Most matches before a century - Tests

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Most matches before a player's first century - Tests
Player Mat OppositionGround Date Scorecard
A Kumble (India)118 v England The Oval 9 Aug 2007 Test 1842
WPUJC Vaas (SL) 97 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC)25 Jun 2007 Test 1837
JN Gillespie (Aus) 71 v Bangladesh Chittagong (CDS) 16 Apr 2006 Test 1799
HH Streak (Zim)56 v West Indies Harare 4 Nov 2003 Test 1668
SM Pollock (SA) 51 v Sri Lanka Centurion20 Jan 2001 Test 1529
DL Vettori (NZ) 49 v Pakistan Hamilton 19 Dec 2003 Test 1676
IA Healy (Aus)48 v England Manchester 3 Jun 1993 Test 1223
ADR Campbell (Zim) 47 v India Nagpur25 Nov 2000 Test 1517
Intikhab Alam (Pak) 37 v England Hyderabad (Sind) 16 Mar 1973 Test 717
M Prabhakar (India)36 v West Indies Mohali 10 Dec 1994 Test 1278
W Rhodes (Eng) 35 v Australia Melbourne9 Feb 1912 Test 119
SMH Kirmani (India) 35 v Australia Mumbai 3 Nov 1979 Test 860
AW Nourse (SA)34 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921 Test 146
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) 33 v New Zealand Christchurch15 Mar 2001 Test 1536
TL Goddard (SA) 32 v England Johannesburg 22 Jan 1965 Test 575
R Illingworth (Eng)32 v West Indies Lord's 26 Jun 1969 Test 654
MW Gatting (Eng) 31 v India Mumbai28 Nov 1984 Test 1001
Wasim Akram (Pak) 31 v Australia Adelaide 19 Jan 1990 Test 1135
SV Carlisle (Zim)31 v Australia Sydney 17 Oct 2003 Test 1663
RB Simpson (Aus) 30 v England Manchester23 Jul 1964 Test 564
V Pollard (NZ) 30 v England Nottingham 7 Jun 1973 Test 722
Imran Khan (Pak)30 v West Indies Lahore 24 Nov 1980 Test 886
RD Jacobs (WI) 29 v South Africa Bridgetown29 Mar 2001 Test 1541
TG Evans (Eng) 28 v West Indies Manchester 8 Jun 1950 Test 323
IR Redpath (Aus)28 v West Indies Sydney 14 Feb 1969 Test 646
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 28 v West Indies Christchurch22 Feb 1980 Test 875
HP Tillakaratne (SL) 28 v Zimbabwe Harare 26 Oct 1994 Test 1272
Rashid Latif (Pak)28 v West Indies Sharjah 31 Jan 2002 Test 1587
RR Sarwan (WI) 28 v Bangladesh Dhaka8 Dec 2002 Test 1630
SR Waugh (Aus) 27 v England Leeds 8 Jun 1989 Test 1121

Most matches at home before a player's first home century - Tests
Player Mat OppositionGround Date Scorecard Career Mat Away 100s
WPUJC Vaas (SL) 48 v BangladeshColombo (SSC) 25 Jun 2007 Test 1837 97 0
SM Pollock (SA) 32 v Sri Lanka Centurion20 Jan 2001 Test 1529 51 0
MR Ramprakash (Eng) 31 v Australia The Oval 23 Aug 2001Test 1558 46 1
KF Barrington (Eng)29 v Australia Manchester 23 Jul 1964 Test 564 50 9
ADR Campbell (Zim) 29 v West Indies Bulawayo 19 Jul 2001 Test 1551 531
IA Healy (Aus) 27 v New ZealandPerth 12 Nov 1993 Test 1235 54 1
Wasim Akram (Pak) 26 v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura17 Oct 1996 Test 1336 71 1
HH Streak (Zim) 26 v West Indies Harare 4 Nov 2003Test 1668 56 0
DL Vettori (NZ)23 v Pakistan Hamilton 19 Dec 2003 Test 1676 49 0
TW Graveney (Eng) 22 v West Indies Nottingham 4 Jul 1957 Test 441 352
R Illingworth (Eng) 22 v West IndiesLord's 26 Jun 1969 Test 654 32 0
JN Rhodes (SA) 22 v West Indies Centurion15 Jan 1999 Test 1441 41 2
MW Gatting (Eng) 21 v Australia Manchester 1 Aug 1985Test 1020 39 2
AW Nourse (SA)20 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921 Test 146 34 0
SMH Kirmani (India) 20 v Australia Mumbai 3 Nov 1979 Test 860 350
SR Waugh (Aus) 20 v Sri LankaHobart 16 Dec 1989 Test 1133 35 2
RB Simpson (Aus) 19 v England Adelaide28 Jan 1966 Test 600 43 4
JR Reid (NZ) 17 v England Christchurch 15 Mar 1963Test 542 42 4
RG Nadkarni (India)17 v England Kanpur 15 Feb 1964 Test 557 26 0
JV Coney (NZ) 17 v England Wellington 20 Jan 1984 Test 975 250
TG Evans (Eng) 16 v West IndiesManchester 8 Jun 1950 Test 323 28 0
MH Mankad (India) 16 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS)2 Dec 1955 Test 417 37 3
GA Hick (Eng) 16 v South Africa Leeds 4 Aug 1994Test 1264 28 1
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)16 v West Indies Rawalpindi 29 Nov 1997 Test 1389 42 5
RR Sarwan (WI) 16 v Australia St John's 9 May 2003 Test 1645 321
SV Carlisle (Zim) 16 v BangladeshBulawayo 26 Feb 2004 Test 1684 35 1
MW Tate (Eng) 15 v South Africa Lord's29 Jun 1929 Test 182 25 0
Intikhab Alam (Pak) 15 v England Hyderabad (Sind) 16 Mar 1973Test 717 37 0
AD Gaekwad (India)15 v West Indies Kanpur 2 Feb 1979 Test 845 19 0
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 15 v West Indies Christchurch 22 Feb 1980 Test 875 280

