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Red

The normal awards that everyone else has
Highest amount of Innings for a specialist batsman to get their first test ton?
I'm pretty sure it'd be Bob Simpson with 56 innings before he made a ton. Then he made 311 runs in that innings.
 
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fredfertang

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The column is meant to be a homage/ripoff of Ask Steven on cricinfo. Whatever is becomes is something entirely open to your interpretation.
I've asked Steven the same question about a dozen times and he's always ignored it - the bloke is a ****
 

Red

The normal awards that everyone else has
Highest amount of Innings for a specialist batsman without getting a test ton?
Shane Warne scored the most runs (3154) in his career without making 100 (145 innings)

In terms of specialist batsmen, Chetan Chauhan generally opened the batting in his 68 test innings, but never made a ton.

Other specialist batsmen to have never made a ton include:

Mike Brearley*- 66 inns.

Bruce Laird- 40 inns.


*Although it could be argued that Brearley was a specialist captain rather than a specialist bowler....
 

Red

The normal awards that everyone else has
Never be given out in their entire career?
Ok. Andy Lloyd played one test for England in 1984, and opened the batting in his only innings, scoring 10*.
Might've played more tests except Marshall hit him in the head.
 

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