It's not every day you see a guard of honour for an umpire but Aleem Dar fully deserves it at the conclusion of his final Test match. #cricket #BanvIre

Great fightback by Ireland on day three of the Test against Bangladesh. Highlights: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LVsEf1J8jco #BanvIre #cricket

Ben White of Ireland is the 35th man to make his first-class debut in a Test.

The most recent before him was Mujeeb [ur Rahman] Zadran of Afghanistan, in 2018.

The 34 previous players are listed on the @acscricket website at https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/Test/Overall/Players/Fewest_FC_Matches_Before_Test_Debut.html (to be updated with White's details); 21 were 19th-century South Africans, before first-class domestic cricket was properly established in their country.

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Of the Ireland side currently playing a Test in Bangladesh, two had not played any first-class cricket for well over three years: Commins 1343 days since his last first-class match, McBrine 1330 days. Six last played 766 days ago, another 710 days, another 71 and Ben White is on first-class debut.

The average no. of days since their last first-class match for all 11 Irish players is 731.8 days. Only three have played more than 18 first-class matches in their careers.
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