List of international cricket centuries at the Oval explained

The Oval (also known as the Kennington Oval and, due to sponsorship reasons, the Kia Oval) is a cricket ground in London, England, it was established in 1845 and has a capacity of 23,500. International cricket has been played at the ground since 1880, when England played Australia in the first Test match staged in England.[1] One Day Internationals (ODIs) have also been played at the ground, the first of these was in 1973 between England and the West Indies. 178 Test centuries have been scored at the Oval along with 39 ODI centuries.[2] [3]

The Englishman W. G. Grace scored the first Test century at the ground, Grace made 152 against Australia in 1880. In 1938 Len Hutton, another Englishman, broke the record for the highest individual Test innings. Hutton, with his score of 364, surpassed Wally Hammond's previous record of 336 not out. Hutton's innings was the only Test triple century scored at the Oval until Hashim Amla's treble in July 2012, and is still the highest by an Englishman at any ground.[4] [5] Herbert Sutcliffe is the only man to have scored five Test centuries at the ground, while Hammond, Hutton, David Gower and Kevin Pietersen have all scored four centuries. The most centuries scored by an overseas player at the ground is three, which was achieved by the South African Bruce Mitchell and Australian Steve Smith.[2]

The first ODI century scored at the Oval was in 1973 by the West Indian Roy Fredericks, who made 105 against England. England's Ben Stokes holds the record for the highest score at the ground, scoring 182 against New Zealand in 2023. Two players have scored three ODI centuries at the ground – England's Marcus Trescothick and India's Shikhar Dhawan – however no other batsman has scored more than one.[3]

Key

List of centuries

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Oval.

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 152 294 1 Won
2 153* 358 3 Lost
3 103 168 1 Drawn
4 211 525 1 Drawn
5 102 216 1 Drawn
6 117 155 2 Drawn
7 170 NR 1 Won
8 103 NR 1 Won
9 118 NR 1 Drawn
10 137 NR 1 Drawn
11 117 NR 2 Drawn
12 104 NR 4 Won
13 144 NR 1 Drawn
14 146 NR 2 Drawn
15 112* NR 3 Drawn
16 129 NR 1 Drawn
17 136 NR 1 Drawn
18 105 NR 2 Drawn
19 130 NR 3 Drawn
20 182* NR 1 Drawn
21 102* NR 3 Drawn
22 142 NR 2 Drawn
23 100 NR 3 Won
24 161 NR 3 Won
25 159 NR 2 Won
26 104 NR 1 Drawn
27 121 NR 2 Drawn
28 109* NR 3 Drawn
29 101* NR 3 Drawn
30 161 391 1 Lost
31 110 203 2 Won
32 232 417 2 Won
33 117 NR 1 Won
34 109 NR 1 Won
35 100* NR 1 Won
36 107 NR 1 Won
37 266 422 1 Won
38 244 271 1 Won
39 110 171 2 Lost
40 128 NR 1 Drawn
41 117 NR 1 Drawn
42 161 NR 2 Drawn
43 148* NR 2 Drawn
44 217 NR 1 Won
45 128 NR 1 Won
46 103 NR 2 Drawn
47 364 847 1 Won
48 187 438 1 Won
49 169* 400 1 Won
50 137 NR 2 Drawn
51 165* NR 3 Drawn
52 138 NR 3 Drawn
53 128 NR 1 Drawn
54 120 NR 2 Drawn
55 113 NR 3 Drawn
56 189* NR 4 Drawn
57 196 NR 2 Won
58 206 NR 2 Drawn
59 100 NR 2 Drawn
60 109 NR 1 Won
61 138 NR 1 Won
62 202* NR 2 Lost
63 119 NR 1 Drawn
64 107 NR 1 Won
65 164 NR 1 Won
66 175 NR 3 Drawn
67 155 NR 3 Drawn
68 117 NR 2 Drawn
69 181 NR 2 Drawn
70 137 NR 3 Drawn
71 182 NR 1 Won
72 172 NR 1 Won
73 108* NR 4 Won
74 113 NR 3 Drawn
75 127 NR 3 Drawn
76 104 217 1 Lost
77 165 361 2 Won
78 112 260 2 Won
79 142 289 2 Won
80 146 244 3 Lost
81 164 422 1 Won
82 158 325 1 Won
83 135 401 2 Lost
84 118 267 2 Won
85 113 226 2 Won
86 132 196 1 Won
87 106* 234 4 Lost
88 240 410 1 Drawn
89 183 372 2 Drawn
90 122 377 2 Drawn
91 127 294 1 Drawn
92 192 367 1 Drawn
93 149 390 3 Drawn
94 291 386 1 Won
95 203 320 2 Lost
96 111 253 2 Won
97 125 293 3 Drawn
98 221 443 4 Drawn
99 100* 203 3 Drawn
100 106* 230 1 Drawn
101 137 321 2 Drawn
102 103 221 3 Drawn
103 107 202 1 Drawn
104 208 226 1 Drawn
105 105 299 3 Won
106 109 259 3 Won
107 102* 293 3 Won
108 125 329 3 Won
109 196 310 1 Won
110 157 216 1 Won
111 119 343 1 Drawn
112 131 202 2 Drawn
113 121 198 2 Drawn
114 260 521 1 Drawn
115 102 237 1 Drawn
116 118 201 1 Drawn
117 150* 302 3 Drawn
118 122 180 1 Drawn
119 187 436 1 Drawn
120 110 142 1 Drawn
121 157* 270 3 Drawn
122 109 256 1 Won
123 121 312 3 Lost
124 179 206 2 Drawn
125 127 180 2 Drawn
126 106 217 1 Lost
127 176 264 2 Won
128 100* 223 2 Won
129 107 238 1 Lost
130 156* 249 1 Lost
131 213 278 2 Won
132 152 292 2 Won
133 108 331 3 Won
134 102* 186 1 Won
135 120 176 1 Won
136 157* 256 1 Won
137 133 232 2 Lost
138 195 279 1 Drawn
139 217 468 2 Drawn
140 183 258 1 Lost
141 219 374 2 Won
142 124 244 2 Won
143 105 87 3 Lost
144 129 210 1 Drawn
145 105 146 2 Drawn
146 138 303 2 Drawn
147 158 187 3 Drawn
148 128 236 2 Lost
149 110* 193 1 Drawn
150 101 159 4 Drawn
151 100 137 2 Won
152 119 193 3 Won
153 121 263 4 Lost
154 110 173 3 Lost
155 235 364 1 Won
156 175 232 1 Won
157 146* 266 2 Lost
158 115 295 1 Lost
159 131 273 2 Won
160 311* 529 2 Won
161 182* 326 2 Won
162 176 247 1 Drawn
163 138* 241 1 Drawn
164 149* 165 2 Won
165 143 252 1 Won
166 108 152 1 Lost
167 109 179 2 Won
168 218 308 2 Won
169 112 153 1 Won
170 136 228 4 Lost
171 147 286 3 Won
172 125 190 3 Won
173 149 224 4 Lost
174 114 146 4 Lost
175 117 166 4 Lost
176 127 256 3 Won
177 163 174 1 Won
178 121 268 1 Won

