List of international cricket centuries at Lancaster Park

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Lancaster Park was a sports stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. [1] Lancaster Park was used as an international cricket ground from 1930, when New Zealand played England in a Test match, [2] until its destruction in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The ground also hosted One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first of these was in 1973 when New Zealand played Pakistan. [3]

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61 Test centuries were scored at Lancaster Park. The South African Jim Christy scored the first century at the ground when he made 103 against New Zealand in 1932. The first Test century by a New Zealander at Lancaster Park came in 1947, scored by Walter Hadlee against England. Walter Hadlee's son, Richard Hadlee, also scored a Test century at the ground when he made 103 against the West Indies in 1980. The West Indian Seymour Nurse holds the record for the highest Test innings at the ground, Nurse made 258 against New Zealand in 1969. Graham Dowling's 239, made against India in 1968, is the highest score at Lancaster Park by a New Zealander. Nathan Astle, also from New Zealand, holds the world record for fastest Test double century, which was made at Lancaster Park in 2002. Glenn Turner was the only player to have hit 3 Test centuries at the ground. [4] [5]

The first ODI century made at the ground was in 1974 by the New Zealander Ken Wadsworth. Wadsworth made 104 from 98 deliveries against Australia. The Indian Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the highest ODI innings at the ground. Tendulkar scored 163 not out from 133 deliveries against New Zealand in 2009. Three players have scored two ODI centuries at Lancaster Park: West Indian Gordon Greenidge, Australian Adam Gilchrist and New Zealander Stephen Fleming. [6]

Brendon McCullum was the only player to have scored a Twenty20 International century at Lancaster Park. McCullum's innings of 116 not out from 56 deliveries was made against Australia in 2010. [7]

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List of centuries

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Lancaster Park. [4]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 Jim Christy Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 27 February 1932Won
2 Bruce Mitchell Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 27 February 1932Won
3 Wally Hammond Flag of England.svg  England 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24 March 1933Drawn
4 Les Ames Flag of England.svg  England 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24 March 1933Drawn
5 Walter Hadlee Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1Flag of England.svg  England 21 March 1947Drawn
6 Bert Sutcliffe Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1Flag of England.svg  England 17 March 1951Drawn
7 Trevor Bailey Flag of England.svg  England 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17 March 1951Drawn
8 Everton Weekes WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18 February 1956Won
9 Ted Dexter Flag of England.svg  England 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 27 February 1959Won
10 John Reid Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3Flag of England.svg  England 15 March 1963Lost
11 Hanif Mohammad Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12 February 1965Drawn
12 Bev Congdon (1/2)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2Flag of England.svg  England 25 February 1966Drawn
13 Graham Dowling Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1Flag of India.svg  India 22 February 1968Won
14 Seymour Nurse WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 March 1969Drawn
15 Brian Hastings Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 13 March 1969Drawn
16 Basil D'Oliveira Flag of England.svg  England 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25 February 1971Won
17 Glenn Turner (1/3)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 March 1974Won
18 Glenn Turner (2/3)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 March 1974Won
19 Dennis Amiss Flag of England.svg  England 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28 February 1975Drawn
20 Glenn Turner (3/3)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2Flag of India.svg  India 5 February 1976Drawn
21 Doug Walters Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18 February 1977Drawn
22 Gary Gilmour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18 February 1977Drawn
23 Bev Congdon (2/2)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18 February 1977Drawn
24 Ian Botham Flag of England.svg  England 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24 February 1978Won
25 Bruce Edgar Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2 February 1979Lost
26 Javed Miandad Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 February 1979Won
27 Geoff Howarth Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 22 February 1980Drawn
28 Richard Hadlee Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 22 February 1980Drawn
29 Desmond Haynes WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22 February 1980Drawn
30 Lawrence Rowe WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22 February 1980Drawn
31 Collis King WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22 February 1980Drawn
32 John Reid Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2Flag of India.svg  India 6 March 1981Drawn
33 Greg Chappell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19 March 1982Won
34 John Wright (1/2)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 19 March 1982Lost
35 Allan Border (1/2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28 February 1986Drawn
36 Martin Crowe Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 28 February 1986Drawn
37 Allan Border (2/2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28 February 1986Drawn
38 Chris Broad Flag of England.svg  England 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12 February 1988Drawn
39 John Wright (2/2)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1Flag of India.svg  India 2 February 1990Won
40 Alec Stewart Flag of England.svg  England 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18 January 1992Won
41 Ken Rutherford Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25 February 1993Lost
42 Basit Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24 February 1994Lost
43 Bryan Young Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 24 February 1994Won
44 Shane Thomson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 24 February 1994Won
45 Adam Parore Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 3 February 1995Drawn
46 Ijaz Ahmed Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8 December 1995Won
47 Mike Atherton Flag of England.svg  England 4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14 February 1997Won
48 Herschelle Gibbs Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11 March 1999Drawn
49 Jacques Kallis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11 March 1999Drawn
50 Mathew Sinclair Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 15 March 2001Drawn
51 Inzamam-ul-Haq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15 March 2001Drawn
52 Mohammad Yousuf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15 March 2001Drawn
53 Saqlain Mushtaq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15 March 2001Drawn
54 Nasser Hussain Flag of England.svg  England 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 March 2002Won
55 Graham Thorpe Flag of England.svg  England 3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 March 2002Won
56 Andrew Flintoff Flag of England.svg  England 3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 March 2002Won
57 Nathan Astle Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4Flag of England.svg  England 13 March 2002Lost
58 Hamish Marshall Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10 March 2005Lost
59 Simon Katich Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10 March 2005Won
60 Adam Gilchrist Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10 March 2005Won
61 Kumar Sangakkara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7 December 2006Lost

