List of international cricket centuries at Kingsmead
Encyclopedia
Kingsmead is a cricket
ground in Durban
, South Africa
. It has a capacity of 25,000 and at present operates under the sponsor name of "Sahara Stadium Kingsmead". Kingsmead has hosted 37 Test
matches, the first was in 1923 when South Africa played the touring England team. The ground has also hosted 35 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first was in 1992 when South Africa played India.
The Englishman Phil Mead
became the first Test century
scorer at the ground when he made 181 against South Africa in 1923. Of the 67 Test centuries made at the ground the highest is Gary Kirsten
's innings of 275 made against England in 1999. The highest score by an overseas player is 243 which was achieved by the Englishman Eddie Paynter
. The only other players to have scored a double century at Kingsmead are Graeme Pollock
and Bill Edrich
. 3 players have scored a century in both innings of a match at the ground. The Englishman Jack Russell became the first player to do it in 1912 followed by the Australian's Ricky Ponting
and Phillip Hughes in 2006 and 2009 respectively. Jacques Kallis
holds the record for the most Test centuries at the ground with 4.
In 1993, against Pakistan, the West Indian Brian Lara
scored the first of 13 ODI centuries at the ground. Lara's innings of 128 from 125 deliveries
remains the highest ODI score seen at Kingsmead. Jacques Kallis is the only player to have scored 2 ODI centuries at the ground, with scores of 109 not out against Pakistan in 1998 and 119 not out against India in 2006.
Cricket
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ground in Durban
Durban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It has a capacity of 25,000 and at present operates under the sponsor name of "Sahara Stadium Kingsmead". Kingsmead has hosted 37 Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
matches, the first was in 1923 when South Africa played the touring England team. The ground has also hosted 35 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first was in 1992 when South Africa played India.
The Englishman Phil Mead
Phil Mead
Charles Phillip Mead was a left-handed batsman for Hampshire and England between 1905 and 1936. He was born at 10 Ashton Buildings , second eldest of seven children...
became the first Test century
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
scorer at the ground when he made 181 against South Africa in 1923. Of the 67 Test centuries made at the ground the highest is Gary Kirsten
Gary Kirsten
Gary Kirsten is a former South African cricketer, and the World Cup winning coach of the Indian cricket team. He played 101 Test matches and 185 One-day internationals for South Africa between 1993 and 2004, mainly as an opening batsman...
's innings of 275 made against England in 1999. The highest score by an overseas player is 243 which was achieved by the Englishman Eddie Paynter
Eddie Paynter
Edward "Eddie" Paynter was an English cricketer: an attacking batsman and excellent fielder. His Test batting average of 59.23 is the fifth highest of all time, and second only to Herbert Sutcliffe amongst Englishmen; against Australia alone Paynter averaged an extraordinary 84.42.Born in...
. The only other players to have scored a double century at Kingsmead are Graeme Pollock
Graeme Pollock
Robert Graeme Pollock, known as Graeme, is a former cricketer. He played in 23 Test matches for South Africa and represented Transvaal and Eastern Province at domestic level....
and Bill Edrich
Bill Edrich
William John "Bill" Edrich DFC was a distinguished cricketer who played for Middlesex, MCC, Norfolk and England.Edrich's three brothers, Brian, Eric and Geoff, and also his cousin, John, all played first-class cricket...
. 3 players have scored a century in both innings of a match at the ground. The Englishman Jack Russell became the first player to do it in 1912 followed by the Australian's Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...
and Phillip Hughes in 2006 and 2009 respectively. Jacques Kallis
Jacques Kallis
Jacques Henry Kallis is a South African cricketer. As an all-rounder he is a formidable right-handed batsman and fast-medium swingbowler. He is one of the greatest all-rounders of all time, being the only cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 12,000 runs and 250 wickets in both...
holds the record for the most Test centuries at the ground with 4.
In 1993, against Pakistan, the West Indian Brian Lara
Brian Lara
Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM is a former West Indian international cricket player. Lara is generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time...
scored the first of 13 ODI centuries at the ground. Lara's innings of 128 from 125 deliveries
Cricket ball
A cricket ball is a hard, solid leather ball used to play cricket. Constructed of cork and leather, a cricket ball is heavily regulated by cricket law at first class level...
remains the highest ODI score seen at Kingsmead. Jacques Kallis is the only player to have scored 2 ODI centuries at the ground, with scores of 109 not out against Pakistan in 1998 and 119 not out against India in 2006.
Key
- * denotes that the batsman was not outNot outIn cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. - Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
- Balls denotes the number of ballsDelivery (cricket)A delivery or ball in cricket is a single action of bowling a cricket ball towards the batsman.During play of the game, a member of the fielding team is designated as the bowler, and bowls deliveries towards the batsman...
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 Kingsmead.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won, lost or if the match was drawn, tied, or a no result.
