y 169d | |
| W Larkins (Eng) | 1979-1991 | 25 | 22 Jan 1980 | 15 Oct 1989 | 9y 266d | |
| ELR Stewart (SA) | 1993-2002 | 6 | 25 Jan 1994 | 3 Oct 2002 | 8y 251d | |
| Faruk Ahmed (Ban) | 1988-1999 | 7 | 31 Dec 1990 | 24 May 1999 | 8y 144d | |
| GE Bradburn (NZ) | 1990-2001 | 11 | 13 Dec 1992 | 12 Apr 2001 | 8y 120d | |
| DR Brown (Eng/Scot) | 1997-2007 | 25 | 8 Apr 1998 | 5 Aug 2006 | 8y 119d | |
| GP Swann (Eng) | 2000-2009 | 18 | 23 Jan 2000 | 1 Oct 2007 | 7y 251d |
Oldest captains - One-Day Internationals
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| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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| N Gifford | 44y 361d | England | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 26 Mar 1985 | ODI # 323 |
| R Sharma | 43y 308d | Hong Kong | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Jul 2004 | ODI # 2147 |
| SW Lubbers | 42y 347d | Netherlands | v South Africa | Rawalpindi | 5 Mar 1996 | ODI # 1073 |
| CEB Rice | 42y 114d | South Africa | v India | New Delhi | 14 Nov 1991 | ODI # 688 |
| RB Simpson | 42y 68d | Australia | v West Indies | Castries | 12 Apr 1978 | ODI # 49 |
| DB Close | 41y 186d | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 28 Aug 1972 | ODI # 4 |
| R Illingworth | 41y 42d | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 20 Jul 1973 | ODI # 7 |
| DS de Silva | 40y 264d | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 2 Mar 1983 | ODI # 186 |
| CH Lloyd | 40y 187d | West Indies | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 6 Mar 1985 | ODI # 317 |
| AJ Traicos | 40y 166d | Zimbabwe | v Australia | Cuttack | 30 Oct 1987 | ODI # 471 |
Highest percentage of runs in a completed innings - One-Day Internationals
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| Player | Runs | Total | % | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard | |
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| IVA Richards | 189* | 272/9 | 69.48 | 1 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 31 May 1984 | ODI # 264 | |
| N Kapil Dev | 175* | 266/8 | 65.78 | 1 | India | v Zimbabwe | Tunbridge Wells | 18 Jun 1983 | ODI # 216 | |
| AH Jones | 47 | 74 | 63.51 | 1 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 1 May 1990 | ODI # 629 | |
| ST Jayasuriya | 189 | 299/5 | 63.21 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Sharjah | 29 Oct 2000 | ODI # 1652 | |
| SB Styris | 141 | 225 | 62.66 | 2 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Bloemfontein | 10 Feb 2003 | ODI # 1944 | |
| CK Coventry | 194* | 312/8 | 62.17 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Bulawayo | 16 Aug 2009 | ODI # 2873 | |
| DR Martyn | 116* | 191 | 60.73 | 1 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 3 Mar 2000 | ODI # 1571 | |
| RA Smith | 167* | 277/5 | 60.28 | 1 | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 21 May 1993 | ODI # 831 | |
| DL Houghton | 142 | 239 | 59.41 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Decc) | 10 Oct 1987 | ODI # 454 | |
| Saeed Anwar | 194 | 327/5 | 59.32 | 1 | Pakistan | v India | Chennai | 21 May 1997 | ODI # 1209 |
Most player-of-the-match awards - Test matches
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| Player | Span | Mat | Awards | |
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| JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 1995-2009 | 131 | 20 | |
| M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) | 1992-2009 | 129* | 19 | |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1985-2002 | 104 | 17 | |
| SK Warne (Aus) | 1992-2007 | 145 | 17 | |
| RT Ponting (Aus) | 1995-2009 | 136 | 15 | |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 98 | 14 | |
| SR Waugh (Aus) | 1985-2004 | 168 | 14 | |
| IT Botham (Eng) | 1977-1992 | 102 | 12 | |
| BC Lara (ICC/WI) | 1990-2006 | 131 | 12 | |
| SR Tendulkar (India) | 1989-2009 | 159 | 12 |
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