
List of international cricket centuries at SuperSport Park
Encyclopedia
SuperSport Park is a 22,000-capacity cricket
ground located in Centurion
, Gauteng
, South Africa
. The ground hosted its first Test match in 1995, when South Africa played England, and its first One Day International (ODI) in 1992, when South Africa played India. There have been 28 Test centuries
at the ground—along with 22 in ODIs.
Graeme Hick
, who was playing for England in the ground's inaugural Test match, became the first centurion at the ground when he scored 141—the highest innings of the six Test centuries that have made by overseas batsman at the ground. Jacques Kallis
has made the only double century at the ground, 201* against the India in 2010. Kallis also holds the record for the most Test centuries scored at the ground with five. The only other players to have scored three Test centuries at the ground are Ashwell Prince
and Hashim Amla
.
A century was also scored in the ground's inaugural ODI, when the Indian batsman Woorkeri Raman
made 114. The first ODI century at the ground by a South African was by Dave Callaghan in 1994, his innings of 169 not out remains the highest ODI innings seen at the ground. Shane Watson
holds the record for the highest ODI innings by an overseas player at the ground, he scored 136 not out against England in 2009. Watson is one of three players to have scored two ODI centuries at the ground, the others are Graeme Smith
and Ricky Ponting
.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
ground located in Centurion
Centurion, Gauteng
Centurion is an area with 279,430 inhabitants in Gauteng Province of South Africa, located between Pretoria and Midrand . Formerly an independent municipality, with its own town council, it is now part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality...
, Gauteng
Gauteng
Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The ground hosted its first Test match in 1995, when South Africa played England, and its first One Day International (ODI) in 1992, when South Africa played India. There have been 28 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...
at the ground—along with 22 in ODIs.
Graeme Hick
Graeme Hick
Graeme Ashley Hick MBE is a Zimbabwean-born cricketer who played 65 Test matches and 120 One Day Internationals for England. He played county cricket for Worcestershire for his entire English domestic career, a period of well over twenty years, and in 2008 he surpassed Graham Gooch's record for...
, who was playing for England in the ground's inaugural Test match, became the first centurion at the ground when he scored 141—the highest innings of the six Test centuries that have made by overseas batsman at the ground. Jacques Kallis
Jacques Kallis
Jacques Henry Kallis is a South African cricketer. As an all-rounder he is a formidable right-handed batsman and fast-medium swingbowler. He is one of the greatest all-rounders of all time, being the only cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 12,000 runs and 250 wickets in both...
has made the only double century at the ground, 201* against the India in 2010. Kallis also holds the record for the most Test centuries scored at the ground with five. The only other players to have scored three Test centuries at the ground are Ashwell Prince
Ashwell Prince
Ashwell Gavin Prince is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for South Africa. A left-handed middle order batsman, he has a high-batted stance and is strong through the offside. He is noted for his gritty style of batting and also for being an athletic fielder in the covers...
and Hashim Amla
Hashim Amla
Hashim Mahomed Amla is a South African cricketer. A right-handed upper order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Amla bats at number 3 for South Africa in Test matches and has opened in limited overs contests. He is currently ranked as the No...
.
A century was also scored in the ground's inaugural ODI, when the Indian batsman Woorkeri Raman
Woorkeri Raman
Woorkeri Venkat Raman is a former Indian cricketer and a current coach. He played domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu, mainly as a left-handed batsman and a part time left arm spinner.-International career:...
made 114. The first ODI century at the ground by a South African was by Dave Callaghan in 1994, his innings of 169 not out remains the highest ODI innings seen at the ground. Shane Watson
Shane Watson
Shane Robert Watson is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast medium bowler. He mainly bats as an opener in international cricket, although he does not do so domestically....
holds the record for the highest ODI innings by an overseas player at the ground, he scored 136 not out against England in 2009. Watson is one of three players to have scored two ODI centuries at the ground, the others are Graeme Smith
Graeme Smith
Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricketer and captain of the South African cricket team Test Match side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup...
and Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...
