List of batsmen who have scored 100 centuries in first. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Openers dinesh karthik and wasim jaffer scored 129 runs and 8 runs respectively followed by rahul dravid 129 runs and sachin tendulkar 122runs. Life isnt baseball, get over it, its just a metaphor. A triple century an individual score of 300 or more in test cricket has been scored on 31 occasions by 27 different batsmen from eight of the twelve testcricket playing nations. All rounders batting bowling captaincy countries dismissals fielding grounds matches. In a career spanning 12 years, he made centuries 100 or more runs in a single innings on 27 and 10 occasions in test and one day international odi matches respectively.
Presently vivian richards of west indies hold the record of fastest century in test cricket. Lets have a look at all the triple centuries in test cricket in the chronological order they were scored and facts about it. Younis makes history, becomes first cricketer to score test. Check which attacking batsman has made it to this elite club. Graeme smith has scored the most centuries and runs as test captain. The cricket world reacts to jacques kallis retirement from international cricket.
An attempt to statistically rank the greatest ever test. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Masterly batting 100 great test centuries compiled and. Statistically speaking, kallis has a better batting average than even sachin tendulkar. Alan gardner is an assistant editor at espncricinfo. These were the questions confronting an intrepid band of researchers, digging into all manner of documents, books, newspapers and websites for information that would help find the answers. Sunil manohar gavaskar often known as sunny gavaskar, is a former indian international cricketer who played from the early 1970s to the late 1980s for the bombay cricket team and indian national team. Both hobbs and sutcliffe scored over 100 firstclass centuries. Get top 10 consistent batsmen list who has score maximum halfcenturies with excellent batting performances in test matches.
Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Records test matches batting records youngest player to score a hundred tweet. In american nonbaseball usage it can be used to joyously indicate incredible, 100 % success. Which, though, have been the very best threefigure.
The first test triple century was achieved by andy sandham of england against the west indies in 1930 in the first test series hosted in the west indies. Paving the way for his teams emphatic victory, amla scored 154 to join the distinguished club of batsmen with 50 or more international centuries. Sri lanka v pakistan at galle, pakistan in sri lanka 1st test, 4 jul 2009. Jack hobbs and herbert sutcliffe walk out to the middle at the sydney cricket ground in a test match. Alastair cook has now made an incredible five double centuries in test cricket, including two in australia but that only puts him equal th on the alltime list for 200s. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Indias first 4 batsmen had scored centuries in the 2nd test of 2007 season against bangladesh played at shere bangla national stadium, mirpur, on 25,26 and 27 may 2007. Books that contain images will have the download option of daisy text with images. List of international cricket centuries by graeme smith. Records test matches batting records most hundreds in a. Jan 27, 2020 sports quiz test cricket triple centuries. Full list of batsmen scoring 100 in 100th test after hashim. In the sport of cricket, a batsman is said to have scored a century when they score 100 or more runs without being dismissed.
Who says test cricket cannot be fun and interesting. Graeme smith is a retired south african cricketer who played international cricket between 2002 and 2014. Fastest centuries in test updated list of fastest hundreds in test cricket career. The english cricketer wally hammond, who was the contemporary of sir don bradman also mentioned in this list. Read about records, test matches, most hundreds in a series cricket team records only on.
Who has been the greatest all rounder in cricket ever. An attempt to statistically rank the greatest ever test batsmen and bowlers hi, i thought you guys may find this interesting. Two hundreds this week by england batsmen in the warmup games before the ashes series starts in brisbane on 21 november. Records test matches batting records youngest player to. In american nonbaseball usage it can be used to joyously indicate incredible, 100% success. Test cricket most hundreds scored in a single innings. He had scores of 120 and 143 not out against south africa in his milestone test in 2006. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free. Of all the top all rounders in the history of test cricket, is there any one who would have made it to his team purely on the strength of his batting and purely on the strength of his bowling. Batting 100 is when you are not doing perfectly, and so you are batting 100 as in baseball, where you would be batting. Younis makes history, becomes first cricketer to score.
Having taken some inspiration from baseball analytics, i tried to come up with a simple but sensible rating system for test cricketers. Steve waugh and ricky ponting are two of the four australian players in the tenman list we all know the importance of the top 5 batsmen in test c. Test batting records century by both openers in same. Dec 03, 2017 list of consecutive double centuries in test cricket the first ever person in cricket history to have emulated this act was the legendary allrounder walter reginald hammond. Most test cricket double centuries quiz by varndler. In the sport of cricket, a batsman is said to have scored a century when they score 100 or more runs. No player from afghanistan, bangladesh, ireland or zimbabwe has scored 300. He has notched 28 centuries in tests and 26 in odis.
Meet these batsmen who poured life in test cricket with their aggressive batting and free flowing strokes. Test batting records century by both openers in same innings. Its a commonly used metaphor borrowed from american baseball. On the contrary, the research paper titled measuring batting consistency and comparing batting greats in test cricket. Read about harold gimbletts profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on.
