List of centuries in women's Test cricket

Test cricket is the longest version of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between international teams of eleven players each over four innings; each team bats twice. In the women's variant, the game is scheduled to last four days of play.[1][2] The Women's Cricket Association was formed in England in 1926,[3] and the first women's Test was played between England and Australia in 1934. The English team were on a tour of Australia and New Zealand, arranged by the WCA.[4][5] The International Women's Cricket Council was formed in 1958 as the governing body for women's cricket.[6] In 2005, women's cricket was brought under the International Cricket Council along with men's cricket; at that time 89 of the council's 104 members had started developing women's cricket.[7] As of July 2019, a total of ten teams have played a total of 140 women's Test matches and 2 matches were abandoned.[5] England have played the most matches (95) while Sri Lanka, Ireland and the Netherlands have played only one Test each.[8]

Second women's Test match between Australia and England in Sydney in 1935; Myrtle Maclagan (not pictured) scored the first century in women's Test cricket during this match while Betty Snowball (wicketkeeper, third from left) scored a century two Tests later.

A century is a score of a hundred or more runs in an innings. The first century in women's Test cricket was scored in 1935 by Myrtle Maclagan, who made 119 runs for England against Australia. Since then, a total of 103 centuries, including seven double centuries, have been scored. Betty Snowball of England (189 runs) held the record for the highest individual score for over 51 years. She was the second cricketer to hold the record after Maclagan, a record which stood until Sandhya Agarwal of India surpassed it by a single run in 1986. Following Agarwal the record was held by Denise Annetts (Australia, 1987), Kirsty Flavell (New Zealand, 1996), Karen Rolton (Australia, 2001), Mithali Raj (India, 2002), and the current record holder Kiran Baluch of Pakistan who, in 2004, scored 242 runs against the West Indies.[9] Janette Brittin of England has scored five centuries in a Test career spanning 27 matches and 44 innings, the most hundreds in women's Test match history.[10] Flavell scored the first double century in women's Test cricket in 1996; over the next eight years five more double centuries were scored, by Joanne Broadbent (Australia, 1998), Michelle Goszko (Australia, 2001), Karen Rolton (Australia, 2001), Mithali Raj (India, 2002), and Kiran Baluch (Pakistan, 2004), which was then succeeded by a 13 year wait until Ellyse Perry of Australia scored the next one in 2017.[11] As of January 2016, Australia have the most centurions (23 players) while English players have scored the most centuries (41 times).[12]

The first part of this list includes all players who have scored a Test century. The list is organised in chronological order; in cases where more than one player has scored a century in the same match or innings, the player who started batting earlier is listed first. The second part of the list provides an overview of century scores by Test playing teams. Teams are listed in the order of debut; in cases where two teams played their first match together, the host team is listed first.

Key

Symbol	Meaning
Runs	Number of runs scored
*	Batsman remained not out
Mins	Duration of the innings in minutes
BF	Number of balls faced
4s	Number of fours hit
6s	Number of sixes hit
SR	Runs scored per 100 balls
Inn	Innings in which the score was made
–	Statistic was not recorded
	Score was a world record at that time

