List of international cricket centuries at Newlands Cricket Ground
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Newlands Cricket Ground is a South African cricket ground located in Cape Town, it has a capacity of 25,000. The ground hosted its first Test match in 1889 and its first One Day International (ODI) in 1992.[1] 52 Test matches have been played at the ground as well as 36 ODIs.[2][3]
The first Test match century scored at the ground was in 1889 by the Englishman Bobby Abel who made 120 against South Africa. 99 Test centuries have occurred at the ground, the highest of these was scored in 2006 by the New Zealander Stephen Fleming. Fleming's score of 262 from 423 deliveries is one of six double centuries the ground has seen, the others being 228, 209, 224, 258 and 201 scored by Herschelle Gibbs, Graeme Pollock, Jacques Kallis, Ben Stokes and Hashim Amla respectively. Jacques Kallis has scored the most Test centuries at the ground with nine.[4]
The New Zealand batsman Roger Twose was the first player to score an ODI century at the ground, making 103 against South Africa. Brian Lara and Sourav Ganguly are the only other non-South African batsman to have scored an ODI century at Newlands.Faf du Plessis holds the record for the highest score with 185*. Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers are the only batsmen to have scored two ODI centuries at the ground.[5]
Key
[edit]- * denotes that the batsman was not out.
- Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
- Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
- NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
- Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at the Newlands Cricket Ground.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won,[6][7] lost[8][9] or if the match was drawn.[10][11]
Test centuries
[edit]The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Newlands.[4]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 120 | Bobby Abel | ![]() |
NR | 1 | South Africa | 25 March 1889 | Won |
2 | 134* | Henry Wood | ![]() |
NR | 2 | South Africa | 19 March 1892 | Won |
3 | 124 | Arthur Hill | ![]() |
NR | 2 | South Africa | 21 March 1896 | Won |
4 | 106 | Jimmy Sinclair (1/2) | South Africa | NR | 2 | ![]() |
1 April 1899 | Lost |
5 | 112 | Johnny Tyldesley | ![]() |
NR | 3 | South Africa | 1 April 1899 | Won |
6 | 104 | Jimmy Sinclair (2/2) | South Africa | NR | 3 | ![]() |
8 November 1902 | Lost |
7 | 187 | Jack Hobbs | ![]() |
NR | 1 | South Africa | 11 March 1910 | Won |
8 | 142 | Jack Ryder | ![]() |
NR | 2 | ![]() |
26 November 1921 | Won |
9 | 123 | Bruce Mitchell (1/2) | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
1 January 1931 | Drawn |
10 | 141 | Jack Siedle | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
1 January 1931 | Drawn |
11 | 117 | Herbie Taylor | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
1 January 1931 | Drawn |
12 | 121 | Bill Brown | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
1 January 1936 | Won |
13 | 112 | Jack Fingleton | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
1 January 1936 | Won |
14 | 181 | Wally Hammond | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
31 December 1938 | Drawn |
15 | 115 | Les Ames | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
31 December 1938 | Drawn |
16 | 112 | Bryan Valentine | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
31 December 1938 | Drawn |
17 | 120 | Dudley Nourse (1/3) | ![]() |
NR | 2 | ![]() |
31 December 1938 | Drawn |
18 | 120 | Bruce Mitchell (2/2) | ![]() |
NR | 2 | ![]() |
1 January 1949 | Drawn |
19 | 112 | Dudley Nourse (2/3) | ![]() |
NR | 2 | ![]() |
1 January 1949 | Drawn |
20 | 178 | Neil Harvey | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
31 December 1949 | Won |
21 | 114 | Dudley Nourse (3/3) | ![]() |
NR | 3 | ![]() |
31 December 1949 | Lost |
22 | 135 | John Reid | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
1 January 1954 | Drawn |
23 | 101 | Colin Cowdrey | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
1 January 1957 | Won |
24 | 189 | Jim Burke | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
31 December 1957 | Won |
25 | 101 | Zin Harris | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
1 January 1962 | Won |
26 | 113 | Roy McLean | ![]() |
NR | 4 | ![]() |
1 January 1962 | Lost |
27 | 138 | Eddie Barlow (1/2) | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
1 January 1965 | Drawn |
