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Cricket's Unlucky 99 Club: Batters Who Missed Centuries by Just One Run!
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News18•22-09-2026, 23:17
Cricket's Unlucky 99 Club: Batters Who Missed Centuries by Just One Run!
- •Scoring 99 not out in Test cricket is a particularly painful experience for batters.
- •Andrew Hall, Shaun Pollock, Steve Waugh, Misbah-ul-Haq, Geoffrey Boycott, and Jonny Bairstow are on this list.
- •Andrew Hall remained 99 not out against England at Headingley in 2003.
- •Shaun Pollock scored an unbeaten 99 against Sri Lanka in 2002, missing a century.
- •Jonny Bairstow is the latest addition, scoring 99* against Australia in the Ashes series in 2023.
Key Questions Answered
In Test cricket history, several players missed out on a century by just a single run after running out of partners, including Andrew Hall, Shaun Pollock, Steve Waugh, Misbah-ul-Haq, Geoffrey Boycott, and Jonny Bairstow.
South African cricketer Andrew Hall remained not out on 99 runs during a Test match against England at Headingley on August 21, 2003, when South Africa's first innings concluded at 365 runs.
England's Jonny Bairstow is the latest addition to this list, remaining unbeaten on 99 runs during an Ashes series match against Australia at Old Trafford on July 19, 2023.
