List of Test cricket centuries scored on debut

A player batting in his debut Test cricket match has hit a century (100 runs or more) on 100 occasions by 98 batsmen. Charles Bannerman became the first player to achieve this when he scored 165 not out against England during the first ever Test match, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877. Bannerman was the first of 19 Australian batsman to score a century on debut, which is the largest contribution to the list of the Test-playing teams. England's R. E. Foster remains the highest scorer of Test debutants. His innings of 287, a double-century, was scored against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1903 and remained the world record for the highest individual score until 1930. Four other double-centuries have been scored on Test debut, including one by the West Indian Lawrence Rowe. Rowe's first innings score of 214 was followed by 100 not out later in the match, scored against New Zealand at Sabina Park in 1972. The Pakistani Yasir Hameed is the other player to have scored two centuries on Test debut. Yasir Hameed achieved this at the National Stadium, Karachi in 2003 against Bangladesh. The most recent century was scored by South African Stiaan van Zyl at SuperSport Park in Centurion against the West Indies.^[1]

Test centuries on debut

No.	Score	Batsman	For	Against	Innings	Test	Venue	Date
1	1650 !165*	Bannerman, CharlesCharles Bannerman	Australia	England	1st	1st	Melbourne Cricket Ground	01877-03-15-000015 March 1877
2	1520 !152	Grace, W.G.W.G. Grace	England	Australia	1st	1st	The Oval, London	01880-09-06-00006 September 1880
3	1070 !107	Graham, HarryHarry Graham	Australia	England	2nd	1st	Lord's, London	01893-07-17-000017 July 1893
4	1541 !154*	Ranjitsinhji, K. S.K. S. Ranjitsinhji	England	Australia	3rd	2nd	Old Trafford, Manchester	01896-07-16-000016 July 1896
5	1321 !132*	Warner, PelhamPelham Warner	England	South Africa	3rd	1st	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	01899-02-14-000014 February 1899
6	1040 !104	Duff, ReggieReggie Duff	Australia	England	3rd	2nd	Melbourne Cricket Ground	01902-01-01-00001 January 1902
7	2870 !287	Foster, R. E.R. E. Foster	England	Australia	2nd	1st	Sydney Cricket Ground	01903-12-11-000011 December 1903
8	1190 !119	Gunn, GeorgeGeorge Gunn	England	Australia	1st	1st	Sydney Cricket Ground	01907-12-13-000013 December 1907
9	1160 !116	Hartigan, RogerRoger Hartigan	Australia	England	3rd	3rd	Adelaide Oval	01908-01-10-000010 January 1908
10	1040 !104	Collins, HerbieHerbie Collins	Australia	England	3rd	1st	Sydney Cricket Ground	01920-12-17-000017 December 1920
11	1100 !110	Ponsford, BillBill Ponsford	Australia	England	1st	1st	Sydney Cricket Ground	01924-12-19-000019 December 1924
12	1640 !164	Jackson, ArchieArchie Jackson	Australia	England	2nd	4th	Adelaide Oval	01929-02-01-00001 February 1929
13	1760 !176	Headley, GeorgeGeorge Headley	West Indies	England	3rd	1st	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	01930-01-11-000011 January 1930
14	1170 !117	Mills, JackieJackie Mills	New Zealand	England	1st	2nd	Basin Reserve, Wellington	01930-01-24-000024 January 1930
15	1020 !102	Nawab of Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi	England	Australia	2nd	1st	Sydney Cricket Ground	01932-12-02-00002 December 1932
16	1360 !136	Valentine, BryanBryan Valentine	England	India	2nd	1st	Gymkhana Ground, Bombay	01933-12-15-000015 December 1933
17	1180 !118	Amarnath, LalaLala Amarnath	India	England	3rd	1st	Gymkhana Ground, Bombay	01933-12-15-000015 December 1933
18	1060 !106	Gibb, PaulPaul Gibb	England	South Africa	3rd	1st	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	01938-12-24-000024 December 1938
19	1400 !140	Griffith, BillyBilly Griffith	England	West Indies	1st	2nd	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	01948-02-11-000011 February 1948
20	1120 !112	Ganteaume, AndyAndy Ganteaume	West Indies	England	2nd	2nd	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	01948-02-11-000011 February 1948
