List of cricketers by number of international centuries scored
This list is a compilation of total centuries scored by international cricketers, split between different formats of the game.
A qualification of 15 overall centuries is used for entry onto the men's list. To date, 120 cricketers have scored 15 or more international centuries, 79 of whom went on to score 20 or more centuries. 43 have scored 30 or more centuries and 18 have a total of 40 or more centuries. Across all three formats, eight players have scored 50 or more centuries and five have scored 60 or more centuries in their respective international careers.
Five centuries is used as the qualifying standard for the women's list; to date, 18 players have reached this mark.
Key[]
^ | Inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame |
ǂ | Denotes player who is still playing internationally |
N/A | Indicates player hasn't played in the format |
Men's international cricket[]
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Last updated: 23 January 2022
Rank | Player | Period | Team | Test | ODI | T20I | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sachin Tendulkar^ | 1989–2013 | ![]() |
51 | 49 | 0 | 100 |
2 | Ricky Ponting^ | 1995–2012 | ![]() |
41 | 30 | 0 | 71 |
3 | Virat Kohli ǂ | 2008–2022 | ![]() |
27 | 43 | 0 | 70 |
4 | Kumar Sangakkara^ | 2000–2015 | ![]() |
38 | 25 | 0 | 63 |
5 | Jacques Kallis^ | 1995–2014 | ![]() |
45 | 17 | 0 | 62 |
6 | Hashim Amla | 2004–2019 | ![]() |
28 | 27 | 0 | 55 |
7 | Mahela Jayawardene^ | 1997–2015 | ![]() |
34 | 19 | 1 | 54 |
8 | Brian Lara^ | 1990–2007 | ![]() |
34 | 19 | N/A | 53 |
9 | Rahul Dravid^ | 1996–2012 | ![]() |
36 | 12 | 0 | 48 |
10 | AB de Villiers | 2004–2018 | ![]() |
22 | 25 | 0 | 47 |
11 | David Warner ǂ | 2009–2022 | ![]() |
24 | 18 | 1 | 43 |
12 | Chris Gayle ǂ | 1999–2021 | ![]() |
15 | 25 | 2 | 42 |
Sanath Jayasuriya | 1989–2011 | ![]() |
14 | 28 | 0 | 42 | |
14 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 1994–2015 | ![]() |
30 | 11 | 0 | 41 |
Younis Khan | 2000–2017 | ![]() |
34 | 7 | 0 | 41 | |
Rohit Sharma ǂ | 2007–2021 | ![]() |
8 | 29 | 4 | 41 | |
17 | Matthew Hayden | 1993–2009 | ![]() |
30 | 10 | 0 | 40 |
Ross Taylor ǂ | 2006–2022 | ![]() |
19 | 21 | 0 | 40 | |
19 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 1999–2016 | ![]() |
16 | 22 | 1 | 39 |
Mohammad Yousuf | 1998–2010 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 39 | |
Joe Root ǂ | 2012–2022 | ![]() |
23 | 16 | 0 | 39 | |
22 | Alastair Cook | 2006–2018 | ![]() |
33 | 5 | 0 | 38 |
Sourav Ganguly | 1992–2008 | ![]() |
16 | 22 | N/A | 38 | |
Virender Sehwag | 1999–2013 | ![]() |
23 | 15 | 0 | 38 | |
Steve Smith ǂ | 2010–2022 | ![]() |
27 | 11 | 0 | 38 | |
Mark Waugh | 1988–2002 | ![]() |
20 | 18 | N/A | 38 | |
27 | Graeme Smith | 2002–2014 | ![]() |
27 | 10 | 0 | 37 |
Kane Williamson ǂ | 2010–2021 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 37 | |
29 | Michael Clarke | 2003–2015 | ![]() |
28 | 8 | 0 | 36 |
30 | Sunil Gavaskar^ | 1971–1987 | ![]() |
34 | 1 | N/A | 35 |
Herschelle Gibbs | 1996–2010 | ![]() |
14 | 21 | 0 | 35 | |
Desmond Haynes^ | 1978–1994 | ![]() |
18 | 17 | N/A | 35 | |
Inzamam-ul-Haq | 1991–2007 | ![]() |
25 | 10 | 0 | 35 | |
Viv Richards^ | 1974–1991 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | N/A | 35 | |
Steve Waugh^ | 1985–2004 | ![]() |
32 | 3 | N/A | 35 | |
36 | Gary Kirsten | 1993–2004 | ![]() |
21 | 13 | N/A | 34 |
37 | Adam Gilchrist^ | 1996–2008 | ![]() |
17 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
38 | Kevin Pietersen | 2004–2014 | ![]() |
23 | 9 | 0 | 32 |
39 | Aravinda de Silva | 1984–2003 | ![]() |
20 | 11 | N/A | 31 |
Javed Miandad^ | 1975–1996 | ![]() |
23 | 8 | N/A | 31 | |
Saeed Anwar | 1989–2003 | ![]() |
11 | 20 | N/A | 31 | |
