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	The first [[One Day International]] (ODI) century was scored by [[Denis Amiss]], who amassed 103 runs against Australia at Old Trafford in 1972<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/england/engine/match/64944.html 1st ODI: England v Australia, 24 Aug. 1972], ESPNcric.info</ref> (the second official ODI on record). [[Sachin Tendulkar]] currently holds the record for most ODI centuries, having scored 49 ODI Centuries, followed by [[Virat Kohli]] with 46 ODI centuries, [[Ricky Ponting]] with 30 centuries, and [[Rohit Sharma]] 30 centuries.		The first [[One Day International]] (ODI) century was scored by [[Denis Amiss]], who amassed 103 runs against Australia at Old Trafford in 1972<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/england/engine/match/64944.html 1st ODI: England v Australia, 24 Aug. 1972], ESPNcric.info</ref> (the second official ODI on record). [[Sachin Tendulkar]] currently holds the record for most ODI centuries, having scored 49 ODI Centuries, followed by [[Virat Kohli]] with 47 ODI centuries, [[Ricky Ponting]] with 30 centuries, and [[Rohit Sharma]] 30 centuries.

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{{Short description|Cricket score of 100 runs}}
{{Redirect2|Hundred (cricket)|Double century|the English 100-ball cricket competition|The Hundred (cricket)|the racehorse|Double Century (horse)}}
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[[File:Master Blaster at work.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Sachin Tendulkar]] of [[India]] holds the record of highest number of [[Run (cricket)|runs]] and centuries scored in both [[Test Cricket|Test]] and [[One Day International|ODI]] forms of cricket.]]
[[File:2017 Women's Cricket World Cup IMG 2726 (36101049026).jpg|thumb|300px|A big screen showing [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] has reached a score of 150 [[not out]].]]
[[File:Lord's honours board England batting 2021.jpg|thumb|300px|The Lord's honours board commemorating English centuries at Lord's.]]

In [[cricket]], a '''century''' is a score of 100 or more [[run (cricket)|runs]] in a single [[innings]] by a [[Batting (cricket)|batter]]. The term is also included in "century [[Partnership (cricket)|partnership]]" which occurs when two batsmen 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 their [[cricket statistics|career statistics]]. Scoring a century is loosely equivalent in merit to a [[bowling (cricket)|bowler]] taking a [[five-wicket haul]], 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 to as double (200–299 runs), [[List of Test cricket triple centuries|triple]] (300–399 runs), and [[List of first-class cricket quadruple centuries|quadruple centuries]] (400–499 runs), and so on. Reaching 50 runs in an innings is known as a '''half-century'''.

Scoring a century at [[Lord's]] earns the batter a place on the [[Lord's honours boards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lords.org/lords/our-history/about-honours-boards |title=About The Honours Boards |work=Lords.org |access-date=20 December 2021 |quote=By scoring a century, taking five wickets in an innings or ten wickets in a match, a player ensures that their name is added to one of the famous Honours Boards in the Pavilion.}}</ref>

==Earliest known centuries==
Centuries were uncommon until the late 19th century because of the difficulties in batting on pitches that had only rudimentary preparation and were fully exposed to the elements. There is doubt about the earliest known century, but the most definite claim belongs to [[John Minshull]] who scored 107 for the Duke of Dorset's XI v Wrotham at [[Sevenoaks Vine]] on 31 August 1769.<ref>[[G. B. Buckley]], ''Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket'', Cotterell, 1935.</ref> This
was a minor match.

The first definite century in a top-class match was scored by [[John Small (cricketer)|John Small]] when he made 136 for Hampshire v Surrey at [[Broadhalfpenny Down]] in July 1775.<ref>[[Arthur Haygarth]], ''Scores & Biographies'', Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862.</ref> The earliest known century partnership was recorded in 1767 between two [[Hambledon Club|Hambledon]] batsmen<ref name=CS>[[H. T. Waghorn]], ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=TNkNAAAAQAAJ Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730–1773)]'', Blackwood, 1899.</ref> who added 192 for the first wicket against Caterham. It is believed they were [[Tom Sueter]] and [[Edward "Curry" Aburrow]].<ref>[[Ashley Mote]], ''The Glory Days of Cricket'', Robson, 1997.</ref>

When Hambledon played Kent at Broadhalfpenny in August 1768, the ''Reading Mercury'' reported: "what is very remarkable, one Mr Small, of Petersfield, fetched above seven score notches off his own bat". Unfortunately it is not known if Small did this in one innings or if it was his match total.<ref name=CS/> Hambledon batsmen Tom Sueter and [[George Leer]] are the first two players definitely known to have shared a century partnership when they made 128 for the first wicket against Surrey at Broadhalfpenny Down in September 1769.<ref>[[H. T. Waghorn]], ''The Dawn of Cricket'', Electric Press, 1906.</ref>

==Highest number of centuries==
===First-class cricket===
{{Main|List of first-class cricket records#Most centuries}}

[[W. G. Grace]] was the first batsman to score 100 career centuries in [[first-class cricket]], reaching the milestone in 1895. His career total of 124 centuries was subsequently passed by [[Jack Hobbs]], whose total of 199 first-class centuries is the current record.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/251072.html Most Hundreds in a Career], Stats.cricinfo.com</ref><ref>See [[Variations in first-class cricket statistics]].</ref>

===Test cricket===
{{main|List of Test cricket records#Centuries|List of women's Test cricket records#Half Centuries, Centuries and Double Centuries}}
[[File:Tendulkar closup.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Tendulkar]] celebrates upon reaching his 38th Test century against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] in the 2nd Test at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]] in 2008, where he finished not out on 154]]

The first century in [[Test cricket]] was scored by [[Charles Bannerman]] who scored 165 before retiring hurt, in the first ever Test between Australia and England, played at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] from 15 to 19 March 1877.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1870S/1876-77/ENG_IN_AUS/ENG_AUS_T1_15-19MAR1877.html|title=1st Test, England tour of Australia at Melbourne, Mar 15-19 1877 - Match Summary |website=ESPNcricinfo.com}}</ref> The first century partnership in [[Test cricket]] was between [[W. G. Grace]] and [[A. P. Lucas]], batting for England, in the first innings of the only Test match between England and Australia on the Australians' 1880 tour of England, played at the [[Kennington Oval]] (6–8 September 1880).

