A century in cricket occurs when a batsman scores 100 runs or more in an innings, 70 South Africa players have scored centuries in Test matches.[1]
In the sport of cricket, a century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings by a batsman or batswoman. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batters add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for batters and a player's number of centuries is generally recorded in his career statistics. Scoring a century is loosely equivalent in merit to a bowler taking five wickets in an innings, and is commonly referred to as a ton or hundred. Scores of more than 200 runs are still statistically counted as a century, although these scores are referred as double, triple, and quadruple centuries, and so on.
Test cricket is the form of the sport of cricket with the longest match duration, and is considered the game's highest standard. Test matches are played between national representative teams that have been granted ‘Test status’, as determined and conferred by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The term Test stems from the fact that the long, gruelling matches are mentally and physically testing. Two teams of 11 players each play a four-innings match, which may last up to five days. It is generally considered the most complete examination of a team's endurance and ability.
200s denotes the number of times the players scored 200 or more during an innings.
300s denotes the number of times the players scored 300 or more during an innings.
HS denotes the players highest score
Maiden century and Date give the details of the player's first century.[2]
In cricket, a batter is not out if they come out to bat in an innings and have not been dismissed by the end of an innings. The batter is also not out while their innings is still in progress.
List of centurions
Jacques Kallis: Has scored the most centuries for South Africa with 45.
Graeme Smith: Second highest century maker for South Africa with 27, including 5 double-centuries.
Hashim Amla: South Africa's only triple-century scorer.
Jacques Kallis is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer.
Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricket commentator and former cricketer, who played for South Africa in all formats. In 2003, he was appointed captain of the national team, taking over from Shaun Pollock. He held the position of test captain until his retirement in 2014. He is regarded as one of the greatest South African players of all time.
Hashim Mahomed Amla OIS is a former South African international cricketer who played for South Africa in all three formats of the game. Amla currently holds the record for being the fastest ever to 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000 and 7000 ODI runs. He also became the fastest cricketer to reach 10 ODI centuries. Amla is an occasional off break bowler and was South Africa's Test captain from June 2014 to January 2016.
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