List of international cricket centuries at Eden Gardens
Eden Gardens before the start of a match.
Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India. It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the Indian Premier League's Kolkata Knight Riders, as well as being a Test and One Day International ground. It has a capacity of 90,000. The ground has held Test matches since 1934 and hosted its first One Day International in 1987.[1]
The first Test century scored at the ground was in 1948 by the West Indian Everton Weekes. 68 Test centuries have been scored at the ground in total. VVS Laxman's 281, scored against Australia in 2001, is the highest Test innings achieved at the ground. The record highest Test score by an overseas player is 256 which was made in 1958 by the West Indian Rohan Kanhai. Mohammad Azharuddin and VVS Laxman have scored the equal number of the most Test centuries at the ground, with five centuries each.[2]
Rohit Sharma broke the record for the highest individual innings in an ODI when he scored 264 against Sri Lanka in November 2014 at Eden Gardens.[3]
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 Eden Gardens.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won[4][5] lost[6][7] or if the match was drawn.[8]
Test centuries
India's VVS Laxman has the highest individual Test score by any batsman at this ground, with a score of 281.
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Eden Gardens.[2]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 162 | Weekes, EvertonEverton Weekes (1/2) |  West Indies | NR | 1 |  India | 31 December 1948 | Drawn |
| 2 | 101 | Weekes, EvertonEverton Weekes (2/2) | West Indies | NR | 3 | India | 31 December 1948 | Drawn |
| 3 | 108 | Walcott, ClydeClyde Walcott | West Indies | NR | 3 | India | 31 December 1948 | Drawn |
| 4 | 106 | Ali, MushtaqMushtaq Ali | India | NR | 4 | West Indies | 31 December 1948 | Drawn |
| 5 | 115 | Phadkar, DattuDattu Phadkar | India | NR | 2 |  England | 30 December 1951 | Drawn |
| 6 | 110 | Shodhan, DeepakDeepak Shodhan | India | NR | 2 |  Pakistan | 12 December 1952 | Drawn |
| 7 | 120 | Reid, JohnJohn Reid |  New Zealand | NR | 2 | India | 28 December 1955 | Drawn |
| 8 | 100 | Roy, PankajPankaj Roy | India | NR | 3 | New Zealand | 28 December 1955 | Drawn |
| 9 | 106* | Ramchand, GulabraiGulabrai Ramchand | India | NR | 3 | New Zealand | 28 December 1955 | Drawn |
| 10 | 256 | Kanhai, RohanRohan Kanhai | West Indies | NR | 1 | India | 31 December 1958 | Won |
| 11 | 103 | Butcher, BasilBasil Butcher | West Indies | NR | 1 | India | 31 December 1958 | Won |
| 12 | 106* | Sobers, GarryGarry Sobers | West Indies | NR | 1 | India | 31 December 1958 | Won |
| 13 | 113 | O'Neill, NormNorm O'Neill |  Australia | NR | 2 | India | 23 January 1960 | Drawn |
| 14 | 107 | Cowdrey, ColinColin Cowdrey | England | NR | 2 | India | 29 January 1964 | Drawn |
| 15 | 129 | Jaisimha, MotganhalliMotganhalli Jaisimha | India | NR | 3 | England | 29 January 1964 | Drawn |
| 16 | 151* | Sutcliffe, BertBert Sutcliffe | New Zealand | NR | 1 | India | 5 March 1965 | Drawn |
| 17 | 105 | Taylor, BruceBruce Taylor | New Zealand | NR | 1 | India | 5 March 1965 | Drawn |
| 18 | 153 | Nawab of Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi | India | NR | 2 | New Zealand | 5 March 1965 | Drawn |
| 19 | 100 | Fredericks, RoyRoy Fredericks | West Indies | NR | 2 | India | 27 December 1974 | Lost |
| 20 | 139 | Viswanath, GundappaGundappa Viswanath | India | 263 | 3 | West Indies | 27 December 1974 | Won |
| 21 | 103 | Greig, TonyTony Greig | England | 347 | 2 | India | 1 January 1977 | Won |
| 22 | 107 | Gavaskar, SunilSunil Gavaskar (1/2) | India | NR | 1 | West Indies | 29 December 1978 | Drawn |
