Key Highlights
- At the end of Day 4, Bethell remained not out on 142, thus slamming a potential match-saving century.
- With this scintillating century, Bethell has managed to achieve a feat that no England player has ever achieved in the 149 years that the team has played Test Cricket. Jacob Bethell slammed his maiden Test century in the Sydney Test, which is also his maiden first-class century.
- He also scored his maiden ODI century against South Africa in 2024, which was his first ton in List A cricket as well.
- He now becomes the first England player to score his first-class and List A hundreds in international cricket. Overall, Jacob Bethell becomes the fifth player to achieve this feat.
- Here are the players who scored their first List A and first-class hundreds in international cricket:Kapil Dev (India)Marlon Samuels (West Indies)Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh)Curtis Campher (Ireland)Jacob Bethell (England)ALSO READ: Australia Break 134-Year-Old Record Vs England in 5th Ashes TestJacob Bethell Smashes Multiple RecordsJacob Bethell smashed his maiden Test century in the Ashes at the tender age of 22 years and 76 days.