The current holder of the record for most centuries in Test cricket is [[Sachin Tendulkar]] of India, who has scored 51 centuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/227046.html|title=Records | Test matches | Batting records | Most hundreds in a career|website=ESPNcricinfo.com|access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>

===One Day International cricket===
{{main|List of One Day International cricket records#Most centuries|List of women's One Day International cricket records#Most career centuries}}
{{see also|List of highest individual scores in ODIs}}

The first [[One Day International]] (ODI) century was scored by [[Denis Amiss]], who amassed 103 runs against Australia at Old Trafford in 1972<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/england/engine/match/64944.html 1st ODI: England v Australia, 24 Aug. 1972], ESPNcric.info</ref> (the second official ODI on record). [[Sachin Tendulkar]] currently holds the record for most ODI centuries, having scored 49 ODI Centuries, followed by [[Virat Kohli]] with 46 ODI centuries, [[Ricky Ponting]] with 30 centuries, and [[Rohit Sharma]] 30 centuries.

===Twenty20 International cricket===
{{main|List of Twenty20 International records#Most centuries|List of women's Twenty20 International records#Most 50+ scores}}
{{see also|List of centuries in Twenty20 International cricket|List of centuries in women's Twenty20 International cricket}}

The first [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) century was scored by [[Chris Gayle]] who amassed 117 runs against South Africa at Johannesburg in the very first match of [[ICC World Twenty20]] tournament in 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/287853.html | title=Result: 1st Match, Group A (N), ICC World Twenty20 at Johannesburg, Sep 11 2007 |website=ESPNcricinfo.com| access-date=5 February 2018}}</ref> [[Rohit Sharma]] currently holds the record for most T20I centuries, having scored 4 T20I Centuries.

==Fastest centuries==
The fastest recorded century in Test cricket in terms of balls faced is held by [[Brendon McCullum]], who scored 100 runs from 54 balls against Australia in 2016 at [[Hagley Oval|Christchurch, New Zealand]], in his final test, beating the previous record of 56 held jointly by [[Viv Richards]] and [[Misbah-ul-Haq]]. The record for the fastest century in first-class cricket in terms of time taken, in genuine match conditions rather than in [[Glossary of cricket terms|contrived circumstances]] with deliberately weak bowling, is held by [[Percy Fender]], who scored 100 in 35 minutes for [[Surrey CCC|Surrey]] against [[Northamptonshire CCC|Northamptonshire]] in a [[County Championship]] match in 1920. The record for the fastest recorded century in terms of balls faced in first-class cricket is held by [[David Hookes]], who scored 102 runs from 34 balls for South Australia vs. Victoria in a [[Sheffield Shield]] match in 1982. [[Chris Gayle]] holds the record for the fastest century in Twenty20, during an [[Indian Premier League]] in April 2013, reaching the milestone off only 30 balls.

In One day International cricket (ODI), the fastest century is held by South African batsman [[AB De Villiers]]. De Villiers' century came up in just 31 balls against the West Indies in the 2nd ODI at Johannesburg on 18 January 2015. De Villiers' hundred included 8 fours and 16 sixes. [[Corey Anderson (cricketer)|Corey Anderson]] (New Zealand) is second, scoring a 36-ball century against West Indies in Queenstown on 1 January 2014. [[Shahid Afridi]] (Pakistan) is third. with his 37-ball century against Sri Lanka being scored in Nairobi on 4 October 1996.

[[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]] of South Africa hit the fastest century in Twenty20 international cricket against Bangladesh on 29 October 2017. Miller brought up his century in just 35 balls. [[Rohit Sharma]] of India equalled the record of the fastest century in T20 international cricket against Sri Lanka on 22 December 2017. Czech Republic's Sudesh Wickramasekara reached the three-figure mark in 35 balls against Turkey on 30 August 2019, equalling Rohit Sharma's and David Miller's joint-fastest T20I hundred.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/continental-cup-2019-1197819/czech-republic-vs-turkey-6th-match-1197846/live-cricket-score|title=Czech Rep. beat Turkey Czech Rep. won by 257 runs - Czech Rep. vs Turkey, Continental Cup, 6th Match Match Summary, Report |website=ESPNcricinfo.com|access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>

On 22 April 2019, Scottish cricketer [[George Munsey]] scored 100 in 25 balls playing for Gloucestershire 2nd XI; his 39-ball total of 147 included 20 sixes.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1194218 | title=George Munsey blasts epic 25-ball hundred for Gloucestershire 2nd XI | publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] | access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/george-munsey-smashes-rapid-147-to-warm-up-for-scotland-duty-1-4913184 | title=George Munsey smashes rapid 147 to warm up for Scotland duty | work=[[The Scotsman]] | date=22 April 2019 | access-date=23 May 2019 | author=Heatly, Gary }}</ref>

==List of cricketers who have scored centuries in all three international formats==
{{Main|List of cricketers with centuries in all international formats}}

==See also==
* [[List of cricketers by number of international centuries scored]]
* [[Nervous nineties]]

==References==
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{{International cricket centuries}}
{{Cricket statistics}}

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