| 23 | 111 | Williams, BasilBasil Williams | West Indies | NR | 2 | India | 29 December 1978 | Drawn |
| 24 | 182* | Gavaskar, SunilSunil Gavaskar (2/2) | India | NR | 3 | West Indies | 29 December 1978 | Drawn |
| 25 | 157* | Vengsarkar, DilipDilip Vengsarkar (1/2) | India | NR | 3 | West Indies | 29 December 1978 | Drawn |
| 26 | 167 | Yallop, GrahamGraham Yallop | Australia | 392 | 1 | India | 26 October 1979 | Drawn |
| 27 | 161* | Lloyd, CliveClive Lloyd | West Indies | 290 | 2 | India | 10 December 1983 | Won |
| 28 | 110 | Azharuddin, MohammadMohammad Azharuddin (1/5) | India | 322 | 1 | England | 31 December 1984 | Drawn |
| 29 | 111 | Shastri, RaviRavi Shastri | India | 357 | 1 | England | 31 December 1984 | Drawn |
| 30 | 141 | Azharuddin, MohammadMohammad Azharuddin (2/5) | India | NR | 1 | Pakistan | 11 February 1987 | Drawn |
| 31 | 141 | Greenidge, GordonGordon Greenidge | West Indies | 265 | 1 | India | 26 December 1987 | Drawn |
| 32 | 101 | Logie, GusGus Logie | West Indies | 136 | 1 | India | 26 December 1987 | Drawn |
| 33 | 100* | Hooper, CarlCarl Hooper | West Indies | 171 | 1 | India | 26 December 1987 | Drawn |
| 34 | 102* | Vengsarkar, DilipDilip Vengsarkar (2/2) | India | 266 | 2 | West Indies | 26 December 1987 | Drawn |
| 35 | 182 | Azharuddin, MohammadMohammad Azharuddin (3/5) | India | 197 | 1 | England | 29 January 1993 | Won |
| 36 | 146 | Hudson, AndrewAndrew Hudson |  South Africa | 244 | 1 | India | 27 November 1996 | Won |
| 37 | 102 | Kirsten, GaryGary Kirsten (1/2) | South Africa | 170 | 1 | India | 27 November 1996 | Won |
| 38 | 109 | Azharuddin, MohammadMohammad Azharuddin (4/5) | India | 77 | 2 | South Africa | 27 November 1996 | Lost |
| 39 | 133 | Kirsten, GaryGary Kirsten (2/2) | South Africa | 196 | 3 | India | 27 November 1996 | Won |
| 40 | 153* | Cullinan, DaryllDaryll Cullinan | South Africa | 261 | 3 | India | 27 November 1996 | Won |
| 41 | 163* | Azharuddin, MohammadMohammad Azharuddin (5/5) | India | 246 | 2 | Australia | 18 March 1998 | Won |
| 42 | 188* | Anwar, SaeedSaeed Anwar | Pakistan | 259 | 3 | India | 16 February 1999 | Won |
| 43 | 110 | Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh | Australia | 203 | 1 | India | 11 March 2001 | Lost |
| 44 | 281 | Laxman, VVSVVS Laxman (1/5) | India | 452 | 3 | Australia | 11 March 2001 | Won |
| 45 | 180 | Dravid, RahulRahul Dravid (1/4) | India | 353 | 3 | Australia | 11 March 2001 | Won |
| 46 | 100 | Hinds, WavellWavell Hinds | West Indies | 200 | 2 | India | 30 October 2002 | Drawn |
| 47 | 140 | Chanderpaul, ShivnarineShivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies | 258 | 2 | India | 30 October 2002 | Drawn |
| 48 | 104 | Samuels, MarlonMarlon Samuels | West Indies | 182 | 2 | India | 30 October 2002 | Drawn |
| 49 | 176 | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (1/2) | India | 298 | 3 | West Indies | 30 October 2002 | Drawn |
| 50 | 154* | Laxman, VVSVVS Laxman (2/5) | India | 396 | 3 | West Indies | 30 October 2002 | Drawn |
| 51 | 121 | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis | South Africa | 259 | 1 | India | 28 November 2004 | Lost |
| 52 | 110 | Dravid, RahulRahul Dravid (2/4) | India | 222 | 1 | Pakistan | 16 March 2005 | Won |
| 53 | 147 | Khan, YounisYounis Khan (1/2) | Pakistan | 258 | 2 | India | 16 March 2005 | Lost |
| 54 | 104 | Yousuf, MohammadMohammad Yousuf | Pakistan | 179 | 2 | India | 16 March 2005 | Lost |
| 55 | 135 | Dravid, RahulRahul Dravid (3/4) | India | 283 | 3 | Pakistan | 16 March 2005 | Won |
| 56 | 202 | Jaffer, WasimWasim Jaffer | India | 274 | 1 | Pakistan | 30 November 2007 | Drawn |
| 57 | 102 | Ganguly, SouravSourav Ganguly | India | 156 | 1 | Pakistan | 30 November 2007 | Drawn |
| 58 | 112* | Laxman, VVSVVS Laxman (3/5) | India | 178 | 1 | Pakistan | 30 November 2007 | Drawn |
