9 players who scored a hundred in their 100th Test match
In the history of the game, there have just been 9 batsmen who have managed to score a hundred in their 100th Test match.
8.Sir Colin Cowdrey
Sir Colin Cowdrey was the first England batsman to achieve this feat of scoring a century in his 100th Test match. The batting legend played 114 Test matches for his country and scored 7624 runs at an average of 44.06. The right hander also scored 22 hundreds and 38 fifties in Test cricket.
In his 100th Test match against arch rivals Australia, Cowdrey scored a scintillating 104 off 247 deliveries. His three figure knock allowed England to post a commanding total of 409 runs in their first innings. In reply, the Aussies could muster just 222 on the board. In their second innings, England declared with the scorecard reading 142/3, and set the kangaroos a target of 330 for victory.
Australia managed to play out 28.2 overs with the score reading 68/1 and the match ended in a draw. Cowdrey played his last Test match for his country in the year 1975. The England legend passed away in the year 2000.
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