42 | Allan Border^ | 1978–1994 | ![]() |
27 | 3 | N/A | 30 |
Gordon Greenidge^ | 1974–1991 | ![]() |
19 | 11 | N/A | 30 | |
44 | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1984–2000 | ![]() |
22 | 7 | N/A | 29 |
Don Bradman^ | 1928–1948 | ![]() |
29 | N/A | N/A | 29 | |
46 | Graham Gooch^ | 1975–1995 | ![]() |
20 | 8 | N/A | 28 |
47 | Nathan Astle | 1995–2007 | ![]() |
11 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
Marvan Atapattu | 1990–2007 | ![]() |
16 | 11 | 0 | 27 | |
Greg Chappell^ | 1970–1984 | ![]() |
24 | 3 | N/A | 27 | |
Andrew Strauss | 2003–2012 | ![]() |
21 | 6 | 0 | 27 | |
51 | Ian Bell | 2004–2015 | ![]() |
22 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
David Boon | 1984–1996 | ![]() |
21 | 5 | N/A | 26 | |
Garfield Sobers^ | 1954–1974 | ![]() |
26 | 0 | N/A | 26 | |
Marcus Trescothick | 2000–2006 | ![]() |
14 | 12 | 0 | 26 | |
55 | David Gower^ | 1978–1992 | ![]() |
18 | 7 | N/A | 25 |
56 | Shikhar Dhawan ǂ | 2010–2022 | ![]() |
7 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
Tamim Iqbal ǂ | 2007–2021 | ![]() |
9 | 14 | 1 | 24 | |
58 | Geoffrey Boycott^ | 1964–1982 | ![]() |
22 | 1 | N/A | 23 |
Faf du Plessis ǂ | 2011–2021 | ![]() |
10 | 12 | 1 | 23 | |
Justin Langer | 1993–2007 | ![]() |
23 | 0 | N/A | 23 | |
VVS Laxman | 1996–2012 | ![]() |
17 | 6 | N/A | 23 | |
62 | Colin Cowdrey | 1954–1975 | ![]() |
22 | 0 | N/A | 22 |
Quinton de Kock ǂ | 2012–2022 | ![]() |
6 | 16 | 0 | 22 | |
Wally Hammond^ | 1927–1947 | ![]() |
22 | N/A | N/A | 22 | |
Michael Hussey | 2004–2013 | ![]() |
19 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
Ijaz Ahmed | 1986–2001 | ![]() |
12 | 10 | N/A | 22 | |
67 | Martin Crowe^ | 1982–1995 | ![]() |
17 | 4 | N/A | 21 |
Martin Guptill ǂ | 2009–2021 | ![]() |
3 | 16 | 2 | 21 | |
Neil Harvey^ | 1948–1963 | ![]() |
21 | N/A | N/A | 21 | |
Mohammad Hafeez | 2003–2021 | ![]() |
10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | |
Richie Richardson | 1983–1996 | ![]() |
16 | 5 | N/A | 21 | |
Azhar Ali ǂ | 2010–2021 | ![]() |
18 | 3 | 0 | 21 | |
73 | Ken Barrington^ | 1955–1968 | ![]() |
20 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
Gautam Gambhir | 2003–2016 | ![]() |
9 | 11 | 0 | 20 | |
Carl Hooper | 1987–2003 | ![]() |
13 | 7 | N/A | 20 | |
Clive Lloyd^ | 1966–1985 | ![]() |
19 | 1 | N/A | 20 | |
Saleem Malik | 1982–1999 | ![]() |
15 | 5 | N/A | 20 | |
Ramnaresh Sarwan | 2000–2013 | ![]() |
15 | 5 | 0 | 20 | |
Mark Taylor | 1989–1999 | ![]() |
19 | 1 | N/A | 20 | |
Babar Azam ǂ | 2015–2021 | ![]() |
5 | 14 | 1 | 20 | |
81 | Aaron Finch ǂ | 2011–2021 | ![]() |
0 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
Len Hutton^ | 1937–1955 | ![]() |
19 | N/A | N/A | 19 | |
Brendon McCullum | 2002–2016 | ![]() |
12 | 5 | 2 | 19 | |
Alec Stewart | 1989–2003 | ![]() |
15 | 4 | N/A | 19 | |
Zaheer Abbas^ | 1969–1985 | ![]() |
12 | 7 | N/A | 19 | |
86 | Michael Atherton | 1989–2001 | ![]() |
16 | 2 | N/A | 18 |
Dean Jones | 1984–1994 | ![]() |
11 | 7 | N/A | 18 | |
Allan Lamb | 1982–1992 | ![]() |
14 | 4 | N/A | 18 | |
Damien Martyn | 1992–2006 | ![]() |
13 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
Cheteshwar Pujara ǂ | 2010–2022 | ![]() |
18 | 0 | N/A | 18 | |
Jonny Bairstow ǂ | 2011–2022 | ![]() |
7 | 11 | 0 | 18 | |
Upul Tharanga | 2005–2019 | ![]() |
3 | 15 | 0 | 18 | |
Michael Vaughan | 1999–2008 | ![]() |
18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Dilip Vengsarkar | 1976–1992 | ![]() |
17 | 1 | N/A | 18 | |
95 | Denis Compton | 1937–1957 | ![]() |
17 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
Daryll Cullinan | 1993–2001 | ![]() |
14 | 3 | N/A | 17 | |
Stephen Fleming | 1994–2008 | ![]() |
9 | 8 | 0 | 17 | |
Marlon Samuels | 2000–2018 | ![]() |
7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | |
