List of international cricket centuries at Newlands Cricket Ground
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. 94 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. Neil McKenzie holds the record for highest ODI score at the ground, 131* from 121 deliveries, which was made against Kenya in 2001. Herschelle Gibbs is the only player to have scored two ODI centuries at the ground.[5]
Key
- * 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
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Newlands.[4]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 120 | Abel, BobbyBobby Abel | England | NR | 1 | South Africa | 25 March 1889 | Won |
2 | 134* | Wood, HenryHenry Wood | England | NR | 2 | South Africa | 19 March 1892 | Won |
3 | 124 | Hill, ArthurArthur Hill | England | NR | 2 | South Africa | 21 March 1896 | Won |
4 | 106 | Sinclair, JimmyJimmy Sinclair (1/2) | South Africa | NR | 2 | England | 1 April 1899 | Lost |
5 | 112 | Tyldesley, JohnnyJohnny Tyldesley | England | NR | 3 | South Africa | 1 April 1899 | Won |
6 | 104 | Sinclair, JimmyJimmy Sinclair (2/2) | South Africa | NR | 3 | Australia | 8 November 1902 | Lost |
7 | 187 | Hobbs, JackJack Hobbs | England | NR | 1 | South Africa | 11 March 1910 | Won |
8 | 142 | Ryder, JackJack Ryder | Australia | NR | 2 | South Africa | 26 November 1921 | Won |
9 | 123 | Mitchell, BruceBruce Mitchell (1/2) | South Africa | NR | 1 | England | 1 January 1931 | Drawn |
10 | 141 | Siedle, JackJack Siedle | South Africa | NR | 1 | England | 1 January 1931 | Drawn |
11 | 117 | Taylor, HerbieHerbie Taylor | South Africa | NR | 1 | England | 1 January 1931 | Drawn |
12 | 121 | Brown, BillBill Brown | Australia | NR | 1 | South Africa | 1 January 1936 | Won |
13 | 112 | Fingleton, JackJack Fingleton | Australia | NR | 1 | South Africa | 1 January 1936 | Won |
14 | 181 | Hammond, WallyWally Hammond | England | NR | 1 | South Africa | 31 December 1938 | Drawn |
15 | 115 | Ames, LesLes Ames | England | NR | 1 | South Africa | 31 December 1938 | Drawn |
16 | 112 | Valentine, BryanBryan Valentine | England | NR | 1 | South Africa | 31 December 1938 | Drawn |
17 | 120 | Nourse, DudleyDudley Nourse (1/3) | South Africa | NR | 2 | England | 31 December 1938 | Drawn |
18 | 120 | Mitchell, BruceBruce Mitchell (2/2) | South Africa | NR | 2 | England | 1 January 1949 | Drawn |
19 | 112 | Nourse, DudleyDudley Nourse (2/3) | South Africa | NR | 2 | England | 1 January 1949 | Drawn |
20 | 178 | Harvey, NeilNeil Harvey | Australia | NR | 1 | South Africa | 31 December 1949 | Won |
21 | 114 | Nourse, DudleyDudley Nourse (3/3) | South Africa | NR | 3 | Australia | 31 December 1949 | Lost |
22 | 135 | Reid, JohnJohn Reid | New Zealand | NR | 1 | South Africa | 1 January 1954 | Drawn |
23 | 101 | Cowdrey, ColinColin Cowdrey | England | NR | 1 | South Africa | 1 January 1957 | Won |
24 | 189 | Burke, JimJim Burke | Australia | NR | 1 | South Africa | 31 December 1957 | Won |
25 | 101 | Harris, ZinZin Harris | New Zealand | NR | 1 | South Africa | 1 January 1962 | Won |
26 | 113 | McLean, RoyRoy McLean | South Africa | NR | 4 | New Zealand | 1 January 1962 | Lost |
27 | 138 | Barlow, EddieEddie Barlow (1/2) | South Africa | NR | 1 | England | 1 January 1965 | Drawn |
28 | 154 | Pithey, TonyTony Pithey | South Africa | NR | 1 | England | 1 January 1965 | Drawn |
29 | 121 | Smith, MikeMike Smith | England | NR | 2 | South Africa | 1 January 1965 | Drawn |
30 | 153 | Simpson, BobBob Simpson | Australia | NR | 1 | South Africa | 31 December 1966 | Won |
31 | 134 | Stackpole, KeithKeith Stackpole | Australia | NR | 1 | South Africa | 31 December 1966 | Won |
32 | 209 | Pollock, GraemeGraeme Pollock | South Africa | NR | 2 | Australia | 31 December 1966 | Lost |
33 | 127 | Barlow, EddieEddie Barlow (2/2) | South Africa | 322 | 1 | Australia | 22 January 1970 | Won |
34 | 102 | Hudson, AndrewAndrew Hudson | South Africa | 174 | 1 | Australia | 17 March 1994 | Lost |
35 | 112 | Cronje, HansieHansie Cronje | South Africa | 235 | 2 | New Zealand | 2 January 1995 | Won |
36 | 109 | Richardson, DaveDave Richardson | South Africa | 206 | 2 | New Zealand | 2 January 1995 | Won |
37 | 103 | Kirsten, GaryGary Kirsten | South Africa | 204 | 1 | India | 2 January 1997 | Won |
38 | 103* | McMillan, BrianBrian McMillan | South Africa | 233 | 1 | India | 2 January 1997 | Won |
39 | 102* | Klusener, LanceLance Klusener | South Africa | 100 | 1 | India | 2 January 1997 | Won |
40 | 169 | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (1/2) | India | 254 | 2 | South Africa | 2 January 1997 | Lost |
