List of centuries in women's Test cricket

Test cricket is the longest version of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between international teams of eleven players each over four innings; each team bats twice. In the women's variant, the game is scheduled to last four days of play.[1][2] The Women's Cricket Association was formed in England in 1926,[3] and the first women's Test was played between England and Australia in 1934. The English team were on a tour of Australia and New Zealand, arranged by the WCA.[4][5] The International Women's Cricket Council was formed in 1958 as the governing body for women's cricket.[6] In 2005, women's cricket was brought under the International Cricket Council along with men's cricket; at that time 89 of the council's 104 members had started developing women's cricket.[7] As of July 2019, a total of ten teams have played a total of 140 women's Test matches and 2 matches were abandoned.[5] England have played the most matches (95) while Sri Lanka, Ireland and the Netherlands have played only one Test each.[8]

Second women's Test match between Australia and England in Sydney in 1935; Myrtle Maclagan (not pictured) scored the first century in women's Test cricket during this match while Betty Snowball (wicketkeeper, third from left) scored a century two Tests later.

A century is a score of a hundred or more runs in an innings. The first century in women's Test cricket was scored in 1935 by Myrtle Maclagan, who made 119 runs for England against Australia. Since then, a total of 103 centuries, including seven double centuries, have been scored. Betty Snowball of England (189 runs) held the record for the highest individual score for over 51 years. She was the second cricketer to hold the record after Maclagan, a record which stood until Sandhya Agarwal of India surpassed it by a single run in 1986. Following Agarwal the record was held by Denise Annetts (Australia, 1987), Kirsty Flavell (New Zealand, 1996), Karen Rolton (Australia, 2001), Mithali Raj (India, 2002), and the current record holder Kiran Baluch of Pakistan who, in 2004, scored 242 runs against the West Indies.[9] Janette Brittin of England has scored five centuries in a Test career spanning 27 matches and 44 innings, the most hundreds in women's Test match history.[10] Flavell scored the first double century in women's Test cricket in 1996; over the next eight years five more double centuries were scored, by Joanne Broadbent (Australia, 1998), Michelle Goszko (Australia, 2001), Karen Rolton (Australia, 2001), Mithali Raj (India, 2002), and Kiran Baluch (Pakistan, 2004), which was then succeeded by a 13 year wait until Ellyse Perry of Australia scored the next one in 2017.[11] As of January 2016, Australia have the most centurions (23 players) while English players have scored the most centuries (41 times).[12]

The first part of this list includes all players who have scored a Test century. The list is organised in chronological order; in cases where more than one player has scored a century in the same match or innings, the player who started batting earlier is listed first. The second part of the list provides an overview of century scores by Test playing teams. Teams are listed in the order of debut; in cases where two teams played their first match together, the host team is listed first.

Key

Symbol Meaning
Runs Number of runs scored
* Batsman remained not out
Mins Duration of the innings in minutes
BF Number of balls faced
4s Number of fours hit
6s Number of sixes hit
SR Runs scored per 100 balls
Inn Innings in which the score was made
Statistic was not recorded
Score was a world record at that time

