5 legendary England cricketers who endured forgettable Test debuts

#2 – Ken Barrington (Trent Bridge, 1955)

Barrington fell for a duck on his maiden international appearance

Over the course of the game’s long and illustrious history, there were very few harder batsmen to dismiss than Ken Barrington. Before he sapped bowlers’ wills with his obdurate defence and stubborn temperament, he was a cavalier thrill-a-minute shot maker.

Barrington‘s maiden appearance at the international level was quite brief. Coming in to bat towards the end of the opening day of the home series against South Africa, the right-hander lasted all of three minutes at the crease. Due to the ineptness of the visitors, he could not get to bat in the second innings.

Upon realising that his adventurous batting was not going to take him anywhere, he turned into a stonewaller and eventually finished with an astounding Test average of 58.67.

Performance on Test debut – 0 from 5 balls & DNB

Overall career – 6806 runs from 82 matches at average of 58.67 with 20 centuries and 35 fifties