One in 10
The first Ashes Test between England and Australia that was played from August 1-5, 2019 was the 2353rd in Test cricket history. In that game, England’s Rory Burns became only the 10th player ever to bat on each day of a five day match.
On his way to achieving this feat, Burns also scored his first Test hundred. It was, however, not enough to stop England from losing the match.
Before we take a look at Burns’ performance during the Test, here is the list of 10 people who have managed this unique record…
The ten players who have batted on all five days of a Test match are:
ML Jaisimha ~ India v Australia in 1960
Geoffrey Boycott ~ England v Australia in 1977
Kim Hughes ~ Australia v England in 1980
Allan Lamb ~ England v West Indies in 1984
Ravi Shastri ~ India v England in 1984
Adrian Griffith ~ West Indies v New Zealand in 1999
Andrew Flintoff ~ England v India in 2006
Alviro Petersen ~ South Africa v New Zealand in 2012
Chesteshwar Pujara ~ India v Sri Lanka in 2017
Rory Burns ~ England v Australia in 2019
(Players belong to the team written first)
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