<page_title> List of centuries scored on Test cricket debut </page_title> <section_title> Test centuries on debut </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> No. </col_header> </cell> <cell> Charles Bannerman <col_header> Batsman </col_header> </cell> <cell> Australia <col_header> For </col_header> <row_header> Charles Bannerman </row_header> </cell> <cell> England <col_header> Against </col_header> <row_header> Charles Bannerman </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1/2 <col_header> Test </col_header> <row_header> Charles Bannerman </row_header> </cell> <cell> 15 March 1877 <col_header> Date </col_header> <row_header> Charles Bannerman </row_header> </cell> </table>
In the first Test match played between Australia and England in March 1877, Charles Bannerman became the first player to score a century in Test cricket.