List of international cricket centuries at the Antigua Recreation Ground
The Antigua Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in St John's, Antigua and Barbuda.[1] International cricket has been played at the ground since 1978 when a One Day International (ODI) was played between the West Indies and Australia.[2] The ground has also hosted 22 Test Matches, the first was played in 1981 between the West Indies and England.[3] The ground was also used to stage a World Series Cricket Supertest between the WSC Australian and WSC West Indian teams in 1979.
The Englishman Peter Willey scored the first of 57 Test centuries at the ground when he made 102 not out against the West Indies in 1981. The Antigua Recreation Ground has been the scene of 2 world record individual scores, both by Brian Lara and both against England. In 1994 Lara, with an innings of 375 from 538 balls, surpassed fellow West Indian Garry Sobers's record of 365 not out, which had stood since 1958. Lara's record stood until 2003, when it was broken by the Australian Matthew Hayden. It was less than a year later that Lara again broke the record with 400 not out from 582 balls, this remains the highest individual Test innings. The only other player to have scored a triple century at the ground is Chris Gayle who made 317 against South Africa in 2005.[4][5]
Just 5 ODI centuries have been scored at the ground, the first of these, and highest, was scored by Desmond Haynes in 1978. Haynes's innings of 148, from 136 balls, was scored against Australia in 1978.[6]
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 Antigua Recreation Ground.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won,[7][8] lost[9] or if the match was drawn.[10]
List of centuries
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Desmond Haynes (WI):
3 Test centuries and one ODI century at Antigua. His 148 against Australia in 1978, the first international century at the ground, remains the ground's highest ODI score. -
Brian Lara (WI):
4 Test centuries at Antigua, a ground record. Lara has twice set the world record score, with 375 in 1994 and 400* in 2004, both against England. -
Justin Langer (Aus):
2 Test centuries at Antigua, 127 in 1999 and 111 in 2003, the only overseas batsman to score multiple Antigua centuries. -
Chris Gayle (WI):
1 Test century at Antigua. He scored 317 against South Africa in 2005, one of four centurions in the innings, and one of eight in the match.
Test centuries
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Antigua Recreation Ground.[4]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 102* | Willey, PeterPeter Willey |  England | 158 | 1 |  West Indies | 27 March 1981 | Drawn |
| 2 | 114 | Richards, VivViv Richards (1/3) | West Indies | 226 | 2 | England | 27 March 1981 | Drawn |
| 3 | 104* | Boycott, GeoffGeoff Boycott | England | 257 | 3 | West Indies | 27 March 1981 | Drawn |
| 4 | 102 | Shastri, RaviRavi Shastri |  India | NR | 1 | West Indies | 28 April 1983 | Drawn |
| 5 | 154* | Greenidge, GordonGordon Greenidge (1/2) | West Indies | NR | 2 | India | 28 April 1983 | Drawn |
| 6 | 136 | Haynes, DesmondDesmond Haynes (1/3) | West Indies | NR | 2 | India | 28 April 1983 | Drawn |
| 7 | 110 | Dujon, JeffJeff Dujon | West Indies | NR | 2 | India | 28 April 1983 | Drawn |
| 8 | 106 | Lloyd, CliveClive Lloyd | West Indies | NR | 2 | India | 28 April 1983 | Drawn |
| 9 | 116 | Amarnath, MohinderMohinder Amarnath | India | NR | 3 | West Indies | 28 April 1983 | Drawn |
