Ashton Agar: Record-breaker

 
Reuters
Agency11 July 2013

Nineteen-year-old number 11 Ashton Agar played one of the great Ashes innings on debut for Australia today with a remarkable 98 from 101 balls.

Take a look at the records he has broken and some of the key numbers from his innings.

RECORDS

Highest score in Tests by a number 11 batsman - Previously Tino Best, 95.

Highest score in Tests by an Australian number 11 - Previously Glenn McGrath, 61.

Highest score by a number 11 on Test debut - Previously Warwick Armstrong, 45 not out.

Highest 10th-wicket partnership in Tests, 163 alongside Phil Hughes - Previously Brian Hastings/Richard Collinge (New Zealand) and Azhar Mahmood/Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan), 151.

KEY NUMBERS

10: Number of first-class appearances prior to Test debut.

71: Agar's previous high score.

97.02: Strike-rate at Trent Bridge.

60: Number of Agar's runs that came in boundaries.

117 for nine: Australia score when he came to the crease.

280: Australia score when he was last man out.

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