List of international cricket centuries by Justin Langer
Justin Langer is a former Australian cricketer. A left-handed opening batsman,[1] he played for Australia between 1993 and 2007 and made 23 centuries in international cricket, all in Tests. As of March 2019 he sits joint fifty-sixth in the list of century-makers in international cricket.[lower-alpha 1][2]
Langer made his Test debut against the West Indies at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on 23 January 1993.[3] He scored his first Test century against Pakistan at the Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar on 15 October 1998, scoring 116.[4] He scored his final Test century against England at The Gabba, Brisbane on 23 November 2006[5] and his final Test match was the final game of the same series at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 2 January 2007,[6] having played 105 matches. His highest score in Tests is 250, scored against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 26 December 2002.[7]
Langer made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Sri Lanka at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on 14 April 1994[8] and played his final ODI against England at Lord's, London on 25 May 1997,[9] having played 8 matches. He never made a century in the format; his highest score was 36, which he made against India at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on 19 April 1994.[10]
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
* | Remained not out |
Man of the match | |
Pos. | Position in the batting order |
Inn. | The innings of the match |
S/R | Strike rate during the innings |
H/A | Venue was at home (Australia) or away |
Date | Match starting day |
Lost | The match was lost by Australia |
Won | The match was won by Australia |
Drawn | The match was drawn |
Home | The match was played in Australia |
Away | The match was played in opponent's country |
Test centuries
No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A | Date | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 116 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Away | 15 October 1998 | Drawn | [4] |
2 | 179* | England | 3 | 1 | 3/5 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 11 December 1998 | Won | [12] |
3 | 127 | West Indies | 3 | 3 | 4/4 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | Away | 3 April 1999 | Won | [13] |
4 | 127 | Pakistan | 3 | 4 | 2/3 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Home | 18 November 1999 | Won | [14] |
5 | 144 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 3/3 | WACA Ground, Perth | Home | 26 November 1999 | Won | [15] |
6 | 223 | India | 3 | 2 | 3/3 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 2 January 2000 | Won | [16] |
7 | 122* | New Zealand | 3 | 4 | 3/3 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Away | 31 March 2000 | Won | [17] |
8 | 102* | England | 2 | 1 | 5/5 | The Oval, London | Away | 23 August 2001 | Won | [18] |
9 | 104 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | The Gabba, Brisbane | Home | 8 November 2001 | Drawn | [19] |
10 | 123 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Home | 22 November 2001 | Drawn | [20] |
11 | 116 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 14 December 2001 | Won | [21] |
12 | 126 [lower-alpha 2] | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 3/3 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 2 January 2002 | Won | [22] |
13 | 250 | England | 1 | 1 | 4/5 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 26 December 2002 | Won | [7] |
14 | 146 | West Indies | 1 | 2 | 1/4 | Bourda, Georgetown | Away | 10 April 2003 | Won | [23] |
15 | 111 | West Indies | 1 | 3 | 4/4 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | Away | 9 May 2003 | Lost | [24] |
16 | 121 | India | 1 | 1 | 1/4 | The Gabba, Brisbane | Home | 4 December 2003 | Drawn | [25] |
17 | 117 | India | 1 | 2 | 4/4 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 2 January 2004 | Drawn | [26] |
18 | 166 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 3 | 3/3 | Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo | Away | 24 March 2004 | Won | [27] |
19 | 162 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 2/2 | Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns | Home | 9 July 2004 | Drawn | [28] |
20 | 215 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 2/2 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 26 November 2004 | Won | [29] |
21 | 191 | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | WACA Ground, Perth | Home | 16 December 2004 | Won | [30] |
22 | 105 | England | 1 | 2 | 5/5 | The Oval, London | Away | 8 September 2005 | Drawn | [31] |
23 | 100* | England | 1 | 3 | 1/5 | The Gabba, Brisbane | Home | 23 November 2006 | Won | [5] |
Notes
- Langer shares the position with Shikhar Dhawan, Geoffrey Boycott and V. V. S. Laxman.
- Langer shared the man of the match award with Matthew Hayden.
References
- "Justin Langer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Batting records / Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "4th Test, West Indies tour of Australia at Adelaide, Jan 23-26 1993". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "2nd Test, Australia tour of Pakistan at Peshawar, Oct 15-19 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "1st Test, England tour of Australia at Brisbane, Nov 23-27 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "5th Test, England tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 2-5 2007". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "4th Test, England tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-30 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "2nd Match, Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup at Sharjah, Apr 14 1994". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "3rd ODI, Australia tour of England and Scotland at London, May 25 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "1st SF, Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup at Sharjah, Apr 19 1994". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "Statistics / Statsguru / J Langer / Test matches / Hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "3rd Test, England tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 11-15 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "4th Test, Australia tour of West Indies at St John's, Apr 3-7 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "2nd Test, Pakistan tour of Australia at Hobart, Nov 18-22 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "3rd Test, Pakistan tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 26-28 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "3rd Test, India tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 2-4 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "3rd Test, Australia tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Mar 31 - Apr 3 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "5th Test, Australia tour of England and Ireland at London, Aug 23-27 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "1st Test, New Zealand tour of Australia at Brisbane, Nov 8-12 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Australia at Hobart, Nov 22-26 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "1st Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 14-18 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "3rd Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 2-5 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "1st Test, Australia tour of West Indies at Georgetown, Apr 10-13 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "4th Test, Australia tour of West Indies at St John's, May 9-13 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "1st Test, India tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 4-8 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "4th Test, India tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 2-6 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "3rd Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Mar 24-28 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Cairns, Jul 9-13 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Australia at Adelaide, Nov 26-30 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "1st Test, Pakistan tour of Australia at Perth, Dec 16-19 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "5th Test, Australia tour of England and Scotland at London, Sep 8-12 2005". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.