Highest scores on captaincy debut

Australia's Mike Hussey became the first Aussie and only the fifth player in ODIs to score a century on captaincy debut.

Australia's Mike Hussey became first Australian and only the fifth player in all one-day internationals to score a century on captaincy debut.

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Hussey now joins New Zealand's Glenn Turner, West Indies' Richie Richardson, India's Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya.

The previous highest score on captaincy debut by an Australian was Adam Gilchrist's 98 against the same opponent at Brisbane in 2001.

The following table lists the players scoring 90 or more runs on captaincy debut:

Score	Balls	Captain	For	Vs	Venue	Date
171*	201	GM Turner	NZ	EA	Edgbaston	07 Jun 1975
110	138	SR Tendulkar	Ind	SL	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1996
109*	90	MEK Hussey	Aus	WI	Kuala Lumpur	18 Sep 2006
106*	141	RB Richardson	WI	Pak	Sharjah	17 Oct 1991
102	100	ST Jayasuriya	SL	Zim	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jan 1998
98	122	AC Gilchrist	Aus	WI	Brisbane	14 Jan 2001
96*	151	T Taibu	Zim	SL	Bulawayo (QSC)	20 Apr 2004
91	81	SR Waugh	Aus	SA	Bloemfontein	13 Apr 1997

Note: Bermuda's Irvine Romaine made 101 off 111 balls in his debut innings as captain against Canada at Toronto on 21 Aug 2006 in his second match having not getting a chance to bat in his debut game as captain.

Highest scores on captaincy debut by Australian players:

Score	Balls	Captain	For	Vs	Venue	Date
109*	90	MEK Hussey	Aus	WI	Kuala Lumpur	18 Sep 2006
98	122	AC Gilchrist	Aus	WI	Brisbane	14 Jan 2001
91	81	SR Waugh	Aus	SA	Bloemfontein	13 Apr 1997
73	101	AR Border	Aus	WI	Melbourne	06 Jan 1985
59	67	GS Chappell	Aus	WI	Adelaide	20 Dec 1975
53	75	IM Chappell	Aus	Eng	Old Trafford	24 Aug 1972