The Adelaide Oval

Adelaide Oval

The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...

 is a sports ground in Adelaide

Adelaide

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, South Australia

South Australia

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. It has been used as an international cricket

Cricket

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 ground since 1884 when a Test match

Test cricket

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 was played between Australia and England. The ground has also hosted 70 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first of these was in 1975 between Australia and the West Indies.

The Australian Percy McDonnell

Percy McDonnell

Percy Stanislaus McDonnell was an Australian cricketer who captained the Australian Test team in six matches, including the tour of England in 1888....

 scored the first of 160 Test centuries at the ground when he made 124 against England in 1884. 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 century at the Adelaide Oval, his innings of 299 not out was scored against South Africa

South Africa

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 in 1932. This was the first of 2 double centuries Bradman scored at the ground, the second, 212 from 395 balls, was scored against England in 1937. The highest innings by an overseas player, 233 from 446 balls, was made by the Indian Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid

Rahul Sharad Dravid , is a cricketer in the Indian national team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. He was appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team in October 2005 and resigned from the post in September 2007. Dravid was honoured as one of the top-five Wisden Cricketers...

 in 2003. 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...

 is the only player to have scored 5 Test centuries at the ground.

The first ODI century at the ground was scored by the Englishman David Gower

David Gower

David Ivon Gower OBE is a former English cricketer who became a commentator for Sky Sports. Although he eventually rose to the captaincy of the England cricket team during the 1980s, he is best known for being one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of the modern era. Gower played 117 Test...

, Gower made 109 from 85 balls against New Zealand

New Zealand cricket team

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 in 1983. The West indian Brian Lara

Brian Lara

Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM is a former West Indian international cricket player. Lara is generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time...

 holds the record for the highest ODI innings at the ground with 156, made against Pakistan in 2005. 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...

 and Mark Waugh

Mark Waugh

Mark Edward Waugh AM is a former Australian cricketer, who represented Australia in Test matches from early 1991 to late 2002, and made his One-Day International debut in 1988. Waugh is regarded as one of the most elegant and gifted stroke makers to ever play the game. His nickname is "Junior" as...

 are the only players to have scored 2 ODI centuries at the ground.

Key

• * denotes that the batsman was not out
  Not out
  In 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 balls
  Delivery (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 the Adelaide Oval.
• 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 the Adelaide Oval.