28 | 154 | Tony Pithey | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
1 January 1965 | Drawn |
29 | 121 | Mike Smith | ![]() |
NR | 2 | ![]() |
1 January 1965 | Drawn |
30 | 153 | Bob Simpson | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
31 December 1966 | Won |
31 | 134 | Keith Stackpole | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
31 December 1966 | Won |
32 | 209 | Graeme Pollock | ![]() |
NR | 2 | ![]() |
31 December 1966 | Lost |
33 | 127 | Eddie Barlow (2/2) | ![]() |
322 | 1 | ![]() |
22 January 1970 | Won |
34 | 102 | Andrew Hudson | ![]() |
174 | 1 | ![]() |
17 March 1994 | Lost |
35 | 112 | Hansie Cronje | ![]() |
235 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 1995 | Won |
36 | 109 | Dave Richardson | ![]() |
206 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 1995 | Won |
37 | 103 | Gary Kirsten | ![]() |
204 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 1997 | Won |
38 | 103* | Brian McMillan | ![]() |
233 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 1997 | Won |
39 | 102* | Lance Klusener | ![]() |
100 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 1997 | Won |
40 | 169 | Sachin Tendulkar (1/2) | ![]() |
254 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 1997 | Lost |
41 | 115 | Mohammad Azharuddin | ![]() |
110 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 1997 | Lost |
42 | 113 | Daryll Cullinan (1/4) | ![]() |
159 | 1 | ![]() |
19 March 1998 | Won |
43 | 110 | Jacques Kallis (1/9) | ![]() |
328 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 1999 | Won |
44 | 168 | Daryll Cullinan (2/4) | ![]() |
306 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 1999 | Won |
45 | 105 | Jacques Kallis (2/9) | ![]() |
229 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 2000 | Won |
46 | 120 | Daryll Cullinan (3/4) | ![]() |
255 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 2000 | Won |
47 | 112 | Daryll Cullinan (4/4) | ![]() |
232 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 2001 | Won |
48 | 138* | Adam Gilchrist | ![]() |
108 | 2 | ![]() |
8 March 2002 | Won |
49 | 100* | Ricky Ponting | ![]() |
160 | 4 | ![]() |
8 March 2002 | Won |
50 | 151 | Graeme Smith (1/4) | ![]() |
216 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 2003 | Won |
51 | 228 | Herschelle Gibbs (1/2) | ![]() |
240 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 2003 | Won |
52 | 135 | Taufeeq Umar | ![]() |
254 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 2003 | Lost |
53 | 101 | Jacques Rudolph | ![]() |
215 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 2004 | Drawn |
54 | 122* | Mark Boucher | ![]() |
173 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 2004 | Drawn |
55 | 116 | Chris Gayle | ![]() |
120 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 2004 | Drawn |
56 | 115 | Brian Lara | ![]() |
238 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 2004 | Drawn |
57 | 142 | Herschelle Gibbs (2/2) | ![]() |
223 | 3 | ![]() |
2 January 2004 | Drawn |
58 | 130* | Jacques Kallis (3/9) | ![]() |
191 | 3 | ![]() |
2 January 2004 | Drawn |
59 | 105* | Dwayne Smith | ![]() |
105 | 4 | ![]() |
2 January 2004 | Drawn |
60 | 149 | Jacques Kallis (4/9) | ![]() |
334 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 2005 | Won |
61 | 121 | Graeme Smith (2/4) | ![]() |
107 | 2 | ![]() |
4 March 2005 | Won |
62 | 262 | Stephen Fleming | ![]() |
423 | 1 | ![]() |
27 April 2006 | Drawn |
63 | 122* | James Franklin | ![]() |
268 | 1 | ![]() |
27 April 2006 | Drawn |
64 | 149 | Hashim Amla (1/3) | ![]() |
317 | 2 | ![]() |
27 April 2006 | Drawn |
65 | 108* | Ashwell Prince (1/2) | ![]() |
286 | 2 | ![]() |
27 April 2006 | Drawn |
66 | 116 | Wasim Jaffer | ![]() |
244 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 2007 | Lost |
67 | 150 | Ashwell Prince (2/2) | ![]() |
249 | 2 | ![]() |
19 March 2009 | Won |
68 | 102 | Jacques Kallis (5/9) | ![]() |
163 | 2 | ![]() |
19 March 2009 | Won |
69 | 163 | AB de Villiers (1/3) | ![]() |
196 | 2 | ![]() |
19 March 2009 | Won |
70 | 123* | Mitchell Johnson | ![]() |
103 | 3 | ![]() |
19 March 2009 | Lost |
71 | 108 | Jacques Kallis (6/9) | ![]() |
189 | 1 | ![]() |
3 January 2010 | Drawn |
72 | 183 | Graeme Smith (3/4) | ![]() |
273 | 3 | ![]() |
3 January 2010 | Drawn |
73 | 161 | Jacques Kallis (7/9) | ![]() |
291 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 2011 | Drawn |
74 | 146 | Sachin Tendulkar (2/2) | ![]() |
