List of international cricket centuries by Greg Chappell
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Greg Chappell is a former international cricketer who represented Australia in 161 matches between 1970 and 1984. He was described by the cricket journalist Gideon Haigh as "the outstanding Australian batsman of his generation",[1] while fellow journalist Christopher Martin-Jenkins said he was capable of "[mastering] even the best bowlers in the worst batting conditions."[2] A right-handed top-order batsman, he scored 27 centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in international cricket – 24 in Test cricket and 3 in One Day Internationals (ODIs).[1] He ranks 9th amongst Australian batsmen in terms of international centuries,[3] and joint 41st overall, though he played fewer matches than all but Don Bradman above him.[4]
Chappell played his first Test match in December 1970, and became the tenth Australian to score a century on Test debut, accumulating 108 runs against England in the second Test of the 1970–71 Ashes series.[5] In 1974, he scored centuries in both innings of a match against New Zealand; his brother, Ian also achieved the feat in the match.[2] In the first innings against New Zealand, Chappell recorded his highest score in Test cricket, 247 not out.[6] He scored two centuries in a Test again late the following year against the West Indies, during his first match as captain of Australia.[2] He scored three further double centuries in Test matches, two against Pakistan, and one against India, all in 1980 or 1981.[6] During the fifth Test of the 1983–84 series against Pakistan, Chappell announced that he would retire at the end of the match; during the fourth day he scored his final century in international cricket.[7] In doing so, Chappell became one of only four players to score centuries in both their first and last Test match.[8][a]
In ODI cricket, Chappell made his debut in January 1971,[1] but did not score his first century in the format until 1977, when his 125 not out helped Australia to chase down victory against England.[9][10] His highest score in ODIs came in 1980, when he scored 138 not out against New Zealand,[1] and he scored his third and final ODI century against the same opponents in 1982. Though he only scored three ODI centuries, he was the first player to score more than 2,000 runs in the format, and at the time of his retirement, he was the leading run-scorer in ODIs.[8][b]
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Test centuries
No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A | Date | Result | Notes | Ref |
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1 | 108 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 2/7 | WACA Ground, Perth | Home | 11 December 1970 | Drawn | [12] | |
2 | 131 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2/5 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | Away | 22 June 1972 | Won | [13] | |
3 | 113 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 5/5 | Kennington Oval, London | Away | 10 August 1972 | Won | [14] | |
4 | 116* | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2/3 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 29 December 1972 | Won | [15] | |
5 | 106 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2/5 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Away | 9 March 1973 | Drawn | [16] | |
6 | 247* | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1/3 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Away | 1 March 1974 | Drawn | † | [17] |
7 | 133 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | |||||||
8 | 144 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 4/6 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 4 January 1975 | Won | [18] | |
9 | 102 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 6/6 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 8 February 1975 | Lost | [19] | |
10 | 123 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1/6 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Home | 28 November 1975 | Won | C, M, † | [20] |
11 | 109* | ![]() |
4 | 4 | |||||||
12 | 182* | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 4/6 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 3 January 1976 | Won | C, M | [21] |
13 | 121 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2/3 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 1 January 1977 | Won | C | [22] |
14 | 112 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 2/3 | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Away | 7 July 1977 | Lost | C | [23] |
15 | 124 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1/3 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Home | 1 December 1979 | Drawn | C | [24] |
16 | 114 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 3/3 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 1 February 1980 | Won | C | [25] |
17 | 235 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2/3 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Away | 6 March 1980 | Drawn | C | [26] |
18 | 204 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1/3 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 2 January 1981 | Won | C, M | [27] |
19 | 201 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 2/3 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Home | 27 November 1981 | Won | C, M | [28] |
20 | 176 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3/3 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Away | 19 March 1982 | Won | C, M | [29] |
21 | 117 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1/5 | WACA Ground, Perth | Home | 12 November 1982 | Drawn | C | [30] |
22 | 115 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 3/5 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 10 December 1982 | Won | C | [31] |
23 | 150* | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2/5 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Home | 25 November 1983 | Drawn | [32] | |
24 | 182 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 5/5 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 2 January 1984 | Won | M | [33] |
One Day International centuries
No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A | Date | Result | Notes | Ref |
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1 | 125* | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 91.24 | Kennington Oval, London | Away | 6 June 1977 | Won | C, M | [34] |
2 | 138* | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 126.60 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 25 November 1980 | Won | C, M | [35] |
3 | 108 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 117.39 | Eden Park, Auckland | Away | 13 February 1982 | Won | C, M | [36] |
Notes
- ^ The other three players to have scored centuries in their first and last Tests are Reggie Duff, Bill Ponsford and Mohammad Azharuddin.[8]
- ^ Chappell's total of 2331 runs in ODI cricket has since been surpassed by more than 150 other players.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d "Player profile: Greg Chappell". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (1996). World Cricketers: A Biographical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 20. ISBN 0-19-210005-X.
- ^ "Records / Australia / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Most hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Batting records / Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Batting records / Hundred on debut". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Statistics / Statsguru / GS Chappell / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Australia v Pakistan 1983–84". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. John Wisden & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 10 August 2015 – via ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ a b c Rajesh, S (29 November 2010). "Elegant, consistent, prolific". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Statistics / Statsguru / GS Chappell / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "England v Australia 1977: Third Prudential Trophy Match". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Queen Anne Press. Retrieved 10 August 2015 – via ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 10 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2nd Test: Australia v England at Perth, Dec 11–16, 1970". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "2nd Test: England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 22–26, 1972". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "5th Test: England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 10–16, 1972". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Dec 29, 1972 – Jan 3, 1973". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "2nd Test: West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Mar 9–14, 1973". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "1st Test: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, Mar 1–6, 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "4th Test: Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 4–9, 1975". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "6th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 8–13, 1975". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "1st Test: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Nov 28 – Dec 2, 1975". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "4th Test: Australia v West Indies at Sydney, Jan 3–7, 1976". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Jan 1–6, 1977". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "2nd Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Jul 7–12, 1977". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "1st Test: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Dec 1–5, 1979". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "3rd Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 1–6, 1980". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "2nd Test: Pakistan v Australia at Faisalabad, Mar 6–11, 1980". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "1st Test: Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 2–4, 1981". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, Nov 27 – Dec 1, 1981". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "3rd Test: New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, Mar 19–22, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "1st Test: Australia v England at Perth, Nov 12–17, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "3rd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, Dec 10–15, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, Nov 25–29, 1983". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "5th Test: Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, Jan 2–6, 1984". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "3rd ODI: England v Australia at The Oval, Jun 6, 1977". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "2nd Match: Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, Nov 25, 1980". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "1st ODI: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 13, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
External links
- "Greg Chappell". CricketArchive.
- "Greg Chappell". Yahoo! Cricket.