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Inns.	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	1,240 124			0 NR	1			Lost
2	1,340 134			0 NR	2			Won
3	1,340 134			0 NR	1			Won
4	1,400 140			0 NR	3			Won
5	1,780 178			0 NR	1			Won
6	1,240 124			0 NR	3			Lost
7	1,031 103*			0 NR	1			Lost
8	1,130 113	(1/2)		0 NR	1			Won
9	1,120 112			0 NR	3			Won
10	1,160 116			0 NR	3			Won
11	1,600 160			0 NR	3			Won
12	1,050 105			237 237	1			Won
13	1,030 103			245 245	1			Won
14	2,141 214*	(2/2)		247 247	2			Lost
15	1,150 115			245 245	3			Won
16	1,870 187	(1/3)		351 351	2			Won
17	1,620 162			274 274	1			Won
18	1,351 135*			236 236	2			Lost
19	1,470 147			404 404	3			Won
20	1,210 121			227 227	3			Won
21	1,040 104			135 135	3			Won
22	1,230 123	(2/3)		155 155	4			Lost
23	2,011 201*			461 461	1			Won
24	1,190 119	(3/3)		304 304	2			Lost
25	1,191 119*	(1/2)		374 374	1			Won
26	1,640 164			331 331	2			Lost
27	1,770 177	(2/2)		603 603	3			Won
28	1,460 146			0 NR	2			Won
29	2,991 299*	(1/3)		0 NR	2			Won
30	1,290 129			332 332	2			Lost
31	2,120 212	(2/3)		395 395	3			Won
32	1,470 147	(1/2)		350 350	1			Drawn
33	1,220 122	(1/3)		255 255	2			Drawn
34	1,411 141*			198 198	2			Drawn
35	1,031 103*	(2/2)		353 353	3			Drawn
36	1,241 124*	(2/3)		171 171	4			Drawn
37	1,120 112			281 281	1			Won
38	2,010 201	(3/3)		296 296	1			Won
39	1,981 198*	(1/2)		305 305	1			Won
40	1,160 116	(1/2)		303 303	2			Lost
41	1,230 123			284 284	2			Lost
42	1,450 145	(2/2)		372 372	3			Lost
43	2,060 206	(3/3)		0 NR	1			Won
44	1,561 156*			0 NR	2			Lost
45	1,011 101*			0 NR	3			Won
46	1,540 154	(1/2)		0 NR	1			Drawn
47	1,630 163	(2/2)		0 NR	1			Drawn
48	1,160 116	(1/2)		0 NR	3			Drawn
49	1,700 170	(2/2)		315 315	1			Won
50	1,170 117	(1/2)		0 NR	1			Drawn
51	1,150 115	(2/2)		0 NR	3			Drawn
52	1,540 154	(2/2)		0 NR	1			Drawn
53	1,000 100			0 NR	1			Drawn
54	1,321 132*	(1/2)		0 NR	4			Drawn
55	2,010 201			0 NR	2			Won
56	1,750 175			0 NR	2			Won
57	2,250 225	(1/3)		427 427	2			Won
58	1,190 119			217 217	2			Won
59	1,020 102	(2/2)		288 288	3			Lost
60	1,030 103	(2/3)		0 NR	3			Won
61	1,080 108			0 NR	3			Won
62	1,100 110			0 NR	1			Drawn
63	1,100 110	(1/2)		0 NR	2			Drawn
64	1,180 118			0 NR	3			Drawn
65	1,300 130			301 301	1			Drawn
66	1,191 119*			210 210	3			Drawn
67	1,360 136			335 335	4			Drawn
68	1,040 104	(1/2)		278 278	4			Drawn
69	1,960 196	(2/2)		243 243	2			Won
70	1,180 118	(1/2)		123 123	2			Won
71	1,320 132	(2/2)		266 266	1			Won
72	1,061 106*			205 205	4			Lost
73	1,030 103			175 175	1			Won
74	1,360 136			222 222	3			Won
75	1,010 101			136 136	4			Lost
76	1,050 105			201 201	2			Drawn
77	1,070 107	(2/2)		244 244	2			Drawn
78	1,010 101			231 231	3			Drawn
79	1,521 152*			291 291	3			Drawn
80	1,210 121			0 NR	1			Won
81	1,000 100	(3/3)		200 200	1			Won
82	1,210 121			156 156	1			Won
83	1,060 106			176 176	3			Won
84	1,250 125			217 217	1			Drawn
85	2,130 213	(1/2)		301 301	1			Drawn
86	1,740 174			240 240	2			Drawn
87	1,241 124*	(1/2)		273 273	2			Won
88	1,260 126	(1/4)		278 278	3			Lost
89	1,150 115			201 201	1			Won
90	1,140 114			259 259	3			Lost
91	1,790 179			233 233	1			Drawn
92	1,171 117*	(2/4)		208 208	1			Drawn
93	1,490 149			296 296	2			Drawn
94	1,130 113			224 224	2			Drawn
95	1,310 131			271 271	2			Drawn
96	1,060 106	(2/2)		245 245	3			Drawn
97	1,201 120*	(2/2)		217 217	3			Won
98	1,230 123	(1/4)		255 255	1			Drawn
99	1,280 128			321 321	1			Drawn
100	1,661 166*			416 416	2			Drawn
101	1,030 103	(2/4)		274 274	1			Drawn
102	1,160 116			263 263	2			Drawn
103	1,000 100	(1/2)		141 141	2			Drawn
104	1,001 100*	(3/4)		253 253	3			Drawn
105	1,500 150			383 383	1			Drawn
106	1,370 137			184 184	1			Drawn
107	2,050 205	(4/4)		485 485	2			Drawn
108	2,160 216	(1/3)		347 347	1			Drawn
109	1,060 106			160 160	2			Drawn
110	1,040 104			249 249	4			Drawn
111	1,160 116	(2/3)		239 239	2			Drawn
112	1,360 136			361 361	3			Drawn
113	1,230 123			195 195	3			Drawn
114	1,211 121*	(3/3)		205 205	4			Drawn
115	1,380 138	(1/2)		188 188	1			Drawn
116	1,210 121	(3/4)		277 277	3			Drawn
117	1,170 117			188 188	4			Drawn
118	1,000 100	(1/2)		303 303	3			Won
119	1,350 135	(4/4)		352 352	3			Won
120	1,060 106			162 162	4			Lost
121	1,640 164	(1/3)		276 276	1			Won
122	1,170 117	(2/2)		286 286	1			Won
123	1,021 102*			180 180	2			Lost
124	1,700 170	(2/3)		316 316	1			Won
125	1,120 112			188 188	4			Lost
126	1,250 125	(1/3)		226 226	2			Won
127	1,691 169*	(2/2)		378 378	2			Drawn
128	1,081 108*			159 159	3			Drawn
129	1,151 115*	(2/2)		305 305	4			Drawn
130	1,791 179*	(1/3)		350 350	1			Won
131	1,030 103			191 191	3			Won
132	1,500 150	(3/3)		323 323	1			Won
133	1,250 125	(1/5)		198 198	1			Won
134	1,820 182	(1/2)		235 235	1			Lost
135	1,160 116	(2/3)		246 246	1			Won
136	1,241 124*			210 210	1			Won
137	1,310 131	(2/3)		207 207	3			Won
138	1,770 177			306 306	1			Lost
139	1,540 154	(2/5)		269 269	2			Won
140	2,420 242	(3/5)		352 352	1			Lost
141	2,330 233			446 446	2			Won
142	1,480 148			282 282	2			Won
143	2,150 215	(3/3)		368 368	1			Won
144	2,260 226	(2/2)		298 298	1			Lost
145	1,331 133*			215 215	2			Won
146	2,060 206			392 392	1			Lost
147	1,580 158	(1/2)		257 257	1			Lost
148	1,420 142	(4/5)		245 245	2			Won
149	1,240 124	(1/3)		224 224	2			Won
150	1,530 153			205 205	1			Drawn
151	1,030 103	(3/3)		200 200	2			Drawn
152	1,400 140	(5/5)		266 266	2			Drawn
153	1,180 118	(2/3)		243 243	2			Drawn
154	1,510 151			236 236	3			Drawn
155	1,100 110	(3/3)		239 239	2			Won
156	1,690 169			222 222	2			Won
157	1,040 104			156 156	1			Drawn
158	1,651 165*			285 285	3			Drawn
159	1,480 148			269 269	2			Won
160	2,270 227	(2/2)		308 308	2			Won

