List of international cricket centuries at Newlands Cricket Ground

Newlands Cricket Ground is a South African cricket ground located in Cape Town, it has a capacity of 25,000. The ground hosted its first Test match in 1889 and its first One Day International (ODI) in 1992.[1] 45 Test matches have been played at the ground as well as 34 ODIs.[2][3]

The first Test match century scored at the ground was in 1889 by the Englishman Bobby Abel who made 120 against South Africa. 72 Test centuries have occurred at the ground, the highest of these was scored in 2006 by the New Zealander Stephen Fleming. Fleming's score of 262 from 423 deliveries is one of 3 double centuries the ground has seen, the others being 228 and 209 scored by Herschelle Gibbs and Graeme Pollock respectively. Jacques Kallis has scored the most Test centuries at the ground with eight.[4]

The New Zealand batsman Roger Twose was the first player to score an ODI century at the ground, making 103 against South Africa. Brian Lara and Sourav Ganguly are the only other non-South African batsman to have scored an ODI century at Newlands. Neil McKenzie holds the record for highest ODI score at the ground, 131* from 121 deliveries, which was made against Kenya in 2001. Herschelle Gibbs is the only player to have scored 2 ODI centuries at the ground.[5]

Contents

Key

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Newlands.[4]

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 120 Abel, BobbyBobby Abel  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01889-03-25 25 March 1889 Won
2 134* Wood, HenryHenry Wood  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  South Africa 01892-03-19 19 March 1892 Won
3 124 Hill, ArthurArthur Hill  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  South Africa 01896-03-21 21 March 1896 Won
4 106 Sinclair, JimmyJimmy Sinclair (1/2)  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  England 01899-04-01 1 April 1899 Lost
5 112 Tyldesley, JohnnyJohnny Tyldesley  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 3  South Africa 01899-04-01 1 April 1899 Won
6 104 Sinclair, JimmyJimmy Sinclair (2/2)  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 3  Australia 01902-11-08 8 November 1902 Lost
7 187 Hobbs, JackJack Hobbs  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01910-03-11 11 March 1910 Won
8 142 Ryder, JackJack Ryder  Australia &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  South Africa 01921-11-26 26 November 1921 Won
9 123 Mitchell, BruceBruce Mitchell (1/2)  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  England 01931-01-01 1 January 1931 Drawn
10 141 Siedle, JackJack Siedle  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  England 01931-01-01 1 January 1931 Drawn
11 117 Taylor, HerbieHerbie Taylor  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  England 01931-01-01 1 January 1931 Drawn
12 121 Brown, BillBill Brown  Australia &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01936-01-01 1 January 1936 Won
13 112 Fingleton, JackJack Fingleton  Australia &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01936-01-01 1 January 1936 Won
14 181 Hammond, WallyWally Hammond  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01938-12-31 31 December 1938 Drawn
15 115 Ames, LesLes Ames  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01938-12-31 31 December 1938 Drawn
16 112 Valentine, BryanBryan Valentine  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01938-12-31 31 December 1938 Drawn
17 120 Nourse, DudleyDudley Nourse (1/3)  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  England 01938-12-31 31 December 1938 Drawn
18 120 Mitchell, BruceBruce Mitchell (2/2)  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  England 01949-01-01 1 January 1949 Drawn
19 112 Nourse, DudleyDudley Nourse (2/3)  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  England 01949-01-01 1 January 1949 Drawn
20 178 Harvey, NeilNeil Harvey  Australia &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01949-12-31 31 December 1949 Won
21 114 Nourse, DudleyDudley Nourse (3/3)  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 3  Australia 01949-12-31 31 December 1949 Lost
22 135 Reid, JohnJohn Reid  New Zealand &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01954-01-01 1 January 1954 Drawn
23 101 Cowdrey, ColinColin Cowdrey  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01957-01-01 1 January 1957 Won
24 189 Burke, JimJim Burke  Australia &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01957-12-31 31 December 1957 Won
25 101 Harris, ZinZin Harris  New Zealand &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01962-01-01 1 January 1962 Won
26 113 McLean, RoyRoy McLean  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 4  New Zealand 01962-01-01 1 January 1962 Lost
27 138 Barlow, EddieEddie Barlow (1/2)  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  England 01965-01-01 1 January 1965 Drawn
28 154 Pithey, TonyTony Pithey  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  England 01965-01-01 1 January 1965 Drawn
29 121 Smith, MikeMike Smith  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  South Africa 01965-01-01 1 January 1965 Drawn
30 153 Simpson, BobBob Simpson  Australia &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01966-12-31 31 December 1966 Won
31 134 Stackpole, KeithKeith Stackpole  Australia &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01966-12-31 31 December 1966 Won
32 209 Pollock, GraemeGraeme Pollock  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  Australia 01966-12-31 31 December 1966 Lost
33 127 Barlow, EddieEddie Barlow (2/2)  South Africa &10000000000000322000000 322 1  Australia 01970-01-22 22 January 1970 Won
34 102 Hudson, AndrewAndrew Hudson  South Africa &10000000000000174000000 174 1  Australia 01994-03-17 17 March 1994 Lost
35 112 Cronje, HansieHansie Cronje  South Africa &10000000000000235000000 235 2  New Zealand 01995-01-02 2 January 1995 Won