Most matches away before a player's first century away from home - Tests
PlayerMat Opposition Ground Date Scorecard Career Mat Home 100s
A Kumble (India)62 v England The Oval 9 Aug 2007 Test 1842 118 0
JN Gillespie (Aus) 42 v Bangladesh Chittagong (CDS) 16 Apr 2006 Test 1799 710
AC Parore (NZ) 40 v AustraliaPerth 30 Nov 2001 Test 1573 73 1
IR Redpath (Aus) 35 v New Zealand Auckland22 Mar 1974 Test 736 54 3
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 34 v Sri Lanka Colombo (CCC) 16 Apr 1987Test 1074 70 1
Imran Khan (Pak)33 v India Chennai 3 Feb 1987 Test 1066 61 2
DL Vettori (NZ) 33 v Zimbabwe Harare 7 Aug 2005 Test 1759 631
S Chanderpaul (WI) 30 v IndiaKolkata 30 Oct 2002 Test 1622 61 5
AJ Lamb (Eng) 27 v West Indies Kingston24 Feb 1990 Test 1140 58 9
CL Cairns (NZ) 25 v Zimbabwe Harare 19 Sep 2000Test 1511 49 3
N Kapil Dev (India)24 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983 Test 952 50 2
ND McKenzie (SA) 24 v Bangladesh Chittagong (CDS) 29 Feb 2008 Test 1865 442
ADR Campbell (Zim) 23 v IndiaNagpur 25 Nov 2000 Test 1517 47 0
IA Healy (Aus) 22 v England Manchester3 Jun 1993 Test 1223 48 0
SM Pollock (SA) 22 v West Indies Bridgetown 29 Mar 2001Test 1541 54 1
Rashid Latif (Pak)22 v West Indies Sharjah 31 Jan 2002 Test 1587 28 0
Saleem Malik (Pak) 21 v England The Oval 6 Aug 1987 Test 1079 415
Wasim Akram (Pak) 20 v AustraliaAdelaide 19 Jan 1990 Test 1135 31 0
W Rhodes (Eng) 19 v Australia Melbourne9 Feb 1912 Test 119 35 0
RR Lindwall (Aus) 19 v West Indies Bridgetown 14 May 1955Test 406 46 1
SP Fleming (NZ)19 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 27 May 1998 Test 1415 35 1
SV Carlisle (Zim) 19 v Australia Sydney 17 Oct 2003 Test 1663 310
BE Congdon (NZ) 18 v West IndiesPort of Spain 9 Mar 1972 Test 694 33 1
V Pollard (NZ) 18 v England Nottingham7 Jun 1973 Test 722 30 0
MH Denness (Eng) 18 v Australia Melbourne 8 Feb 1975Test 755 25 2
PJP Burge (Aus)17 v England The Oval 17 Aug 1961 Test 511 21 0
KR Rutherford (NZ) 17 v Sri Lanka Moratuwa 27 Nov 1992 Test 1203 331
L Klusener (SA) 17 v Sri LankaKandy 30 Jul 2000 Test 1505 31 2
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) 17 v New Zealand Christchurch15 Mar 2001 Test 1536 33 0
Khaled Mashud (Ban) 17 v West Indies Gros Islet 28 May 2004Test 1701 26 0