Aug 03, 2017 full list of batsmen scoring 100 in 100th test after hashim amla joins elite club. List of consecutive double centuries in test cricket the first ever person in cricket history to have emulated this act was the legendary allrounder walter reginald hammond. Widely regarded as one of the greatest test batsmen and best opening. Innovative applications of statistical tools by faculty members sahadeb sarkar and anirban banerjee of iimc has devised its own methodology to compare great batsmen in. Jacque kallis is the greatest ever allrounder in my opinion. Fastest batsmen to score 50 international centuries yahoo. Records test matches batting records youngest player. Links one day internationals batting records and statistics hundreds and double hundreds players batting 30 innings with 5% centuries. Fastest century in test, fastest hundreds in test cricket. The alltime great don bradman leads the charts as he had reached his 22 tons in tests in just 58 innings accumulating a total. Oct 16, 2016 brian lara and chris gayle of the west indies, donald bradman of australia and virender sehwag of india are the only batsmen to reach 300 more than once. Statsguru, espncricinfos searchable cricket statistics database. Dravid the great never ever played a test match in uae so show could he have scored a century there. Batsmen with most number of half centuries in international.
Quiz by varndler most test cricket double centuries quiz by varndler. Fastest batsmen to score 50 international centuries. Masterly batting 100 great test centuries compiled and edited. The list showcases soem of the best innings of cricket and worth a look.
Get top 10 consistent batsmen list who has score maximum half centuries with excellent batting performances in test matches. Test world xi odi top ten test top ten odi search howstat. Brian lara and chris gayle of the west indies, donald bradman of australia and virender sehwag of india are the only batsmen to reach 300 more than once. Younis makes history, becomes first cricketer to score test centuries in 11 countries. Have any team scored 4 centuries in an innings of a test. Former australian skipper ricky ponting holds the distinction of scoring twin centuries in his 100th test. Links test cricket match records and statistics high and low scores most 100s scored in an innings match country versus ground inns. Mit seiner leistung hatte er erheblichen anteil daran. These were the questions confronting an intrepid band of researchers, digging into all manner of. Kumar sangakkara makes century in front of his own portrait.
Nov 25, 2017 in february 2017, south africa completed a 50 whitewash of the visitors at centurion. Patrick ferriday and dave wilson, authors of masterly batting. Full list of batsmen scoring 100 in 100th test after hashim amla joins elite club. This is a collection of the top ten fastest hundreds in tests. Get top 10 test batsmen list who has score highest halfcenturies in test matches. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Can you name the players with the most test cricket double centuries. Top 10 test centuries from masterly batting by patrick.
Find gimbletts records, biography, centuries, runs, wickets. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle. Here is a list of batsmen with most number of half centuries in international cricket. Measuring batting consistency and comparing batting greats. The quickest test triplecentury was scored in 4 hours 48 minutes, by wally hammond for england against new zealand at auckland in 193233. The alltime great don bradman leads the charts as he had reached his 22 tons in. Ages are shown as at the start of the match concerned. During the 193637 test series against the visiting englishmen, don bradman had scored 810 runs in nine innings five tests at an average of 90. In firstclass cricket, the highest form of the game below international level, a total of 25 players have achieved the feat on a hundred or more occasions the first cricketer to achieve the feat was w. List of batsmen who have scored 100 centuries in firstclass. He held the record of 34 test centuries for almost two decades before it was.
Of all the top all rounders in the history of test cricket. Kumar sangakkara makes century in front of his own. Australian ever best batsman ricky ponting and latest retired great younis khan of pakistan in the list of top 10 most double hundreds. Among the 26 triple centuries in test cricket 22 players 11 were scored in this century, i. Masterly batting is an attempt to rate centuries and get the top 100, while there can never be comparisons across eras, teams and conditions etc. Education knockdown the lockdown with free tcs ion career. Test cricket batting records and statistics double hundreds players scoring most double centuries in a series. In february 2017, south africa completed a 50 whitewash of the visitors at centurion. Visit the official iplt20 website for minutetominute live updates. Grace, who completed his hundredth century in 1895. Test cricket batting records and statistics hundreds.
How to find, or attempt to find, the 100 greatest test centuries. Steve waugh and ricky ponting are two of the four australian players in the tenman list we all know the. The frequency of a batsman scoring a test triple century is slightly lower than that of a bowler taking a test hattrick 31 triple. Innovative applications of statistical tools by faculty members sahadeb sarkar and anirban banerjee of iimc has devised its own methodology to compare great batsmen in test cricket across eras. These were the questions confronting an intrepid band of researchers, digging into all manner of documents, books, newspapers and websites for information. Full list of batsmen scoring 100 in 100th test after. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. This shows the rise of batting standards and the need of long innings and high scores in test cricket. Players scoring most double centuries in a series howstat. List of consecutive double centuries in test cricket. Only changes imo would be move lara up and probably get laxman 281, back into the game knock in there somewhere. In his distinguished test career, sangakarra hit 38 centuries at the astounding average of 57 but in all other firstclass cricket this was only his 21st. One day internationals odi batsmen with highest percentage % of 100s per innings played.
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