Who is the only Australian tester to debut without playing first class cricket?

A left-handed opening batsman, Warner is the first Australian cricketer in 132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class cricket. He plays for New South Wales and the Sydney Thunder in domestic cricket….David Warner (cricketer)

What is a first class cricket match?

First-class cricket is the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days’ scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams.

Do you know more about this player write and tell us what you know about Steve Waugh?

Stephen Rodger Waugh AO (born 2 June 1965) is a former Australian international cricketer and twin brother of cricketer Mark Waugh. As Australian captain from 1997 to 2004, he led Australia to fifteen of their record sixteen consecutive Test wins, and to victory in the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

What is difference between Test match and first class match?

Any cricket match which is played for three or more days are called first class cricket. All domestic matches over than three day period from all over the cricket playing nations are called first class cricket. Test matches are played for five days so it automatic get included in first class cricket category.

How old is cricketer Steve Waugh?

56 years (June 2, 1965)
Steve Waugh/Age

How old is Alan Border?

66 years (July 27, 1955)
Allan Border/Age

What made David Warner’s international debut so special?

David Warner had one of the most memorable debuts in international cricket, when he was plucked from obscurity – without having played a single First-Class match – and made a stunning 89 off…

When did David Warner make his first class debut?

Warner made his first-class debut playing for New South Wales against Western Australia in the final match of the 2008–09 Sheffield Shield season at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 5–8 March 2009. Batting only once and coming in at number six in the batting order, Warner scored 42 runs off 48 deliveries.

How did Warner become the first cricketer to score consecutive hundreds?

On 7 October 2011, Warner became the first cricketer to score consecutive Twenty20 hundreds, when he followed up an unbeaten 135 against Chennai Super Kings with an unbeaten 123 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both matches were in the Champions League. Following the 2014 IPL auction, he was contracted by Sunrisers Hyderabad for US$880,000.

How many runs has David Warner scored in the IPL?

He has scored over 4000 runs over the years in the IPL, with 35 half-centuries and 3 hundreds at a strike-rate in the low 140s and an impressive average of 40.55. Warner has been a key player at the top of the order for the franchises he has represented – Delhi Daredevils from 2009 to 2013, and the Sunrisers Hyderabad since 2014.