Most matches before a player's first five wicket haul - Tests
Player Mat OppositionGround Date Scorecard
AR Border (Aus)101 v West Indies Sydney 26 Jan 1989 Test 1113
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 69 v Zimbabwe Galle12 Jan 2002 Test 1585
BE Congdon (NZ) 51 v India Auckland 24 Jan 1976 Test 769
CH Gayle (WI)45 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 2004 Test 1708
JR Reid (NZ) 44 v South Africa Dunedin28 Feb 1964 Test 559
ME Waugh (Aus) 43 v England Adelaide 26 Jan 1995 Test 1284
KD Walters (Aus)40 v West Indies Georgetown 6 Apr 1973 Test 720
GS Sobers (WI) 37 v Australia Melbourne10 Feb 1961 Test 506
CL Hooper (WI) 37 v Pakistan Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993 Test 1220
BF Butcher (WI)32 v England Port of Spain 14 Mar 1968 Test 635
A Flintoff (Eng) 32 v West Indies Bridgetown1 Apr 2004 Test 1694
DCS Compton (Eng) 30 v South Africa Cape Town 1 Jan 1949 Test 309
Abdul Razzaq (Pak)30 v Sri Lanka Karachi 28 Oct 2004 Test 1719
CG Borde (India) 29 v England Chennai10 Jan 1964 Test 551
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak) 29 v New Zealand Dunedin 7 Feb 1973 Test 712
B Mitchell (SA)27 v Australia Durban 28 Feb 1936 Test 251
DNT Zoysa (SL) 27 v Zimbabwe Harare6 May 2004 Test 1698
Intikhab Alam (Pak) 26 v New Zealand Dhaka 8 Nov 1969 Test 665
R Benaud (Aus)25 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956 Test 431
R Illingworth (Eng) 25 v India Lord's22 Jun 1967 Test 619
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) 25 v England Lord's 12 Aug 1982 Test 932
OG Smith (WI)23 v India Delhi 6 Feb 1959 Test 467
EJ Barlow (SA) 23 v Australia Cape Town31 Dec 1966 Test 613
RMH Binny (India) 23 v England Leeds 19 Jun 1986 Test 1047
GR Dilley (Eng)23 v Australia Brisbane 14 Nov 1986 Test 1057
Maninder Singh (India) 23 v Sri Lanka Nagpur27 Dec 1986 Test 1063
JC Adams (WI) 23 v New Zealand Bridgetown 19 Apr 1996 Test 1325
JH Kallis (SA)23 v West Indies Cape Town 2 Jan 1999 Test 1440
Z Khan (India) 23 v New Zealand Wellington12 Dec 2002 Test 1631
PR Umrigar (India) 22 v Pakistan Bahawalpur 15 Jan 1955 Test 395

Most matches at home before a player's first home five wicket haul - Tests
Player Mat OppositionGround Date Scorecard Career Mat Away 5wi
AR Border (Aus) 58 v West IndiesSydney 26 Jan 1989 Test 1113 101 0
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 41 v Zimbabwe Galle12 Jan 2002 Test 1585 69 0
A Flintoff (Eng) 30 v Australia The Oval 8 Sep 2005Test 1763 52 1
CH Gayle (WI)29 v Pakistan Bridgetown 26 May 2005 Test 1752 51 1
BE Congdon (NZ) 24 v India Auckland 24 Jan 1976 Test 769 510
WPUJC Vaas (SL) 22 v EnglandColombo (SSC) 15 Mar 2001 Test 1537 48 4
ME Waugh (Aus) 21 v England Adelaide26 Jan 1995 Test 1284 43 0
GS Sobers (WI) 20 v India Kingston 13 Apr 1962Test 529 42 1
CG Borde (India)20 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1964 Test 551 29 0
JR Reid (NZ) 19 v South Africa Dunedin 28 Feb 1964 Test 559 440
RB Desai (India) 17 v New ZealandMumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965 Test 582 25 1
AF Giles (Eng) 17 v West Indies Lord's22 Jul 2004 Test 1707 37 3
Hon.FS Jackson (Eng) 16 v Australia Nottingham 29 May 1905Test 83 16 0
FJ Titmus (Eng)16 v New Zealand Leeds 8 Jul 1965 Test 593 34 5
TL Goddard (SA) 16 v Australia Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966 Test 611 344
JA Snow (Eng) 16 v West IndiesLord's 26 Jun 1969 Test 654 22 3
J Garner (WI) 16 v Australia Georgetown2 Mar 1984 Test 979 33 2
RMH Binny (India) 16 v Pakistan Kolkata 11 Feb 1987Test 1067 25 1
R Illingworth (Eng)15 v India Lord's 22 Jun 1967 Test 619 25 0
VA Holder (WI) 15 v Australia Port of Spain 15 Apr 1978 Test 823 332
GR Dilley (Eng) 14 v PakistanBirmingham 23 Jul 1987 Test 1078 29 1
JH Kallis (SA) 14 v West Indies Cape Town2 Jan 1999 Test 1440 23 0
SJ Harmison (Eng) 14 v West Indies The Oval 19 Aug 2004Test 1712 23 3
R Benaud (Aus)13 v England Sydney 9 Jan 1959 Test 464 35 7
Intikhab Alam (Pak) 13 v New Zealand Dhaka 8 Nov 1969 Test 665 260
NS Yadav (India) 13 v West IndiesMumbai 24 Nov 1983 Test 968 16 0
DN Patel (NZ) 13 v Australia Auckland12 Mar 1993 Test 1217 22 2
M Dillon (WI) 13 v India Kingston 18 May 2002Test 1604 26 1
TP Horan (Aus)12 v England Sydney 20 Feb 1885 Test 19 13 0
EJ Barlow (SA) 12 v Australia Cape Town 31 Dec 1966 Test 613 230