| 10 | 154 | Richardson, RichieRichie Richardson | West Indies | 326 | 2 |  Australia | 7 April 1984 | Won |
| 11 | 178 | Richards, VivViv Richards (2/3) | West Indies | 229 | 2 | Australia | 7 April 1984 | Won |
| 12 | 131 | Haynes, DesmondDesmond Haynes (2/3) | West Indies | 283 | 1 | England | 11 April 1986 | Won |
| 13 | 110* | Richards, VivViv Richards (3/3) | West Indies | 58 | 3 | England | 11 April 1986 | Won |
| 14 | 149 | Greenidge, GordonGordon Greenidge (2/2) | West Indies | 207 | 2 | England | 12 April 1990 | Won |
| 15 | 167 | Haynes, DesmondDesmond Haynes (3/3) | West Indies | 317 | 2 | England | 12 April 1990 | Won |
| 16 | 139* | Waugh, MarkMark Waugh | Australia | 188 | 1 | West Indies | 27 April 1991 | Won |
| 17 | 144 | Taylor, MarkMark Taylor | Australia | 281 | 3 | West Indies | 27 April 1991 | Won |
| 18 | 178* | Hooper, CarlCarl Hooper (1/3) | West Indies | 247 | 1 |  Pakistan | 1 May 1993 | Drawn |
| 19 | 123 | Inzamam-ul-Haq, Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 225 | 2 | West Indies | 1 May 1993 | Drawn |
| 20 | 375 | Lara, BrianBrian Lara (1/4) | West Indies | 538 | 1 | England | 16 April 1994 | Drawn |
| 21 | 135 | Atherton, MikeMike Atherton | England | 383 | 2 | West Indies | 16 April 1994 | Drawn |
| 22 | 175 | Smith, RobinRobin Smith | England | 315 | 2 | West Indies | 16 April 1994 | Drawn |
| 23 | 125 | Samuels, RobertRobert Samuels | West Indies | 219 | 1 |  New Zealand | 27 April 1996 | Drawn |
| 24 | 208* | Adams, JimmyJimmy Adams | West Indies | 333 | 1 | New Zealand | 27 April 1996 | Drawn |
| 25 | 103 | Astle, NathanNathan Astle | New Zealand | 165 | 2 | West Indies | 27 April 1996 | Drawn |
| 26 | 103 | Lara, BrianBrian Lara (2/4) | West Indies | 178 | 1 | India | 4 April 1997 | Drawn |
| 27 | 104 | Lambert, ClaytonClayton Lambert | West Indies | 232 | 2 | England | 20 March 1998 | Won |
| 28 | 108* | Hooper, CarlCarl Hooper (2/3) | West Indies | 150 | 2 | England | 20 March 1998 | Won |
| 29 | 106 | Hussain, NasserNasser Hussain | England | 318 | 3 | West Indies | 20 March 1998 | Lost |
| 30 | 100 | Lara, BrianBrian Lara (3/4) | West Indies | 84 | 2 | Australia | 3 April 1999 | Lost |
| 31 | 127 | Langer, JustinJustin Langer (1/2) | Australia | 308 | 3 | West Indies | 3 April 1999 | Won |
| 32 | 103* | Yousuf, MohammadMohammad Yousuf | Pakistan | 231 | 1 | West Indies | 25 May 2000 | Lost |
| 33 | 130 | Laxman, VVSVVS Laxman | India | 244 | 1 | West Indies | 10 May 2002 | Drawn |
| 34 | 115* | Ratra, AjayAjay Ratra | India | 284 | 1 | West Indies | 10 May 2002 | Drawn |
| 35 | 136 | Hooper, CarlCarl Hooper (3/3) | West Indies | 278 | 2 | India | 10 May 2002 | Drawn |
| 36 | 136* | Chanderpaul, ShivnarineShivnarine Chanderpaul (1/3) | West Indies | 510 | 2 | India | 10 May 2002 | Drawn |
| 37 | 118 | Jacobs, RidleyRidley Jacobs (1/2) | West Indies | 206 | 2 | India | 10 May 2002 | Drawn |
| 38 | 111 | Langer, JustinJustin Langer (2/2) | Australia | 161 | 3 | West Indies | 9 May 2003 | Lost |
| 39 | 177 | Hayden, MatthewMatthew Hayden | Australia | 260 | 3 | West Indies | 9 May 2003 | Lost |
| 40 | 105 | Sarwan, RamnareshRamnaresh Sarwan (1/3) | West Indies | 139 | 4 | Australia | 9 May 2003 | Won |
| 41 | 104 | Chanderpaul, ShivnarineShivnarine Chanderpaul (2/3) | West Indies | 154 | 4 | Australia | 9 May 2003 | Won |
| 42 | 400* | Lara, BrianBrian Lara (4/4) | West Indies | 582 | 1 | England | 10 April 2004 | Drawn |
| 43 | 107* | Jacobs, RidleyRidley Jacobs (2/2) | West Indies | 207 | 1 | England | 10 April 2004 | Drawn |
