List of cricketers who scored a century in their hundredth Test
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For a player to score a century (100 runs or more) in their hundredth Test match is considered a notable achievement.[1][2][3][4][5] As of December 2022[update], 73 cricketers have played in at least 100 Test matches,[6] and ten players have achieved the milestone of scoring a century in their hundredth Test.[7][8]
The first player to score a century in their hundredth Test match was Englishman Colin Cowdrey.[2] Cowdrey was the first Test cricketer of any nationality to play 100 Test matches.[9] Pakistan's Javed Miandad was the first batsman to have scored a century on Test debut as well as in their hundredth Test match; West Indian Gordon Greenidge is the only other cricketer to have achieved the feat.[5] Greenidge also scored a century on his 100th One Day International appearance, making him one of two to have made a century in their hundredth ODI and hundredth Test match; he was joined by David Warner.[10] Englishman Joe Root has the highest score in a hundredth Test match; he was the first player to have scored a double century (200 runs or more) in their hundredth Test match.[11] Australian Ricky Ponting is the only player to have scored two centuries in their hundredth Test match;[12] Ponting made scores of 120 and 143 not out against South Africa in Sydney in 2006.[4] David Warner is the latest batsman to score a century in their hundredth Test match and only the second to turn it into a double century, doing so in December 2022.[7]
Australia, England, Pakistan and South Africa are the only teams to have had more than one different player score a century in their hundredth Test match.[3][4] England have had three different players achieve this feat, the most of any country.[13][14] The West Indies is the only other team to have had a player score a century in their hundredth match.[4] No player has ever scored a century in their hundredth Test match and also been on the losing side.[7]
Key
[edit]Symbol | Meaning |
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Runs | Number of runs scored by the batsman |
Inn | Innings in which the batsman made a century |
Date | Date on which the match started |
Players
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Ricky Ponting scored a century in both innings of his hundredth Test match. Both innings are listed, but he is only counted once.
References
[edit]- ^ "Amla joins the 'Hundred in Hundredth' club". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ a b "Ricky Ponting to Joe Root: List of batsmen with century in 100th Test match". timesnownews.com. 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b C, Aprameya (12 January 2017). "Full list of batsmen scoring 100 in 100th Test after Hashim Amla joins elite club". mykhel.com.
- ^ a b c d "Stats: Players who have scored a century in their 100th Test". 12 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Special Performances in Landmark 100th Test". www.sportskeeda.com. 28 June 2015.
- ^ "Cricketers with more than 100 Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Records / Test matches / Batting Records / Hundred in Hundredth Match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Joe Root joins illustrious list of players to make a century in 100th Test". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "First 10 cricketers to join the 100-Test club". News18 India. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "David Warner joins elite club after scoring double century in his 100th Test". ESPN. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "IND vs ENG: Joe Root scores 200 in 100th Test, breaks multiple records". Sportstar. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Joe Root scores century in 100th Test to join illustrious list". Hindustan Times. 5 February 2021.
- ^ Scroll Staff (5 February 2021). "India vs England, first Test: Joe Root joins elite group with century in 100th Test match". Scroll.in.
- ^ "Root century in 100th Test gives England perfect start against India". The Guardian. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "3rd Test, Birmingham, Jul 11 - Jul 16 1968, Australia tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "3rd Test, Lahore, Dec 1 - Dec 6 1989, India tour of Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "5th Test, St John's, Apr 12 - Apr 16 1990, England tour of West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "3rd Test, Manchester, Aug 3 - Aug 7 2000, West Indies tour of England and Scotland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "3rd Test, Bengaluru, Mar 24 - Mar 28 2005, Pakistan tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "3rd Test, Sydney, Jan 2 - Jan 6 2006, South Africa tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "1st Test, London, Jul 19-23 2012, South Africa tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "3rd Test, Johannesburg, Jan 12-14 2017, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "1st Test, Chennai, Feb 5-9 2021, England tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "2nd Test, Melbourne, December 26 - 30, 2022, South Africa tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2022.