List of international cricket centuries at the Basin Reserve

The Basin Reserve (commonly known as "The Basin"), is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand, used for Test, first-class and one-day cricket. Some argue that its proximity to the city, its Historic Place status and its age make it the most famous cricket ground in New Zealand.[1] The Basin Reserve is the only cricket ground in New Zealand to have Historic Place status. The ground has been used for events other than cricket, such as concerts, sports events and other social gatherings, but now it is mostly used for cricket, particularly Test matches.

Since 1930, 70 Test centuries have been scored at the ground, by players from every Test nation bar Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Aravinda de Silva's 267 remains the highest score at the Basin Reserve by an overseas player, scored in January 1991, while Martin Crowe's 299 is the overall highest score both at the ground and by any New Zealand player anywhere. He has also scored the most centuries there, with five. Crowe and Giff Vivian are the only players to have scored exactly 100 at the ground.[2]

Only two One Day International centuries have been scored at the ground. The Pakistan player Shoaib Mohammad holds the record for highest score with 126*.[3]

Contents

Key

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Basin Reserve.[2]

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 &10000000000001360000000 136 Dempster, StewieStewie Dempster  New Zealand &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  England 01930-01-24 24 January 1930 Drawn
2 &10000000000001170000000 117 Mills, JackieJackie Mills  New Zealand &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  England 01930-01-24 24 January 1930 Drawn
3 &10000000000001000000000 100 Vivian, GiffGiff Vivian  New Zealand &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  South Africa 01932-03-04 4 March 1932 Lost
4 &10000000000001221000000 122* Balaskas, XenXen Balaskas  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  New Zealand 01932-03-04 4 March 1932 Won
5 &10000000000002551000000 255* McGlew, JackieJackie McGlew  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  New Zealand 01953-03-06 6 March 1953 Won
6 &10000000000001090000000 109 Murray, AntonAnton Murray  South Africa &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  New Zealand 01953-03-06 6 March 1953 Won
7 &10000000000001560000000 156 Weekes, EvertonEverton Weekes  West Indies &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  New Zealand 01956-03-03 3 March 1956 Won
8 &10000000000001281000000 128* Cowdrey, ColinColin Cowdrey  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  New Zealand 01963-03-01 1 March 1963 Won
9 &10000000000001430000000 143 Wadekar, AjitAjit Wadekar  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  New Zealand 01968-02-29 29 February 1968 Won
10 &10000000000001660000000 166 Mohammad, SadiqSadiq Mohammad  Pakistan &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  New Zealand 01973-02-02 2 February 1973 Drawn
11 &10000000000001450000000 145 Chappell, IanIan Chappell (1/2)  Australia &10000000000000268000000 268 1  New Zealand 01974-03-01 1 March 1974 Drawn
12 &10000000000002471000000 247* Chappell, GregGreg Chappell (1/2)  Australia &10000000000000356000000 356 1  New Zealand 01974-03-01 1 March 1974 Drawn
13 &10000000000001320000000 132 Congdon, BevBev Congdon  New Zealand &10000000000000360000000 360 2  Australia 01974-03-01 1 March 1974 Drawn
14 &10000000000001010000000 101 Hastings, BrianBrian Hastings  New Zealand &10000000000000274000000 274 2  Australia 01974-03-01 1 March 1974 Drawn
15 &10000000000001210000000 121 Chappell, IanIan Chappell (2/2)  Australia &10000000000000218000000 218 3  New Zealand 01974-03-01 1 March 1974 Drawn
16 &10000000000001330000000 133 Chappell, GregGreg Chappell (2/2)  Australia &10000000000000175000000 175 3  New Zealand 01974-03-01 1 March 1974 Drawn
17 &10000000000001371000000 137* Howarth, GeoffGeoff Howarth  New Zealand &10000000000000237000000 237 1  India 01981-02-21 21 February 1981 Won
18 &10000000000001380000000 138 Botham, IanIan Botham  England &10000000000000167000000 167 2  New Zealand 01984-01-20 20 January 1984 Drawn