Century scores

List of century scores

No.	Player[9]	Date	For	Against	Ground	Runs	Mins	BF	4s	6s	SR	Inns
1	Myrtle Maclagan[13]	4 January 1935	England	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	119	180	–	5	0	–	2
2	Betty Snowball[14]	16 February 1935	England	New Zealand	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	189	222	–	23	0	–	2
3	Molly Hide[14]	16 February 1935	England	New Zealand	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	110	142	–	5	0	–	2
4	Myrtle Maclagan	26 June 1937	England	Australia	Stanley Park, Blackpool	115	–	–	–	–	–	1
5	Una Paisley[15]	20 March 1948	Australia	New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington	108	–	–	10	0	–	1
6	Betty Wilson	15 January 1949	Australia	England	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	111	189	–	12	0	–	1
7	Molly Hide	19 February 1949	England	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	124*	–	–	–	–	–	3
8	Cecilia Robinson	16 June 1951	England	Australia	North Marine Road, Scarborough	105	297	–	8	0	–	1
9	Una Paisley	18 January 1957	Australia	New Zealand	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	101	259	–	0	0	–	1
10	Mary Duggan	29 November 1957	England	New Zealand	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	108	148	–	12	0	–	2
11	Betty Wilson	21 February 1958	Australia	England	Junction Oval, Melbourne	100	166	–	3	0	–	3
12	Betty Wilson	8 March 1958	Australia	England	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	127	200	–	6	0	–	1
13	Cecilia Robinson	8 March 1958	England	Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	102	379	–	0	0	–	2
14	Helen Sharpe	31 December 1960	England	South Africa	Kingsmead, Durban	126	225	–	7	0	–	2
15	Yvonne van Mentz	13 January 1961	South Africa	England	Newlands, Cape Town	105*	228	–	7	0	–	2
16	Mary Duggan	20 July 1963	England	Australia	The Oval, London	101*	–	–	–	–	–	1
17	Rachael Heyhoe Flint[16]	18 June 1966	England	New Zealand	North Marine Road, Scarborough	113	150	–	11	0	–	1
18	Enid Bakewell	27 December 1968	England	Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	113	–	–	–	–	–	1
19	Edna Barker	10 January 1969	England	Australia	Junction Oval, Melbourne	100	–	–	–	–	–	1
20	Trish McKelvey	15 February 1969	New Zealand	England	Basin Reserve, Wellington	155*	–	–	–	–	–	1
21	Enid Bakewell	15 February 1969	England	New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington	124	–	–	–	–	–	2
22	Judi Doull	7 March 1969	New Zealand	England	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	103	–	–	–	–	–	1
23	Enid Bakewell	7 March 1969	England	New Zealand	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	114	–	–	–	–	–	2
24	Trish McKelvey	25 February 1972	New Zealand	South Africa	Newlands, Cape Town	117*	–	–	–	–	–	3
25	Brenda Williams[17]	24 March 1972	South Africa	New Zealand	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	100	259	–	4	0	–	3
26	Lorraine Hill[18]	21 March 1975	Australia	New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington	118*	286	–	–	–	–	2
27	Rachael Heyhoe Flint[19]	19 June 1976	England	Australia	Old Trafford, Manchester	110	253	–	9	0	–	2
28	Margaret Jennings[20]	3 July 1976	Australia	England	Edgbaston, Birmingham	104	310	–	9	0	–	2
29	Jan Lumsden[21]	24 July 1976	Australia	England	The Oval, London	123	278	–	12	0	–	2
30	Rachael Heyhoe Flint[21]	24 July 1976	England	Australia	The Oval, London	179	521	–	28	0	–	3
31	Shanta Rangaswamy	8 January 1977	India	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	108	–	–	–	–	–	2
32	Barb Bevege	8 January 1977	New Zealand	India	Carisbrook, Dunedin	100*	–	–	–	–	–	3
33	Julie Stockton	12 January 1979	Australia	New Zealand	University Oval, Sydney	117	349	–	11	0	–	2
34	Enid Bakewell[22]	1 July 1979	England	West Indies	Edgbaston, Birmingham	112*	265	–	15	0	–	3
35	Peta Verco[23]	3 February 1984	Australia	India	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	105	–	–	6	0	–	2
36	Jill Kennare[23]	3 February 1984	Australia	India	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	131	–	–	17	1	–	2
37	Karen Price[23]	3 February 1984	Australia	India	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	104*	–	–	12	0	–	2
