5 Times the number 11 top-scored in a Test match innings

#4 Frederick Spofforth against England at Melbourne, 1885

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With an average of 18.41 in 18 Test matches, Fred Spofforth was the earliest Australian fast bowling star and was well known for often making some of the best batsmen look foolish. Although his career batting average of 9.43 indicates that he was a bit of a novice when it came to batting, he did top-score for Australia once while batting at number 11.

In the deciding 5th Test of the 1884-85 Ashes at Melbourne, Australia chose to bat first, but the plan backfired horribly. The batsmen could not handle the English bowlers and soon the hosts had been reduced to 99 for 9 when Spofforth walked in. He played for 70 minutes and hit 4 boundaries, in addition to a solitary six to score exactly 50 runs. It proved to be the top score and Australia made 163. However, it was not enough as England won the game by an innings and 98 runs.