List of international cricket centuries at Headingley
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ground in Leeds
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, it was established in 1890 and currently has a capacity of 17,000. The ground has hosted 69 Test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
, the first of these was played in 1899 between England and Australia. Headingley has also staged 33 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first was played between England and the West Indies in 1973.
The first of 96 Test centuries
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
made at the ground was scored by the Englishman Stanley Jackson
Stanley Jackson
Sir Francis Stanley Jackson, GCSI, GCIE, PC, KStJ , known as the Honourable Stanley Jackson during his playing career, was an English cricketer, soldier and Conservative Party politician.-Early life:...
against Australia in 1905. The Australian Donald Bradman
Donald Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman, AC , often referred to as "The Don", was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time...
holds the record for the highest Test innings at Headingley. Bradman's innings of 334 not out, scored in 1930, was also the highest of his Test career. Bradman made a second triple century at Headingley when he scored 304 in 1934. The only other player to score a triple century at the ground is the Englishman John Edrich
John Edrich
John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...
who made 310 not out against New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
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in 1965. Geoffrey Boycott
Geoffrey Boycott
Geoffrey Boycott OBE is a former Yorkshire and England cricketer. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's most successful opening batsmen...
and Donald Bradman are the only players to have scored 4 Test centuries at Headingley.
12 ODI centuries have been scored at the ground, the first was by the Australian Graeme Wood
Graeme Wood
Graeme Malcolm Wood is a former Australian cricketer who played in 59 Tests and 83 ODIs from 1978 to 1989. He scored nine Test centuries in his career and it was a West Australian record until 2001-02 when it was passed by Justin Langer....
in 1981. The Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011...
holds the record for the highest ODI innings at the ground. Jayasuriya scored 152 from 99 deliveries
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against England in 2006. The highest score by an Englishman is 128 which was made by Robin Smith
Robin Smith (cricketer)
Robin Arnold Smith is a former cricketer for Hampshire and England.Smith was nicknamed Judge or Judgie for his resemblance to a judge when he grew his hair long...
in 1990.
Key
- * denotes that the batsman was not outNot outIn cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. - Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
- Balls denotes the number of ballsDelivery (cricket)A delivery or ball in cricket is a single action of bowling a cricket ball towards the batsman.During play of the game, a member of the fielding team is designated as the bowler, and bowls deliveries towards the batsman...
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 Headingley.
- 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 if the match was drawn.
Test centuries
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Headingley.| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,441 144* | 0 NR | 1 | Drawn | ||||
| 2 | 1,000 100 | 0 NR | 3 | Drawn | ||||
| 3 | 1,150 115 | (1/2) | 0 NR | 1 | Won | |||
| 4 | 1,320 132 | 0 NR | 1 | Won | ||||
| 5 | 1,410 141 | 0 NR | 1 | Drawn | ||||
| 6 | 1,510 151 | (2/2) | 0 NR | 1 | Drawn | |||
| 7 | 1,000 100 | 0 NR | 1 | Drawn | ||||
| 8 | 1,290 129 | 0 NR | 3 | Lost | ||||
| 9 | 3,340 334 | (1/4) | 448 448 | 1 | Drawn | |||
| 10 | 1,130 113 | 361 361 | 2 | Drawn | ||||
| 11 | 1,810 181 | 413 413 | 2 | Drawn | ||||
| 12 | 3,040 304 | (2/4) | 473 473 | 2 | Drawn | |||
| 13 | 1,030 103 | (3/4) | 184 184 | 2 | Won | |||
| 14 | 1,000 100 | (1/3) | 0 NR | 2 | Won | |||
| 15 | 1,430 143 | (1/2) | 0 NR | 1 | Lost | |||
| 16 | 1,110 111 | 0 NR | 1 | Lost | ||||
| 17 | 1,120 112 | 0 NR | 2 | Won | ||||
| 18 | 1,820 182 | 0 NR | 4 | Won | ||||
| 19 | 1,731 173* | (4/4) | 292 292 | 4 | Won | |||
| 20 | 1,010 101 | (2/3) | 0 NR | 1 | Drawn | |||
| 21 | 1,140 114 | 0 NR | 1 | Drawn | ||||
| 22 | 1,031 103* | (2/2) | 0 NR | 3 | Drawn | |||
| 23 | 2,360 236 | 0 NR | 1 | Drawn | ||||
| 24 | 1,000 100 | (3/3) | 0 NR | 2 | Drawn | |||
| 25 | 1,380 138 | (1/3) | 0 NR | 2 | Drawn | |||
| 26 | 1,330 133 | 0 NR | 1 | Lost | ||||
