List of international cricket centuries by Greg Chappell

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Greg Chappell scored five of his twenty-four Test cricket centuries at Brisbane Cricket Ground.[1]

Greg Stephen Chappell is a former cricketer and captain of the Australia national cricket team. He scored 27 centuries (scores of 100 runs or more in a single innings) in Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket matches organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). He was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1973.[2] Identified as "the outstanding Australian batsman of his generation" by ESPNcricinfo's Gideon Haigh, Chappell scored 24 centuries in Tests and 3 in ODIs.[3]

Chappell scored his first Test century in his debut match against England in December 1970.[4] Ensuring that "he lived up to expectations right from his debut,"[5] he scored 108 in 218 deliveries.[6]

Chappell's highest Test score of 247 not out was reached in 356 deliveries against New Zealand in March 1974 in Wellington.[7] The performance is the seventeenth-highest score by an Australian batsman in Test cricket.[8] He also scored a century in the last Test match of his career;[9] he is one of the four players who have achieved the feat of scoring centuries in both their first and last Test match.[lower-greek 1] Chappell scored his twenty four Test centuries against five different opponents, and was most successful against England, making nine.[4] As of June 2013, he is seventeenth in the international Test century-makers list,[lower-greek 2] and sixth in the Australian list.[11] Out of his twenty-four Test centuries, Chappell made eight in The Ashes and four in the Frank Worrell Trophy.[12] His team won 13 times when he scored a century, and lost only two, with seven getting drawn.[12] He scored 13 of his Test centuries while being the captain of the team.[12]

The maiden ODI century of Chappell was against England in 1977; he scored 125 runs not out off 137 deliveries.[13][14] His highest score in ODIs is 138 not out from 109 deliveries against New Zealand.[15] As of June 2013, he is fourteenth in the list of all-time Australian ODI century-makers.[lower-greek 3] All of his ODI centuries were made while being the captain of the team.[12]

Key

Key for the tables
Symbol Meaning
* Remained not out
dagger Man of the Match
double-dagger One of two centuries scored by Chappell in the match
Section-sign Scored while being the captain of the team
Pos. Position in the batting order
Inn. The innings of the match
Test The number of the Test match played in that series
H/A/N Venue was at home (Australia), away or neutral
Date Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches
Lost The match was lost by Australia.
Won The match was won by Australia.
Drawn The match was drawn.

Test centuries

List of Test centuries scored by Greg Chappell
scope="col; style="width:10px" | No. scope="col; style="width:50px" | Score scope="col; style="width:110px" | Against scope="col; style="width:10px" | Pos. scope="col; style="width:10px" | Inn. scope="col; style="width:10px" | Test scope="col; style="width:275px" | Venue scope="col; style="width:40px" | H/A/N scope="col; style="width:75px" | Date scope="col; style="width:40px" | Result scope="col; class="unsortable" | Ref
1 108  England 7 2 2/7 WACA Ground, Perth Home 11 December 1970 Drawn [6]
2 131  England 4 2 2/5 Lord's Cricket Ground, London Away 22 June 1972 Won [17]
3 113  England 4 2 5/5 Kennington Oval, London Away 10 July 1972 Won [18]
4 116*  Pakistan 4 1 2/3 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home 29 December 1972 Won [19]
5 106  West Indies 4 1 2/5 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away 9 March 1973 Drawn [20]
6 247* double-dagger  New Zealand 4 1 1/3 Basin Reserve, Wellington Away 1 March 1974 Drawn [21]
7 133 double-dagger  New Zealand 4 3 1/3 Basin Reserve, Wellington Away 1 March 1974 Drawn [21]
8 144  England 3 3 4/6 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home 4 January 1975 Won [22]
9 102  England 4 3 6/6 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home 8 February 1975 Lost [23]
10 123 daggerdouble-daggerSection-sign  West Indies 4 2 1/6 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Home 28 November 1975 Won [24]
11 109* daggerdouble-daggerSection-sign  West Indies 4 4 1/6 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Home 28 November 1975 Won [24]
12 182* daggerSection-sign  West Indies 5 2 4/6 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home 3 January 1976 Won [25]
13 121 Section-sign  Pakistan 4 1 2/3 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home 1 January 1977 Won [26]
14 112 Section-sign  England 3 3 2/3 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Away 7 July 1977 Lost [27]
15 124 Section-sign  West Indies 4 3 1/3 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Home 1 December 1979 Drawn [28]
16 114 Section-sign  England 6 2 3/3 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home 1 February 1980 Won [29]
17 235 Section-sign  Pakistan 4 1 2/3 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Away 6 March 1980 Drawn [30]
18 204 daggerSection-sign  India 3 2 1/3 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home 2 January 1981 Won [31]
19 201 daggerSection-sign  Pakistan 3 2 2/3 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Home 27 November 1981 Won [32]
20 176 daggerSection-sign  New Zealand 4 1 3/3 Lancaster Park, Christchurch Away 19 March 1982 Won [33]
21 117 Section-sign  England 4 2 1/5 WACA Ground, Perth Home 12 November 1982 Drawn [34]
22 115 Section-sign  England 3 1 3/5 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home 10 December 1982 Won [35]
23 150*  Pakistan 6 2 2/5 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Home 25 November 1983 Drawn [36]
24 182 dagger  Pakistan 4 2 5/5 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home 2 January 1984 Won [37]