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Adelaide Oval.

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Inns.	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	1,090 109			85	1			Lost
2	1,101 110*			128	2			Won
3	1,041 104*			142	1			Lost
4	1,181 118*			88	1			Won
5	1,220 122			130	1			Won
6	1,110 111			107	1			Won
7	1,071 107*			154	1			Won
8	1,260 126			99	1			Won
9	1,040 104	(1/2)		113	2			Won
10	1,261 126*	(1/2)		118	1			Lost
11	1,200 120			111	2			Won
12	1,090 109	(2/2)		119	2			Lost
13	1,410 141			144	1			Won
14	1,160 116	(2/2)		131	1			Won
15	1,310 131			138	1			Won
16	1,090 109			128	2			Lost
17	1,000 100			100	2			Lost
18	1,560 156			138	1			Won
19	1,251 125*			145	1			Won
20	1,071 107*			108	2			Won
21	1,280 128			155	1			Lost
22	1,020 102			126	1			Won

Women's Test centuries

The following table summarises the women's Test centuries scored at the Adelaide Oval.

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Inns.	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	1,110 111	(1/2)		0 NR	1			Won
2	1,270 127	(2/2)		0 NR	1			Drawn
3	1,020 102			0 NR	2			Drawn
4	1,210 121			329 329	2			Lost