Ben Duckett floors Zimbabwe with his 5th Test century: Stats
What's the story
England opener Ben Duckett started the English summer on a high. Duckett smashed a sparkling century on Day 1 of the one-off four-day Test versus Zimbabwe on Thursday at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Duckett and his partner Zak Crawley added an unbeaten 130-run stand heading to lunch.
Duckett completed his century in the 2nd session.
He added 231 runs alongside Crawley before departing for 140.
Knock
Duckett and Crawley feed on the Zimbabwe bowlers
Duckett and Crawley enjoyed themselves in the middle. It was a comfortable stay for the two.
On a dry surface with little movement, the inexperienced Zimbabwe attack failed to test the duo.
Bowlers erred frequently with their line and length which allowed scoring at a rapid pace.
Duckett was the chief architect with Crawley providing able support. Duckett played the aggressive way throughout.
Runs
Duckett hits his 5th ton, surpasses 2,400 runs
Duckett, who went to lunch on an unbeaten 75 from 71 balls, raced to his ton off 100 balls.
He was dismissed on 140 from 134 balls. He slammed 20 fours and 2 sixes. He was dismissed by Wessly Madhevere.
Duckett registered his 5th century (50s: 13). In 33 matches (61 innings), Duckett owns 2,410 runs at 41.55.
He also surpassed 300 fours (307).
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1,000 Test runs on home soil for the southpaw
As per ESPNcricinfo, Duckett raced past 1,000 Test runs at home. In 13 matches (23 innings), he has scored 1,007 runs at 47.95. He has two tons and 5 fifties at home.
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29th century in First-Class cricket
Duckett has raced past 10,900 runs in First-Class cricket. He hit his 29th century. He also owns 51 fifties in the format. Notably, Duckett also surpassed 1,500 fours in FC cricket.