Cricket history has only witnessed 9 batsmen who could hit a century on their 100th cricket match. For every cricketer, it’s a very special achievement to complete a hundred test matches but not everyone could hit a hundred on their 100th match. Though if we talk about numbers, then there are only 69 players in the world who have played 100 test matches in their cricket history. So, let’s talk about the ones who made a century on their 100th test match.
PLAYERS TO SCORE A 100 ON THEIR 100TH TEST MATCH
- Joe Root- The very first name on the list is England skipper Joe root. He scored a double century on his 100th test match in 377 balls. Joe Root is the only player in cricket history to score on a double century in his 100th test match.
- Sir Colin Cowdrey- Sir Colin Cowdrey is also an English player who hit a 100 on the hundredth test match. It was a match against Australia where he hit 104 runs off 247 balls.
- Javed Miandad- Javed was a Pakistani cricketer who scored his 100 against India. He scored 145 runs in 289 deliveries.
- Sir Gordon Greenidge- Sir Gordon has a history of destroying bowlers with his bat. It was a match against England where he made 149 runs in 207 deliveries.
- Alec Stewart- Alec Stewart is also an England player who made his century in 2000 against West Indies and scored a total of 153 runs in just 105 balls.
- Inzamam ul Haq- Another player on the list is the Pakistani player Inzamam ul Haq who hit a century on his 100th test against India. He scored 184 runs in that match.
- Ricky Ponting- Ricky Ponting, one of the greatest players in Australian cricket has also made it to the list. The captain scored 174 runs out of 120 balls in Sydney in 2006 in a match against South Africa.
- Graeme Smith- It looks like England have a very good roster. Smith is also an English player who scored 131 runs in 273 balls in his 100th test match which was played against South Africa. The match was played in the year 2014.
- Hashim Amla- Last but not least, It was the South African skipper Hashim Amla who made a century in his 100th test match. It was a match against Sri Lanka which was played in 2017 at Johannesburg where the player hit 134 runs in 265 balls which led the team to win the match by 118 runs.
