5 legendary England cricketers who endured forgettable Test debuts

#1 – Sir Len Hutton (Lord’s, 1937)

Hutton fell prey to the deceptive bowling of fellow debutant Jack Cowie

Heralded by the likes of Herbert Sutcliffe as the one to watch out for, Len Hutton had an unceremonious entry into Test cricket. On a fresh batting surface at Lord’s, England won a handsome toss against the visiting New Zealand side. However, Hutton had no answer to Jack Cowie’s deceptive pace and cut from a short run-up.

Interestingly, the bowler was also making his Test debut. Upon gaining a handy lead, England began their second innings determined to throw caution to the wind in order to force a result inside the three allocated days. Although he managed to score his first Test run, Hutton soon perished to Cowie once again.

Thankfully, 6970 more runs and a knighthood awaited the technically proficient Yorkshireman.

Performance on Test debut – 0 & 1

Overall career – 6971 runs from 79 matches at average of 56.67 with 19 centuries and 33 fifties