41 | 115 | Azharuddin, MohammadMohammad Azharuddin | India | 110 | 2 | South Africa | 2 January 1997 | Lost |
42 | 113 | Cullinan, DaryllDaryll Cullinan (1/4) | South Africa | 159 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 19 March 1998 | Won |
43 | 110 | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (1/9) | South Africa | 328 | 1 | West Indies | 2 January 1999 | Won |
44 | 168 | Cullinan, DaryllDaryll Cullinan (2/4) | South Africa | 306 | 1 | West Indies | 2 January 1999 | Won |
45 | 105 | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (2/9) | South Africa | 229 | 2 | England | 2 January 2000 | Won |
46 | 120 | Cullinan, DaryllDaryll Cullinan (3/4) | South Africa | 255 | 2 | England | 2 January 2000 | Won |
47 | 112 | Cullinan, DaryllDaryll Cullinan (4/4) | South Africa | 232 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 2 January 2001 | Won |
48 | 138* | Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist | Australia | 108 | 2 | South Africa | 8 March 2002 | Won |
49 | 100* | Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting | Australia | 160 | 4 | South Africa | 8 March 2002 | Won |
50 | 151 | Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith (1/4) | South Africa | 216 | 1 | Pakistan | 2 January 2003 | Won |
51 | 228 | Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs (1/2) | South Africa | 240 | 1 | Pakistan | 2 January 2003 | Won |
52 | 135 | Umar, TaufeeqTaufeeq Umar | Pakistan | 254 | 2 | South Africa | 2 January 2003 | Lost |
53 | 101 | Rudolph, JacquesJacques Rudolph | South Africa | 215 | 1 | West Indies | 2 January 2004 | Drawn |
54 | 122* | Boucher, MarkMark Boucher | South Africa | 173 | 1 | West Indies | 2 January 2004 | Drawn |
55 | 116 | Gayle, ChrisChris Gayle | West Indies | 120 | 2 | South Africa | 2 January 2004 | Drawn |
56 | 115 | Lara, BrianBrian Lara | West Indies | 238 | 2 | South Africa | 2 January 2004 | Drawn |
57 | 142 | Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs (2/2) | South Africa | 223 | 3 | West Indies | 2 January 2004 | Drawn |
58 | 130* | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (3/9) | South Africa | 191 | 3 | West Indies | 2 January 2004 | Drawn |
59 | 105* | Smith, DwayneDwayne Smith | West Indies | 105 | 4 | South Africa | 2 January 2004 | Drawn |
60 | 149 | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (4/9) | South Africa | 334 | 1 | England | 2 January 2005 | Won |
61 | 121 | Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith (2/4) | South Africa | 107 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 4 March 2005 | Won |
62 | 262 | Fleming, StephenStephen Fleming | New Zealand | 423 | 1 | South Africa | 27 April 2006 | Drawn |
63 | 122* | Franklin, JamesJames Franklin | New Zealand | 268 | 1 | South Africa | 27 April 2006 | Drawn |
64 | 149 | Amla, HashimHashim Amla (1/3) | South Africa | 317 | 2 | New Zealand | 27 April 2006 | Drawn |
65 | 108* | Prince, AshwellAshwell Prince (1/2) | South Africa | 286 | 2 | New Zealand | 27 April 2006 | Drawn |
66 | 116 | Jaffer, WasimWasim Jaffer | India | 244 | 1 | South Africa | 2 January 2007 | Lost |
67 | 150 | Prince, AshwellAshwell Prince (2/2) | South Africa | 249 | 2 | Australia | 19 March 2009 | Won |
68 | 102 | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (5/9) | South Africa | 163 | 2 | Australia | 19 March 2009 | Won |
69 | 163 | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers (1/3) | South Africa | 196 | 2 | Australia | 19 March 2009 | Won |
70 | 123* | Johnson, MitchellMitchell Johnson | Australia | 103 | 3 | South Africa | 19 March 2009 | Lost |
71 | 108 | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (6/9) | South Africa | 189 | 1 | England | 3 January 2010 | Drawn |
72 | 183 | Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith (3/4) | South Africa | 273 | 3 | England | 3 January 2010 | Drawn |
73 | 161 | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (7/9) | South Africa | 291 | 1 | India | 2 January 2011 | Drawn |
74 | 146 | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (2/2) | India | 314 | 2 | South Africa | 2 January 2011 | Drawn |
75 | 109* | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (8/9) | South Africa | 240 | 3 | India | 2 January 2011 | Drawn |
76 | 151 | Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke (1/2) | Australia | 176 | 1 | South Africa | 9 November 2011 | Lost |
77 | 101* | Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith (4/4) | South Africa | 140 | 4 | Australia | 9 November 2011 | Won |
78 | 112 | Amla, HashimHashim Amla (2/3) | South Africa | 134 | 4 | Australia | 9 November 2011 | Won |