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Lancaster Park. [6]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 Ken Wadsworth Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 982Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31 March 1974Lost
2 Gordon Greenidge (1/2)WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1371Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6 February 1980Lost
3 Gordon Greenidge (2/2)WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1402Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28 March 1987Won
4 Dean Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1431Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4 March 1990Won
5 Ramiz Raja Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1552Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18 March 1992Won
6 Adam Gilchrist (1/2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1172Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8 February 1998Won
7 Chris Cairns Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 801Flag of India.svg  India 19 January 1999Won
8 Adam Gilchrist (2/2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 981Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 26 February 2000Won
9 Craig McMillan Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 751Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 25 February 2001Won
10 Stephen Fleming (1/2)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1352Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 January 2004Won
11 Stephen Fleming (2/2)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1152Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 17 February 2004Won
12 Matthew Hayden Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1241Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22 February 2005Won
13 Scott Styris Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 962Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10 December 2005Won
14 Upul Tharanga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1251Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3 January 2006Lost
15 Nathan Astle Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1261WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 25 February 2006Won
16 Sachin Tendulkar Flag of India.svg  India 1331Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8 March 2009Won
17 Jesse Ryder Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 802Flag of India.svg  India 8 March 2009Lost
18 Imrul Kayes Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1381Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11 February 2010Lost
19 Mohammad Hafeez Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1441Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 29 January 2011Won

Twenty20 International centuries

The following table summarises the Twenty20 International centuries scored at Lancaster Park. [7]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1116* Brendon McCullum Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 561Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 28 February 2010Tied (NZ won by super over)

Women's Test centuries

The following table summarises the women's Test centuries scored at the Lancaster Park. [17]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 Betty Snowball Flag of England.svg  England NR2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 16 February 1935Won
2 Molly Hide Flag of England.svg  England NR2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 16 February 1935Won
3 Mary Duggan Flag of England.svg  England NR2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 29 November 1957Drawn

Women's One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the women's One Day International centuries scored at Lancaster Park. [18]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 Denise Annetts Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1041Flag of England.svg  England 25 January 1992No result

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