21	1011 !101*	Burke, JimJim Burke	Australia	England	3rd	4th	Adelaide Oval	01951-02-02-00002 February 1951
22	1380 !138	May, PeterPeter May	England	South Africa	2nd	4th	Headingley, Leeds	01951-07-26-000026 July 1951
23	1100 !110	Shodhan, DeepakDeepak Shodhan	India	Pakistan	2nd	5th	Eden Gardens, Calcutta	01952-12-12-000012 December 1952
24	1150 !115	Pairaudeau, BruceBruce Pairaudeau	West Indies	India	2nd	1st	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	01953-01-21-000021 January 1953
25	1040 !104	Smith, CollieCollie Smith	West Indies	Australia	3rd	1st	Sabina Park, Kingston	01955-03-26-000026 March 1955
26	1001 !100*	Kripal Singh, A. G.A. G. Kripal Singh	India	New Zealand	1st	1st	Fateh Maidan, Hyderabad	01955-11-19-000019 November 1955
27	1420 !142	Hunte, ConradConrad Hunte	West Indies	Pakistan	1st	1st	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	01958-01-17-000017 January 1958
28	1041 !104*	Milton, ArthurArthur Milton	England	New Zealand	2nd	3rd	Headingley, Leeds	01958-07-03-00003 July 1958
29	1120 !112	Ali Baig, AbbasAbbas Ali Baig	India	England	4th	4th	Old Trafford, Manchester	01959-07-23-000023 July 1959
30	1050 !105	Singh, HanumantHanumant Singh	India	England	1st	4th	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	01964-02-08-00008 February 1964
31	1660 !166	Ibadulla, KhalidKhalid Ibadulla	Pakistan	Australia	1st	1st	National Stadium, Karachi	01964-10-24-000024 October 1964
32	1050 !105	Taylor, BruceBruce Taylor	New Zealand	India	1st	2nd	Eden Gardens, Calcutta	01965-03-05-00005 March 1965
33	1550 !155	Walters, DougDoug Walters	Australia	England	1st	1st	Brisbane Cricket Ground	01965-12-10-000010 December 1965
34	1070 !107	Hampshire, JohnJohn Hampshire	England	West Indies	2nd	2nd	Lord's, London	01969-06-26-000026 June 1969
35	1370 !137	Viswanath, GundappaGundappa Viswanath	India	Australia	3rd	2nd	Green Park, Kanpur	01969-11-15-000015 November 1969
36	1080 !108	Chappell, GregGreg Chappell	Australia	England	2nd	2nd	WACA Ground, Perth	01970-12-11-000011 December 1970
37	2140 !214	Rowe, LawrenceLawrence Rowe	West Indies	New Zealand	1st	1st	Sabina Park, Kingston	01972-02-16-000016 February 1972
38	1001 !100*	Rowe, LawrenceLawrence Rowe	West Indies	New Zealand	3rd	1st	Sabina Park, Kingston	01972-02-16-000016 February 1972
39	1001 !100*	Kallicharran, AlvinAlvin Kallicharran	West Indies	New Zealand	1st	4th	Bourda, Georgetown	01972-04-06-00006 April 1972
40	1070 !107	Redmond, RodneyRodney Redmond	New Zealand	Pakistan	2nd	3rd	Eden Park, Auckland	01973-02-16-000016 February 1973
41	1061 !106*	Hayes, FrankFrank Hayes	England	West Indies	4th	1st	The Oval, London	01973-07-26-000026 July 1973
42	1070 !107	Greenidge, GordonGordon Greenidge	West Indies	India	3rd	1st	KSCA Stadium, Bangalore	01974-11-22-000022 November 1974
43	1051 !105*	Baichan, LeonardLeonard Baichan	West Indies	Pakistan	4th	1st	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	01975-02-15-000015 February 1975
44	1090 !109	Cosier, GaryGary Cosier	Australia	West Indies	2nd	3rd	Melbourne Cricket Ground	01975-12-26-000026 December 1975
45	1240 !124	Amarnath, SurinderSurinder Amarnath	India	New Zealand	2nd	1st	Eden Park, Auckland	01976-01-24-000024 January 1976
46	1630 !163	Miandad, JavedJaved Miandad	Pakistan	New Zealand	1st	1st	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	01976-10-09-00009 October 1976
47	1000 !100	Williams, BasilBasil Williams	West Indies	Australia	3rd	3rd	Bourda, Georgetown	01978-03-31-000031 March 1978
48	1030 !103	Wellham, DirkDirk Wellham	Australia	England	3rd	6th	The Oval, London	01981-08-27-000027 August 1981
49	1001 !100*	Malik, SaleemSaleem Malik	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	3rd	1st	National Stadium, Karachi	01982-03-05-00005 March 1982
50	1620 !162	Wessels, KeplerKepler Wessels	Australia	England	2nd	2nd	Brisbane Cricket Ground	01982-11-26-000026 November 1982
