List of international cricket centuries at the Kensington Oval

The Kensington Oval is a 15,000-capacity sports stadium located in Bridgetown on the island nation of Barbados.[1][2] Used mainly for cricket, the Kensington Oval hosted its first Test in 1930 and its first One Day International (ODI) in 1985.[3] The ground has seen 51 Tests—all including the West Indies—along with 30 ODIs, and has been the scene of 100 Test and 14 ODI centuries.[4][5][6] Additionally, the ground hosted a pair of World Series Cricket one-day games and a Supertest between the WSC West Indies and WSC Australian teams.
West Indian Clifford Roach became the first player to score a century at the venue, managing 122 runs in the ground's inaugural match.[5] Two other batsmen, Andy Sandham and George Headley from England and the West Indies respectively, also scored centuries in this match. However, it took a further four Tests until West Indian Clyde Walcott scored the next hundred, 220 in 1954. The innings was also the first double century to be scored at the Kensington Oval. Pakistani Hanif Mohammad's score of 337, which was achieved in 1958, remains the highest score seen at the ground, while West Indian Lawrence Rowe is the only other batsman to score a triple century at the venue, hitting 302 against England in 1974. Nine batsmen have scored double centuries, with West Indian Ramnaresh Sarwan's score of 291 against England in 2009 remaining the highest. Desmond Haynes, Clive Lloyd and Shivnarine Chanderpaul are the only players to score four Test centuries at the Kensington Oval, while Garry Sobers, Viv Richards and Brian Lara have all stuck three hundreds.[4]
In the first ODI at the venue, Haynes scored 116 from 138 balls against New Zealand in 1985—the only century in the match. He is also one of only two players to hit two centuries in ODIs at the ground; scoring 117 not out from 132 balls against India in 1989. West Indian Brian Lara is the other batsman, with scores of 110 from 106 deliveries against England in 1998 and 116 from 106 balls against Sri Lanka in 2003. Australian Geoff Marsh became the first touring batsman to score an ODI century at the Kensington Oval, scoring 113 from 136 balls against the West Indies. Fellow countryman Adam Gilchrist holds the record for the highest ODI score with 149 from 104 deliveries, hit during the 2007 Cricket World Cup final against Sri Lanka.[7]
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 Kensington Oval.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won,[8][9] lost[10][11] or if the match was drawn.[12]
Test centuries
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Kensington Oval.[4]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 122 | Roach, CliffordClifford Roach | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 11 January 1930 | Drawn |
2 | 152 | Sandham, AndyAndy Sandham | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 11 January 1930 | Drawn |
3 | 176 | Headley, GeorgeGeorge Headley | ![]() | NR | 3 | ![]() | 11 January 1930 | Drawn |
4 | 220 | Walcott, ClydeClyde Walcott | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 6 February 1954 | Won |
5 | 166 | Holt, JohnJohn Holt | ![]() | NR | 3 | ![]() | 6 February 1954 | Won |
6 | 137 | Miller, KeithKeith Miller | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 14 May 1955 | Drawn |
7 | 118 | Lindwall, RayRay Lindwall | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 14 May 1955 | Drawn |
8 | 219 | Atkinson, DenisDenis Atkinson | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 14 May 1955 | Drawn |
9 | 122 | Depeiaza, ClairmonteClairmonte Depeiaza | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 14 May 1955 | Drawn |
10 | 142 | Hunte, ConradConrad Hunte | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 17 January 1958 | Drawn |
