List of international cricket centuries by Kevin Pietersen explained
Kevin Pietersen is a retired English cricketer and former captain of the England cricket team.[1] He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test and One Day International (ODI) matches, on twenty-three and nine occasions respectively.[2] As of 1 January 2013, Pietersen has played 104 Tests and 136 ODIs for England, scoring 8,181 and 4,440 runs respectively and is the first batsman to reach 5,000 or more runs in Test cricket in under five years.[3] [4] His performances in the 2005 Ashes series led to Pietersen being named one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2006 and being appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours.[5] [6]
Pietersen made his Test debut against Australia in July 2005, when he was called into the team to replace Graham Thorpe for the first Test of the 2005 Ashes series.[7] He made his first century during the fifth Test of the series at The Oval; his 158 in the third innings enabled England to draw the match and win the series 2–1.[8] His career best score of 227 also came against Australia in the second Test of the 2010–11 Ashes series at the Adelaide Oval.[9] Pietersen has scored centuries against all Test cricket playing nations, with the exception of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.[10] He is most successful against India, against whom he has scored six centuries. He is joint twenty-third among all-time Test century makers,[11] and second in the equivalent list for England.[12]
Pietersen made his ODI debut in 2004 against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club. His first century was against South Africa at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein in February 2005.[13] His highest ODI score is 130 against Pakistan in February 2012 at the DSC Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Pietersen played 37 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches since his debut in 2005, without scoring a century. His highest score in the format was 79 against Zimbabwe, in September 2007.[14]
Key
Test centuries
ODI centuries
Notes
A. Pietersen is joint twenty-third in all-time Test century makers along with Hashim Amla, Justin Langer, Javed Miandad and Virender Sehwag.
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Notes and References
- News: Kevin Pietersen confirms resignation as England crisis deepens . The Daily Telegraph . Gilmour . Rod . 7 January 2009 . 17 April 2012 .
- Web site: Player Profile: Kevin Pietersen . ESPNcricinfo . 28 March 2012.
- Web site: Kevin Pietersen . ESPNcricinfo . 29 December 2012 .
- Web site: From zero to 5000 runs in 1703 days . ESPNcricinfo . 24 March 2010 . 22 July 2011 . Travis . George . Basevi . Binoy .
- Web site: Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year . ESPNcricinfo . 9 January 2013 .
- News: Honours for Ashes and 2012 heroes . BBC Sport . 31 December 2005 . 5 April 2012 .
- News: England drop Thorpe for Pietersen . BBC Sport . 14 July 2005 . 29 December 2012.
- News: Truimphant England reclaim Ashes . BBC Sport . 12 September 2005 . 31 December 2012 .
- News: Ashes: Late strike lifts England's hopes in Adelaide Test . BBC Sport . 6 December 2010 . 29 December 2010 . Jamie . Lilywhite .
- Web site: Statistics – Statsguru – KP Pietersen – Test matches . ESPNcricinfo . 29 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150917031434/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/19296.html?class=1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting . 17 September 2015 .
- Web site: Records – Test matches – Most hundreds . ESPNcricinfo. 30 December 2012.
- Web site: Records – Test matches – Most hundreds in a career for England . ESPNcricinfo . 30 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121130040001/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?class=1%3Bid%3D1%3Btype%3Dteam . 30 November 2012 .
- Web site: Statistics – Statsguru – KP Pietersen – One-Day Internationals . ESPNcricinfo . 30 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150917022902/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/19296.html?class=2%3Borderby%3Dbatted_score%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings . 17 September 2015 .
- Web site: Statistics – Statsguru – KP Pietersen – Twenty20 Internationals . ESPNcricinfo . 30 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150917022915/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/19296.html?class=3%3Borderby%3Dbatted_score%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings . 17 September 2015 .
- Web site: 5th Test: England v Australia at The Oval . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 1st Test: Pakistan v England at Faisalabad . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 1st Test: England v Sri Lanka at Lord's . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 2nd Test: England v Sri Lanka at Edgbaston . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 3rd Test: England v Pakistan at Headingley . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 3rd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 1st Test: England v West Indies at Lord's . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 2nd Test: England v West Indies at Leeds . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 1st Test: England v India at Lord's . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 3rd Test: England v India at The Oval . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 3rd Test: New Zealand v England at Napier . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 3rd Test: England v New Zealand at Trent Bridge . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 1st Test: England v South Africa at Lord's . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 1st Test: England v South Africa at The Oval . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 2nd Test: India v England at Mohali . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 5th Test: West Indies v England at Port of Spain . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 2nd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 1st Test: England v India at Lord's . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 2nd Test: England v India at The Oval . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v England at Colombo . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 2nd Test: England v Sri Lanka, at Headingley . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 2nd Test: India v England, at Mumbai . 24 May 2015 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 3rd Test: England v Australia, at Manchester . 24 May 2015 . ESPNcricinfo .
- Web site: 2nd ODI: South Africa v England at Blomfontein . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: 4th ODI: South Africa v England at East London . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: 7th ODI: South Africa v England at Centurion . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: 35th Match, Super Eights: Australia v England at North Sound . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: 35th Match, Super Eights: West Indies v England at Bridgetown . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: 1st ODI: England v New Zealand at Chester-le-Street . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: 5th ODI: India v England at Cuttack . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: 3rd ODI: England v Pakistan at Dubai . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: 4th ODI, England v Pakistan at Dubai . 26 November 2012 . ESPNcricinfo.