List of international cricket centuries at Lancaster Park

An aerial view of Lancaster Park

Lancaster Park was a sports stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. Lancaster Park was used as an international cricket ground from 1930, when New Zealand played England in a Test match, until its destruction in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The ground also hosted One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first of these was in 1973 when New Zealand played Pakistan.

61 Test centuries were scored at Lancaster Park. The South African Jim Christy scored the first century at the ground when he made 103 against New Zealand in 1932. The first Test century by a New Zealander at Lancaster Park came in 1947, scored by Walter Hadlee against England. Walter Hadlee's son, Richard Hadlee, also scored a Test century at the ground when he made 103 against the West Indies in 1980. The West Indian Seymour Nurse holds the record for the highest Test innings at the ground, Nurse made 258 against New Zealand in 1969. Graham Dowling's 239, made against India in 1968, is the highest score at Lancaster Park by a New Zealander. Nathan Astle, also from New Zealand, holds the world record for fastest Test double century, which was made at Lancaster Park in 2002. Glenn Turner was the only player to have hit 3 Test centuries at the ground.

The first ODI century made at the ground was in 1974 by the New Zealander Ken Wadsworth. Wadsworth made 104 from 98 deliveries against Australia. The INDIAN Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the highest ODI innings at the ground. Tendulkar scored 163 not out from 133 deliveries against New Zealand in 2009. Three players have scored two ODI centuries at Lancaster Park: West Indian Gordon Greenidge, Australian Adam Gilchrist and New Zealander Stephen Fleming.

Brendon McCullum was the only player to have scored a Twenty20 International century at Lancaster Park. McCullum's innings of 116 not out from 56 deliveries was made against Australia in 2010.

Key

  • * 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 Lancaster Park.
  • The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
  • The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won, lost or if the match was drawn, tied, or a no result.

List of centuries

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Lancaster Park.

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 103 South Africa NR2 New Zealand27 February 1932Won
2 113 South Africa NR2 New Zealand27 February 1932Won
3 227 England NR1 New Zealand24 March 1933Drawn
4 103 England NR1 New Zealand24 March 1933Drawn
5 116 New Zealand NR1 England21 March 1947Drawn
6 116 New Zealand NR1 England17 March 1951Drawn
7 134* England NR2 New Zealand17 March 1951Drawn
8 103 West Indies NR1 New Zealand18 February 1956Won
9 141 England 2921 New Zealand27 February 1959Won
10 100 New Zealand NR3 England15 March 1963Lost
11 100* Pakistan NR3 New Zealand12 February 1965Drawn
12 104(1/2) New Zealand NR2 England25 February 1966Drawn
13 239 New Zealand 5191 India22 February 1968Won
14 258 West Indies NR1 New Zealand13 March 1969Drawn
15 117* New Zealand NR3 West Indies13 March 1969Drawn
16 100 England 2162 New Zealand25 February 1971Won
17 101(1/3) New Zealand 2602 Australia8 March 1974Won
18 110*(2/3) New Zealand 3554 Australia8 March 1974Won
19 164* England 3512 New Zealand28 February 1975Drawn
20 117(3/3) New Zealand NR2 India5 February 1976Drawn
21 250 Australia 3421 New Zealand18 February 1977Drawn
22 101 Australia 1461 New Zealand18 February 1977Drawn
23 107*(2/2) New Zealand 2514 Australia18 February 1977Drawn
24 103 England 2881 New Zealand24 February 1978Won
25 129 New Zealand NR2 Pakistan2 February 1979Lost
26 160* Pakistan NR3 New Zealand2 February 1979Won
27 147 New Zealand 2612 West Indies22 February 1980Drawn
28 103 New Zealand 922 West Indies22 February 1980Drawn
29 122 West Indies 1993 New Zealand22 February 1980Drawn
30 100 West Indies 1653 New Zealand22 February 1980Drawn
31 100* West Indies 1093 New Zealand22 February 1980Drawn
32 123* New Zealand 4292 India6 March 1981Drawn
33 176 Australia 2181 New Zealand19 March 1982Won
34 141(1/2) New Zealand 2623 Australia19 March 1982Lost
35 140(1/2) Australia 3381 New Zealand28 February 1986Drawn
36 137 New Zealand 2262 Australia28 February 1986Drawn
37 114*(2/2) Australia 2013 New Zealand28 February 1986Drawn
38 114 England 2441 New Zealand12 February 1988Drawn
39 185(2/2) New Zealand 4431 India2 February 1990Won
40 148 England 2651 New Zealand18 January 1992Won
41 102 New Zealand 2153 Australia25 February 1993Lost
42 103 Pakistan 1391 New Zealand24 February 1994Lost
43 120 New Zealand 3144 Pakistan24 February 1994Won
44 120* New Zealand 1674 Pakistan24 February 1994Won
45 100* New Zealand 2491 West Indies3 February 1995Drawn
46 103 Pakistan 2133 New Zealand8 December 1995Won
47 118 England 3114 New Zealand14 February 1997Won
48 211* South Africa 4682 New Zealand11 March 1999Drawn
49 148* South Africa 3402 New Zealand11 March 1999Drawn
50 204* New Zealand 3481 Pakistan15 March 2001Drawn
51 130 Pakistan 2412 New Zealand15 March 2001Drawn
52 203 Pakistan 4292 New Zealand15 March 2001Drawn
53 101* Pakistan 2912 New Zealand15 March 2001Drawn
54 106 England 2441 New Zealand13 March 2002Won
55 200* England 2313 New Zealand13 March 2002Won
56 137 England 1633 New Zealand13 March 2002Won
57 222 New Zealand 1684 England13 March 2002Lost
58 146 New Zealand 2561 Australia10 March 2005Lost
59 118 Australia 2292 New Zealand10 March 2005Won
60 121 Australia 1262 New Zealand10 March 2005Won
61 100* Sri Lanka 1543 New Zealand7 December 2006Lost

