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]
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 |
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]
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 |