38	Sandhya Agarwal[24]	10 February 1984	India	Australia	Wankhede Stadium, Bombay	134	–	–	16	0	–	1
39	Janette Brittin[25]	6 July 1984	England	New Zealand	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds	144*	300	304	12	0	47.36	2
40	Debbie Hockley[26]	27 July 1984	New Zealand	England	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	107*	219	241	11	0	44.39	2
41	Carole Hodges[26]	27 July 1984	England	New Zealand	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	158*	303	323	21	0	48.91	3
42	Janette Brittin	13 December 1984	England	Australia	WACA, Perth	112	175	162	10	0	69.13	3
43	Jill Kennare	13 December 1984	Australia	England	WACA, Perth	103	167	165	11	0	62.42	4
44	Denise Emerson	21 December 1984	Australia	England	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	121	315	329	7	0	36.77	2
45	Jill Kennare[27]	25 January 1985	Australia	England	Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo	104	239	204	9	0	50.98	2
46	Sandhya Agarwal[28]	7 March 1985	India	New Zealand	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack	106	285	–	10	0	–	2
47	Shubhangi Kulkarni[29]	26 June 1986	India	England	Collingham Cricket Club, Collingham	118	351	285	17	0	41.40	1
48	Lesley Cooke[29]	26 June 1986	England	India	Collingham Cricket Club, Collingham	117	269	186	13	0	62.90	4
49	Sandhya Agarwal[30]	3 July 1986	India	England	Stanley Park, Blackpool	132	387	328	9	0	40.24	1
50	Jane Powell[30]	3 July 1986	England	India	Stanley Park, Blackpool	115*	284	257	8	0	44.74	2
No.	Player	Date	For	Against	Ground	Runs	Mins	BF	4s	6s	SR	Inns
51	Janette Brittin[31]	12 July 1986	England	India	New Road, Worcester	125	226	211	13	0	59.24	1
52	Carole Hodges[31]	12 July 1986	England	India	New Road, Worcester	121*	324	282	9	0	42.90	1
53	Sandhya Agarwal[31]	12 July 1986	India	England	New Road, Worcester	190	563	523	19	0	36.32	2
54	Sarah Potter[31]	12 July 1986	England	India	New Road, Worcester	102	317	293	12	0	34.81	3
55	Belinda Haggett[32]	1 August 1987	Australia	England	New Road, Worcester	126	261	254	18	0	49.60	2
56	Lindsay Reeler[33]	21 August 1987	Australia	England	Collingham Cricket Club, Collingham	110*	454	406	11	0	27.09	2
57	Denise Annetts[33]	21 August 1987	Australia	England	Collingham Cricket Club, Collingham	193	381	365	30	0	52.87	2
58	Sally Griffiths[34]	18 January 1990	Australia	New Zealand	Cornwall Park, Auckland	133	328	279	12	0	47.67	1
59	Debbie Hockley[34]	18 January 1990	New Zealand	Australia	Cornwall Park, Auckland	126*	507	407	15	0	30.95	2
60	Belinda Clark[35]	26 January 1991	Australia	India	North Sydney Oval, Sydney	104	187	170	11	0	61.17	1
61	Belinda Haggett[36]	9 February 1991	Australia	India	Richmond Cricket Ground, Melbourne	144	320	355	4	0	40.56	2
62	Denise Annetts	19 February 1992	Australia	England	North Sydney Oval, Sydney	148*	441	375	7	0	39.46	2
63	Debbie Hockley	7 February 1995	New Zealand	India	Trafalgar Park, Nelson	107	399	382	11	0	28.01	2
64	Emily Drumm	28 February 1995	New Zealand	Australia	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	161*	312	270	21	0	59.62	1
65	Anju Jain	17 November 1995	India	England	CCFG, Calcutta	110	324	278	10	0	39.56	2
66	Barbara Daniels[37]	24 June 1996	England	New Zealand	North Marine Road, Scarborough	160	300	268	19	0	59.70	1
67	Kathryn Leng[37]	24 June 1996	England	New Zealand	North Marine Road, Scarborough	144	285	229	15	0	62.88	1
68	Kirsty Flavell[37]	24 June 1996	New Zealand	England	North Marine Road, Scarborough	204	555	504	24	0	40.47	2
69	Debbie Hockley[38]	4 July 1996	New Zealand	England	New Road, Worcester	115	328	259	16	0	44.40	2
70	Emily Drumm[39]	12 July 1996	New Zealand	England	Woodbridge Road, Guildford	112*	231	186	11	0	60.21	3
71	Chamani Seneviratna[40]	17 April 1998	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo	105*	–	108	12	0	97.22	3
72	Janette Brittin	6 August 1998	England	Australia	Woodbridge Road, Guildford	146	481	490	15	0	29.79	1
73	Joanne Broadbent	6 August 1998	Australia	England	Woodbridge Road, Guildford	200	517	476	25	0	42.01	2