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Lancaster Park.

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 104 New Zealand982 Australia31 March 1974Lost
2 103(1/2) West Indies1371 New Zealand6 February 1980Lost
3 133*(2/2) West Indies1402 New Zealand28 March 1987Won
4 107 Australia1431 New Zealand4 March 1990Won
5 119* Pakistan1552 New Zealand18 March 1992Won
6 118(1/2) Australia1172 New Zealand8 February 1998Won
7 115 New Zealand801 India19 January 1999Won
8 128(2/2) Australia981 New Zealand26 February 2000Won
9 104* New Zealand751 Pakistan25 February 2001Won
10 115*(1/2) New Zealand1352 Pakistan10 January 2004Won
11 108(2/2) New Zealand1152 South Africa17 February 2004Won
12 114 Australia1241 New Zealand22 February 2005Won
13 101 New Zealand962 Australia10 December 2005Won
14 103 Sri Lanka1251 New Zealand3 January 2006Lost
15 118* New Zealand1261 West Indies25 February 2006Won
16 163* India1331 New Zealand8 March 2009Won
17 105 New Zealand802 India8 March 2009Lost
18 101 Bangladesh1381 New Zealand11 February 2010Lost
19 115 Pakistan1441 New Zealand29 January 2011Won

Twenty20 International centuries

The following table summarises the Twenty20 International centuries scored at Lancaster Park.

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1116* New Zealand561 Australia28 February 2010Tied (NZ won by super over)

Women's Test centuries

The following table summarises the women's Test centuries scored at the Lancaster Park.

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 189 EnglandNR2 New Zealand16 February 1935Won
2 110 EnglandNR2 New Zealand16 February 1935Won
3 108 EnglandNR2 New Zealand29 November 1957Drawn

Women's One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the women's One Day International centuries scored at Lancaster Park.

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 100* Australia1041 England25 January 1992No result