.
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 SuperSport Park.
- 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 SuperSport Park.No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,410 141 | 277 277 | 1 | Drawn | ||||
2 | 1,030 103 | 185 185 | 2 | Won | ||||
3 | 1,000 100 | (1/2) | 183 183 | 1 | Won | |||
4 | 1,340 134 | 305 305 | 3 | Won | ||||
5 | 1,031 103* | 95 95 | 3 | Won | ||||
6 | 1,030 103 | 191 191 | 1 | Won | ||||
7 | 1,110 111 | 106 106 | 1 | Won | ||||
8 | 1,041 104* | 231 231 | 1 | Lost | ||||
9 | 1,390 139 | 180 180 | 1 | Won | ||||
10 | 1,920 192 | 335 335 | 1 | Won | ||||
11 | 1,301 130* | (1/5) | 199 199 | 1 | Won | |||
12 | 1,070 107 | 159 159 | 3 | Lost | ||||
13 | 1,190 119 | 273 273 | 3 | Lost | ||||
14 | 1,090 109 | (1/2) | 169 169 | 3 | Drawn | |||
15 | 1,361 136* | (2/5) | 217 217 | 3 | Drawn | |||
16 | 1,391 139* | (1/3) | 218 218 | 2 | Won | |||
17 | 1,330 133 | 169 169 | 2 | Lost | ||||
18 | 1,380 138 | (2/3) | 214 214 | 2 | Won | |||
19 | 1,030 103 | (1/3) | 216 216 | 2 | Won | |||
20 | 1,310 131 | (3/5) | 177 177 | 2 | Won | |||
21 | 1,621 162* | (3/3) | 223 223 | 2 | Won | |||
22 | 1,170 117 | (2/2) | 190 190 | 2 | Won | |||
23 | 1,200 120 | (4/5) | 225 225 | 1 | Drawn | |||
24 | 1,000 100 | (2/3) | 213 213 | 3 | Drawn | |||
25 | 1,400 140 | (3/3) | 202 202 | 2 | Won | |||
26 | 2,011 201* | (5/5) | 270 270 | 2 | Won | |||
27 | 1,290 129 | (2/2) | 112 112 | 2 | Won | |||
28 | 1,111 111* | 241 241 | 3 | Lost |
One Day International centuries
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at SuperSport Park.No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,140 114 | 148 | 2 | Won | ||||
2 | 1,691 169* | 143 | 1 | Won | ||||
3 | 1,080 108 | 95 | 2 | Lost | ||||
4 | 1,160 116 | 126 | 2 | Won | ||||
5 | 1,030 103 | 95 | 2 | Won | ||||
6 | 1,290 129 | 114 | 1 | Won | ||||
7 | 1,110 111 | 76 | 1 | Lost | ||||
8 | 1,010 101 | 126 | 1 | Lost | ||||
9 | 1,140 114 | (1/2) | 109 | 1 | Won | |||
10 | 1,160 116 | 110 | 1 | Lost | ||||
11 | 1,191 119* | (1/2) | 124 | 2 | Won | |||
12 | 1,041 104* | 133 | 2 | Won | ||||
13 | 1,060 106 | 92 | 1 | Won | ||||
14 | 1,280 128 | 126 | 1 | Won | ||||
15 | 1,410 141 | (2/2) | 134 | 2 | Lost | |||
16 | 1,361 136* | (1/2) | 132 | 2 | Won | |||
17 | 1,111 111* | (2/2) | 115 | 2 | Won | |||
18 | 1,051 105* | (2/2) | 129 | 2 | Won | |||
19 | 1,111 111* | 87 | 1 | Won | ||||
20 | 1,051 105* | 110 | 2 | Won | ||||
21 | 1,161 116* | 132 | 1 | Won | ||||
22 | 1,050 105 | 70 | 2 | Lost |