19 &10000000000001640000000 164 Randall, DerekDerek Randall  England &10000000000000269000000 269 2  New Zealand 01984-01-20 20 January 1984 Drawn
20 &10000000000001000000000 100 Crowe, MartinMartin Crowe (1/5)  New Zealand &10000000000000247000000 247 3  England 01984-01-20 20 January 1984 Drawn
21 &10000000000001741000000 174* Coney, JeremyJeremy Coney (1/2)  New Zealand &10000000000000374000000 374 3  England 01984-01-20 20 January 1984 Drawn
22 &10000000000001480000000 148 Reid, JohnJohn Reid  New Zealand &10000000000000427000000 427 1  Pakistan 01985-01-18 18 January 1985 Drawn
23 &10000000000001300000000 130 Matthews, GregGreg Matthews  Australia &10000000000000235000000 235 1  New Zealand 01986-02-21 21 February 1986 Drawn
24 &10000000000001011000000 101* Coney, JeremyJeremy Coney (2/2)  New Zealand &10000000000000192000000 192 2  Australia 01986-02-21 21 February 1986 Drawn
25 &10000000000001210000000 121 Haynes, DesmondDesmond Haynes  West Indies &10000000000000269000000 269 2  New Zealand 01987-02-20 20 February 1987 Drawn
26 &10000000000001380000000 138 Wright, JohnJohn Wright (1/3)  New Zealand &10000000000000465000000 465 3  West Indies 01987-02-20 20 February 1987 Drawn
27 &10000000000001190000000 119 Crowe, MartinMartin Crowe (2/5)  New Zealand &10000000000000308000000 308 3  West Indies 01987-02-20 20 February 1987 Drawn
28 &10000000000001430000000 143 Crowe, MartinMartin Crowe (3/5)  New Zealand &10000000000000333000000 333 1  England 01988-03-03 3 March 1988 Drawn
29 &10000000000001071000000 107* Rutherford, KenKen Rutherford  New Zealand &10000000000000181000000 181 1  England 01988-03-03 3 March 1988 Drawn
30 &10000000000001740000000 174 Crowe, MartinMartin Crowe (4/5)  New Zealand &10000000000000410000000 410 1  Pakistan 01989-02-10 10 February 1989 Drawn
31 &10000000000001630000000 163 Mohammad, ShoaibShoaib Mohammad  Pakistan &10000000000000516000000 516 2  New Zealand 01989-02-10 10 February 1989 Drawn
32 &10000000000001180000000 118 Miandad, JavedJaved Miandad  Pakistan &10000000000000277000000 277 2  New Zealand 01989-02-10 10 February 1989 Drawn
33 &10000000000001171000000 117* Wright, JohnJohn Wright (2/3)  New Zealand &10000000000000197000000 197 4  Australia 01990-03-15 15 March 1990 Won
34 &10000000000002670000000 267 de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva  Sri Lanka &10000000000000380000000 380 2  New Zealand 01991-01-31 31 January 1991 Drawn
35 &10000000000001860000000 186 Jones, AndrewAndrew Jones (1/2)  New Zealand &10000000000000454000000 454 3  Sri Lanka 01991-01-31 31 January 1991 Drawn
36 &10000000000002990000000 299 Crowe, MartinMartin Crowe (5/5)  New Zealand &10000000000000523000000 523 3  Sri Lanka 01991-01-31 31 January 1991 Drawn
37 &10000000000001070000000 107 Stewart, AlecAlec Stewart  England &10000000000000241000000 241 1  New Zealand 01992-02-06 6 February 1992 Drawn
38 &10000000000001160000000 116 Wright, JohnJohn Wright (3/3)  New Zealand &10000000000000334000000 334 2  England 01992-02-06 6 February 1992 Drawn
39 &10000000000001430000000 143 Jones, AndrewAndrew Jones (2/2)  New Zealand &10000000000000398000000 398 2  England 01992-02-06 6 February 1992 Drawn
40 &10000000000001420000000 142 Lamb, AllanAllan Lamb  England &10000000000000230000000 230 3  New Zealand 01992-02-06 6 February 1992 Drawn
41 &10000000000001690000000 169 Anwar, SaeedSaeed Anwar  Pakistan &10000000000000248000000 248 2  New Zealand 01994-02-17 17 February 1994 Won
42 &10000000000001400000000 140 Malik, SaleemSaleem Malik  Pakistan &10000000000000200000000 200 2  New Zealand 01994-02-17 17 February 1994 Won
43 &10000000000001351000000 135* Inzamam-ul-Haq  Pakistan &10000000000000195000000 195 2  New Zealand 01994-02-17 17 February 1994 Won
44 &10000000000001470000000 147 Lara, BrianBrian Lara  West Indies &10000000000000181000000 181 1  New Zealand 01995-02-10 10 February 1995 Won
45 &10000000000001510000000 151 Adams, JimmyJimmy Adams  West Indies &10000000000000226000000 226 1  New Zealand 01995-02-10 10 February 1995 Won
46 &10000000000001011000000 101* Murray, JuniorJunior Murray  West Indies &10000000000000088000000 88 1  New Zealand 01995-02-10 10 February 1995 Won
47 &10000000000001080000000 108 Thorpe, GrahamGraham Thorpe  England &10000000000000249000000 249 2  New Zealand 01997-02-06 6 February 1997 Won
