List of international cricket centuries at the Basin Reserve
The Basin Reserve (commonly known as "The Basin"), is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand, used for Test, first-class and one-day cricket. Some argue that its proximity to the city, its Historic Place status and its age make it the most famous cricket ground in New Zealand.[1] The Basin Reserve is the only cricket ground in New Zealand to have Historic Place status. The ground has been used for events other than cricket, such as concerts, sports events and other social gatherings, but now it is mostly used for cricket, particularly Test matches.
Since 1930, 85 Test centuries have been scored at the ground, by players from every Test nation bar Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Aravinda de Silva's 267 remains the highest score at the Basin Reserve by an overseas player, scored in January 1991, while Brendon McCullum's 302 is the overall highest score both at the ground and by any New Zealand player anywhere. Martin Crowe has scored the most centuries at the ground with five.[2]
Only two One Day International centuries have been scored at the ground. The Pakistan player Shoaib Mohammad holds the record for highest score with 126*.[3]
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 Basin Reserve.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won[4][5] lost[6][7] or if the match was drawn[8] or a no result.[9]
Test centuries
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Basin Reserve.[2]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 136 | Stewie Dempster | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
24 January 1930 | Drawn |
2 | 117 | Jackie Mills | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
24 January 1930 | Drawn |
3 | 100 | Giff Vivian | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
4 March 1932 | Lost |
4 | 122* | Xen Balaskas | ![]() |
NR | 2 | ![]() |
4 March 1932 | Won |
5 | 255* | Jackie McGlew | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
6 March 1953 | Won |
6 | 109 | Anton Murray | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
6 March 1953 | Won |
7 | 156 | Everton Weekes | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
3 March 1956 | Won |
8 | 128* | Colin Cowdrey | ![]() |
NR | 2 | ![]() |
1 March 1963 | Won |
9 | 143 | Ajit Wadekar | ![]() |
NR | 2 | ![]() |
29 February 1968 | Won |
10 | 166 | Sadiq Mohammad | ![]() |
NR | 1 | ![]() |
2 February 1973 | Drawn |
11 | 145 | Ian Chappell (1/2) | ![]() |
268 | 1 | ![]() |
1 March 1974 | Drawn |
12 | 247* | Greg Chappell (1/2) | ![]() |
356 | 1 | ![]() |
1 March 1974 | Drawn |
13 | 132 | Bev Congdon | ![]() |
360 | 2 | ![]() |
1 March 1974 | Drawn |
14 | 101 | Brian Hastings | ![]() |
274 | 2 | ![]() |
1 March 1974 | Drawn |
15 | 121 | Ian Chappell (2/2) | ![]() |
218 | 3 | ![]() |
1 March 1974 | Drawn |
16 | 133 | Greg Chappell (2/2) | ![]() |
175 | 3 | ![]() |
1 March 1974 | Drawn |
17 | 137* | Geoff Howarth | ![]() |
237 | 1 | ![]() |
21 February 1981 | Won |