51	1590 !159	Phillips, WayneWayne Phillips	Australia	Pakistan	1st	1st	WACA Ground, Perth	01983-11-11-000011 November 1983
52	1100 !110	Azharuddin, MohammadMohammad Azharuddin	India	England	1st	3rd	Eden Gardens, Calcutta	01984-12-31-000031 December 1984
53	2011 !201*	Kuruppu, BrendonBrendon Kuruppu	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	1st	1st	Colombo Cricket Club Ground	01987-04-16-000016 April 1987
54	1071 !107*	Greatbatch, MarkMark Greatbatch	New Zealand	England	3rd	2nd	Eden Park, Auckland	01988-02-25-000025 February 1988
55	1380 !138	Waugh, MarkMark Waugh	Australia	England	1st	4th	Adelaide Oval	01991-01-25-000025 January 1991
56	1630 !163	Hudson, AndrewAndrew Hudson	South Africa	West Indies	2nd	1st	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	01992-04-18-000018 April 1992
57	1321 !132*	Kaluwitharana, RomeshRomesh Kaluwitharana	Sri Lanka	Australia	2nd	1st	Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	01992-08-17-000017 August 1992
58	1210 !121	Houghton, DaveDave Houghton	Zimbabwe	India	1st	1st	Harare Sports Club	01992-10-18-000018 October 1992
59	1030 !103	Amre, PravinPravin Amre	India	South Africa	2nd	1st	Kingsmead, Durban	01992-11-13-000013 November 1992
60	1141 !114*	Thorpe, GrahamGraham Thorpe	England	Australia	3rd	3rd	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	01993-07-01-00001 July 1993
61	1021 !102*	Blewett, GregGreg Blewett	Australia	England	2nd	4th	Adelaide Oval	01995-01-26-000026 January 1995
62	1310 !131	Ganguly, SouravSourav Ganguly	India	England	2nd	2nd	Lord's, London	01996-06-20-000020 June 1996
63	1091 !109*	Wasim, MohammadMohammad Wasim	Pakistan	New Zealand	4th	1st	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	01996-11-21-000021 November 1996
64	1150 !115	Naqvi, AliAli Naqvi	Pakistan	South Africa	1st	1st	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	01997-11-06-00006 November 1997
65	1281 !128*	Mahmood, AzharAzhar Mahmood	Pakistan	South Africa	1st	1st	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	01997-11-06-00006 November 1997
66	2140 !214	Sinclair, MathewMathew Sinclair	New Zealand	West Indies	1st	2nd	Basin Reserve, Wellington	01999-12-26-000026 December 1999
67	1070 !107	Khan, YounusYounus Khan	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	3rd	1st	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	02000-02-26-000026 February 2000
68	1450 !145	Islam, AminulAminul Islam	Bangladesh	India	1st	1st	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	02000-11-10-000010 November 2000
69	1190 !119	Masakadza, HamiltonHamilton Masakadza	Zimbabwe	West Indies	3rd	2nd	Harare Sports Club	02001-07-27-000027 July 2001
70	1031 !103*	Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera	Sri Lanka	India	2nd	3rd	Sinhalese Sports Club	02001-08-29-000029 August 2001
71	1040 !104	Umar, TaufeeqTaufeeq Umar	Pakistan	Bangladesh	2nd	1st	Multan Cricket Stadium	02001-08-29-000029 August 2001
72	1140 !114	Ashraful, MohammadMohammad Ashraful	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	3rd	2nd	Sinhalese Sports Club	02001-09-06-00006 September 2001
73	1050 !105	Sehwag, VirenderVirender Sehwag	India	South Africa	1st	1st	Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein	02001-11-03-00003 November 2001
74	1040 !104	Vincent, LouLou Vincent	New Zealand	Australia	1st	3rd	WACA Ground, Perth	02001-11-30-000030 November 2001
75	1070 !107	Styris, ScottScott Styris	New Zealand	West Indies	1st	2nd	Queen's Park, St. George's	02002-06-28-000028 June 2002
76	2221 !222*	Rudolph, JacquesJacques Rudolph	South Africa	Bangladesh	2nd	1st	MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong	02003-04-24-000024 April 2003
77	1700 !170	Hameed, YasirYasir Hameed	Pakistan	Bangladesh	2nd	1st	National Stadium, Karachi	02003-08-20-000020 August 2003
78	1050 !105	Hameed, YasirYasir Hameed	Pakistan	Bangladesh	4th	1st	National Stadium, Karachi	02003-08-20-000020 August 2003
79	1051 !105*	Smith, DwayneDwayne Smith	West Indies	South Africa	4th	3rd	Newlands, Cape Town	02004-01-02-00002 January 2004
