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Player Opposition Ground Match Date Debut Time Mat Scorecard
CV Grimmett (Aus) v South Africa Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936 27 Feb 1925 10y 353d 36 Test # 250
DK Lillee (Aus) v England Melbourne 1 Feb 1980 29 Jan 1971 9y 3d 38 Test # 872
Waqar Younis (Pak) v New Zealand Christchurch 8 Dec 1995 15 Nov 1989 6y 23d 38 Test # 1316
DW Steyn (SA) v West Indies Port of Spain 10 Jun 2010 17 Dec 2004 5y 175d 39 Test # 1960
IT Botham (Eng) v Australia The Oval 27 Aug 1981 28 Jul 1977 4y 30d 41 Test # 908
SCG MacGill (Aus) v Sri Lanka Brisbane 8 Nov 2007 30 Jan 1998 9y 282d 41 Test # 1845
MD Marshall (WI) v England Port of Spain 7 Mar 1986 15 Dec 1978 7y 82d 42 Test # 1039
SK Warne (Aus) v Sri Lanka Perth 8 Dec 1995 2 Jan 1992 3y 340d 42 Test # 1317
AA Donald (SA) v Sri Lanka Centurion 27 Mar 1998 18 Apr 1992 5y 343d 42 Test # 1414
M Muralitharan (SL) v England The Oval 27 Aug 1998 28 Aug 1992 5y 364d 42 Test # 1423
AV Bedser (Eng) v Australia Lord's 25 Jun 1953 22 Jun 1946 7y 3d 44 Test # 373
RJ Hadlee (NZ) v England Nottingham 25 Aug 1983 2 Feb 1973 10y 204d 44 Test # 960
J Garner (WI) v Australia Brisbane 23 Nov 1984 18 Feb 1977 7y 279d 44 Test # 999
Imran Khan (Pak) v India Karachi 23 Dec 1982 3 Jun 1971 11y 203d 45 Test # 942
CEL Ambrose (WI) v England Georgetown 17 Mar 1994 2 Apr 1988 5y 349d 45 Test # 1254
GD McGrath (Aus) v England Sydney 2 Jan 1999 12 Nov 1993 5y 51d 45 Test # 1439
GD McKenzie (Aus) v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 1968 22 Jun 1961 7y 187d 46 Test # 643
LR Gibbs (WI) v New Zealand Wellington 7 Mar 1969 5 Feb 1958 11y 30d 46 Test # 651
AME Roberts (WI) v India Kolkata 10 Dec 1983 6 Mar 1974 9y 279d 46 Test # 971
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2002 8 Sep 1995 7y 109d 46 Test # 1635
Harbhajan Singh (India) v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005 25 Mar 1998 7y 172d 46 Test # 1765
FS Trueman (Eng) v Pakistan Lord's 21 Jun 1962 5 Jun 1952 10y 16d 47 Test # 531
MA Holding (WI) v England Leeds 12 Jul 1984 28 Nov 1975 8y 227d 47 Test # 991
A Kumble (India) v Zimbabwe Harare 7 Oct 1998 9 Aug 1990 8y 59d 47 Test # 1425
Danish Kaneria (Pak) v South Africa Karachi 1 Oct 2007 29 Nov 2000 6y 306d 47 Test # 1843
HMRKB Herath (SL) v Bangladesh Colombo (RPS) 16 Mar 2013 22 Sep 1999 13y 175d 47 Test # 2082
BS Chandrasekhar (India) v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977 21 Jan 1964 13y 343d 48 Test # 812
GP Swann (Eng) v India Mumbai 23 Nov 2012 11 Dec 2008 3y 348d 48 Test # 2062
R Benaud (Aus) v West Indies Adelaide 27 Jan 1961 25 Jan 1952 9y 2d 49 Test # 504
JA Snow (Eng) v West Indies Leeds 22 Jul 1976 17 Jun 1965 11y 35d 49 Test # 780
MG Hughes (Aus) v England Leeds 22 Jul 1993 13 Dec 1985 7y 221d 49 Test # 1227
SM Pollock (SA) v Sri Lanka Durban 26 Dec 2000 16 Nov 1995 5y 40d 49 Test # 1526
MG Johnson (Aus) v Sri Lanka Melbourne 26 Dec 2012 8 Nov 2007 5y 48d 49 Test # 2068
N Kapil Dev (India) v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983 16 Oct 1978 4y 146d 50 Test # 952
CJ McDermott (Aus) v New Zealand Perth 12 Nov 1993 22 Dec 1984 8y 325d 50 Test # 1235
D Gough (Eng) v Pakistan Lord's 17 May 2001 30 Jun 1994 6y 321d 50 Test # 1546
BS Bedi (India) v England Chennai 14 Jan 1977 31 Dec 1966 10y 14d 51 Test # 793
JR Thomson (Aus) v England Birmingham 15 Aug 1985 29 Dec 1972 12y 229d 51 Test # 1021
Wasim Akram (Pak) v New Zealand Auckland 10 Feb 1994 25 Jan 1985 9y 16d 51 Test # 1248
B Lee (Aus) v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006 26 Dec 1999 6y 88d 51 Test # 1792
RR Lindwall (Aus) v Pakistan Karachi 11 Oct 1956 29 Mar 1946 10y 196d 52 Test # 430
MJ Hoggard (Eng) v Sri Lanka Lord's 11 May 2006 29 Jun 2000 5y 316d 52 Test # 1802
Abdul Qadir (Pak) v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Apr 1988 14 Dec 1977 10y 122d 53 Test # 1096
AR Caddick (Eng) v New Zealand Auckland 30 Mar 2002 3 Jun 1993 8y 300d 53 Test # 1597
JN Gillespie (Aus) v Sri Lanka Darwin 1 Jul 2004 29 Nov 1996 7y 215d 53 Test # 1705
SJ Harmison (Eng/ICC) v West Indies Manchester 7 Jun 2007 8 Aug 2002 4y 303d 53 Test # 1835
J Srinath (India) v South Africa Bloemfontein 3 Nov 2001 29 Nov 1991 9y 339d 54 Test # 1564
M Ntini (SA) v Zimbabwe Cape Town 4 Mar 2005 19 Mar 1998 6y 350d 55 Test # 1737
JM Anderson (Eng) v Australia Perth 16 Dec 2010 22 May 2003 7y 208d 55 Test # 1984
JB Statham (Eng) v Australia Lord's 22 Jun 1961 17 Mar 1951 10y 97d 57 Test # 508
DL Underwood (Eng) v Australia Leeds 14 Aug 1975 30 Jun 1966 9y 45d 57 Test # 762
RGD Willis (Eng) v Australia Nottingham 18 Jun 1981 9 Jan 1971 10y 160d 58 Test # 903
CA Walsh (WI) v Pakistan Bridgetown 23 Apr 1993 9 Nov 1984 8y 165d 58 Test # 1221
HH Streak (Zim) v Bangladesh Harare 19 Feb 2004 1 Dec 1993 10y 80d 58 Test # 1683
CL Cairns (NZ) v South Africa Auckland 18 Mar 2004 24 Nov 1989 14y 115d 58 Test # 1689

Time is based on the start of the debut match and the start of the match in which the milestone was achieved
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Records include the following recent matches:
England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test, May 16-19, 2013 [Test # 2088]
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 2nd Test, Apr 25-29, 2013 [Test # 2087]
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 1st Test, Apr 17-20, 2013 [Test # 2086]

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The record for most centuries in a Test is eight. It has happened twice, most recently in the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in March 2013, when five Sri Lankans and three Bangladeshis scored tons. The only other instance was in Antigua between West Indies and South Africa, 2005.

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