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5 Legendary Batsmen Who Scored Centuries in Their 100th Test Match
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News18•16-10-2026, 05:01
5 Legendary Batsmen Who Scored Centuries in Their 100th Test Match
- •Scoring a century in the 100th Test match of a career is an extremely rare and prestigious milestone in cricket history.
- •Colin Cowdrey of England started this unique tradition in July 1968 by scoring 104 runs against Australia at Edgbaston.
- •Javed Miandad and Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan both achieved this historic feat with memorable centuries against arch-rivals India.
- •West Indies opener Gordon Greenidge tore apart the English bowling attack to score 149 runs in his 100th Test in April 1990.
- •England wicketkeeper-batsman Alec Stewart played a gritty knock of 105 runs under pressure against West Indies in August 2000.
Key Questions Answered
England legendary batsman Colin Cowdrey became the first player in Test history to score a century in his 100th Test match, playing an innings of 104 runs against Australia at Edgbaston in July 1968.
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq holds the record for the highest score in a 100th Test match, hitting a massive 184 runs against India at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in March 2005.
England batsman Joe Root made history during India's 2021 tour by scoring a double century (218 runs) in the first innings of his 100th Test match in Chennai, becoming the first player to achieve this feat.
