 In 1983 Banks hit a century on his first-class debut, though it was to remain the only one he ever made.He scored 100 and 53 against Oxford University in June,
which led to his being given a run in the team during the middle part of the summer, but he was unable to repeat this success and scored only 210 more runs in 11 first-class innings.He fared no better in the one-day game, managing just 35 runs in six innings.