5 England cricketers who scored a century on their captaincy debut

#4 Allan Lamb

Lamb captained England in only three Tests

The South Africa-born England batsman played 79 Tests and 122 One-Day Internationals but captained the side for only three Tests in 1990 when Graham Gooch was injured. Although England lost all of those three Tests under Lamb’s captaincy, the right-handed batsman recorded a personal feat for himself.

He scored 119 in his first innings as the captain of England against the West Indies but failed to replicate that in the second innings. England were bowled out for only 191, courtesy Curtly Ambrose’s eight for 45. West Indies won by 164 runs but Lamb’s feat has lived on till today.