2. Tony Dodemaide, Australia on 2nd January 1988
The former Australia fast bowler Tony Dodemaide made his debut against Sri Lanka at WACA Ground, Perth, Australia, on 2nd January 1988. Dodemaide went on to represent Australia in 24 games. The first match of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1987-88 was played between Australia and Sri Lanka.
Put in to bat by Sri Lanka, the hosts put up 249 runs for 7 wickets in their allotted 50 overs, with the opener, David Boon scoring 56 runs in 81 deliveries aided by 6 fours at a strike rate of 69.13. Sri Lanka, chasing the target of 250, could respond with only 168 runs in 4.2 overs. Australia went on to win the game by 81 runs.
Claiming the wickets of Asanka Gurusingha, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Guy de Alwis and Graeme Lebroy, the debutant Australian ended with the figure of 7.2-0-21-5 and had 2.86 as the economy rate.