36 109 Richardson, DaveDave Richardson  South Africa &10000000000000206000000 206 2  New Zealand 01995-01-02 2 January 1995 Won
37 103 Kirsten, GaryGary Kirsten  South Africa &10000000000000204000000 204 1  India 01997-01-02 2 January 1997 Won
38 103* McMillan, BrianBrian McMillan  South Africa &10000000000000233000000 233 1  India 01997-01-02 2 January 1997 Won
39 102* Klusener, LanceLance Klusener  South Africa &10000000000000100000000 100 1  India 01997-01-02 2 January 1997 Won
40 169 Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (1/2)  India &10000000000000254000000 254 2  South Africa 01997-01-02 2 January 1997 Lost
41 115 Azharuddin, MohammadMohammad Azharuddin  India &10000000000000110000000 110 2  South Africa 01997-01-02 2 January 1997 Lost
42 113 Cullinan, DaryllDaryll Cullinan (1/4)  South Africa &10000000000000159000000 159 1  Sri Lanka 01998-03-19 19 March 1998 Won
43 110 Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (1/8)  South Africa &10000000000000328000000 328 1  West Indies 01999-01-02 2 January 1999 Won
44 168 Cullinan, DaryllDaryll Cullinan (2/4)  South Africa &10000000000000306000000 306 1  West Indies 01999-01-02 2 January 1999 Won
45 105 Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (2/8)  South Africa &10000000000000229000000 229 2  England 02000-01-02 2 January 2000 Won
46 120 Cullinan, DaryllDaryll Cullinan (3/4)  South Africa &10000000000000255000000 255 2  England 02000-01-02 2 January 2000 Won
47 112 Cullinan, DaryllDaryll Cullinan (4/4)  South Africa &10000000000000232000000 232 2  Sri Lanka 02001-01-02 2 January 2001 Won
48 138* Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist  Australia &10000000000000108000000 108 2  South Africa 02002-03-08 8 March 2002 Won
49 100* Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting  Australia &10000000000000160000000 160 4  South Africa 02002-03-08 8 March 2002 Won
50 151 Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith (1/4)  South Africa &10000000000000216000000 216 1  Pakistan 02003-01-02 2 January 2003 Won
51 228 Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs (1/2)  South Africa &10000000000000240000000 240 1  Pakistan 02003-01-02 2 January 2003 Won
52 135 Umar, TaufeeqTaufeeq Umar  Pakistan &10000000000000254000000 254 2  South Africa 02003-01-02 2 January 2003 Lost
53 101 Rudolph, JacquesJacques Rudolph  South Africa &10000000000000215000000 215 1  West Indies 02004-01-02 2 January 2004 Drawn
54 122* Boucher, MarkMark Boucher  South Africa &10000000000000173000000 173 1  West Indies 02004-01-02 2 January 2004 Drawn
55 116 Gayle, ChrisChris Gayle  West Indies &10000000000000120000000 120 2  South Africa 02004-01-02 2 January 2004 Drawn
56 115 Lara, BrianBrian Lara  West Indies &10000000000000238000000 238 2  South Africa 02004-01-02 2 January 2004 Drawn
57 142 Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs (2/2)  South Africa &10000000000000223000000 223 3  West Indies 02004-01-02 2 January 2004 Drawn
58 130* Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (3/8)  South Africa &10000000000000191000000 191 3  West Indies 02004-01-02 2 January 2004 Drawn
59 105* Smith, DwayneDwayne Smith  West Indies &10000000000000105000000 105 4  South Africa 02004-01-02 2 January 2004 Drawn
60 149 Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (4/8)  South Africa &10000000000000334000000 334 1  England 02005-01-02 2 January 2005 Won
61 121 Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith (2/4)  South Africa &10000000000000107000000 107 2  Zimbabwe 02005-03-04 4 March 2005 Won
62 262 Fleming, StephenStephen Fleming  New Zealand &10000000000000423000000 423 1  South Africa 02006-04-27 27 April 2006 Drawn
63 122* Franklin, JamesJames Franklin  New Zealand &10000000000000268000000 268 1  South Africa 02006-04-27 27 April 2006 Drawn
64 149 Amla, HashimHashim Amla (1/2)  South Africa &10000000000000317000000 317 2  New Zealand 02006-04-27 27 April 2006 Drawn
65 108* Prince, AshwellAshwell Prince (1/2)  South Africa &10000000000000286000000 286 2  New Zealand 02006-04-27 27 April 2006 Drawn
66 116 Jaffer, WasimWasim Jaffer  India &10000000000000244000000 244 1  South Africa 02007-01-02 2 January 2007 Lost
67 150 Prince, AshwellAshwell Prince (2/2)  South Africa &10000000000000249000000 249 2  Australia 02009-03-19 19 March 2009 Won
68 102 Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (5/8)  South Africa &10000000000000163000000 163 2  Australia 02009-03-19 19 March 2009 Won
69 163 de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers  South Africa &10000000000000196000000 196 2  Australia 02009-03-19 19 March 2009 Won
70 123* Johnson, MitchellMitchell Johnson  Australia &10000000000000103000000 103 3  South Africa 02009-03-19 19 March 2009 Lost
71 108 Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (6/8)  South Africa &10000000000000189000000 189 1  England 02010-01-03 3 January 2010 Drawn
72 183 Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith (3/4)  South Africa &10000000000000273000000 273 3  England 02010-01-03 3 January 2010 Drawn
73 161 Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (7/8)  South Africa &10000000000000291000000 291 1  India 02011-01-02 2 January 2011 Drawn
74 146 Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (2/2)  India &10000000000000314000000 314 2  South Africa 02011-01-02 2 January 2011 Drawn
75 109* Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (8/8)  South Africa &10000000000000240000000 240 3  India 02011-01-02 2 January 2011 Drawn
76 151 Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke  Australia &10000000000000176000000 176 1  South Africa 02011-11-09 9 November 2011 Lost
77 101* Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith (4/4)  South Africa &10000000000000140000000 140 4  Australia 02011-11-09 9 November 2011 Won
78 112 Amla, HashimHashim Amla (2/2)  South Africa &10000000000000134000000 134 4  Australia 02011-11-09 9 November 2011 Won

