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This star player smashed 314 runs in his debut, yet his career got ended in just 30 matches, his name is...
In this collection of pictures we shall know the star player who smashed 314 runs in his debut but still his career got ended in just 30 matches. Let's dive in.
The new cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC) has begun. There is a race for debuts in international cricket. Many debuts seem to be turning out to be historic. One of the names is that of Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who made his debut with an innings of 153 runs on 28 June.
There are many such stories in cricket when a debut was made but today we are going to tell you about the record of such a debut which was of 314 runs but despite this the player's career ended in 30 matches.
If you open the record list of cricket, you would have heard many big names including Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Kumar Sangakkara. But hardly anyone has heard the name of this record holder batsman. This player has been ruling the number-1 position for the last 53 years, but there is no mention of this player. We are talking about Lawrence Rowe of West Indies, whose test debut is still famous.
It was the year 1972 when the West Indies team came out to take on New Zealand. Windies won the toss and decided to bat first. West Indies opener Roy Fredericks made a great start and scored 163 runs. The second opener's wicket fell at a score of 43, after which Lawrence Rowe came to bat, who created a stir with his debut. He scored 214 runs in 427 balls with the help of 19 fours and a six in the first innings itself. On the basis of this innings, the Windies team scored 508 runs in the first innings.
In reply to 508 runs, the Kiwi team scored 386 runs. After which the Windies came out to bat and lost the wickets of both the openers cheaply. Once again the responsibility came on Lawrence Rowe and he again nailed it. This time he scored an unbeaten century and the match ended in a draw. Lawrence scored 314 runs in his debut match which is the highest score in a debut match till date.
Lawrence Rowe's career did not last very long. He got opportunities even after his debut. He played 3 Test matches in his career in which he scored 2047 runs by scoring 7 centuries and as many half-centuries. Apart from this, he also got to play 11 ODIs. In which he has only one fifty to his name. During this time, he scored only 136 runs.