11 | 197 | Weekes, EvertonEverton Weekes | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 17 January 1958 | Drawn |
12 | 337 | Mohammad, HanifHanif Mohammad | ![]() | NR | 3 | ![]() | 17 January 1958 | Drawn |
13 | 128 | Barrington, KenKen Barrington | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 6 January 1960 | Drawn |
14 | 136* | Dexter, TedTed Dexter | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 6 January 1960 | Drawn |
15 | 226 | Sobers, GarryGarry Sobers (1/3) | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 6 January 1960 | Drawn |
16 | 197* | Worrell, FrankFrank Worrell | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 6 January 1960 | Drawn |
17 | 210 | Lawry, BillBill Lawry | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 5 May 1965 | Drawn |
18 | 201 | Simpson, BobBob Simpson | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 5 May 1965 | Drawn |
19 | 102 | Cowper, BobBob Cowper | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 5 May 1965 | Drawn |
20 | 129 | Kanhai, RohanRohan Kanhai (1/2) | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 5 May 1965 | Drawn |
21 | 201 | Nurse, SeymourSeymour Nurse | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 5 May 1965 | Drawn |
22 | 146 | Edrich, JohnJohn Edrich | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 29 February 1968 | Drawn |
23 | 113* | Lloyd, CliveClive Lloyd (1/4) | ![]() | NR | 3 | ![]() | 29 February 1968 | Drawn |
24 | 178* | Sobers, GarryGarry Sobers (2/3) | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 1 April 1971 | Drawn |
25 | 150 | Sardesai, DilipDilip Sardesai | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 1 April 1971 | Drawn |
26 | 117* | Gavaskar, SunilSunil Gavaskar | ![]() | NR | 4 | ![]() | 1 April 1971 | Drawn |
27 | 126 | Congdon, BevBev Congdon | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 23 March 1972 | Drawn |
28 | 105 | Hastings, BrianBrian Hastings | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 23 March 1972 | Drawn |
29 | 183 | Davis, CharlieCharlie Davis | ![]() | NR | 3 | ![]() | 23 March 1972 | Drawn |
30 | 142 | Sobers, GarryGarry Sobers (3/3) | ![]() | NR | 3 | ![]() | 23 March 1972 | Drawn |
31 | 106 | Chappell, GregGreg Chappell | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 9 March 1973 | Drawn |
32 | 105 | Kanhai, RohanRohan Kanhai (2/2) | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 9 March 1973 | Drawn |
33 | 106* | Chappell, IanIan Chappell | ![]() | NR | 3 | ![]() | 9 March 1973 | Drawn |
34 | 102* | Walters, DougDoug Walters | ![]() | NR | 3 | ![]() | 9 March 1973 | Drawn |
35 | 148 | Greig, TonyTony Greig | ![]() | 320 | 1 | ![]() | 6 March 1974 | Drawn |
36 | 302 | Rowe, LawrenceLawrence Rowe | ![]() | 430 | 2 | ![]() | 6 March 1974 | Drawn |
37 | 119 | Kallicharran, AlvinAlvin Kallicharran | ![]() | 191 | 2 | ![]() | 6 March 1974 | Drawn |
38 | 129* | Fletcher, KeithKeith Fletcher | ![]() | 357 | 3 | ![]() | 6 March 1974 | Drawn |
39 | 142 | Richards, VivViv Richards (1/3) | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 10 March 1976 | Won |
40 | 102 | Lloyd, CliveClive Lloyd (2/4) | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 10 March 1976 | Won |
41 | 117* | Raja, WasimWasim Raja | ![]() | NR | 1 | ![]() | 18 February 1977 | Drawn |
42 | 157 | Lloyd, CliveClive Lloyd (3/4) | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 18 February 1977 | Drawn |
43 | 100 | Lloyd, CliveClive Lloyd (4/4) | ![]() | 167 | 1 | ![]() | 13 March 1981 | Won |
44 | 182* | Richards, VivViv Richards (2/3) | ![]() | 256 | 3 | ![]() | 13 March 1981 | Won |
45 | 116 | Gooch, GrahamGraham Gooch | ![]() | 210 | 4 | ![]() | 13 March 1981 | Lost |
