When Suresh Raina calmly tapped out a full toss
from Chris Jordan to long off for a single in the 2nd ODI between
India and England at Cardiff on August 27, he ended a drought of being not
reaching the 3-figure mark in 106 ODIs over four and half years. It was the 7th
longest such streak in ODIs. Andy Flower was the 3rd batsman to
score a century on ODI debut. He had to wait till his 150th ODI to reach the
landmark again. Then there is a curious case of Shaun Pollock who played 294
ODIs for South Africa but never managed to reach the 3-figure mark but scored a
century, over 11 years after his debut, while representing the Africa XI
against Asia XI in the Afro-Asia cup of 2007. Kapil Dev scored on of the finest
centuries in ODI cricket when he rescued India from a precarious position of
17/5 with a mammoth 175* against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup. However it remained
his only ODI century till date. He played for another 11 years without crossing
the 3-figure mark once. In this article we look at all the longest century less
streaks in ODIs.
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| Andy Flower : a wait of 150 ODIs after a century on debut |
Longest streaks between 2 ODI centuries
Player
|
ODI#
|
Score
|
Date
|
ODI#
|
Score
|
Date
|
ODI
|
Inngs
|
Days
|
Andy Flower
|
1
|
115*
|
23-Feb-92
|
150
|
120*
|
21-Oct-00
|
149
|
146
|
8y, 241d
|
M Azharuddin
|
103
|
108
|
25-Apr-90
|
250
|
111*
|
17-Aug-97
|
147
|
138
|
7y, 114d
|
Jonty Rhodes
|
85
|
121
|
29-Sep-96
|
217
|
107*
|
01-Feb-02
|
132
|
117
|
5y, 125d
|
M Jayawardene
|
93
|
106*
|
15-Dec-01
|
216
|
126*
|
24-Jun-06
|
123
|
114
|
4y, 191d
|
S Fleming
|
81
|
111*
|
12-Feb-98
|
192
|
134*
|
16-Feb-03
|
111
|
105
|
5y, 4d
|
Kaluwitharana
|
56
|
100*
|
28-Sep-96
|
156
|
102*
|
27-Mar-01
|
100
|
97
|
4y, 180d
|
S Raina
|
87
|
106
|
13-Jan-10
|
193
|
100
|
27-Aug-14
|
106
|
95
|
4y, 226d
|
Carl Hooper
|
16
|
113*
|
22-Jan-88
|
121
|
111
|
01-Nov-94
|
105
|
92
|
6y, 284d
|
Dwayne Bravo
|
54
|
112*
|
28-Oct-06
|
154
|
106
|
08-Jan-14
|
100
|
91
|
7y, 72d
|
S Chanderpaul
|
114
|
108*
|
08-Jun-02
|
205
|
101
|
16-Dec-06
|
91
|
87
|
4y, 191d
|
M Hussey
|
60
|
105
|
18-Feb-07
|
158
|
108
|
13-Apr-11
|
98
|
84
|
4y, 54d
|
Ravi Shastri
|
30
|
102
|
27-Dec-84
|
124
|
101*
|
01-Dec-90
|
94
|
80
|
5y, 339d
|
Shahid Afridi
|
65
|
109
|
19-Sep-98
|
146
|
108*
|
15-Apr-02
|
81
|
80
|
3y, 208d
|
Allan Border
|
19
|
105*
|
18-Dec-80
|
104
|
118*
|
28-Jan-85
|
85
|
78
|
4y, 41d
|
Umar Akmal
|
3
|
102*
|
7-Aug-09
|
91
|
102*
|
27-Feb-14
|
88
|
77
|
4y, 204d
|
M Prabhakar
|
11
|
106
|