Century scores

List of century scores
No. Player[9] Date For Against Ground Runs Mins BF 4s 6s SR Inns
1 Myrtle Maclagan[13]   4 January 1935 England Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney119180502
2 Betty Snowball[14]   16 February 1935 England New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch1892222302
3 Molly Hide[14] 16 February 1935 England New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch110142502
4 Myrtle Maclagan 26 June 1937 England Australia Stanley Park, Blackpool1151
5 Una Paisley[15] 20 March 1948 Australia New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington1081001
6 Betty Wilson 15 January 1949 Australia England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide1111891201
7 Molly Hide 19 February 1949 England Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney124*3
8 Cecilia Robinson 16 June 1951 England Australia North Marine Road, Scarborough105297801
9 Una Paisley 18 January 1957 Australia New Zealand Adelaide Oval, Adelaide101259001
10 Mary Duggan 29 November 1957 England New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch1081481202
11 Betty Wilson 21 February 1958 Australia England Junction Oval, Melbourne100166303
12 Betty Wilson 8 March 1958 Australia England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide127200601
13 Cecilia Robinson 8 March 1958 England Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide102379002
14 Helen Sharpe 31 December 1960 England South Africa Kingsmead, Durban126225702
15 Yvonne van Mentz 13 January 1961 South Africa England Newlands, Cape Town105*228702
16 Mary Duggan 20 July 1963 England Australia The Oval, London101*1
17 Rachael Heyhoe Flint[16] 18 June 1966 England New Zealand North Marine Road, Scarborough1131501101
18 Enid Bakewell 27 December 1968 England Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide1131
19 Edna Barker 10 January 1969 England Australia Junction Oval, Melbourne1001
20 Trish McKelvey 15 February 1969 New Zealand England Basin Reserve, Wellington155*1
21 Enid Bakewell 15 February 1969 England New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington1242
22 Judi Doull 7 March 1969 New Zealand England Hagley Oval, Christchurch1031
23 Enid Bakewell 7 March 1969 England New Zealand Hagley Oval, Christchurch1142
24 Trish McKelvey 25 February 1972 New Zealand South Africa Newlands, Cape Town117*3
25 Brenda Williams[17] 24 March 1972 South Africa New Zealand Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg100259403
26 Lorraine Hill[18] 21 March 1975 Australia  New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington118*2862
27 Rachael Heyhoe Flint[19] 19 June 1976 England Australia Old Trafford, Manchester110253902
28 Margaret Jennings[20] 3 July 1976 Australia England Edgbaston, Birmingham104310902
29 Jan Lumsden[21] 24 July 1976 Australia England The Oval, London1232781202
30 Rachael Heyhoe Flint[21] 24 July 1976 England Australia The Oval, London1795212803
31 Shanta Rangaswamy 8 January 1977 India New Zealand Carisbrook, Dunedin1082
32 Barb Bevege 8 January 1977 New Zealand India Carisbrook, Dunedin100*3
33 Julie Stockton 12 January 1979 Australia New Zealand University Oval, Sydney1173491102
34 Enid Bakewell[22] 1 July 1979 England West Indies Edgbaston, Birmingham112*2651503
35 Peta Verco[23] 3 February 1984 Australia India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad105602
36 Jill Kennare[23] 3 February 1984 Australia India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad1311712
37 Karen Price[23] 3 February 1984 Australia India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad104*1202
38 Sandhya Agarwal[24] 10 February 1984 India Australia Wankhede Stadium, Bombay1341601
39 Janette Brittin[25] 6 July 1984 England New Zealand Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds144*30030412047.362
40 Debbie Hockley[26] 27 July 1984 New Zealand England St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury107*21924111044.392
41 Carole Hodges[26] 27 July 1984 England New Zealand St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury158*30332321048.913
42 Janette Brittin 13 December 1984 England Australia WACA, Perth11217516210069.133
43 Jill Kennare 13 December 1984 Australia England WACA, Perth10316716511062.424
44 Denise Emerson 21 December 1984 Australia England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide1213153297036.772
45 Jill Kennare[27] 25 January 1985 Australia England Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo1042392049050.982
46 Sandhya Agarwal[28] 7 March 1985 India New Zealand Barabati Stadium, Cuttack1062851002
47 Shubhangi Kulkarni[29] 26 June 1986 India England Collingham Cricket Club, Collingham11835128517041.401
48 Lesley Cooke[29] 26 June 1986 England India Collingham Cricket Club, Collingham11726918613062.904
49 Sandhya Agarwal[30] 3 July 1986 India England Stanley Park, Blackpool1323873289040.241
50 Jane Powell[30] 3 July 1986 England India Stanley Park, Blackpool115*2842578044.742
No. Player Date For Against Ground Runs Mins BF 4s 6s SR Inns
51 Janette Brittin[31] 12 July 1986 England India New Road, Worcester12522621113059.241
52 Carole Hodges[31] 12 July 1986 England India New Road, Worcester121*3242829042.901
53 Sandhya Agarwal[31]   12 July 1986 India England New Road, Worcester19056352319036.322
54 Sarah Potter[31] 12 July 1986 England India New Road, Worcester10231729312034.813
55 Belinda Haggett[32] 1 August 1987 Australia England New Road, Worcester12626125418049.602
56 Lindsay Reeler[33] 21 August 1987 Australia England Collingham Cricket Club, Collingham110*45440611027.092
