List of international cricket centuries at the Wanderers Stadium
The Bidvest Wanderers Stadium is a cricket stadium, situated just south of Sandton in Illovo, Johannesburg in Gauteng Province, South Africa.[1] Test, One Day and First class cricket matches are played here. The stadium has a seating capacity of 34,000. The ground is among the most historically significant cricket grounds of the twenty-first century. It has staged some of the most important matches in ODI and T20I history, and has witnessed a number of outstanding world records.
The 2003 Cricket World Cup final was held at the Wanderers Stadium. This stadium also hosted one of the greatest One-Day International matches. The match was played between South Africa and Australia in which a world record score of 434 was chased down by South Africa. It hosted matches of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 including the first match and the final which was won by India, who defeated Pakistan.
Key
- * denotes that the batsman was not out.
- Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
- Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
- NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
- Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at the Wanderers.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won, lost or ended in a draw, a tie or a no result.[2][3][4]
Test centuries
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Wanderers.[5]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 117 | Richardson, PeterPeter Richardson | England | NR | 1 | South Africa | 24 December 1956 | Won |
2 | 108 | McGlew, JackieJackie McGlew (1/2) | South Africa | NR | 1 | Australia | 23 December 1957 | Drawn |
3 | 115 | Waite, JohnJohn Waite (1/2) | South Africa | NR | 1 | Australia | 23 December 1957 | Drawn |
4 | 122 | Benaud, RichieRichie Benaud | Australia | NR | 2 | South Africa | 23 December 1957 | Drawn |
5 | 101 | Waite, JohnJohn Waite (2/2) | South Africa | NR | 1 | New Zealand | 26 December 1961 | Drawn |
6 | 120 | McGlew, JackieJackie McGlew (2/2) | South Africa | NR | 2 | New Zealand | 2 February 1962 | Won |
7 | 142 | Reid, JohnJohn Reid | New Zealand | NR | 3 | South Africa | 2 February 1962 | Lost |
8 | 172 | Dexter, TedTed Dexter | England | NR | 1 | South Africa | 23 December 1964 | Drawn |
9 | 121 | Barrington, KenKen Barrington | England | NR | 1 | South Africa | 23 December 1964 | Drawn |
10 | 144* | Bland, ColinColin Bland | South Africa | NR | 3 | England | 23 December 1964 | Drawn |
11 | 122* | Parfitt, PeterPeter Parfitt | England | 289 | 2 | South Africa | 22 January 1965 | Drawn |
12 | 112 | Goddard, TrevorTrevor Goddard | South Africa | NR | 3 | England | 22 January 1965 | Drawn |
13 | 182 | Lindsay, DenisDenis Lindsay (1/2) | South Africa | 227 | 3 | Australia | 23 December 1966 | Won |
14 | 131 | Lindsay, DenisDenis Lindsay (2/2) | South Africa | NR | 2 | Australia | 3 February 1967 | Drawn |
15 | 131 | Barlow, EddieEddie Barlow | South Africa | 252 | 3 | Australia | 19 February 1970 | Won |
16 | 111 | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar | India | 270 | 2 | South Africa | 26 November 1992 | Drawn |
17 | 122 | Cronje, HansieHansie Cronje | South Africa | 192 | 3 | Australia | 4 March 1994 | Won |
18 | 113 | McMillan, BrianBrian McMillan (1/2) | South Africa | 180 | 1 | Pakistan | 19 January 1995 | Won |
19 | 110 | Kirsten, GaryGary Kirsten | South Africa | 241 | 1 | England | 30 November 1995 | Drawn |
20 | 100* | McMillan, BrianBrian McMillan (2/2) | South Africa | 168 | 3 | England | 30 November 1995 | Drawn |
21 | 185* | Atherton, MichaelMichael Atherton | England | 492 | 4 | South Africa | 30 November 1995 | Drawn |
22 | 148 | Dravid, RahulRahul Dravid | India | 362 | 1 | South Africa | 16 January 1997 | Drawn |
23 | 122* | Cullinan, DaryllDaryll Cullinan (1/2) | South Africa | 200 | 4 | India | 16 January 1997 | Drawn |
24 | 214 | Blewett, GregGreg Blewett | Australia | 421 | 2 | South Africa | 28 February 1997 | Won |
25 | 160 | Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh | Australia | 366 | 2 | South Africa | 28 February 1997 | Won |
26 | 108 | Symcox, PatPat Symcox | South Africa | 157 | 1 | Pakistan | 14 February 1998 | Drawn |
27 | 136 | Mahmood, AzharAzhar Mahmood | Pakistan | 215 | 2 | South Africa | 14 February 1998 | Drawn |
28 | 108 | Cullinan, DaryllDaryll Cullinan (2/2) | South Africa | 170 | 2 | England | 25 November 1999 | Won |
29 | 122 | Hayden, MatthewMatthew Hayden | Australia | 189 | 1 | South Africa | 22 February 2002 | Won |
30 | 204* | Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist | Australia | 213 | 1 | South Africa | 22 February 2002 | Won |
31 | 133 | Martyn, DamienDamien Martyn (1/2) | Australia | 207 | 1 | South Africa | 22 February 2002 | Won |
32 | 132 | Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith (1/2) | South Africa | 184 | 1 | West Indies | 12 December 2003 | Won |
33 | 158 | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (1/2) | South Africa | 297 | 1 | West Indies | 12 December 2003 | Won |
34 | 202 | Lara, BrianBrian Lara | West Indies | 274 | 2 | South Africa | 12 December 2003 | Lost |
35 | 147 | Strauss, AndrewAndrew Strauss | England | 250 | 1 | South Africa | 13 January 2005 | Won |