18 | 138 | Ian Botham | ![]() |
167 | 2 | ![]() |
20 January 1984 | Drawn |
19 | 164 | Derek Randall | ![]() |
269 | 2 | ![]() |
20 January 1984 | Drawn |
20 | 100 | Martin Crowe (1/5) | ![]() |
247 | 3 | ![]() |
20 January 1984 | Drawn |
21 | 174* | Jeremy Coney (1/2) | ![]() |
374 | 3 | ![]() |
20 January 1984 | Drawn |
22 | 148 | John Reid | ![]() |
427 | 1 | ![]() |
18 January 1985 | Drawn |
23 | 130 | Greg Matthews | ![]() |
235 | 1 | ![]() |
21 February 1986 | Drawn |
24 | 101* | Jeremy Coney (2/2) | ![]() |
192 | 2 | ![]() |
21 February 1986 | Drawn |
25 | 121 | Desmond Haynes | ![]() |
269 | 2 | ![]() |
20 February 1987 | Drawn |
26 | 138 | John Wright (1/3) | ![]() |
465 | 3 | ![]() |
20 February 1987 | Drawn |
27 | 119 | Martin Crowe (2/5) | ![]() |
308 | 3 | ![]() |
20 February 1987 | Drawn |
28 | 143 | Martin Crowe (3/5) | ![]() |
333 | 1 | ![]() |
3 March 1988 | Drawn |
29 | 107* | Ken Rutherford | ![]() |
181 | 1 | ![]() |
3 March 1988 | Drawn |
30 | 174 | Martin Crowe (4/5) | ![]() |
410 | 1 | ![]() |
10 February 1989 | Drawn |
31 | 163 | Shoaib Mohammad | ![]() |
516 | 2 | ![]() |
10 February 1989 | Drawn |
32 | 118 | Javed Miandad | ![]() |
277 | 2 | ![]() |
10 February 1989 | Drawn |
33 | 117* | John Wright (2/3) | ![]() |
197 | 4 | ![]() |
15 March 1990 | Won |
34 | 267 | Aravinda de Silva | ![]() |
380 | 2 | ![]() |
31 January 1991 | Drawn |
35 | 186 | Andrew Jones (1/2) | ![]() |
454 | 3 | ![]() |
31 January 1991 | Drawn |
36 | 299 | Martin Crowe (5/5) | ![]() |
523 | 3 | ![]() |
31 January 1991 | Drawn |
37 | 107 | Alec Stewart | ![]() |
241 | 1 | ![]() |
6 February 1992 | Drawn |
38 | 116 | John Wright (3/3) | ![]() |
334 | 2 | ![]() |
6 February 1992 | Drawn |
39 | 143 | Andrew Jones (2/2) | ![]() |
398 | 2 | ![]() |
6 February 1992 | Drawn |
40 | 142 | Allan Lamb | ![]() |
230 | 3 | ![]() |
6 February 1992 | Drawn |
41 | 169 | Saeed Anwar | ![]() |
248 | 2 | ![]() |
17 February 1994 | Won |
42 | 140 | Saleem Malik | ![]() |
200 | 2 | ![]() |
17 February 1994 | Won |
43 | 135* | Inzamam-ul-Haq | ![]() |
195 | 2 | ![]() |
17 February 1994 | Won |
44 | 147 | Brian Lara | ![]() |
181 | 1 | ![]() |
10 February 1995 | Won |
45 | 151 | Jimmy Adams | ![]() |
226 | 1 | ![]() |
10 February 1995 | Won |
46 | 101* | Junior Murray | ![]() |
88 | 1 | ![]() |
10 February 1995 | Won |
47 | 108 | Graham Thorpe | ![]() |
249 | 2 | ![]() |
6 February 1997 | Won |
48 | 139 | Craig McMillan (1/2) | ![]() |
209 | 2 | ![]() |
19 February 1998 | Won |
49 | 103* | Mohammad Azharuddin | ![]() |
156 | 1 | ![]() |
26 December 1998 | Lost |
50 | 113 | Sachin Tendulkar | ![]() |
151 | 3 | ![]() |
26 December 1998 | Lost |
51 | 120 | Herschelle Gibbs | ![]() |
250 | 2 | ![]() |
18 March 1999 | Won |
52 | 152 | Daryll Cullinan | ![]() |
272 | 2 | ![]() |
18 March 1999 | Won |
53 | 214 | Mathew Sinclair | ![]() |
447 | 1 | ![]() |
26 December 1999 | Won |
54 | 109 | Chris Cairns | ![]() |
138 | 1 | ![]() |
24 March 2000 | Lost |
55 | 143 | Michael Slater | ![]() |
214 | 2 | ![]() |
24 March 2000 | Won |
