List of international cricket centuries at Headingley explained

Headingley Cricket Ground is a cricket venue that exists as part of the Headingley Stadium complex in Leeds, England. It was established in 1890 and currently has a capacity of 17,000.[1] The ground has hosted 78 Test matches, the first of these was played in 1899 between England and Australia.[2] Headingley has also staged 45 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first of which was played between England and the West Indies in 1973.[3]

The first of 114 Test centuries made at the ground was scored by the Englishman Stanley Jackson against Australia in 1905. The Australian Donald Bradman holds the record for the highest Test innings at Headingley. Bradman's innings of 334 not out, scored in 1930, was also the highest of his Test career. Bradman made a second triple century at Headingley when he scored 304 in 1934. The only other player to score a triple century at the ground is the Englishman John Edrich who made 310 not out against New Zealand in 1965. Geoffrey Boycott and Donald Bradman are the only players to have scored four Test centuries at Headingley.[4] The West Indies' Shai Hope is the only batsman to score centuries in each innings of a Test. No player had managed this in any previous first-class match at the ground.

Nineteen ODI centuries have been scored at the ground, the first was by the Australian Graeme Wood in 1981. The Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya holds the record for the highest ODI innings at the ground. Jayasuriya scored 152 from 99 deliveries against England in 2006. The highest score by an Englishman is 128 which was made by Robin Smith in 1990.[5]

Key

List of centuries

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Headingley.

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 NR 1 Drawn
2 100 NR 3 Drawn
3 115 NR 1 Won
4 132 NR 1 Won
5 141 NR 1 Drawn
6 151 NR 1 Drawn
7 100 NR 1 Drawn
8 129 NR 3 Lost
9 334 448 1 Drawn
10 113 361 2 Drawn
11 181 413 2 Drawn
12 304 473 2 Drawn
13 103 184 2 Won
14 100 NR 2 Won
15 143 NR 1 Lost
16 111 NR 1 Lost
17 112 NR 2 Won
18 182 NR 4 Won
19 292 4 Won
20 101 NR 1 Drawn
21 114 NR 1 Drawn
22 NR 3 Drawn
23 236 NR 1 Drawn
24 100 NR 2 Drawn
25 138 NR 2 Drawn
26 133 NR 1 Lost
27 133 NR 3 Won
28 NR 3 Won
29 101 NR 1 Won
30 NR 2 Won
31 NR 2 Won
32 160 NR 2 Won
33 119 NR 1 Won
34 102 NR 1 Won
35 160 NR 2 Won
36 450 1 Won
37 163 NR 1 Won
38 137 323 1 Won
39 174 260 1 Won
40 555 1 Won
41 109 183 1 Won
42 148 348 3 Lost
43 112 214 1 Won
44 115 181 2 Won
45 109 124 1 Won
46 115 147 1 Won
47 116 264 2 Lost
48 116 212 2 Lost
49 191 471 1 Won
50 137 152 1 Drawn
51 102 234 1 Lost
52 148 3 Won
53 196 3 Lost
54 100 186 1 Lost
55 197 2 Won
56 119 183 1 Lost
57 175 272 2 Won
58 216 3 Won
59 136 315 1 Won
60 242 1 Won
61 125 204 2 Lost
62 331 3 Won
63 135 301 2 Won
64 107 225 1 Won
65 399 1 Won
66 305 1 Won
67 104 226 2 Drawn
68 110 192 3 Drawn
69 141 201 1 Drawn
70 105 191 1 Drawn
71 170 315 2 Drawn
72 113 176 2 Drawn
73 199 351 2 Won
74 127 202 2 Won
75 105 181 3 Lost
76 116 252 1 Won
77 144 154 1 Lost
78 118 135 1 Lost
79 227 4 Won
80 148 307 1 Won
81 193 330 1 Won
82 128 167 1 Won
83 110 194 3 Lost
84 130 323 1 Won
85 132 206 2 Won
86 100 146 2 Won
87 135 169 1 Won
88 119 206 1 Won
89 173 285 2 Lost
90 192 261 2 Lost
91 116 171 3 Won
92 103 173 1 Won
93 226 262 1 Won
94 149 284 2 Won
95 174 381 2 Won
96 110 206 2 Won
97 182 365 1 Drawn
98 149 214 2 Drawn
99 104 167 1 Won
100 130 190 3 Won
101 127 253 2 Lost
102 160 249 3 Won
103 281 4 Lost
104 107 212 2 Lost
105 120 163 3 Won
106 140 183 1 Won
107 100 124 1 Lost
108 134 249 2 Won
109 147 253 2 Won
110 211 4 Won
111 219 4 Won
112 121 165 2 Won
113 109 228 1 Lost
114 162 157 2 Won
115 118 118 1 Lost

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Headingley.

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 108 150 1 Won
2 133 1 Won
3 128 168 1 Lost
4 104 2 Won
5 101 134 1 Lost
6 110 2 Won
7 112 87 1 Lost
8 134 2 Won
9 121 118 1 Lost
10 109 102 2 Won
11 152 99 2 Won
12 126 134 2 Won
13 144 150 1 Won
14 126 113 1 Won
15 107 93 1 Won
16 120 2 Won
17 113 128 1 Lost
18 103 94 2 Won
19 111 118 2 Won

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Headingley — Cricinfo profile . ESPN. Cricinfo. 23 April 2010.
  2. Web site: Statsguru: Headingley, Leeds / Test matches / Match result list . ESPN. Cricinfo. 23 April 2010.
  3. Web site: Statsguru: Headingley, Leeds / One-Day Internationals matches / Match result list . ESPN. Cricinfo. 23 April 2010.
  4. Web site: Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list. ESPN. Cricinfo. 23 April 2010.
  5. Web site: Statsguru: One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Innings by innings list. ESPN. Cricinfo. 23 April 2010.
  6. Web site: Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won. ESPN. Cricinfo. 24 August 2011.
  7. Web site: Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won. ESPN. Cricinfo. 24 August 2011.
  8. Web site: Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost. ESPN. Cricinfo. 24 August 2011.
  9. Web site: Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost. ESPN. Cricinfo. 24 August 2011.
  10. Web site: Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Drawn. ESPN. Cricinfo. 24 August 2011.

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