| 59 | 161* | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 351 | 2 | India | 30 November 2007 | Drawn |
| 60 | 119 | Akmal, KamranKamran Akmal | Pakistan | 210 | 2 | India | 30 November 2007 | Drawn |
| 61 | 107* | Khan, YounisYounis Khan (2/2) | Pakistan | 182 | 4 | India | 30 November 2007 | Drawn |
| 62 | 100 | Petersen, AlviroAlviro Petersen | South Africa | 164 | 1 | India | 14 February 2010 | Lost |
| 63 | 114 | Amla, HashimHashim Amla (1/2) | South Africa | 166 | 1 | India | 14 February 2010 | Lost |
| 64 | 165 | Sehwag, VirenderVirender Sehwag | India | 174 | 2 | South Africa | 14 February 2010 | Won |
| 65 | 106 | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (2/2) | India | 206 | 2 | South Africa | 14 February 2010 | Won |
| 66 | 143* | Laxman, VVSVVS Laxman (4/5) | India | 260 | 2 | South Africa | 14 February 2010 | Won |
| 67 | 132* | Dhoni, MSMS Dhoni (1/2) | India | 187 | 2 | South Africa | 14 February 2010 | Won |
| 68 | 123* | Amla, HashimHashim Amla (2/2) | South Africa | 394 | 3 | India | 14 February 2010 | Lost |
| 69 | 119 | Dravid, RahulRahul Dravid (4/4) | India | 207 | 1 | West Indies | 14 November 2011 | Won |
| 70 | 176* | Laxman, VVSVVS Laxman (5/5) | India | 280 | 1 | West Indies | 14 November 2011 | Won |
| 71 | 144 | Dhoni, MSMS Dhoni (2/2) | India | 175 | 1 | West Indies | 14 November 2011 | Won |
| 72 | 136 | Bravo, DarrenDarren Bravo | West Indies | 230 | 3 | India | 14 November 2011 | Lost |
| 73 | 190 | Cook, AlastairAlastair Cook | England | 377 | 2 | India | 5 December 2012 | Won |
| 74 | 177 | Sharma, RohitRohit Sharma | India | 301 | 2 | West Indies | 6 November 2013 | Won |
| 75 | 124 | Ashwin, RavichandranRavichandran Ashwin | India | 210 | 2 | West Indies | 6 November 2013 | Won |
One Day International centuries
India's Rohit Sharma recorded the highest-ever individual score of 264 by any batsman in an ODI match, at the ground, in 2014.
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Eden Gardens.[3]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 123 | Srikkanth, KrisKris Srikkanth | India | 103 | 1 | Pakistan | 18 February 1987 | Lost |
| 2 | 107* | Haynes, DesmondDesmond Haynes | West Indies | 137 | 1 | Pakistan | 1 November 1989 | Lost |
| 3 | 100* | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar | India | 103 | 2 |  Kenya | 31 May 1998 | Won |
| 4 | 121 | Trescothick, MarcusMarcus Trescothick | England | 109 | 2 | India | 19 January 2002 | Lost |
| 5 | 108* | Butt, SalmanSalman Butt | Pakistan | 130 | 2 | India | 13 November 2004 | Won |
| 6 | 134* | Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith | South Africa | 124 | 2 | India | 25 November 2005 | Won |
| 7 | 118 | Tharanga, UpulUpul Tharanga |  Sri Lanka | 128 | 1 | India | 24 December 2009 | Lost |
| 8 | 150* | Gambhir, GautamGautam Gambhir | India | 137 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 24 December 2009 | Won |
| 9 | 107 | Kohli, ViratVirat Kohli | India | 114 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 24 December 2009 | Won |
| 10 | 106 | ten Doeschate, RyanRyan ten Doeschate |  Netherlands | 108 | 1 |  Ireland | 18 March 2011 | Lost |
| 11 | 101 | Stirling, PaulPaul Stirling | Ireland | 72 | 2 | Netherlands | 18 March 2011 | Won |
| 12 | 106 | Jamshed, NasirNasir Jamshed | Pakistan | 124 | 1 | India | 3 January 2013 | Won |
| 13 | 264 | Sharma, RohitRohit Sharma | India | 173 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 13 November 2014 | Won |
External links
References
- ↑ Cricinfo Eden Gardens
- 1 2 Statsguru, Cricinfo, 17 March 2010.
- 1 2 Statsguru, Cricinfo, 22 March 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: One Day International 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.
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