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A hundred, one day

Since 2000, only five players had to wait longer from debut for a maiden ODI century than Neil Broom's 2910 days

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<b>4053 days</b> <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/55343.html" target="_blank">Elton Chigumbura</a><br> <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/868727.html" target="_blank">v Pakistan, Lahore 2015</a>. He scored his maiden hundred in his 174th ODI. And his second ton in his 175th  AFP
<b>3893 days</b> <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/55870.html" target="_blank">Sean Williams</a><br> <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/924635.html" target="_blank">v Afghanistan, Bulawayo 2015</a>. It came in a series-deciding ODI against Afghanistan. Zimbabwe lost, but Williams broke the record for scoring a century in the lowest total a team had been bowled out for in an ODI (172)  AFP
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<b>3789 days</b> <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/25589.html" target="_blank">Khurram Khan</a><br> <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/803797.html" target="_blank">v Afghanistan, Dubai 2014</a>. At 43 years and 162 days, UAE captain Khurram Khan became the oldest player to score an ODI hundred  ICC
<b>3139 days</b> <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52917.html" target="_blank">Denesh Ramdin</a><br> <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/636535.html" target="_blank">v England, Antigua 2014</a>. He scored his maiden hundred in his 109th ODI. And his second ton came three matches later  AFP
<b>2931 days</b> <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5560.html" target="_blank">Brad Haddin</a><br> <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/351691.html" target="_blank">v New Zealand, Sydney 2009</a>. A week after his <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvnz2008/content/story/388680.html" target="_blank">controversial dismissal</a> of Neil Broom, Haddin added to New Zealand's frustration with a century that snapped a five-match losing streak for Australia  AFP
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