At the same time as many were surprised with the addition of Ashton Agar 19-year-old right his choice not with the ball, but with the bat as he broke quite a lot of records batting at the number 11 position to lift Australia to a respectable total on Day 2 of the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
19-year-old debutant Ashton Agar walking in to bat with Australia reeling at 117/9, Agar was peaceful unlike the others before him, as he scored a marvelous 98 to register the highest individual score, batting at number 11 and he had smashed 98, the highest by a number 11 batsman on debut and new a record 163 with Phil Hughes for the last wicket.
19-year-old debutant Ashton Agar walking in to bat with Australia reeling at 117/9, Agar was peaceful unlike the others before him, as he scored a marvelous 98 to register the highest individual score, batting at number 11 and he had smashed 98, the highest by a number 11 batsman on debut and new a record 163 with Phil Hughes for the last wicket.
| Player | Runs | Inns | Against | Ground | Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Agar | 98 | 2 | England | Nottingham | 10 Jul 2013 |
| Tino Best | 95 | 1 | England | Birmingham | 7 Jun 2012 |
| Zaheer Khan | 75 | 2 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 10 Dec 2004 |
| Richard Collinge | 68* | 2 | Pakistan | Auckland | 16 Feb 1973 |
| Bert Vogler | 62* | 2 | England | Cape Town | 30 Mar 1906 |
| Glenn McGrath | 61 | 2 | New Zealand | Brisbane | 18 Nov 2004 |
| Wasim Bari | 60* | 3 | West Indies | Bridgetown | 18 Feb 1977 |
| John Snow | 59* | 2 | West Indies | The Oval | 18 Aug 1966 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 59 | 1 | South Africa | Rawalpindi | 6 Oct 1997 |
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