List of international cricket centuries at the WACA Ground

The WACA Ground (pronounced wakka) is a 24,500 capacity cricket stadium situated in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association. The ground has been the "home" of cricket in Western Australia since the early 1890s, and the first Test match was played in 1970.

The WACA Ground in December 2006

The first Test century scored at The WACA Ground was in 1970 by the Englishman Brian Luckhurst. Since that time 73 Test centuries have been scored at the ground. Matthew Hayden holds the record for the highest score at the ground with 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003. Hayden's 380 saw him surpass Brian Lara's World record highest score of 375. Brian Lara reclaimed the record in April 2004 with 400* against England.[1] The West Indian Roy Fredericks holds the record for the highest score by an overseas player with 169.[2]

22 One Day International centuries have been scored at the ground. Australia's David Warner holds the record for highest individual score in ODI matches with 178. Dean Jones and Adam Gilchrist are the only players to have scored more than one century in both Tests and ODIs at the ground.[3]

Steve Smith of Australia has scored most hundreds at WACA (3 Test, 2 ODI)

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 WACA Ground.
  • The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
  • The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won,[4][5] lost[6][7] or if the match was drawn.[8]

List of centuries
  • Matthew Hayden (Aus):
    Holds the record for the highest Test score at the ground; his 380, made in 2003 against Zimbabwe, was a Test record at the time.
  • David Warner (Aus):
    Warner holds the record for the highest ODI score at the WACA, 178 against Afghanistan in 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the WACA Ground.[2]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 131Brian Luckhurst England3011 Australia11 December 1970Drawn
2 171Ian Redpath Australia3722 England11 December 1970Drawn
3 108Greg Chappell (1/2) Australia2182 England11 December 1970Drawn
4 115*John Edrich England3323 Australia11 December 1970Drawn
5 115Ross Edwards Australia2522 England13 December 1974Won
6 103Doug Walters Australia1192 England13 December 1974Won
7 156Ian Chappell Australia2611 West Indies12 December 1975Lost
8 169Roy Fredericks West Indies1452 Australia12 December 1975Won
9 149Clive Lloyd West Indies1862 Australia12 December 1975Won
10 176Bob Simpson Australia3552 India16 December 1977Won
11 127Sunil Gavaskar India2453 Australia16 December 1977Lost
12 100Mohinder Amarnath India1753 Australia16 December 1977Lost
13 105Tony Mann Australia1654 India16 December 1977Won
14 102David Gower (1/2) England2211 Australia15 December 1978Won
15 129*Javed Miandad Pakistan2761 Australia24 March 1979Lost
16 134*Asif Iqbal Pakistan2803 Australia24 March 1979Lost
17 115Allan Border (1/2) Australia2963 England14 December 1979Won
18 106Kim Hughes Australia1983 Pakistan13 November 1981Won
19 117Greg Chappell (2/2) Australia1742 England12 November 1982Drawn
20 115Derek Randall England2153 Australia12 November 1982Drawn
21 159Wayne Phillips Australia2461 Pakistan11 November 1983Won
22 141Graham Yallop Australia2741 Pakistan11 November 1983Won
23 127Larry Gomes West Indies2971 Australia9 November 1984Won
24 139Jeff Dujon West Indies1581 Australia9 November 1984Won
25 162Chris Broad England3131 Australia28 November 1986Drawn
26 136David Gower (2/2) England1751 Australia28 November 1986Drawn
27 133Jack Richards England2071 Australia28 November 1986Drawn
28 125Allan Border (2/2) Australia2822 England28 November 1986Drawn
29 102Dean Jones (1/2) Australia1741 Sri Lanka12 February 1988Won
30 146Viv Richards West Indies1501 Australia2 December 1988Won
31 111Graeme Wood Australia1762 West Indies2 December 1988Lost
32 100Desmond Haynes West Indies1943 Australia2 December 1988Won
33 200David Boon (1/2) Australia3261 New Zealand24 November 1989Drawn
34 146*Mark Greatbatch New Zealand4853 Australia24 November 1989Drawn
35 107David Boon (2/2) Australia3041 India1 February 1992Won
36 114Sachin Tendulkar India1612 Australia1 February 1992Lost
37 150*Dean Jones (2/2) Australia2953 India1 February 1992Won
38 101Tom Moody Australia1493 India1 February 1992Won
39 113*Ian Healy Australia1811 New Zealand12 November 1993Drawn
40 143Andrew Jones New Zealand2832 Australia12 November 1993Drawn
41 142*Mark Taylor Australia2553 New Zealand12 November 1993Drawn
42 124Michael Slater (1/2) Australia2311 England3 February 1995Won
43 123Graham Thorpe England2182 Australia3 February 1995Lost
44 115Greg Blewett Australia1583 England3 February 1995Won
45 219Michael Slater (2/2) Australia3212 Sri Lanka8 December 1995Won
46 111Mark Waugh (1/2) Australia2232 Sri Lanka8 December 1995Won
47 119Hashan Tillakaratne Sri Lanka2063 Australia8 December 1995Lost
48 132Brian Lara West Indies1832 Australia1 February 1997Won
49 144Justin Langer (1/2) Australia2862 Pakistan26 November 1999Won
50 197Ricky Ponting Australia2882 Pakistan26 November 1999Won
51 115Ijaz Ahmed Pakistan1603 Australia26 November 1999Lost
52 119Mark Waugh (2/2) Australia1752 West Indies1 December 2000Won
53 104Lou Vincent New Zealand2081 Australia30 November 2001Drawn
54 105Stephen Fleming New Zealand2221 Australia30 November 2001Drawn
55 156*Nathan Astle New Zealand2751 Australia30 November 2001Drawn
56 110Adam Parore New Zealand2431 Australia30 November 2001Drawn
57 380Matthew Hayden Australia4371 Zimbabwe9 October 2003Won
58 113*Adam Gilchrist (1/2) Australia941 Zimbabwe9 October 2003Won
59 191Justin Langer (2/2) Australia2801 Pakistan16 December 2004Won
60 100*Damien Martyn Australia1213 Pakistan16 December 2004Won
61 203*Brad Hodge Australia3323 South Africa16 December 2005Drawn
62 102*Jacques Rudolph South Africa2834 Australia16 December 2005Drawn
63 103Michael Hussey (1/2) Australia1563 England14 December 2006Won
64 135*Michael Clarke Australia1643 England14 December 2006Won
65 102*Adam Gilchrist (2/2) Australia593 England14 December 2006Won
66 116Alastair Cook England2904 Australia14 December 2006Lost
67 108Graeme Smith South Africa1474 Australia17 December 2008Won
68 106*AB de Villiers (1/2) South Africa1864 Australia17 December 2008Won
69 102Chris Gayle West Indies722 Australia16 December 2009Lost
70 116Michael Hussey (2/2) Australia1723 England16 December 2010Won
71 180David Warner (1/3) Australia1592 India13 January 2012Won
72 196Hashim Amla South Africa2213 Australia30 November 2012Won
73 169AB de Villiers (2/2) South Africa1843 Australia30 November 2012Won
74 111Steve Smith (1/3) Australia2081 England13 December 2013Won
75 112David Warner (2/3) Australia1403 England13 December 2013Won
76 103Shane Watson Australia1083 England13 December 2013Won
77 120Ben Stokes England1954 Australia13 December 2013Lost
78 253David Warner (3/3) Australia2861 New Zealand13 November 2015Drawn
79 121Usman Khawaja Australia1861 New Zealand13 November 2015Drawn
80 166Kane Williamson New Zealand2502 Australia13 November 2015Drawn
81 290Ross Taylor New Zealand3742 Australia13 November 2015Drawn
82 138Steve Smith (2/3) Australia1853 New Zealand13 November 2015Drawn
83 119Adam Voges Australia2403 New Zealand13 November 2015Drawn
84 127Dean Elgar South Africa3163 Australia3 November 2016Won
85 141JP Duminy South Africa2253 Australia3 November 2016Won
86 140Dawid Malan England2271 Australia14 December 2017Lost
87 119Jonny Bairstow England2151 Australia14 December 2017Lost
88 239Steve Smith (3/3) Australia3992 England14 December 2017Won
89 181Mitchell Marsh Australia2362 England14 December 2017Won

