Top 5: Batters with Most Centuries at a Single Venue in Test Cricket

There are numerous venues where batters have enjoyed batting and have scored many centuries at one particular venue

In this article, we will talk about the top 5 batters with the most centuries at a single venue in Test cricket.

5. Michael Clarke: 7 Centuries | Adelaide

Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has an average of over 90 at Adelaide Oval, a stadium where he has scored 1414 runs and 7 centuries in 10 matches.

His highest score here was 230 runs, which he scored against South Africa in 2012. Clarke came out to bat when the Aussies were struggling with 3 down for 55 runs in the first session of the match.

He stitched a partnership of 150 runs with Warner and helped Australia score a first innings total of 550 runs. Though the match ended in a draw, Clarke’s efforts were commendable enough to stop South Africa from winning the match.

4. Kumar Sangakkara: 8 Centuries | Colombo (SSC)

Former Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Sangakkara scored 8 centuries at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. He also smashed 2312 runs from 22 matches at an average of 74.58, and his best score was 287 runs. 

Sanga was Sri Lanka’s reliable number 3 batter who enjoyed batting most at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. He helped Sri Lanka dominate in Test cricket.

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3. Jacques Kallis: 9 Centuries | Cape Town

Jacques Kallis, who is one of the finest all-rounders of all time, scored 9 centuries at Newlands in Cape Town from 22 matches. He scored 2181 runs at an average of 72.70, and his best score was 224 runs.

In 2011, Kallis registered hundreds in both innings of a Test match in Cape Town against India.

In the first innings, he came out to bat when South Africa were 2 down for 34 runs. He scored a daddy hundred, smashing 161 runs from 291 balls. He was the last batter to get dismissed.

In the second innings, Kallis remained not out at the score of 109 runs. The match ended in a draw.

2. Don Bradman: 9 Centuries | Melbourne

Don Bradman, who retired from international cricket at an average of 99.94, scored 9 Test hundreds at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Bradman played 11 matches at the MCG and scored 1671 runs at an average of 128.53.

Bradman scored centuries in both innings of a Test match against India at the MCG in the first match of 1948. His scores were 132 runs in the first innings and 127* in the second innings, which helped Australia to win the match comfortably.

1. Mahela Jayawardene: 11 Centuries | Colombo (SSC)

Mahela Jayawardene scored 11 Test centuries at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo from 27 matches at an average of 74.89.

The right-handed batter scored a total of 34 Test tons from 149 Tests and his final century also came at the SSC Ground in Colombo against South Africa in 2014, when he scored 165 runs from 284 balls.