46 | 130 | Logie, GusGus Logie | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 15 April 1983 | Won |
47 | 120 | Phillips, WayneWayne Phillips | ![]() | 197 | 1 | ![]() | 30 March 1984 | Lost |
48 | 145 | Haynes, DesmondDesmond Haynes (1/4) | ![]() | 222 | 2 | ![]() | 30 March 1984 | Won |
49 | 131* | Richardson, RichieRichie Richardson (1/2) | ![]() | 313 | 2 | ![]() | 30 March 1984 | Won |
50 | 105 | Richards, VivViv Richards (3/3) | ![]() | 147 | 2 | ![]() | 26 April 1985 | Won |
51 | 160 | Richardson, RichieRichie Richardson (2/2) | ![]() | 278 | 1 | ![]() | 21 March 1986 | Won |
52 | 108 | Manjrekar, SanjaySanjay Manjrekar | ![]() | 221 | 1 | ![]() | 7 April 1989 | Lost |
53 | 117 | Greenidge, GordonGordon Greenidge (1/2) | ![]() | 182 | 2 | ![]() | 7 April 1989 | Won |
54 | 107 | Shastri, RaviRavi Shastri | ![]() | 255 | 3 | ![]() | 7 April 1989 | Lost |
55 | 112* | Haynes, DesmondDesmond Haynes (2/4) | ![]() | 128 | 4 | ![]() | 7 April 1989 | Won |
56 | 164 | Best, CarlisleCarlisle Best | ![]() | 245 | 1 | ![]() | 5 April 1990 | Won |
57 | 119 | Lamb, AllanAllan Lamb | ![]() | 224 | 2 | ![]() | 5 April 1990 | Lost |
58 | 109 | Haynes, DesmondDesmond Haynes (3/4) | ![]() | 177 | 3 | ![]() | 5 April 1990 | Won |
59 | 226 | Greenidge, GordonGordon Greenidge (2/2) | ![]() | 480 | 3 | ![]() | 19 April 1991 | Won |
60 | 163 | Hudson, AndrewAndrew Hudson | ![]() | 384 | 2 | ![]() | 18 April 1992 | Lost |
61 | 125 | Haynes, DesmondDesmond Haynes (4/4) | ![]() | 206 | 1 | ![]() | 23 April 1993 | Won |
62 | 118 | Stewart, AlecAlec Stewart (1/2) | ![]() | 221 | 1 | ![]() | 8 April 1994 | Won |
63 | 143 | Stewart, AlecAlec Stewart (2/2) | ![]() | 319 | 3 | ![]() | 8 April 1994 | Won |
64 | 208 | Campbell, SherwinSherwin Campbell (1/2) | ![]() | 470 | 2 | ![]() | 19 April 1996 | Won |
65 | 125 | Astle, NathanNathan Astle | ![]() | 150 | 3 | ![]() | 19 April 1996 | Lost |
66 | 137* | Chanderpaul, ShivnarineShivnarine Chanderpaul (1/4) | ![]() | 284 | 1 | ![]() | 27 March 1997 | Won |
67 | 103 | Thorpe, GrahamGraham Thorpe (1/2) | ![]() | 268 | 1 | ![]() | 12 March 1998 | Drawn |
68 | 154 | Ramprakash, MarkMark Ramprakash | ![]() | 388 | 1 | ![]() | 12 March 1998 | Drawn |
69 | 199 | Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh (1/2) | ![]() | 376 | 1 | ![]() | 26 March 1999 | Lost |
70 | 104 | Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting (1/2) | ![]() | 290 | 1 | ![]() | 26 March 1999 | Lost |
71 | 105 | Campbell, SherwinSherwin Campbell (2/2) | ![]() | 271 | 2 | ![]() | 26 March 1999 | Won |
72 | 153* | Lara, BrianBrian Lara (1/3) | ![]() | 256 | 4 | ![]() | 26 March 1999 | Won |
73 | 115 | Yousuf, MohammadMohammad Yousuf | ![]() | 235 | 1 | ![]() | 18 May 2000 | Drawn |
74 | 165 | Hinds, WavellWavell Hinds | ![]() | 236 | 2 | ![]() | 18 May 2000 | Drawn |
75 | 131 | Nazir, ImranImran Nazir | ![]() | 180 | 3 | ![]() | 18 May 2000 | Drawn |
76 | 134 | Cullinan, DaryllDaryll Cullinan | ![]() | 272 | 1 | ![]() | 29 March 2001 | Drawn |
77 | 106* | Pollock, ShaunShaun Pollock | ![]() | 195 | 1 | ![]() | 29 March 2001 | Drawn |
78 | 113* | Jacobs, RidleyRidley Jacobs | ![]() | 215 | 2 | ![]() | 29 March 2001 | Drawn |
79 | 115 | Hooper, CarlCarl Hooper | ![]() | 235 | 2 | ![]() | 2 May 2002 | Won |
80 | 101* | Chanderpaul, ShivnarineShivnarine Chanderpaul (2/4) | ![]() | 231 | 2 | ![]() | 2 May 2002 | Won |
81 | 130 | Fleming, StephenStephen Fleming | ![]() | 230 | 1 | ![]() | 21 June 2002 | Won |
82 | 113 | Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting (2/2) | ![]() | 204 | 1 | ![]() | 1 May 2003 | Won |
83 | 115 | Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh (2/2) | ![]() | 233 | 1 | ![]() | 1 May 2003 | Won |
84 | 119* | Thorpe, GrahamGraham Thorpe (2/2) | ![]() | 217 | 2 | ![]() | 1 April 2004 | Won |