36 | 161 | Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs | South Africa | 307 | 2 | England | 13 January 2005 | Lost |
37 | 180 | Trescothick, MarcusMarcus Trescothick | England | 248 | 3 | South Africa | 13 January 2005 | Won |
38 | 101 | Martyn, DamienDamien Martyn (2/2) | Australia | 208 | 4 | South Africa | 31 March 2006 | Won |
39 | 176* | Amla, HashimHashim Amla (1/2) | South Africa | 378 | 3 | New Zealand | 8 November 2007 | Won |
40 | 186 | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis (2/2) | South Africa | 262 | 3 | New Zealand | 8 November 2007 | Won |
41 | 117 | North, MarcusMarcus North | Australia | 233 | 1 | South Africa | 26 February 2009 | Won |
42 | 104* | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers (1/3) | South Africa | 185 | 2 | Australia | 26 February 2009 | Lost |
43 | 105 | Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith (2/2) | South Africa | 187 | 2 | England | 14 January 2010 | Won |
44 | 105 | Amla, HashimHashim Amla (2/2) | South Africa | 243 | 3 | Australia | 17 November 2011 | Lost |
45 | 103* | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers (2/3) | South Africa | 117 | 3 | Pakistan | 1 February 2013 | Won |
46 | 119 | Kohli, ViratVirat Kohli | India | 181 | 1 | South Africa | 18 December 2013 | Drawn |
47 | 153 | Pujara, CheteshwarCheteshwar Pujara | India | 270 | 3 | South Africa | 18 December 2013 | Drawn |
48 | 134 | du Plessis, FafFaf du Plessis | South Africa | 309 | 4 | India | 18 December 2013 | Drawn |
49 | 103 | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers (3/3) | South Africa | 168 | 4 | India | 18 December 2013 | Drawn |
50 | 110 | Root, JoeJoe Root | England | 139 | 2 | South Africa | 14 January 2016 | Won |
One Day International centuries
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Wanderers.[6]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 112 | Cronje, HansieHansie Cronje | South Africa | 120 | 1 | Australia | 19 February 1994 | Won |
2 | 106 | Rindel, MikeMike Rindel | South Africa | 139 | 1 | Pakistan | 12 January 1995 | Won |
3 | 127 | Ganguly, SouravSourav Ganguly | India | 126 | 1 | South Africa | 5 October 2001 | Lost |
4 | 101 | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar | India | 129 | 1 | South Africa | 5 October 2001 | Lost |
5 | 133 | Kirsten, GaryGary Kirsten | South Africa | 155 | 2 | India | 5 October 2001 | Won |
6 | 143* | Symonds, AndrewAndrew Symonds | Australia | 125 | 1 | Pakistan | 11 February 2003 | Won |
7 | 143 | Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs (1/3) | South Africa | 141 | 1 | New Zealand | 16 February 2003 | Lost |
8 | 134 | Fleming, StephenStephen Fleming | New Zealand | 132 | 2 | South Africa | 16 February 2003 | Won |
9 | 140* | Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting (1/2) | Australia | 121 | 1 | India | 23 March 2003 | Won |
10 | 152* | Gayle, ChrisChris Gayle | West Indies | 153 | 1 | South Africa | 4 February 2004 | Lost |
11 | 139 | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis | South Africa | 142 | 2 | West Indies | 4 February 2004 | Won |
12 | 164 | Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting (2/2) | Australia | 105 | 1 | South Africa | 12 March 2006 | Lost |
13 | 175 | Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs (2/3) | South Africa | 111 | 2 | Australia | 12 March 2006 | Won |
14 | 102 | Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs (3/3) | South Africa | 82 | 2 | West Indies | 3 February 2008 | Won |
15 | 125 | Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith | South Africa | 143 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 22 January 2012 | Won |
16 | 125* | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers (1/3) | South Africa | 98 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 22 January 2012 | Won |
17 | 102 | Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 97 | 2 | South Africa | 22 January 2012 | Lost |
18 | 122 | Amla, HashimHashim Amla (1/2) | South Africa | 113 | 1 | Pakistan | 17 March 2013 | Won |
19 | 128 | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers (2/3) | South Africa | 108 | 1 | Pakistan | 17 March 2013 | Won |
20 | 135 | de Kock, QuintonQuinton de Kock | South Africa | 121 | 1 | India | 5 December 2013 | Won |
21 | 128 | Rossouw, RileeRilee Rossouw | South Africa | 115 | 1 | West Indies | 18 January 2015 | Won |
22 | 153* | Amla, HashimHashim Amla (2/2) | South Africa | 142 | 1 | West Indies | 18 January 2015 | Won |
23 | 149 | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers (3/3) | South Africa | 44 | 1 | West Indies | 18 January 2015 | Won |
24 | 109 | Root, JoeJoe Root | England | 124 | 1 | South Africa | 12 February 2016 | Lost |
25 | 111 | du Plessis, FafFaf du Plessis | South Africa | 93 | 1 | Australia | 2 October 2016 | Won |
Twenty20 International centuries
The following table summarises the Twenty20 International century scored at the Wanderers.[7]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 117 | Gayle, ChrisChris Gayle | West Indies | 57 | 1 | South Africa | 11 September 2007 | Lost |
2 | 119 | du Plessis, FafFaf du Plessis | South Africa | 56 | 1 | West Indies | 11 January 2015 | Lost |