5 England cricketers with their highest score on Test debut

#3 152 by WG Grace against Australia at The Oval, 1880

WG Grace

Back in 1880, Australia arrived in England to play only one Test match but that game was completely overshadowed by the singular exploits of W.G. Grace.

The Test at the Oval was his debut game and during the course of an epic innings, he flayed the Australian bowling attack to all parts of the Oval to set up a massive victory for England.

Grace opened the batting and batted for around four hours, during the course of which he hit 12 boundaries to score 152 runs off 294 deliveries. England ended up scoring 420 runs and won the Test by 5 wickets after Australia had been forced to follow-on. Grace's legacy as the pioneer of modern batsmanship was firmly secured after this stupendous innings.