The solitary centurions
Batsmen who scored the highest proportion of centuries in Test innings where no one else did

When Geoff Boycott scored a Test hundred in an innings, often no other England batsmen did • Getty Images
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | 100 | Sole 100 | % Sole 100 | Sole 100 win/loss |
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Hanif Mohammad (Pak) | 1952-1969 | 54 | 97 | 3915 | 43.98 | 12 | 10 | 83.33 | 1/0 |
G Boycott (Eng) | 1964-1982 | 108 | 193 | 8114 | 47.72 | 22 | 18 | 81.82 | 7/0 |
IT Botham (Eng) | 1977-1992 | 101 | 161 | 5200 | 33.54 | 14 | 11 | 78.57 | 7/1 |
AJ Lamb (Eng) | 1982-1992 | 79 | 139 | 4656 | 36.09 | 14 | 11 | 78.57 | 2/6 |
MC Cowdrey (Eng) | 1954-1975 | 113 | 188 | 7624 | 44.06 | 22 | 17 | 77.27 | 8/1 |
GA Gooch (Eng) | 1975-1995 | 118 | 215 | 8900 | 42.58 | 20 | 15 | 75.00 | 6/3 |
AI Kallicharran (WI) | 1972-1981 | 66 | 109 | 4399 | 44.43 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 | 4/1 |
BC Lara (ICC/WI) | 1990-2006 | 130 | 232 | 11953 | 52.88 | 34 | 25 | 73.53 | 5/13 |
DM Jones (Aus) | 1984-1992 | 51 | 89 | 3631 | 46.55 | 11 | 8 | 72.73 | 2/0 |
HP Tillakaratne (SL) | 1989-2004 | 80 | 131 | 4545 | 42.87 | 11 | 8 | 72.73 | 3/2 |
N Hussain (Eng) | 1990-2004 | 96 | 171 | 5764 | 37.18 | 14 | 10 | 71.43 | 5/4 |
IVA Richards (WI) | 1974-1991 | 121 | 182 | 8540 | 50.23 | 24 | 17 | 70.83 | 7/2 |
PA de Silva (SL) | 1984-2002 | 91 | 159 | 6361 | 42.97 | 20 | 14 | 70.00 | 3/2 |
GA Headley (WI) | 1930-1954 | 22 | 40 | 2190 | 60.83 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 | 2/3 |
M Azharuddin (India) | 1984-2000 | 95 | 147 | 6215 | 45.03 | 22 | 15 | 68.18 | 5/5 |
AR Border (Aus) | 1978-1994 | 154 | 265 | 11174 | 50.56 | 27 | 18 | 66.67 | 2/3 |
DC Boon (Aus) | 1984-1996 | 107 | 190 | 7422 | 43.65 | 21 | 14 | 66.67 | 4/1 |
DI Gower (Eng) | 1978-1992 | 117 | 204 | 8231 | 44.25 | 18 | 12 | 66.67 | 3/4 |
MP Vaughan (Eng) | 1999-2008 | 82 | 147 | 5719 | 41.44 | 18 | 12 | 66.67 | 2/3 |
AJ Stewart (Eng) | 1990-2003 | 133 | 235 | 8463 | 39.54 | 15 | 10 | 66.67 | 5/0 |
TM Dilshan (SL) | 1999-2012 | 76 | 129 | 4722 | 40.01 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 | 4/2 |
A Flower (Zim) | 1992-2002 | 63 | 112 | 4794 | 51.54 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 | 0/7 |
JG Wright (NZ) | 1978-1993 | 82 | 148 | 5334 | 37.82 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 | 2/1 |
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | 100 | Sole 100 | % Sole 100 | Sole 100 win/loss |
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AB de Villiers (SA) | 2004-2012 | 74 | 125 | 5457 | 49.16 | 13 | 1 | 7.69 | 0/1 |
AC Gilchrist (Aus) | 1999-2008 | 93 | 137 | 5570 | 47.60 | 17 | 2 | 11.76 | 2/0 |
VVS Laxman (India) | 1996-2012 | 134 | 225 | 8781 | 45.97 | 17 | 4 | 23.53 | 2/1 |
IR Bell (Eng) | 2004-2012 | 77 | 129 | 5383 | 47.63 | 16 | 4 | 25.00 | 3/0 |
SC Ganguly (India) | 1996-2008 | 111 | 188 | 7212 | 42.17 | 16 | 4 | 25.00 | 2/0 |
RJ Shastri (India) | 1981-1992 | 76 | 121 | 3830 | 35.79 | 11 | 3 | 27.27 | 0/1 |
HM Amla (SA) | 2004-2012 | 59 | 103 | 4464 | 46.98 | 14 | 4 | 28.57 | 0/2 |
IM Chappell (Aus) | 1964-1980 | 75 | 136 | 5345 | 42.42 | 14 | 4 | 28.57 | 1/2 |
HH Gibbs (SA) | 1996-2008 | 90 | 154 | 6167 | 41.95 | 14 | 4 | 28.57 | 1/2 |
ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1991-2007 | 108 | 188 | 6973 | 40.07 | 14 | 4 | 28.57 | 2/2 |
GC Smith (ICC/SA) | 2002-2012 | 99 | 174 | 8042 | 49.64 | 24 | 7 | 29.17 | 5/0 |
PD Collingwood (Eng) | 2003-2011 | 67 | 115 | 4259 | 40.56 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 | 1/1 |
AL Hassett (Aus) | 1938-1953 | 43 | 69 | 3073 | 46.56 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 | 1/0 |
RB Simpson (Aus) | 1957-1978 | 62 | 111 | 4869 | 46.81 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 | 1/0 |
WM Lawry (Aus) | 1961-1971 | 67 | 123 | 5234 | 47.15 | 13 | 4 | 30.77 | 3/1 |
MEK Hussey (Aus) | 2005-2012 | 73 | 127 | 5708 | 50.07 | 16 | 5 | 31.25 | 3/1 |
MJ Clarke (Aus) | 2004-2012 | 83 | 138 | 6097 | 48.77 | 19 | 6 | 31.58 | 2/2 |
AR Morris (Aus) | 1946-1955 | 46 | 79 | 3533 | 46.48 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 | 3/0 |
Javed Miandad (Pak) | 1976-1993 | 123 | 189 | 8832 | 52.57 | 23 | 8 | 34.78 | 5/1 |
JL Langer (Aus) | 1993-2007 | 105 | 182 | 7696 | 45.27 | 23 | 8 | 34.78 | 7/0 |
AG Prince (SA) | 2002-2011 | 64 | 104 | 3665 | 41.64 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 | 3/0 |
DG Bradman (Aus) | 1928-1948 | 50 | 80 | 6996 | 99.94 | 29 | 11 | 37.93 | 8/1 |
JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 1995-2012 | 152 | 257 | 12379 | 56.78 | 42 | 16 | 38.10 | 5/2 |
DR Martyn (Aus) | 1992-2006 | 67 | 109 | 4406 | 46.37 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 | 4/0 |
R Dravid (ICC/India) | 1996-2012 | 164 | 286 | 13288 | 52.31 | 36 | 14 | 38.89 | 5/4 |
Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for ESPNcricinfo and other ESPN sports websites. George Binoy is an Assistant Editor at ESPNcricinfo