List of international cricket centuries at Sophia Gardens
Sophia Gardens is a cricket ground in Cardiff, Wales, it was established in 1967 and currently has a capacity of 15,643.[1] The ground has hosted 3 Test matches, the first of these was played in 2009 between England and Australia in the first Ashes Test.[2] Sophia Gardens has also staged 17 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first was played between Australia and New Zealand in the 1999 Cricket World Cup.[3]
Nine Test centuries have been scored at the venue. The first of 9 Test centuries made at the ground was scored by the Australian Simon Katich against England in 2009. The South-African born Englishman Jonathan Trott holds the record for the highest Test innings at Sophia Gardens. Trott's innings of 203, scored in 2011, was also the first and only double century at the ground up to date. Nobody has scored more than one century at the ground to date.[4]
Seven ODI centuries have been scored at the ground, the first was by the Bangladeshi Mohammad Ashraful in 2005 against Australia, during their historic win against the Aussies. The Englishman Jason Roy holds the record for the highest ODI innings at the ground, when he scored 120 against Australia in June 2018. This is the only century made by an Englishman to date.[5]
Key[edit]
- * 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 Sophia Gardens.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won,[6][7] lost[8][9] or if the match was drawn.[10]
List of centuries[edit]
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Jonathan Trott (Eng):
1 Test century at Sophia Gardens. His 203 in 2011 is the highest score at the ground. -
Simon Katich (Aus):
1 Test century at Sophia Gardens. Scored 122 in 2009, which was the first Test century at the ground. -
Joe Root (Eng):
1 Test century at Sophia Gardens. Scored 134 in 2015, this is the most recent Test century at the ground.
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Test centuries[edit]
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Sophia Gardens.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 122 | Simon Katich |  Australia |
261 | 2 |  England |
8 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 2 | 100 | Ricky Ponting | Australia |
224 | 2 | England |
8 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 3 | 125* | Marcus North | Australia |
242 | 2 | England |
8 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 4 | 121 | Brad Haddin | Australia |
151 | 2 | England |
8 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 5 | 112 | Mahela Jayawardene |  Sri Lanka |
168 | 1 | England |
26 May 2011 | Lost |
| 6 | 133 | Alastair Cook | England |
274 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
26 May 2011 | Won |
| 7 | 203 | Jonathan Trott | England |
409 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
26 May 2011 | Won |
| 8 | 103* | Ian Bell | England |
159 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
26 May 2011 | Won |
| 9 | 134 | Joe Root | England |
166 | 1 | Australia |
8 July 2015 | Won |
One Day International centuries[edit]
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Sophia Gardens.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | Mohammad Ashraful |  Bangladesh |
101 | 2 | Australia |
18 June 2005 | Won |
| 2 | 107 | Virat Kohli |  India |
93 | 1 | England |
16 September 2011 | Lost |
| 3 | 114 | Shikhar Dhawan | India |
94 | 1 |  South Africa |
6 June 2013 | Won |
| 4 | 100 | Suresh Raina | India |
75 | 1 | England |
27 August 2014 | Won |
| 5 | 114 | Shakib Al Hasan (1/2) | Bangladesh |
115 | 1 |  New Zealand |
9 June 2017 | Won |
| 6 | 102* | Mahmudullah | Bangladesh |
107 | 1 | New Zealand |
9 June 2017 | Won |
| 7 | 120 | Jason Roy (1/2) | England |
108 | 1 | Australia |
16 June 2018 | Won |
| 8 | 131 | Shaun Marsh | Australia |
116 | 2 | England |
16 June 2018 | Lost |
| 9 | 153 | Jason Roy (2/2) | England |
121 | 1 | Bangladesh |
8 June 2019 | Won |
| 10 | 121 | Shakib Al Hasan (2/2) | Bangladesh |
119 | 2 | England |
8 June 2019 | Lost |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Glamorgan secure England matches". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff / Test matches / Match result list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff / One-Day Internationals matches / Match result list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Drawn". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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