Brendan Taylor | 2004–2021 | ![]() |
6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | |
Yuvraj Singh | 2000–2017 | ![]() |
3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | |
Tom Latham ǂ | 2012–2022 | ![]() |
12 | 5 | 0 | 17 | |
102 | MS Dhoni | 2004–2019 | ![]() |
6 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
Andy Flower^ | 1992–2003 | ![]() |
12 | 4 | N/A | 16 | |
Eoin Morgan ǂ | 2006–2022 | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 14 | 0 | 16 | |
Thilan Samaraweera | 1998–2013 | ![]() |
14 | 2 | 0 | 16 | |
Herbert Sutcliffe^ | 1924–1935 | ![]() |
16 | N/A | N/A | 16 | |
Graham Thorpe | 1993–2005 | ![]() |
16 | 0 | N/A | 16 | |
108 | Dennis Amiss | 1966–1977 | ![]() |
11 | 4 | N/A | 15 |
Dinesh Chandimal ǂ | 2010–2022 | ![]() |
11 | 4 | 0 | 15 | |
Mushfiqur Rahim ǂ | 2005–2022 | ![]() |
7 | 8 | 0 | 15 | |
Paul Collingwood | 2001–2017 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | |
Jack Hobbs^ | 1909–1930 | ![]() |
15 | N/A | N/A | 15 | |
Nasser Hussain | 1989–2003 | ![]() |
14 | 1 | N/A | 15 | |
Rohan Kanhai^ | 1957–1975 | ![]() |
15 | 0 | N/A | 15 | |
Ajinkya Rahane ǂ | 2011–2022 | ![]() |
12 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
Ravi Shastri | 1981–1992 | ![]() |
11 | 4 | N/A | 15 | |
Navjot Singh Sidhu | 1983–1999 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | N/A | 15 | |
Clyde Walcott^ | 1948–1960 | ![]() |
15 | N/A | N/A | 15 | |
Doug Walters | 1965–1981 | ![]() |
15 | 0 | N/A | 15 | |
Everton Weekes | 1948–1958 | ![]() |
15 | N/A | N/A | 15 |
Women's international cricket[]
Last updated: 1 October 2021
Rank | Player | Period | Teams | WTest | WODI | WT20I | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Meg Lanning ǂ | 2010–2021 | ![]() |
0 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
2 | Charlotte Edwards | 1996–2016 | ![]() |
4 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
3 | Claire Taylor^ | 1998–2011 | ![]() |
4 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
4 | Suzie Bates ǂ | 2006–2021 | ![]() |
N/A | 10 | 1 | 11 |
5 | Janette Brittin | 1979–1998 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | N/A | 10 |
Karen Rolton^ | 1995–2009 | ![]() |
2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
7 | Tammy Beaumont ǂ | 2009–2021 | ![]() |
0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
8 | Debbie Hockley^ | 1979–1996 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | N/A | 8 |
Mithali Raj ǂ | 2002–2021 | ![]() |
1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
10 | Belinda Clark^ | 1991–2005 | ![]() |
2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Sarah Taylor | 2006–2019 | ![]() |
0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
Amy Satterthwaite ǂ | 2007–2021 | ![]() |
N/A | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
13 | Enid Bakewell^ | 1968–1982 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | N/A | 6 |
Chamari Atapattu ǂ | 2009–2020 | ![]() |
N/A | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Sophie Devine ǂ | 2006–2021 | ![]() |
N/A | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Stafanie Taylor ǂ | 2008–2021 | ![]() |
N/A | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
17 | Jill Kennare | 1982–1987 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | N/A | 5 |
Smriti Mandhana ǂ | 2013–2021 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Records - Women's Test matches - Batting records - Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Records - Women's One-Day Internationals - Batting records - Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Records - Women's Twenty20 Internationals - Batting records - Fastest hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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