314 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 2011 | Drawn |
75 | 109* | Jacques Kallis (8/9) | ![]() |
240 | 3 | ![]() |
2 January 2011 | Drawn |
76 | 151 | Michael Clarke (1/2) | ![]() |
176 | 1 | ![]() |
9 November 2011 | Lost |
77 | 101* | Graeme Smith (4/4) | ![]() |
140 | 4 | ![]() |
9 November 2011 | Won |
78 | 112 | Hashim Amla (2/3) | ![]() |
134 | 4 | ![]() |
9 November 2011 | Won |
79 | 109 | Alviro Petersen (1/2) | ![]() |
188 | 1 | ![]() |
3 January 2012 | Won |
80 | 224 | Jacques Kallis (9/9) | ![]() |
325 | 1 | ![]() |
3 January 2012 | Won |
81 | 160* | AB de Villiers (2/3) | ![]() |
205 | 1 | ![]() |
3 January 2012 | Won |
82 | 115* | Thilan Samaraweera | ![]() |
215 | 3 | ![]() |
3 January 2012 | Lost |
83 | 106 | Alviro Petersen (2/2) | ![]() |
176 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 2013 | Won |
84 | 109 | Dean Brownlie | ![]() |
186 | 3 | ![]() |
2 January 2013 | Lost |
85 | 111 | Younis Khan | ![]() |
226 | 1 | ![]() |
14 February 2013 | Lost |
86 | 111 | Asad Shafiq | ![]() |
230 | 1 | ![]() |
14 February 2013 | Lost |
87 | 135 | David Warner (1/2) | ![]() |
152 | 1 | ![]() |
1 March 2014 | Won |
88 | 161* | Michael Clarke (2/2) | ![]() |
301 | 1 | ![]() |
1 March 2014 | Won |
89 | 145 | David Warner (2/2) | ![]() |
156 | 3 | ![]() |
1 March 2014 | Won |
90 | 148 | AB de Villiers (3/3) | ![]() |
194 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 2015 | Won |
91 | 258 | Ben Stokes | ![]() |
198 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 2016 | Drawn |
92 | 150* | Jonny Bairstow | ![]() |
191 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 2016 | Drawn |
93 | 201 | Hashim Amla (3/3) | ![]() |
477 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 2016 | Drawn |
94 | 102* | Temba Bavuma | ![]() |
148 | 2 | ![]() |
2 January 2016 | Drawn |
95 | 129 | Dean Elgar (1/2) | ![]() |
230 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 2017 | Won |
96 | 101 | Quinton de Kock | ![]() |
124 | 1 | ![]() |
2 January 2017 | Won |
97 | 141* | Dean Elgar (2/2) | ![]() |
284 | 1 | ![]() |
22 March 2018 | Won |
98 | 103 | Faf du Plessis | ![]() |
226 | 2 | ![]() |
3 January 2019 | Won |
99 | 133* | Dom Sibley | ![]() |
311 | 3 | ![]() |
3 January 2020 | Won |
100 | 100* | Rishabh Pant | ![]() |
139 | 3 | ![]() |
11 January 2022 | Lost |
101 | 106 | Aiden Markram | ![]() |
103 | 3 | ![]() |
3 January 2024 | Lost |
One Day International centuries
[edit]The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Newlands.[5]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 103 | Roger Twose | ![]() |
115 | 1 | ![]() |
4 November 2000 | Lost |
2 | 124 | Gary Kirsten | ![]() |
130 | 1 | ![]() |
22 October 2001 | Won |
3 | 131* | Neil McKenzie | ![]() |
121 | 1 | ![]() |
22 October 2001 | Won |
4 | 116 | Brian Lara | ![]() |
134 | 1 | ![]() |
9 February 2003 | Won |
5 | 107* | Sourav Ganguly | ![]() |
120 | 2 | ![]() |
7 March 2003 | Won |
6 | 109* | Jacques Kallis | ![]() |
94 | 1 | ![]() |
25 January 2004 | Won |
7 | 100 | Herschelle Gibbs (1/2) | ![]() |
115 | 1 | ![]() |
6 February 2005 | Won |
8 | 100* | Justin Kemp | ![]() |
89 | 1 | ![]() |
26 November 2006 | Won |
9 | 119 | Herschelle Gibbs (2/2) | ![]() |
101 | 2 | ![]() |
2 December 2007 | Won |
10 | 121 | AB de Villiers (1/2) | ![]() |
85 | 1 | ![]() |
27 November 2009 | Won |
11 | 112 | Alex Hales | ![]() |
128 | 1 | ![]() |
14 February 2016 | Lost |
12 | 101* | AB de Villiers (2/2) | ![]() |
97 | 2 | ![]() |
14 February 2016 | Won |
13 | 122 | Rilee Rossouw | ![]() |
118 | 1 | ![]() |
12 October 2016 | Won |
14 | 173 | David Warner | ![]() |
136 | 2 | ![]() |
12 October 2016 | Lost |
15 | 185 | Faf du Plessis | ![]() |
141 | 1 | ![]() |
7 February 2017 | Won |
16 | 119 | Upul Tharanga | ![]() |
90 | 2 | ![]() |
7 February 2017 | Lost |
17 | 160* | Virat Kohli | ![]() |
159 | 1 | ![]() |
7 February 2018 | Won |
18 | 107 | Quinton de Kock (1/2) | ![]() |
113 | 2 | ![]() |
4 February 2020 | Won |
19 | 124 | Quinton de Kock (2/2) | ![]() |
130 | 2 | ![]() |
23 January 2022 | Won |
Women's Test centuries
[edit]The following table summarises the women's Test centuries scored at Newlands.[12]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 105* | Yvonne van Mentz | ![]() |
NR | 2 | ![]() |
13 January 1961 | Drawn |
2 | 117* | Trish McKelvey | ![]() |
NR | 3 | ![]() |
25 February 1972 | Drawn |
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