One Day International centuries

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

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 105 122 2 Won
2 101 113 1 Won
3 108 146 1 Lost
4 125* 137 2 Won
5 114* 122 1 Won
6 102 105 1 Won
7 119 146 1 Won
8 113 145 1 Lost
9 111 130 1 Lost
10 112* 152 2 Won
11 103 145 1 Won
12 108* 129 1 Lost
13 113* 149 2 Won
14 100* 138 2 Lost
15 103 144 1 Won
16 107 133 1 Lost
17 114* 125 2 Won
18 106 108 2 Won
19 145* 151 1 Won
20 101 135 1 Lost
21 104 124 1 Lost
22 100* 76 2 Won
23 121* 101 2 Won
24 122 136 1 Won
25 107* 95 1 Lost
26 112 120 2 Won
27 102* 107 2 Won
28 134* 135 2 Won
29 119* 96 1 Won
30 162 118 2 Won
31 128 142 1 Lost
32 133* 129 2 Won
33 103 115 1 Won
34 125 128 1 Lost
35 114 106 1 Won
36 176 130 1 Lost
37 117 109 1 Won
38 153 132 1 Won
39 182 124 1 Won

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kennington Oval — Cricinfo profile . ESPN. Cricinfo. 17 April 2010.
  2. Web site: Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list. ESPN. Cricinfo. 19 April 2010.
  3. Web site: Statsguru: One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Innings by innings list. ESPN. Cricinfo. 19 April 2010.
  4. Web site: The Cricketer / Features / The day the record went. ESPN. Cricinfo. 19 April 2010.
  5. Web site: Records / Test matches / Batting records / Most runs in an innings. ESPN. Cricinfo. 19 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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