1st In 147 Years: England's Ollie Pope Sets Historic Record
Oliver John Douglas Pope, famous as Ollie Pope, is a professional cricketer who made a record on the 6th of September (Friday) this year. He was unable to score well in the last 4 innings.
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Ollie Pope from England set a historic record for the very first time in 147 years. The 6th of September (Friday) was special for Ollie Pope who hardly scored 30 runs in the last 4 innings. He recently replaced Ben Stokes as a captain at the start of the series against Sri Lanka. He made his 7th century in Test Cricket yesterday and all of his 7 centuries were made against different opposite teams - This happened for the first time in the 147-year history of Test Cricket.
Read the article dedicated to Ollie Pope’s latest record and why is it so special for the England team.
Ollie Pope Made First Record in 147 Years Test Match History
Oliver John Douglas Pope, famous as Ollie Pope, is a professional cricketer who made a record on the 6th of September (Friday) this year. He was unable to score well in the last 4 innings. The expectations were high as he succeeded Ben Stokes as the England captain at the initiation of the Sri Lanka series.
He only scored 30 runs in the past 4 innings and yesterday, he returned to his style on the Oval Home Ground for the team. He made his 7th century in Test Cricket and all of his 7 centuries were made against different opposite teams - This happened for the first time in the 147-year history of Test Cricket.
It was the 1st hundred as England’s captain on the third test against Sri Lanka. By the end of the day, Ollie Pope was at 103 not out with his team making 221-3. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, was already 2-0 down in this three-match series and failed to make the most of the overcast conditions as Dhananjaya De Silva, Sri Lankan Captain, won the toss.
What did Ben Duckett say about the Skipper?
In this same match, Ben Duckett from England was about to score a century on the 6th of September (Friday). He was just 14 runs short and lost his wicket. On this, he stated:
"When you play like that for a period you can't really kick yourself but I've obviously missed out on a Test hundred there. It might be a learning day for me but it's a shot I've been thinking of playing in Test cricket for a long time. It felt like the right option."
Duckett appreciated Ollie Pope, the skipper of the England for Sri Lankan Test series, for ignoring the remark of Michael Vaughan, former Englan’s captain. Vaughan questioned that if Ollie Pope could cope with the competing demands of captaincy at No.3 or not.
Duckett stated:
"It shouldn't be the case but there has been quite a lot of noise around Popey in the last couple of weeks."
Succeeding the Pope’s 12th first-class hundred on Surrey Home Ground, Duckett further added:
"To block that out and score an incredible hundred was so good."
Ollie Pope Test Career
Ollie Pope, the 26-year-old favored by his luck on Friday as he went on to make his 1st test hundred at the Kennington Oval, London England. He made his Test debut on 9th August 2018 against the Indian team. He is a top-order batter by role.
In the Test, he played a
Ollie Pope Test Stats 2024
In Test Cricket, Ollie Pope has played 48 matches to date and has scored 2,720 runs with an average of 34. He has smashed 315 fours and 13 sixes in his Test Career till now.
Conclusion
The blog is all about Ollie Pope’s latest record of smashing 7 centuries in Tests all against 7 different teams. It is a historic record as not even legendary cricket like Sachin Tendulkar had this record. He scored 103 runs not out and made it count for the first time in 147 years of Test history. If you liked the information, bookmark this sports news site and stay updated.