48 &10000000000001390000000 139 McMillan, CraigCraig McMillan (1/2)  New Zealand &10000000000000209000000 209 2  Zimbabwe 01998-02-19 19 February 1998 Won
49 &10000000000001031000000 103* Azharuddin, MohammadMohammad Azharuddin  India &10000000000000156000000 156 1  New Zealand 01998-12-26 26 December 1998 Lost
50 &10000000000001130000000 113 Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar  India &10000000000000151000000 151 3  New Zealand 01998-12-26 26 December 1998 Lost
51 &10000000000001200000000 120 Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs  South Africa &10000000000000250000000 250 2  New Zealand 01999-03-18 18 March 1999 Won
52 &10000000000001520000000 152 Cullinan, DaryllDaryll Cullinan  South Africa &10000000000000272000000 272 2  New Zealand 01999-03-18 18 March 1999 Won
53 &10000000000002140000000 214 Sinclair, MathewMathew Sinclair  New Zealand &10000000000000447000000 447 1  West Indies 01999-12-26 26 December 1999 Won
54 &10000000000001090000000 109 Cairns, ChrisChris Cairns  New Zealand &10000000000000138000000 138 1  Australia 02000-03-24 24 March 2000 Lost
55 &10000000000001430000000 143 Slater, MichaelMichael Slater  Australia &10000000000000214000000 214 2  New Zealand 02000-03-24 24 March 2000 Won
56 &10000000000001511000000 151* Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh  Australia &10000000000000312000000 312 2  New Zealand 02000-03-24 24 March 2000 Won
57 &10000000000001410000000 141 Astle, NathanNathan Astle  New Zealand &10000000000000408000000 408 1  Zimbabwe 02000-12-26 26 December 2000 Drawn
58 &10000000000001420000000 142 McMillan, CraigCraig McMillan (2/2)  New Zealand &10000000000000209000000 209 1  Zimbabwe 02000-12-26 26 December 2000 Drawn
59 &10000000000001251000000 125* Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith  South Africa &10000000000000203000000 203 4  New Zealand 02004-03-26 26 March 2004 Won
60 &10000000000001650000000 165 Martyn, DamienDamien Martyn  Australia &10000000000000287000000 287 1  New Zealand 02005-03-18 18 March 2005 Drawn
61 &10000000000001620000000 162 Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist  Australia &10000000000000146000000 146 1  New Zealand 02005-03-18 18 March 2005 Drawn
62 &10000000000002240000000 224 Vincent, LouLou Vincent  New Zealand &10000000000000348000000 348 2  Sri Lanka 02005-04-11 11 April 2005 Won
63 &10000000000001561000000 156* Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka &10000000000000192000000 192 1  New Zealand 02006-12-15 15 December 2006 Won
64 &10000000000001521000000 152* Silva, ChamaraChamara Silva  Sri Lanka &10000000000000219000000 219 3  New Zealand 02006-12-15 15 December 2006 Won
65 &10000000000001020000000 102 Ambrose, TimTim Ambrose  England &10000000000000149000000 149 1  New Zealand 02008-03-13 13 March 2008 Won
66 &10000000000001670000000 167 Gambhir, GautamGautam Gambhir  India &10000000000000257000000 257 3  New Zealand 02009-04-03 3 April 2009 Drawn
67 &10000000000001070000000 107 Taylor, RossRoss Taylor  New Zealand &10000000000000165000000 165 4  India 02009-04-03 3 April 2009 Drawn
68 &10000000000001680000000 168 Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke  Australia &10000000000000253000000 253 1  New Zealand 02010-03-19 19 March 2010 Won
69 &10000000000001121000000 112* North, MarcusMarcus North  Australia &10000000000000208000000 208 1  New Zealand 02010-03-19 19 March 2010 Won
70 &10000000000001040000000 104 McCullum, BrendonBrendon McCullum  New Zealand &10000000000000187000000 187 3  Australia 02010-03-19 19 March 2010 Lost
71 &10000000000001100000000 110 Vettori, DanielDaniel Vettori  New Zealand &10000000000000166000000 166 1  Pakistan 02011-01-15 15 January 2011 Drawn

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Basin Reserve.[3]

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 101 Congdon, BevBev Congdon  New Zealand 110 1  England 01975-03-09 9 March 1975 No result
2 126* Mohammad, ShoaibShoaib Mohammad  Pakistan 155 1  New Zealand 01989-03-08 8 March 1989 Lost

References

  1. ^ Neely, D., Romanos, J. (2003). The Basin - An Illustrated History of the Basin Reserve. Canterbury University Press.
  2. ^ a b Statsguru, Cricinfo, 17 March 2010.
  3. ^ a b Statsguru, Cricinfo, 20 March 2010.
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