Test centuries
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Kingsmead.| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,810 181 | 0 NR | 1 | Drawn | ||||
| 2 | 1,400 140 | (1/2) | 0 NR | 1 | Won | |||
| 3 | 1,110 111 | (2/2) | 0 NR | 3 | Won | |||
| 4 | 1,020 102 | 0 NR | 4 | Lost | ||||
| 5 | 1,000 100 | 0 NR | 1 | Lost | ||||
| 6 | 1,190 119 | 0 NR | 2 | Won | ||||
| 7 | 1,361 136* | (1/3) | 0 NR | 2 | Drawn | |||
| 8 | 1,490 149 | 0 NR | 2 | Won | ||||
| 9 | 1,090 109 | 0 NR | 2 | Won | ||||
| 10 | 1,180 118 | 0 NR | 2 | Won | ||||
| 11 | 2,430 243 | 0 NR | 1 | Won | ||||
| 12 | 1,200 120 | (2/3) | 0 0 NR | 1 | Won | |||
| 13 | 1,090 109 | 0 NR | 3 | Lost | ||||
| 14 | 1,250 125 | 0 NR | 1 | Drawn | ||||
| 15 | 1,030 103 | 0 NR | 1 | Drawn | ||||
| 16 | 1,030 103 | 0 NR | 3 | Drawn | ||||
| 17 | 1,200 120 | 0 NR | 4 | Drawn | ||||
| 18 | 2,190 219 | 0 NR | 4 | Drawn | ||||
| 19 | 1,400 140 | (3/3) | 0 NR | 4 | Drawn | |||
| 20 | 1,430 143 | 0 NR | 1 | Lost | ||||
| 21 | 1,511 151* | 0 NR | 4 | Won | ||||
| 22 | 1,010 101 | (1/2) | 0 NR | 1 | Won | |||
| 23 | 1,070 107 | 0 NR | 2 | Lost | ||||
| 24 | 1,000 100 | (2/2) | 0 NR | 2 | Drawn | |||
| 25 | 1,101 110* | 0 NR | 3 | Drawn | ||||
| 26 | 1,050 105 | (1/2) | 0 NR | 2 | Drawn | |||
| 27 | 1,340 134 | 0 NR | 2 | Drawn | ||||
| 28 | 1,271 127* | (2/2) | 0 NR | 1 | Won | |||
| 29 | 1,481 148* | 0 NR | 1 | Won | ||||
| 30 | 1,081 108* | 0 NR | 1 | Won | ||||
| 31 | 1,370 137 | 0 NR | 1 | Won | ||||
| 32 | 1,400 140 | 164 164 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 33 | 2,740 274 | 401 401 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 34 | 1,180 118 | 266 266 | 1 | Drawn | ||||
| 35 | 1,030 103 | 299 299 | 2 | Drawn | ||||
| 36 | 1,131 113* | 222 222 | 3 | Drawn | ||||
| 37 | 1,320 132 | 163 163 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 38 | 1,180 118 | 209 209 | 3 | Won | ||||
| 39 | 1,461 146* | 463 463 | 1 | Drawn | ||||
| 40 | 2,750 275 | (1/3) | 642 642 | 3 | Drawn | |||
| 41 | 1,080 108 | 220 220 | 3 | Drawn | ||||
| 42 | 1,800 180 | (2/3) | 461 461 | 1 | Drawn | |||
| 43 | 1,040 104 | (1/2) | 198 198 | 4 | Won | |||
| 44 | 1,050 105 | (1/4) | 236 236 | 1 | Won | |||
| 45 | 1,420 142 | (2/2) | 175 175 | 2 | Won | |||
| 46 | 1,770 177 | (2/4) | 344 344 | 2 | Won | |||
| 47 | 1,370 137 | (3/3) | 218 218 | 2 | Won | |||
| 48 | 1,140 114 | 225 225 | 3 | Lost | ||||
| 49 | 1,090 109 | 171 171 | 3 | Lost | ||||
| 50 | 1,620 162 | (3/4) | 264 264 | 2 | Drawn | |||
| 51 | 1,320 132 | 261 261 | 3 | Drawn | ||||
| 52 | 1,360 136 | 285 285 | 3 | Drawn | ||||
| 53 | 1,181 118* | 209 209 | 3 | Drawn | ||||
| 54 | 1,030 103 | (1/2) | 225 225 | 1 | Won | |||
| 55 | 1,140 114 | (4/4) | 223 223 | 2 | Lost | |||
| 56 | 1,020 102 | 217 217 | 3 | Won | ||||
| 57 | 1,160 116 | (2/2) | 187 187 | 3 | Won | |||
| 58 | 1,210 121 | (1/2) | 212 212 | 1 | Won | |||
| 59 | 1,470 147 | 165 165 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 60 | 1,231 123* | (2/2) | 196 196 | 2 | Won | |||
| 61 | 1,031 103* | 109 109 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 62 | 1,050 105 | 190 190 | 3 | Lost | ||||
| 63 | 1,150 115 | (1/2) | 151 151 | 1 | Won | |||
| 64 | 1,080 108 | 190 190 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 65 | 1,600 160 | (2/2) | 323 323 | 3 | Won | |||
| 66 | 1,180 118 | 263 263 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 67 | 1,400 140 | 227 227 | 2 | Won |
One Day International centuries
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Kingsmead.| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,280 128 | 125 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 2 | 1,011 101* | 108 | 1 | Lost | ||||
| 3 | 1,000 100 | 119 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 4 | 1,141 114* | 90 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 5 | 1,091 109* | (1/2) | 114 | 1 | Won | |||
| 6 | 1,050 105 | 104 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 7 | 1,240 124 | 129 | 1 | Tied | ||||
| 8 | 1,111 111* | 114 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 9 | 1,180 118 | 133 | 1 | No result | ||||
| 10 | 1,170 117 | 129 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 11 | 1,010 101 | 145 | 1 | Lost | ||||
| 12 | 1,191 119* | (2/2) | 160 | 1 | Won | |||
| 13 | 1,011 101* | 111 | 1 | Won |
Women's Test centuries
The following table summarises the women's Test centuries scored at Kingsmead.| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,260 126 | 0 NR | 1 | Won |