56 | 151* | Steve Waugh | ![]() |
312 | 2 | ![]() |
24 March 2000 | Won |
57 | 141 | Nathan Astle | ![]() |
408 | 1 | ![]() |
26 December 2000 | Drawn |
58 | 142 | Craig McMillan (2/2) | ![]() |
209 | 1 | ![]() |
26 December 2000 | Drawn |
59 | 125* | Graeme Smith | ![]() |
203 | 4 | ![]() |
26 March 2004 | Won |
60 | 165 | Damien Martyn | ![]() |
287 | 1 | ![]() |
18 March 2005 | Drawn |
61 | 162 | Adam Gilchrist | ![]() |
146 | 1 | ![]() |
18 March 2005 | Drawn |
62 | 224 | Lou Vincent | ![]() |
348 | 2 | ![]() |
11 April 2005 | Won |
63 | 156* | Kumar Sangakkara (1/2) | ![]() |
192 | 1 | ![]() |
15 December 2006 | Won |
64 | 152* | Chamara Silva | ![]() |
219 | 3 | ![]() |
15 December 2006 | Won |
65 | 102 | Tim Ambrose | ![]() |
149 | 1 | ![]() |
13 March 2008 | Won |
66 | 167 | Gautam Gambhir | ![]() |
257 | 3 | ![]() |
3 April 2009 | Drawn |
67 | 107 | Ross Taylor | ![]() |
165 | 4 | ![]() |
3 April 2009 | Drawn |
68 | 168 | Michael Clarke | ![]() |
253 | 1 | ![]() |
19 March 2010 | Won |
69 | 112* | Marcus North | ![]() |
208 | 1 | ![]() |
19 March 2010 | Won |
70 | 104 | Brendon McCullum (1/2) | ![]() |
187 | 3 | ![]() |
19 March 2010 | Lost |
71 | 110 | Daniel Vettori | ![]() |
166 | 1 | ![]() |
15 January 2011 | Drawn |
72 | 156 | Alviro Petersen | ![]() |
335 | 1 | ![]() |
23 March 2012 | Drawn |
73 | 103 | JP Duminy | ![]() |
186 | 1 | ![]() |
23 March 2012 | Drawn |
74 | 102* | Kane Williamson (1/2) | ![]() |
228 | 4 | ![]() |
23 March 2012 | Drawn |
75 | 100 | Nick Compton | ![]() |
230 | 1 | ![]() |
14 March 2013 | Drawn |
76 | 121 | Jonathan Trott | ![]() |
235 | 1 | ![]() |
14 March 2013 | Drawn |
77 | 129 | Ross Taylor | ![]() |
227 | 1 | ![]() |
11 December 2013 | Won |
78 | 118 | Ajinkya Rahane | ![]() |
158 | 2 | ![]() |
14 February 2014 | Drawn |
79 | 302 | Brendon McCullum (2/2) | ![]() |
559 | 3 | ![]() |
14 February 2014 | Drawn |
80 | 124 | BJ Watling (1/2) | ![]() |
367 | 3 | ![]() |
14 February 2014 | Drawn |
81 | 137* | Jimmy Neesham | ![]() |
154 | 3 | ![]() |
14 February 2014 | Drawn |
82 | 105* | Virat Kohli | ![]() |
135 | 4 | ![]() |
14 February 2014 | Drawn |
83 | 203 | Kumar Sangakkara (2/2) | ![]() |
306 | 2 | ![]() |
3 January 2015 | Lost |
84 | 242* | Kane Williamson (2/2) | ![]() |
438 | 3 | ![]() |
3 January 2015 | Won |
85 | 142* | BJ Watling (2/2) | ![]() |
333 | 3 | ![]() |
3 January 2015 | Won |
One Day International centuries
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Basin Reserve.[3]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 101 | Bev Congdon | ![]() |
110 | 1 | ![]() |
9 March 1975 | No result |
2 | 126* | Shoaib Mohammad | ![]() |
155 | 1 | ![]() |
8 March 1989 | Lost |
References
- ↑ Neely, D., Romanos, J. (2003). The Basin - An Illustrated History of the Basin Reserve. Canterbury University Press.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Statsguru, Cricinfo, 17 March 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Statsguru, Cricinfo, 20 March 2010.
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