Do you know? The first cricketer since 1877 to make his Australia debut without having played first-class cricket

Swashbuckling Australian batter David Warner became the first player to make his debut for the country without having played first-class cricket in the year 2009. He made his international debut for the Aussies in a T20I in January while his FC debut came in the month of March.

Southpaw David Warner created a unique record 13 years back in 2009 when he made his Australia debut in a T20 international against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground had not appeared in a single First-Class game before. He is the first Australian since John Hodges and Tom Kendall in the year 1877 to play international cricket without first-class experience.

Warner announced his arrival in international cricket in style as he smacked 89 off just 43 with seven fours and six maximums at a staggering strike rate of 206.97. The Aussies won the encounter against the Proteas by 52 runs with Warner grabbing the Player of the Match award in his debut outing.

Two months later, he appeared in FC cricket for the first time ever representing New South Wales against Western Australia in Sydney in a Sheffield Shield match. He amassed 42 off 48 with six fours and a six in his debut game. Since then, the destructive opener has played 127 FC games and scored 10296 runs at an average of 47.22 and a strike rate of 71.66 with 11 unbeaten knocks.

In 229 innings, Warner has smashed 32 centuries and 43 half-centuries with the highest score of 335*. Talking about his returns in international matches, he has played 331 matches and amassed 16482 runs at an average of 42.92 and a strike rate of 86.33. In 409 innings, the batter has slammed 43 hundred and 84 fifties with the best score of 335* and 25 unbeaten knocks.