79 | 109 | Petersen, AlviroAlviro Petersen (1/2) | South Africa | 188 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 January 2012 | Won |
80 | 224 | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (9/9) | South Africa | 325 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 January 2012 | Won |
81 | 160* | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers (2/3) | South Africa | 205 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 January 2012 | Won |
82 | 115* | Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera | Sri Lanka | 215 | 3 | South Africa | 3 January 2012 | Lost |
83 | 106 | Petersen, AlviroAlviro Petersen (2/2) | South Africa | 176 | 2 | New Zealand | 2 January 2013 | Won |
84 | 109 | Brownlie, DeanDean Brownlie | New Zealand | 186 | 3 | South Africa | 2 January 2013 | Lost |
85 | 111 | Khan, YounisYounis Khan | Pakistan | 226 | 1 | South Africa | 14 February 2013 | Lost |
86 | 111 | Shafiq, AsadAsad Shafiq | Pakistan | 230 | 1 | South Africa | 14 February 2013 | Lost |
87 | 135 | Warner, DavidDavid Warner (1/2) | Australia | 152 | 1 | South Africa | 1 March 2014 | Won |
88 | 161* | Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke (2/2) | Australia | 301 | 1 | South Africa | 1 March 2014 | Won |
89 | 145 | Warner, DavidDavid Warner (2/2) | Australia | 156 | 3 | South Africa | 1 March 2014 | Won |
90 | 148 | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers (3/3) | South Africa | 194 | 2 | West Indies | 2 January 2015 | Won |
91 | 258 | Stokes, BenBen Stokes | England | 198 | 1 | South Africa | 2 January 2016 | Drawn |
92 | 150* | Bairstow, JonnyJonny Bairstow | England | 191 | 1 | South Africa | 2 January 2016 | Drawn |
93 | 201 | Amla, HashimHashim Amla (3/3) | South Africa | 477 | 2 | England | 2 January 2016 | Drawn |
94 | 102* | Bavuma, TembaTemba Bavuma | South Africa | 148 | 2 | England | 2 January 2016 | Drawn |
One Day International centuries
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Newlands.[5]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 103 | Twose, RogerRoger Twose | New Zealand | 115 | 1 | South Africa | 4 November 2000 | Lost |
2 | 124 | Kirsten, GaryGary Kirsten | South Africa | 130 | 1 | Kenya | 22 October 2001 | Won |
3 | 131* | McKenzie, NeilNeil McKenzie | South Africa | 121 | 1 | Kenya | 22 October 2001 | Won |
4 | 116 | Lara, BrianBrian Lara | West Indies | 134 | 1 | South Africa | 9 February 2003 | Won |
5 | 107* | Ganguly, SouravSourav Ganguly | India | 120 | 2 | Kenya | 7 March 2003 | Won |
6 | 109* | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis | South Africa | 94 | 1 | West Indies | 25 January 2004 | Won |
7 | 100 | Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs (1/2) | South Africa | 115 | 1 | England | 6 February 2005 | Won |
8 | 100* | Kemp, JustinJustin Kemp | South Africa | 89 | 1 | India | 26 November 2006 | Won |
9 | 119 | Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs (2/2) | South Africa | 101 | 2 | New Zealand | 2 December 2007 | Won |
10 | 121 | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers (1/2) | South Africa | 85 | 1 | England | 27 November 2009 | Won |
11 | 112 | Hales, AlexAlex Hales | England | 128 | 1 | South Africa | 14 February 2016 | Lost |
12 | 101* | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers (2/2) | South Africa | 97 | 2 | England | 14 February 2016 | Won |
13 | 122 | Rossouw, RileeRilee Rossouw | South Africa | 118 | 1 | Australia | 12 October 2016 | Won |
14 | 173 | Warner, DavidDavid Warner | Australia | 136 | 2 | South Africa | 12 October 2016 | Lost |
Women's Test centuries
The following table summarises the women's Test centuries scored at Newlands.[12]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 105* | van Mentz, YvonneYvonne van Mentz | South Africa | NR | 2 | England | 13 January 1961 | Drawn |
2 | 117* | McKelvey, TrishTrish McKelvey | New Zealand | NR | 3 | South Africa | 25 February 1972 | Drawn |
References
- ↑ "Newlands — Cricinfo profile". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Newlands, Cape Town / Test matches / Match result list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Newlands, Cape Town / One-Day Internationals matches / Match result list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- 1 2 "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- 1 2 "Statsguru: One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Drawn". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Women's Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Drawn". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Women's Test matches / Batting records". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2010.