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the WACA Ground.[3]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 101Larry Gomes West Indies891 Sri Lanka2 February 1985Won
2 104Dean Jones (1/2) Australia1252 England1 January 1987Lost
3 121Dean Jones (2/2) Australia1131 Pakistan2 January 1987Lost
4 100Gordon Greenidge West Indies1191 Australia4 January 1987Won
5 130Mark Waugh Australia1441 Sri Lanka12 January 1996Won
6 103*Brian Lara West Indies1162 Pakistan10 January 1997Won
7 111Jacques Kallis (1/2) South Africa1401 New Zealand16 January 1998Won
8 144*Damien Martyn Australia1491 Zimbabwe4 February 2001Won
9 119Stuart Carlisle Zimbabwe1452 Australia4 February 2001Lost
10 107*Jonty Rhodes South Africa1351 New Zealand1 February 2002Won
11 104*Jacques Kallis (2/2) South Africa1202 Australia3 February 2002Lost
12 100Paul Collingwood England1241 Sri Lanka20 December 2002Won
13 119Darren Lehmann Australia1191 Sri Lanka22 December 2002Won
14 105Mohammad Yousuf Pakistan1001 West Indies1 February 2005Won
15 116Adam Gilchrist (1/2) Australia1052 Sri Lanka29 January 2006Won
16 117Matthew Hayden Australia1111 New Zealand28 January 2007Won
17 111Ricky Ponting Australia1221 New Zealand28 January 2007Won
18 101*Jacob Oram New Zealand722 Australia28 January 2007Lost
19 118Adam Gilchrist (2/2) Australia1321 Sri Lanka15 February 2008Won
20 125*George Bailey (1/2) Australia1101 West Indies3 February 2013Won
21 108Aaron Finch Australia1112 England24 January 2014Lost
22 178David Warner Australia1331 Afghanistan4 March 2015Won
23 171*Rohit Sharma India1631 Australia12 January 2016Lost
24 112George Bailey (2/2) Australia1202 India12 January 2016Won
25 149Steve Smith (1/2) Australia1352 India12 January 2016Won
26 108*Steve Smith (2/2) Australia1042 Pakistan19 January 2017Won

References
  1. Most runs in an innings, Cricinfo
  2. "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  3. "Statsguru: One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  4. "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  5. "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  6. "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
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  8. "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Drawn". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
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