List of international cricket centuries by Gary Kirsten explained
Gary Kirsten is a former international cricketer who represented South Africa between 1993 and 2004. A left-handed batsman who primarily played as an opener, Kirsten took part in 101 Test matches and 185 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for his country and scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) on 21 and 13 occasions respectively.
Kirsten made both his Test and ODI debuts against Australia in December 1993. He made his first Test century in November 1995, when he scored 110 against England. A year later Kirsten made centuries in both innings of a Test when he scored 102 and 133 in the second Test of the 1996–97 series against India. He achieved his highest Test score in 1999, when he made 275 against England in Durban. In an attempt to prevent South Africa from losing the match, he batted for almost 14 hours, spread across the last three of the match's five days.[1] The innings remains the second-longest by any batsman in Test cricket in terms of time span, behind an innings of over 16 hours recorded by Hanif Mohammad for Pakistan in 1958.[2] His most prolific series was against England in 2003, when he made 462 runs at an average of 66.00 including two centuries.[3] His accomplishments with the bat during the season led to him being named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year the following year.[1] As of June 2015, Kirsten is joint fourth in the list of leading Test century-makers for South Africa with AB de Villiers, and his total of three double centuries for the team is exceeded only by the four recorded by Graeme Smith.[4] [5] He scored centuries against all nine other teams which held Test match status at the time, and was the first player to score a hundred against every other active Test-playing nation.[6]
Kirsten's first ODI century came against Australia in January 1994 in the first match of the best-of-three final of the Tri-nation tournament. His highest score in ODI cricket came against the United Arab Emirates during the 1996 Cricket World Cup when he scored 188 not out. As of November 2016, this is the highest one-day figure recorded by a South African and the third-highest in the World Cup by any batsman.[7] In ODIs he was most successful against India, accumulating four centuries. South Africa lost only one of the thirteen matches in which Kirsten scored a century. As of November 2016, he is thirtieth among all-time century makers, and sixth in the equivalent list for South Africa.[8]
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Test cricket centuries
One Day International centuries
Notes and References
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- Web site: Records / World Cup / High scores. ESPNcricinfo. 25 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024214408/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=12%3Btype%3Dtrophy. 24 October 2012.
- Web site: South Africa / Records / One-Day Internationals / Most hundreds. ESPNcricinfo. 23 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919101646/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?class=2%3Bid%3D3%3Btype%3Dteam. 19 September 2015.
- Web site: 2nd Test: South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Nov 30 – Dec 4, 1995. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108070527/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63701.html. 8 November 2012.
- Web site: 2nd Test: India v South Africa at Kolkata, Nov 27 – Dec 1, 1996. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130207151123/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63725.html. 7 February 2013.
- Web site: 2nd Test: South Africa v India at Cape Town, Jan 2–6, 1997. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106020422/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63737.html. 6 November 2012.
- Web site: 3rd Test: Pakistan v South Africa at Faisalabad, Oct 24–27, 1997. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130206134439/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63768.html. 6 February 2013.
- Web site: 3rd Test: Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, Jan 30 – Feb 3, 1998. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108200038/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63780.html. 8 November 2012.
- Web site: 3rd Test: England v South Africa at Manchester, Jul 2–6, 1998. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130219080423/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63806.html. 19 February 2013.
- Web site: 5th Test: South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, Jan 15–18, 1999. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106053428/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63823.html. 6 November 2012.
- Web site: 1st Test: New Zealand v South Africa at Auckland, Feb 27 – Mar 3, 1999. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108195510/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63834.html. 8 November 2012.
- Web site: 3rd Test: South Africa v England at Durban, Dec 26–30, 1999. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121109223337/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63862.html. 9 November 2012.
- Web site: 1st Test: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban, Dec 26–30, 2000. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121113122001/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63913.html. 13 November 2012.
- Web site: 1st Test: West Indies v South Africa at Georgetown, Mar 9–13, 2001. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121122174648/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63925.html. 22 November 2012.
- Web site: 1st Test: Zimbabwe v South Africa at Harare, Sep 7–11, 2001. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111113848/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63949.html. 11 November 2012.
- Web site: 3rd Test: Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Jan 2–5, 2002. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120223020632/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63966.html. 23 February 2012.
- Web site: 1st Test: South Africa v Bangladesh at East London, Oct 18–21, 2002. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130223081324/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64007.html. 23 February 2013.
- Web site: 2nd Test: South Africa v Bangladesh at Potchefstroom, Oct 25–27, 2002. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111113922/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64008.html. 11 November 2012.
- Web site: 2nd Test: England v South Africa at Lord's, Jul 31 – Aug 3, 2003. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130223085238/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64039.html. 23 February 2013.
- Web site: 4th Test: England v South Africa at Leeds, Aug 21–25, 2003. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130219080502/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64041.html. 19 February 2013.
- Web site: 2nd Test: Pakistan v South Africa at Faisalabad, Oct 24–28, 2003. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121114190851/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64051.html. 14 November 2012.
- Web site: 2nd Test: South Africa v West Indies at Durban, Dec 26–29, 2003. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111114017/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64064.html. 11 November 2012.
- Web site: 1st Test: New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, Mar 10–14, 2004. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111114050/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64074.html. 11 November 2012.
- Web site: 1st Final: Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, Jan 21, 1994. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110053555/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65518.html. 10 November 2012.
- Web site: 4th ODI: South Africa v England at Centurion, Jan 14, 1996. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110194730/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64514.html. 10 November 2012.
- Web site: 2nd Match: South Africa v United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi, Feb 16, 1996. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130521085808/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65158.html. 21 May 2013.
- Web site: 3rd Match: India v South Africa at Sharjah, Apr 14, 1996. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120417075112/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65756.html. 17 April 2012.
- Web site: Final: India v South Africa at Sharjah, Apr 19, 1996. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108224830/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65760.html. 8 November 2012.
- Web site: Final: Pakistan v South Africa at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 6, 1996. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105004817/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66058.html. 5 November 2012.
- Web site: 2nd Match: Australia v South Africa at Indore, Oct 19, 1996. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107075938/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66060.html. 7 November 2012.
- Web site: 7th Match: New Zealand v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 9, 1998. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120717014456/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65561.html. 17 July 2012.
- Web site: 1st ODI: India v South Africa at Kochi, Mar 9, 2000. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120715024314/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64657.html. 15 July 2012.
- Web site: 4th ODI: South Africa v New Zealand at Kimberley, Oct 28, 2000. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111209102515/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64676.html. 9 December 2011.
- Web site: 1st Match: South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Oct 5, 2001. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130211101748/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66098.html. 11 February 2013.
- Web site: 8th Match: South Africa v Kenya at Cape Town, Oct 22, 2001. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106030133/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66105.html. 6 November 2012.
- Web site: 4th ODI: South Africa v Pakistan at Paarl, Dec 16, 2002. ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104201301/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64811.html. 4 November 2012.