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Newlands.[5]

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 &10000000000001030000000 103 Twose, RogerRoger Twose  New Zealand 115 1  South Africa 02000-11-04 4 November 2000 Lost
2 &10000000000001240000000 124 Kirsten, GaryGary Kirsten  South Africa 130 1  Kenya 02001-10-22 22 October 2001 Won
3 &10000000000001311000000 131* McKenzie, NeilNeil McKenzie  South Africa 121 1  Kenya 02001-10-22 22 October 2001 Won
4 &10000000000001160000000 116 Lara, BrianBrian Lara  West Indies 134 1  South Africa 02003-02-09 9 February 2003 Won
5 &10000000000001071000000 107* Ganguly, SouravSourav Ganguly  India 120 2  Kenya 02003-03-07 7 March 2003 Won
6 &10000000000001091000000 109* Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis  South Africa 94 1  West Indies 02004-01-25 25 January 2004 Won
7 &10000000000001000000000 100 Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs (1/2)  South Africa 115 1  England 02005-02-06 6 February 2005 Won
8 &10000000000001001000000 100* Kemp, JustinJustin Kemp  South Africa 89 1  India 02006-11-26 26 November 2006 Won
9 &10000000000001190000000 119 Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs (2/2)  South Africa 101 2  New Zealand 02007-12-02 2 December 2007 Won
10 &10000000000001210000000 121 de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers  South Africa 85 1  England 02009-11-27 27 November 2009 Won

Women's Test centuries

The following table summarises the women's Test centuries scored at Newlands.[12]

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 &10000000000001051000000 105* van Mentz, YvonneYvonne van Mentz  South Africa NR 2  England 01961-01-13 13 January 1961 Drawn
2 &10000000000001171000000 117* McKelvey, TrishTrish McKelvey  New Zealand NR 3  South Africa 01972-02-25 25 February 1972 Drawn

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