| 44 | 102* | Flintoff, AndrewAndrew Flintoff | England | 224 | 2 | West Indies | 10 April 2004 | Drawn |
| 45 | 140 | Vaughan, MichaelMichael Vaughan | England | 267 | 3 | West Indies | 10 April 2004 | Drawn |
| 46 | 114 | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers |  South Africa | 173 | 1 | West Indies | 29 April 2005 | Drawn |
| 47 | 126 | Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith | South Africa | 173 | 1 | West Indies | 29 April 2005 | Drawn |
| 48 | 147 | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis | South Africa | 287 | 1 | West Indies | 29 April 2005 | Drawn |
| 49 | 131 | Prince, AshwellAshwell Prince | South Africa | 254 | 1 | West Indies | 29 April 2005 | Drawn |
| 50 | 317 | Gayle, ChrisChris Gayle | West Indies | 483 | 2 | South Africa | 29 April 2005 | Drawn |
| 51 | 127 | Sarwan, RamnareshRamnaresh Sarwan (2/3) | West Indies | 279 | 2 | South Africa | 29 April 2005 | Drawn |
| 52 | 127 | Chanderpaul, ShivnarineShivnarine Chanderpaul (3/3) | West Indies | 287 | 2 | South Africa | 29 April 2005 | Drawn |
| 53 | 107 | Bravo, DwayneDwayne Bravo | West Indies | 235 | 2 | South Africa | 29 April 2005 | Drawn |
| 54 | 212 | Jaffer, WasimWasim Jaffer | India | 399 | 3 | West Indies | 2 June 2006 | Drawn |
| 55 | 169 | Strauss, AndrewAndrew Strauss | England | 278 | 1 | West Indies | 15 February 2009 | Drawn |
| 56 | 113 | Collingwood, PaulPaul Collingwood | England | 202 | 1 | West Indies | 15 February 2009 | Drawn |
| 57 | 106 | Sarwan, RamnareshRamnaresh Sarwan (3/3) | West Indies | 196 | 4 | England | 15 February 2009 | Drawn |
One Day International centuries
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Antigua Recreation Ground.[6]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 148 | Haynes, DesmondDesmond Haynes | West Indies | 136 | 1 | Australia | 22 February 1978 | Won |
| 2 | 117 | Greenidge, GordonGordon Greenidge | West Indies | 123 | 2 | India | 18 March 1989 | Won |
| 3 | 104 | Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs | South Africa | 141 | 2 | West Indies | 2 May 2001 | Won |
| 4 | 104* | Nafees, ShahriarShahriar Nafees |  Bangladesh | 112 | 2 |  Bermuda | 25 February 2007 | Won |
| 5 | 134* | Al Hasan, ShakibShakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 152 | 1 |  Canada | 28 February 2007 | Won |
World Series Cricket centuries
The following table summarises the WSC centuries scored at the Antigua Recreation Ground.[11]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 104 | Chappell, GregGreg Chappell |  WSC Australians | NR | 1 |  WSC West Indies | 6 April 1979 | Drawn |
| 2 | 135 | Rowe, LawrenceLawrence Rowe | WSC West Indies | NR | 2 | WSC Australians | 9 April 1979 | Drawn |
| 3 | 102 | Marsh, RodRod Marsh | WSC Australians | NR | 3 | WSC West Indies | 10 April 1979 | Drawn |
References
- ↑ "Antigua Recreation Ground — Cricinfo profile". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua / One-Day Internationals matches / Match result list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua / Test matches / Match result list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- 1 2 "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ↑ "Records / Test matches / Batting records / Most runs in an innings (progressive record holder)". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- 1 2 "Statsguru: One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Drawn". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "5th Supertest: WSC West Indies v WSC Australians". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2013.