Most matches away before a player's first five wicket haul away from home - Tests
PlayerMat Opposition Ground Date Scorecard Career Mat Home 5wi
AR Border (Aus)52 v West Indies Georgetown 23 Mar 1991 Test 1167 122 1
FE Woolley (Eng) 32 v New Zealand Wellington 24 Jan 1930 Test 188 573
SR Waugh (Aus) 29 v South AfricaCape Town 17 Mar 1994 Test 1253 64 2
CL Hooper (WI) 28 v India Nagpur1 Dec 1994 Test 1277 42 1
JG Bracewell (NZ) 23 v India Mumbai 24 Nov 1988Test 1109 32 2
GS Sobers (WI)22 v Australia Melbourne 10 Feb 1961 Test 506 37 0
KD Walters (Aus) 22 v West Indies Georgetown 6 Apr 1973 Test 720 400
Intikhab Alam (Pak) 21 v New ZealandDunedin 7 Feb 1973 Test 712 34 2
DK Morrison (NZ) 21 v West Indies St John's27 Apr 1996 Test 1326 47 9
JH Kallis (SA) 21 v West Indies Bridgetown 29 Mar 2001Test 1541 48 1
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak)20 v New Zealand Dunedin 7 Feb 1973 Test 712 29 0
CH Gayle (WI) 20 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 2004 Test 1708 450
CM Old (Eng) 19 v New ZealandWellington 10 Feb 1978 Test 817 35 2
J Srinath (India) 18 v South Africa Johannesburg16 Jan 1997 Test 1350 27 1
MG Hughes (Aus) 17 v England Nottingham 1 Jul 1993Test 1225 48 6
AV Bedser (Eng)16 v Australia Melbourne 23 Feb 1951 Test 331 31 3
GE Gomez (WI) 16 v Australia Sydney 25 Jan 1952 Test 347 200
Sarfraz Nawaz (Pak) 16 v EnglandLeeds 29 Jun 1978 Test 827 26 1
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) 16 v England Lord's12 Aug 1982 Test 932 25 0
MD Marshall (WI) 16 v India Kolkata 10 Dec 1983Test 971 22 1
Z Khan (India)16 v New Zealand Wellington 12 Dec 2002 Test 1631 23 0
A Flintoff (Eng) 16 v West Indies Bridgetown 1 Apr 2004 Test 1694 320
R Benaud (Aus) 15 v IndiaChennai 19 Oct 1956 Test 431 25 0
RG Nadkarni (India) 15 v New Zealand Wellington29 Feb 1968 Test 632 40 3
GS Ramchand (India) 14 v Pakistan Karachi 26 Feb 1955Test 400 17 0
AR MacGibbon (NZ)14 v England Birmingham 5 Jun 1958 Test 454 22 0
OG Smith (WI) 14 v India Delhi 6 Feb 1959 Test 467 230
B Yardley (Aus) 14 v Sri LankaKandy 22 Apr 1983 Test 955 33 5
C White (Eng) 14 v Australia Perth29 Nov 2002 Test 1629 29 2
M Ntini (SA) 14 v England Lord's 31 Jul 2003Test 1653 33 2

Statistics upto and including:

• Test # 1879: West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, The Frank Worrell Trophy 3rd Test, Jun 12-16, 2008
• ODI # 2710: England v New Zealand at Bristol, NatWest Series 3rd ODI, Jun 21, 2008
• T20I # 57: West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Only T20I, Jun 20, 2008