80	1120 !112	Strauss, AndrewAndrew Strauss	England	New Zealand	2nd	1st	Lord's, London	02004-05-20-000020 May 2004
81	1510 !151	Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke	Australia	India	1st	1st	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	02004-10-06-00006 October 2004
82	1041 !104*	Cook, AlastairAlastair Cook	England	India	1st	1st	VCA Ground, Nagpur	02006-03-01-00001 March 2006
83	1261 !126*	Prior, MattMatt Prior	England	West Indies	1st	1st	Lord's, London	02007-05-17-000017 May 2007
84	1170 !117	North, MarcusMarcus North	Australia	South Africa	1st	1st	New Wanderers, Johannesburg	02009-02-26-000026 February 2009
85	1680 !168	Alam, FawadFawad Alam	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	3rd	2nd	P. Sara Oval, Colombo	02009-02-26-000026 February 2009
86	1190 !119	Trott, JonathanJonathan Trott	England	Australia	3rd	5th	The Oval, London	02009-08-20-000020 August 2009
87	1290 !129	Akmal, UmarUmar Akmal	Pakistan	New Zealand	2nd	1st	University Oval, Dunedin	02009-11-24-000024 November 2009
88	1040 !104	Barath, AdrianAdrian Barath	West Indies	Australia	3rd	1st	Brisbane Cricket Ground	02009-11-26-000026 November 2009
89	1000 !100	Petersen, AlviroAlviro Petersen	South Africa	India	1st	2nd	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	02010-02-14-000014 February 2010
90	1200 !120	Raina, SureshSuresh Raina	India	Sri Lanka	2nd	2nd	Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	02010-07-26-000026 July 2010
91	1310 !131	Williamson, KaneKane Williamson	New Zealand	India	2nd	1st	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	02010-11-04-00004 November 2010
92	1100 !110	Edwards, KirkKirk Edwards	West Indies	India	3rd	3rd	Windsor Park, Roseau	02011-07-06-00006 July 2011
93	1410 !141	Marsh, ShaunShaun Marsh	Australia	Sri Lanka	2nd	2nd	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	02011-09-08-00008 September 2011
94	1131 !113	Hasan, AbulAbul Hasan	Bangladesh	West Indies	1st	2nd	Khulna Divisional Stadium	02012-11-21-000021 November 2012
95	1101 !110*	Francois du Plessis (cricketer)Francois du Plessis	South Africa	Australia	4th	2nd	Adelaide Oval	02012-11-22-000022 November 2012
96	1710 !171	Hamish Rutherford (cricketer)Hamish Rutherford	New Zealand	England	2nd	1st	University Oval, Dunedin	02013-03-08-00008 March 2013
97	1870 !187	Dhawan, ShikharShikhar Dhawan	India	Australia	2nd	3rd	PCA Stadium, Mohali	02013-03-14-000014 March 2013
98	1770 !177	Sharma, RohitRohit Sharma	India	West Indies	2nd	1st	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	02013-11-06-00006 November 2013
99	1371 !137*	Neesham, JimmyJimmy Neesham	New Zealand	India	3rd	2nd	Basin Reserve, Wellington	02014-02-14-000014 February 2014
100	1011 !101*	van Zyl, StiaanStiaan van Zyl	South Africa	West Indies	1st	1st	SuperSport Park, Centurion	02014-12-17-000017 December 2014

Key

• * denotes that the batsman remained not out.
• Test denotes the number of the Test match played in that series.
• Innings denotes which of the team's batting innings the century was scored in.
• Date denotes the date the match started on.

Gallery

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  Charles Bannerman (Aus):
  Scored 165* in the first ever Test match.

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  Lala Amarnath (Ind):
  First Indian player to score a Test cricket century on debut.

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  Shaun Marsh (Aus):
  The most recent Test debut centurion for Australia.

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  W. G. Grace (Eng):
  The first England player to hit a Test century on debut.

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  Sourav Ganguly (Ind):
  Scored 131 on his Test debut at Lord's, following it up with another 136 at Trentbridge, making him a part of a rare club who scored a century on their first two innings in Test Cricket.

References