List of international cricket centuries at Sophia Gardens
Sophia Gardens is a cricket ground in Cardiff, Wales, it was established in 1967 and currently has a capacity of 15,643.[1] The ground has hosted 3 Test matches, the first of these was played in 2009 between England and Australia in the first Ashes Test.[2] Sophia Gardens has also staged 17 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first was played between Australia and New Zealand in the 1999 Cricket World Cup.[3]
The first of 9 Test centuries made at the ground was scored by the Australian Simon Katich against England in 2009. The South-African born Englishman Jonathan Trott holds the record for the highest Test innings at Sophia Gardens. Trott's innings of 203, scored in 2011, was also the first double century at the ground. Nobody has scored more than one century at the ground to date.[4]
Four ODI centuries have been scored at the ground, the first was by the Bangladeshi Mohammad Ashraful in 2005 against Australia. The Indian Shikhar Dhawan holds the record for the highest ODI innings at the ground. Dhawan scored 114 from 94 deliveries against South Africa in 2013. There has been no centuries made by an Englishman to date.[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 Headingley.
- 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]
List of centuries
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Jonathan Trott (Eng):
1 Test century at Sophia Gardens. His 203 in 2011 is the highest score at the ground. -
Simon Katich (Aus):
1 Test century at Sophia Gardens. Scored 122 in 2009, which was the first Test century at the ground. -
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Joe Root (Eng):
1 Test century at Sophia Gardens. Scored 134 in 2015, this is the most recent Test century at the ground.
Test centuries
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Sophia Gardens.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 122 | Katich, SimonSimon Katich |  Australia | 261 | 2 |  England | 8 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 2 | 100 | Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting | Australia | 224 | 2 | England | 8 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 3 | 125* | North, MarcusMarcus North | Australia | 242 | 2 | England | 8 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 4 | 121 | Haddin, BradBrad Haddin | Australia | 151 | 2 | England | 8 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 5 | 112 | Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene |  Sri Lanka | 168 | 1 | England | 26 May 2011 | Lost |
| 6 | 133 | Cook, AlastairAlastair Cook | England | 274 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 26 May 2011 | Won |
| 7 | 203 | Trott, JonathanJonathan Trott | England | 409 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 26 May 2011 | Won |
| 8 | 103* | Bell, IanIan Bell | England | 159 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 26 May 2011 | Won |
| 9 | 134 | Root, JoeJoe Root | England | 166 | 1 | Australia | 8 July 2015 | Won |
One Day International centuries
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Sophia Gardens.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | Ashraful, MohammadMohammad Ashraful |  Bangladesh | 101 | 2 | Australia | 18 June 2005 | Won |
| 2 | 107 | Kohli, ViratVirat Kohli |  India | 93 | 1 | England | 16 September 2011 | Lost |
| 3 | 114 | Dhawan, ShikharShikhar Dhawan | India | 94 | 1 |  South Africa | 6 June 2013 | Won |
| 4 | 100 | Raina, SureshSuresh Raina | India | 75 | 1 | England | 27 August 2014 | Won |
Forthcoming fixtures
- July 2016 - England vs. Sri Lanka - 5th ODI.
- September 2016 - England vs. Pakistan - 5th ODI.
- August 2017 - England vs. South Africa - 1 T20I.
- June 2017 - Multiple Matches from 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.
- June 2018 - England vs. Australia - 1 ODI.
- September 2018 - England vs. India - 1 T20I.
- May 2019 - England vs. Pakistan - 1 T20I.
- June/July 2019 - Multiple Matches from 2019 Cricket World Cup.
References
- ↑ "Glamorgan secure England matches". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff / Test matches / Match result list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff / One-Day Internationals matches / Match result list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Drawn". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.