17-year-old cricket debutant lights up the SCG in a display for the ages
127 off 89 balls on debut. The record books did not stand a chance.
He was picked as cover for an injured senior. He was told he would probably not bat. Instead, at 4:12pm on a Saturday, he walked out at four for 62 and hit almost every ball into the crowd.
By stumps he had 127 not out from 89 balls — the highest score by a debutant at the SCG since 1953.
The reaction
Teammates carried him from the field. The opposition captain, generous in defeat, called it "the best knock I've stood in the field for."
The national selectors, seated in row two of the members' pavilion, were seen exchanging quiet, satisfied nods.
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