One Day International centuries

List of ODI centuries scored by Greg Chappell
scope="col; style="width:10px" | No. scope="col; style="width:50px" | Score scope="col; style="width:30px" | Deliveries scope="col; style="width:110px" | Against scope="col; style="width:10px" | Pos. scope="col; style="width:10px" | Inn. scope="col; style="width:40px" | S/R scope="col; style="width:275px" | Venue scope="col; style="width:40px" | H/A/N scope="col; style="width:75px" | Date scope="col; style="width:40px" | Result scope="col; class="unsortable" | Ref
1 125* daggerSection-sign 137  England 3 2 91.24 Kennington Oval, London Away 6 June 1977 Won [14]
2 138* daggerSection-sign 109  New Zealand 3 1 126.60 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home 25 November 1980 Won [15]
3 108 daggerSection-sign 92  New Zealand 4 2 117.39 Eden Park, Auckland Away 13 February 1982 Won [38]

Notes

  1. ↑ The other three players who have achieved this feat are Reggie Duff, Bill Ponsford and Mohammad Azharuddin.[5]
  2. ↑ Chappell shares the position with Mohammad Yousuf and Sir Viv Richards.[10]
  3. ↑ Chappell shares the position with Graeme Wood, Steve Waugh, Allan Border and Michael Hussey.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / GS Chappell / Test matches (Ground averages)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Greg Chappell". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. ESPNcricinfo. 1973. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Gideon Haigh. "Australia / Players / Greg Chappell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Statistics / Statsguru / GS Chappell / Test matches (Innings by innings list)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 S Rajesh (29 November 2010). "Elegant, consistent, prolific". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2nd Test: Australia v England at Perth, Dec 11–16, 1970". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "1st Test: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, Mar 1–6, 1974". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "5th Test: Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, Jan 2–6, 1984". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Records – Test records – Batting records – Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Records – Test matches – Most hundreds in a career for Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Statistics / Statsguru / GS Chappell / Test matches (Career summary)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / GS Chappell / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "3rd ODI: England v Australia at The Oval, Jun 6, 1977". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "2nd Match: Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, Nov 25, 1980". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  16. ↑ "Records / Australia / One-Day Internationals / Most hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  17. ↑ "2nd Test: England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 22–26, 1972". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  18. ↑ "5th Test: England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 10–16, 1972". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  19. ↑ "2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Dec 29, 1972 – Jan 3, 1973". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  20. ↑ "2nd Test: West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Mar 9–14, 1973". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "1st Test: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, Mar 1–6, 1974". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  22. ↑ "4th Test: Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 4–9, 1975". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  23. ↑ "6th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 8–13, 1975". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "1st Test: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Nov 28 – Dec 2, 1975". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  25. ↑ "4th Test: Australia v West Indies at Sydney, Jan 3–7, 1976". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  26. ↑ "2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Jan 1–6, 1977". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  27. ↑ "2nd Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Jul 7–12, 1977". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  28. ↑ "1st Test: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Dec 1–5, 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  29. ↑ "3rd Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 1–6, 1980". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  30. ↑ "2nd Test: Pakistan v Australia at Faisalabad, Mar 6–11, 1980". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  31. ↑ "1st Test: Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 2–4, 1981". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  32. ↑ "2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, Nov 27 – Dec 1, 1981". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  33. ↑ "3rd Test: New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, Mar 19–22, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  34. ↑ "1st Test: Australia v England at Perth, Nov 12–17, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  35. ↑ "3rd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, Dec 10–15, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  36. ↑ "2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, Nov 25–29, 1983". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  37. ↑ "5th Test: Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, Jan 2–6, 1984". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  38. ↑ "1st ODI: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 13, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

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