Waiting for the ton
The longest gaps between Test centuries by a player (since World War 2)
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31-Oct-2016
3888 days Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka)
March 2006 to October 2016 • AFP
3660 days Hamilton Masakadza (Zimbabwe)
July 2001 to August 2011 (Zimbabwe didn't play Tests between Sep 2005 and Aug 2011)•AFP
July 2001 to August 2011 (Zimbabwe didn't play Tests between Sep 2005 and Aug 2011)•AFP
3639 days Bob Simpson (Australia)
December 1967 to December 1977 (Simpson returned from almost a decade-long retirement to lead a Packer-weakened Australia in 1977)•John Dawson/PA Photos
December 1967 to December 1977 (Simpson returned from almost a decade-long retirement to lead a Packer-weakened Australia in 1977)•John Dawson/PA Photos