85 | 176 | Lara, BrianBrian Lara (2/3) | ![]() | 224 | 1 | ![]() | 21 April 2005 | Lost |
86 | 104 | Smith, GraemeGraeme Smith | ![]() | 203 | 2 | ![]() | 21 April 2005 | Won |
87 | 178 | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers | ![]() | 352 | 2 | ![]() | 21 April 2005 | Won |
88 | 130 | Lara, BrianBrian Lara (3/3) | ![]() | 120 | 1 | ![]() | 26 May 2005 | Won |
89 | 153* | Chanderpaul, ShivnarineShivnarine Chanderpaul (3/4) | ![]() | 254 | 3 | ![]() | 26 May 2005 | Won |
90 | 122 | Afridi, ShahidShahid Afridi | ![]() | 95 | 4 | ![]() | 26 May 2005 | Lost |
91 | 108 | Jaques, PhilPhil Jaques | ![]() | 224 | 3 | ![]() | 12 June 2008 | Won |
92 | 157 | Katich, SimonSimon Katich | ![]() | 332 | 3 | ![]() | 12 June 2008 | Won |
93 | 142 | Strauss, AndrewAndrew Strauss | ![]() | 210 | 1 | ![]() | 26 February 2009 | Drawn |
94 | 104 | Bopara, RaviRavi Bopara | ![]() | 143 | 1 | ![]() | 26 February 2009 | Drawn |
95 | 291 | Sarwan, RamnareshRamnaresh Sarwan | ![]() | 452 | 2 | ![]() | 26 February 2009 | Drawn |
96 | 166 | Ramdin, DeneshDenesh Ramdin | ![]() | 268 | 2 | ![]() | 26 February 2009 | Drawn |
97 | 139* | Cook, AlastairAlastair Cook (1/2) | ![]() | 256 | 3 | ![]() | 26 February 2009 | Drawn |
98 | 103* | Chanderpaul, ShivnarineShivnarine Chanderpaul (4/4) | ![]() | 248 | 1 | ![]() | 7 April 2012 | Lost |
99 | 161* | Williamson, KaneKane Williamson | ![]() | 271 | 3 | ![]() | 26 June 2014 | Won |
100 | 105 | Cook, AlastairAlastair Cook (2/2) | ![]() | 266 | 1 | ![]() | 1 May 2015 | Lost |
One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Kensington Oval.[7]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 116 | Haynes, DesmondDesmond Haynes (1/2) | ![]() | 138 | 1 | ![]() | 23 April 1985 | Won |
2 | 117* | Haynes, DesmondDesmond Haynes (2/2) | ![]() | 132 | 1 | ![]() | 7 March 1989 | Won |
3 | 113 | Marsh, GeoffGeoff Marsh | ![]() | 136 | 1 | ![]() | 13 March 1991 | Won |
4 | 109* | Chanderpaul, ShivnarineShivnarine Chanderpaul | ![]() | 134 | 2 | ![]() | 3 May 1997 | Won |
5 | 122 | Knight, NickNick Knight | ![]() | 130 | 1 | ![]() | 29 March 1998 | Won |
6 | 110 | Lara, BrianBrian Lara (1/2) | ![]() | 106 | 2 | ![]() | 29 March 1998 | Lost |
7 | 107 | Gibbs, HerschelleHerschelle Gibbs | ![]() | 132 | 2 | ![]() | 9 May 2001 | Won |
8 | 116 | Lara, BrianBrian Lara (2/2) | ![]() | 106 | 1 | ![]() | 8 June 2003 | Lost |
9 | 104* | Sarwan, RamnareshRamnaresh Sarwan | ![]() | 105 | 1 | ![]() | 5 May 2004 | Lost |
10 | 123 | Dippenaar, BoetaBoeta Dippenaar | ![]() | 129 | 1 | ![]() | 11 May 2005 | Won |
11 | 132 | Gayle, ChrisChris Gayle | ![]() | 152 | 2 | ![]() | 11 May 2005 | Lost |
12 | 100 | Pietersen, KevinKevin Pietersen | ![]() | 91 | 2 | ![]() | 21 April 2007 | Won |
13 | 149 | Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist | ![]() | 104 | 1 | ![]() | 28 April 2007 | Won |
14 | 121 | Hafeez, MohammadMohammad Hafeez | ![]() | 138 | 1 | ![]() | 2 May 2011 | Lost |
World Series Cricket centuries
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 109 | Kent, MartinMartin Kent | ![]() | NR | 2 | ![]() | 7 March 1979 | Lost |
References
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- ↑ "Kensington Oval prepares for complete rebuild". Cricinfo. ESPN. 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ↑ "Kensington Oval — Cricinfo profile". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- 1 2 3 "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- 1 2 "Statsguru: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados / Test matches / Match result list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
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- ↑ "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.
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