74	Mel Jones	6 August 1998	Australia	England	Woodbridge Road, Guildford	131	267	240	21	0	54.58	2
75	Janette Brittin	11 August 1998	England	Australia	St George's Road, Harrogate	167	434	402	17	0	41.54	2
76	Belinda Clark	21 August 1998	Australia	England	New Road, Worcester	136	286	227	12	0	59.91	2
77	Karen Rolton	21 August 1998	Australia	England	New Road, Worcester	176*	247	236	21	0	74.57	2
78	Charlotte Edwards[41]	15 July 1999	England	India	Denis Compton Oval, Shenley	108	298	249	6	0	43.37	1
79	Michelle Goszko	24 June 2001	Australia	England	Denis Compton Oval, Shenley	204	395	345	24	0	59.13	2
80	Karen Rolton	6 July 2001	Australia	England	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds	209*	361	313	29	1	66.77	2
81	Claire Taylor	6 July 2001	England	Australia	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds	137	251	232	21	0	59.05	3
82	Hemlata Kala[42]	14 January 2002	India	England	K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow	110	275	236	15	1	46.61	2
83	Mithali Raj	14 August 2002	India	England	County Ground, Taunton	214	598	407	19	0	52.57	2
84	Lisa Sthalekar	22 February 2003	Australia	England	Bankstown Oval, Sydney	120*	364	329	4	0	36.47	3
85	Claire Taylor	7 August 2003	England	South Africa	Denis Compton Oval, Shenley	177	388	287	22	0	61.67	2
86	Claire Taylor	20 August 2003	England	South Africa	County Ground, Taunton	131	238	179	23	0	73.18	2
87	Hemlata Kala	27 November 2003	India	New Zealand	Bilakhiya Stadium, Vapi	110	360	280	7	0	39.28	2
88	Kiran Baluch	15 March 2004	Pakistan	West Indies	National Stadium, Karachi	242	584	488	38	0	49.59	1
89	Nadine George	15 March 2004	West Indies	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	118	238	185	15	0	63.78	3
90	Charlotte Edwards	21 August 2004	England	New Zealand	North Marine Road, Scarborough	117	331	251	12	0	46.61	2
91	Laura Newton	21 August 2004	England	New Zealand	North Marine Road, Scarborough	103	165	150	14	1	68.66	2
92	Arran Brindle	9 August 2005	England	Australia	County Ground, Hove	101*	252	249	16	0	40.56	4
93	Claire Taylor	8 August 2006	England	India	Grace Road, Leicester	115	283	233	9	0	49.35	3
94	Charlotte Edwards	29 August 2006	England	India	County Ground, Taunton	105	268	223	21	0	47.08	3
95	Jodie Fields	10 July 2009	Australia	England	New Road, Worcester	139	269	254	21	0	54.72	1
96	Charlotte Edwards	22 January 2011	England	Australia	Bankstown Oval, Sydney	114*	389	310	7	0	36.77	1
97	Sarah Elliott	11 August 2013	Australia	England	Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley	104	355	276	14	0	37.68	1
98	Heather Knight	11 August 2013	England	Australia	Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley	157	417	338	20	0	46.44	2
99	Thirush Kamini	16 November 2014	India	South Africa	Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore	192	541	430	24	1	44.65	1
100	Poonam Raut	16 November 2014	India	South Africa	Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore	130	426	355	18	0	36.61	1
No.	Player	Date	For	Against	Ground	Runs	Mins	BF	4s	6s	SR	Inns
101	Mignon du Preez	16 November 2014	South Africa	India	Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore	102	271	253	15	0	40.31	2
102	Ellyse Perry	11 November 2017	Australia	England	North Sydney Oval, Sydney	213*	412	374	26	1	56.95	1
103	Ellyse Perry	18 July 2019	Australia	England	County Ground, Taunton	116	346	281	16	0	41.28	1

Team overview

Team statistics for century scores

No.	Team	First Test[8]	No. of Tests[8]	No. of players	No. of centurions[12]	No. of centuries[12]	Highest individual score	Highest scorer
1	Australia[43]	1934	74	170	24	33	213*	Ellyse Perry
2	England[44]	1934	95	156	21	41	189	Betty Snowball
3	New Zealand[45]	1935	45	125	6	11	204	Kirsty Flavell
4	South Africa[46]	1960	12	57	3	3	105*	Yvonne van Mentz
5	West Indies[47]	1976	12	29	1	1	118	Nadine George
6	India[48]	1976	36	82	8	12	214	Mithali Raj
7	Sri Lanka[49]	1998	1	11	1	1	105*	Chamani Seneviratne
8	Pakistan[50]	1998	3	20	1	1	242	Kiran Baluch
9	Ireland[51]	2000	1	11	0	0	68*	Caitriona Beggs
10	Netherlands[52]	2007	1	11	0	0	49	Violet Wattenberg

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