| 27 | 1,330 133 | 0 NR | 3 | Won | ||||
| 28 | 1,161 116* | 0 NR | 3 | Won | ||||
| 29 | 1,010 101 | (2/3) | 0 NR | 1 | Won | |||
| 30 | 1,041 104* | 0 NR | 2 | Won | ||||
| 31 | 1,131 113* | (3/3) | 0 NR | 2 | Won | |||
| 32 | 1,600 160 | 0 NR | 2 | Won | ||||
| 33 | 1,190 119 | 0 NR | 1 | Won | ||||
| 34 | 1,020 102 | (1/2) | 0 NR | 1 | Won | |||
| 35 | 1,600 160 | 0 NR | 2 | Won | ||||
| 36 | 3,101 310* | 450 450 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 37 | 1,630 163 | 0 NR | 1 | Won | ||||
| 38 | 1,370 137 | 323 323 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 39 | 1,740 174 | (2/2) | 260 260 | 1 | Won | |||
| 40 | 2,461 246* | (1/4) | 555 555 | 1 | Won | |||
| 41 | 1,090 109 | 183 183 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 42 | 1,480 148 | 348 348 | 3 | Lost | ||||
| 43 | 1,120 112 | (2/4) | 214 214 | 1 | Won | |||
| 44 | 1,150 115 | (3/4) | 181 181 | 2 | Won | |||
| 45 | 1,090 109 | 124 124 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 46 | 1,150 115 | 147 147 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 47 | 1,160 116 | 264 264 | 2 | Lost | ||||
| 48 | 1,160 116 | 212 212 | 2 | Lost | ||||
| 49 | 1,910 191 | (4/4) | 471 471 | 1 | Won | |||
| 50 | 1,370 137 | (1/2) | 152 152 | 1 | Drawn | |||
| 51 | 1,020 102 | 234 234 | 1 | Lost | ||||
| 52 | 1,491 149* | (2/2) | 148 148 | 3 | Won | |||
| 53 | 1,121 112* | 196 196 | 3 | Lost | ||||
| 54 | 1,000 100 | (1/2) | 186 186 | 1 | Lost | |||
| 55 | 1,041 104* | 197 197 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 56 | 1,190 119 | 183 183 | 1 | Lost | ||||
| 57 | 1,750 175 | 272 272 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 58 | 1,021 102* | 216 216 | 3 | Won | ||||
| 59 | 1,360 136 | 315 315 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 60 | 1,771 177* | (1/2) | 242 242 | 1 | Won | |||
| 61 | 1,250 125 | (2/2) | 204 204 | 2 | Lost | |||
| 62 | 1,541 154* | (1/2) | 331 331 | 3 | Won | |||
| 63 | 1,350 135 | (2/2) | 301 301 | 2 | Won | |||
| 64 | 1,070 107 | 225 225 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 65 | 2,001 200* | 399 399 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 66 | 1,571 157* | (2/2) | 305 305 | 1 | Won | |||
| 67 | 1,040 104 | 226 226 | 2 | Drawn | ||||
| 68 | 1,100 110 | 192 192 | 3 | Drawn | ||||
| 69 | 1,410 141 | 201 201 | 1 | Drawn | ||||
| 70 | 1,050 105 | 191 191 | 1 | Drawn | ||||
| 71 | 1,700 170 | 315 315 | 2 | Drawn | ||||
| 72 | 1,130 113 | 176 176 | 2 | Drawn | ||||
| 73 | 1,990 199 | 351 351 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 74 | 1,270 127 | (1/2) | 202 202 | 2 | Won | |||
| 75 | 1,050 105 | (1/2) | 181 181 | 3 | Lost | |||
| 76 | 1,160 116 | (1/2) | 252 252 | 1 | Won | |||
| 77 | 1,440 144 | (2/2) | 154 154 | 1 | Lost | |||
| 78 | 1,180 118 | 135 135 | 1 | Lost | ||||
| 79 | 1,731 173* | (2/2) | 227 227 | 4 | Won | |||
| 80 | 1,480 148 | 307 307 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 81 | 1,930 193 | 330 330 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 82 | 1,280 128 | 167 167 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 83 | 1,100 110 | (2/2) | 194 194 | 3 | Lost | |||
| 84 | 1,300 130 | 323 323 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 85 | 1,320 132 | 206 206 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 86 | 1,000 100 | 146 146 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 87 | 1,350 135 | (1/2) | 169 169 | 1 | Won | |||
| 88 | 1,190 119 | 206 206 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 89 | 1,730 173 | 285 285 | 2 | Lost | ||||
| 90 | 1,920 192 | 261 261 | 2 | Lost | ||||
| 91 | 1,160 116 | 171 171 | 3 | Won | ||||
| 92 | 1,030 103 | 173 173 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 93 | 2,260 226 | (2/2) | 262 262 | 1 | Won | |||
| 94 | 1,490 149 | 284 284 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 95 | 1,740 174 | 381 381 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 96 | 1,100 110 | 206 206 | 2 | Won |
One Day International centuries
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Headingley.| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 108 | 150 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 2 | 102* | 133 | 1 | Won | ||||
| 3 | 128 | 168 | 1 | Lost | ||||
| 4 | 102* | 104 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 5 | 101 | 134 | 1 | Lost | ||||
| 6 | 120* | 110 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 7 | 112 | (1/2) | 87 | 1 | Lost | |||
| 8 | 104* | (1/2) | 134 | 2 | Won | |||
| 9 | 121 | (2/2) | 118 | 1 | Lost | |||
| 10 | 109 | 102 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 11 | 152 | (2/2) | 99 | 2 | Won | |||
| 12 | 126 | 134 | 2 | Won | ||||
| 13 | 144 | 150 | 1 | Won |