57 Denise Annetts[33]   21 August 1987 Australia England Collingham Cricket Club, Collingham19338136530052.872
58 Sally Griffiths[34] 18 January 1990 Australia New Zealand Cornwall Park, Auckland13332827912047.671
59 Debbie Hockley[34] 18 January 1990 New Zealand Australia Cornwall Park, Auckland126*50740715030.952
60 Belinda Clark[35] 26 January 1991 Australia India North Sydney Oval, Sydney10418717011061.171
61 Belinda Haggett[36] 9 February 1991 Australia India Richmond Cricket Ground, Melbourne1443203554040.562
62 Denise Annetts 19 February 1992 Australia England North Sydney Oval, Sydney148*4413757039.462
63 Debbie Hockley 7 February 1995 New Zealand India Trafalgar Park, Nelson10739938211028.012
64 Emily Drumm 28 February 1995 New Zealand Australia Hagley Oval, Christchurch161*31227021059.621
65 Anju Jain 17 November 1995 India England CCFG, Calcutta11032427810039.562
66 Barbara Daniels[37] 24 June 1996 England New Zealand North Marine Road, Scarborough16030026819059.701
67 Kathryn Leng[37] 24 June 1996 England New Zealand North Marine Road, Scarborough14428522915062.881
68 Kirsty Flavell[37]   24 June 1996 New Zealand England North Marine Road, Scarborough20455550424040.472
69 Debbie Hockley[38] 4 July 1996 New Zealand England New Road, Worcester11532825916044.402
70 Emily Drumm[39] 12 July 1996 New Zealand England Woodbridge Road, Guildford112*23118611060.213
71 Chamani Seneviratna[40] 17 April 1998 Sri Lanka Pakistan Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo105*10812097.223
72 Janette Brittin 6 August 1998 England Australia Woodbridge Road, Guildford14648149015029.791
73 Joanne Broadbent 6 August 1998 Australia England Woodbridge Road, Guildford20051747625042.012
74 Mel Jones 6 August 1998 Australia England Woodbridge Road, Guildford13126724021054.582
75 Janette Brittin 11 August 1998 England Australia St George's Road, Harrogate16743440217041.542
76 Belinda Clark 21 August 1998 Australia England New Road, Worcester13628622712059.912
77 Karen Rolton 21 August 1998 Australia England New Road, Worcester176*24723621074.572
78 Charlotte Edwards[41] 15 July 1999 England India Denis Compton Oval, Shenley1082982496043.371
79 Michelle Goszko 24 June 2001 Australia England Denis Compton Oval, Shenley20439534524059.132
80 Karen Rolton   6 July 2001 Australia England Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds209*36131329166.772
81 Claire Taylor 6 July 2001 England Australia Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds13725123221059.053
82 Hemlata Kala[42] 14 January 2002 India England K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow11027523615146.612
83 Mithali Raj   14 August 2002 India England County Ground, Taunton21459840719052.572
84 Lisa Sthalekar 22 February 2003 Australia England Bankstown Oval, Sydney120*3643294036.473
85 Claire Taylor 7 August 2003 England South Africa Denis Compton Oval, Shenley17738828722061.672
86 Claire Taylor 20 August 2003 England South Africa County Ground, Taunton13123817923073.182
87 Hemlata Kala 27 November 2003 India New Zealand Bilakhiya Stadium, Vapi1103602807039.282
88 Kiran Baluch   15 March 2004 Pakistan West Indies National Stadium, Karachi24258448838049.591
89 Nadine George 15 March 2004 West Indies Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi11823818515063.783
90 Charlotte Edwards 21 August 2004 England New Zealand North Marine Road, Scarborough11733125112046.612
91 Laura Newton 21 August 2004 England New Zealand North Marine Road, Scarborough10316515014168.662
92 Arran Brindle 9 August 2005 England Australia County Ground, Hove101*25224916040.564
93 Claire Taylor 8 August 2006 England India Grace Road, Leicester1152832339049.353
94 Charlotte Edwards 29 August 2006 England India County Ground, Taunton10526822321047.083
95 Jodie Fields 10 July 2009 Australia England New Road, Worcester13926925421054.721
96 Charlotte Edwards 22 January 2011 England Australia Bankstown Oval, Sydney114*3893107036.771
97 Sarah Elliott 11 August 2013 Australia England Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley10435527614037.681
98 Heather Knight 11 August 2013 England Australia Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley15741733820046.442
99 Thirush Kamini 16 November 2014 India South Africa Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore19254143024144.651
100 Poonam Raut 16 November 2014 India South Africa Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore13042635518036.611
No. Player Date For Against Ground Runs Mins BF 4s 6s SR Inns
101 Mignon du Preez 16 November 2014 South Africa India Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore10227125315040.312
102 Ellyse Perry 11 November 2017 Australia England North Sydney Oval, Sydney213*41237426156.951
103 Ellyse Perry 18 July 2019 Australia England County Ground, Taunton11634628116041.281

Team overview

Team statistics for century scores
No. Team First Test[8] No. of Tests[8] No. of players No. of centurions[12] No. of centuries[12] Highest individual score Highest scorer
1  Australia[43] 1934741702433213*Ellyse Perry
2  England[44] 1934951562141189Betty Snowball
3  New Zealand[45] 193545125611204Kirsty Flavell
4  South Africa[46] 1960125733105*Yvonne van Mentz
5  West Indies[47] 1976122911118Nadine George
6  India[48] 19763682812214Mithali Raj
7  Sri Lanka[49] 199811111105*Chamani Seneviratne
8  Pakistan[50] 199832011242Kiran Baluch
9  Ireland[51] 20001110068*Caitriona Beggs
10  Netherlands[52] 20071110049Violet Wattenberg

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