26-Mar-87
|
111
|
102*
|
30-Oct-94
|
100
|
76
|
7y, 218d
|
Shahid Afridi
|
204
|
102
|
15-Apr-05
|
294
|
109
|
15-Jun-10
|
90
|
75
|
5y, 61d
|
Steve Waugh
|
187
|
102*
|
16-Jan-96
|
266
|
120*
|
17-Jun-97
|
79
|
75
|
1y, 153d
|
Rahul Dravid
|
105
|
153*
|
8-Nov-99
|
186
|
109*
|
16-Nov-02
|
81
|
72
|
3y, 8d
|
Phil Simmons
|
43
|
104
|
12-Apr-92
|
116
|
103*
|
06-Apr-96
|
73
|
72
|
3y, 359d
|
D Haynes
|
169
|
107*
|
1-Nov-89
|
238
|
115
|
05-Mar-94
|
69
|
69
|
4y, 124d
|
Vuzi Sibanda
|
34
|
116
|
20-May-06
|
103
|
103*
|
08-May-13
|
69
|
69
|
6y, 353d
|
Mohd. Kaif
|
19
|
111*
|
14-Sep-02
|
95
|
102*
|
02-Sep-05
|
76
|
68
|
2y, 353d
|
Inzamam
|
83
|
116*
|
25-Feb-95
|
158
|
116*
|
07-Apr-98
|
75
|
67
|
3y, 41d
|
Martin Crowe
|
15
|
105*
|
25-Feb-84
|
83
|
104
|
01-Mar-90
|
68
|
67
|
6y, 4d
|
Craig McMillan
|
114
|
105
|
24-Apr-02
|
187
|
117
|
20-Feb-07
|
73
|
66
|
4y, 302d
|
M Goodwin
|
2
|
111
|
24-Jan-98
|
69
|
112*
|
16-Jul-00
|
67
|
66
|
2y, 173d
|
M Ashraful
|
50
|
100
|
18-Jun-05
|
121
|
109
|
24-Jun-08
|
71
|
65
|
3y, 6d
|
Abdul Razzaq
|
171
|
107*
|
30-Sep-04
|
245
|
109*
|
31-Oct-10
|
74
|
64
|
6y, 31d
|
Chris Cairns
|
32
|
103
|
24-Nov-95
|
100
|
115
|
19-Jan-99
|
68
|
64
|
3y, 56d
|
K Sangakkara
|
223
|
121
|
30-Jun-08
|
288
|
111
|
18-Mar-11
|
65
|
64
|
2y, 261d
|
Michael Clarke
|
40
|
103*
|
23-Jan-05
|
113
|
130
|
29-Sep-07
|
73
|
63
|
2y, 249d
|
Allan Lamb
|
18
|
102
|
09-Jun-83
|
82
|
100*
|
27-May-89
|
64
|
62
|
5y, 353d
|
Grant Flower
|
92
|
140
|
27-Mar-99
|
154
|
142*
|
11-Apr-01
|
62
|
62
|
2y, 15d
|
Shahid Afridi
|
2
|
102
|
04-Oct-96
|
65
|
109
|
19-Sep-98
|
63
|
61
|
1y, 350d
|
V Sehwag
|
108
|
108
|
02-Apr-05
|
169
|
114
|
19-Mar-07
|
61
|
59
|
1y, 351d
|
Steve Tikolo
|
22
|
106*
|
20-Mar-99
|
82
|
111
|
14-Nov-06
|
60
|
59
|
7y, 239d
|
A Campbell
|
18
|
131*
|
05-Nov-94
|
77
|
102
|
03-Apr-98
|
59
|
58
|
3y, 149d
|
Imran Nazir
|
10
|
105*
|
16-Apr-00
|
68
|
160
|
21-Mar-07
|
58
|
58
|
6y, 339d
|
Dean Jones
|
36
|
101
|
18-Jan-87
|
94
|
107
|
04-Mar-90
|
58
|
57
|
3y, 45d
|
M Atapattu
|
107
|
102*
|
27-Oct-00
|
164
|
101
|
16-Sep-02
|
57
|
57
|
1y, 324d
|
Wavell Hinds
|
14
|
116*
|
2-Apr-00
|
74
|
125
|
31-May-03
|
60
|
56
|
3y, 59d
|
A Campbell
|
84
|
100
|
24-Oct-98
|
141
|
105*
|
26-Oct-00
|
57
|
56
|
2y, 2d
|
Ajay Jadeja
|
32
|
104
|
9-Nov-94
|
95
|
119
|
17-Aug-97
|
63
|
55
|
2y, 281d
|
P Collingwood
|
111
|
120*
|
09-Feb-07
|
171
|
105*
|
22-Nov-09
|
60
|
55
|
2y, 286d
|
Javed Miandad
|
38
|
119*
|
31-Dec-82
|
96
|
116*
|
18-Apr-86
|
58
|
55
|
3y, 108d
|
D Haynes
|
1
|
148
|
22-Feb-78
|
56
|
108*
|
17-Jan-84
|
55
|
55
|
5y, 329d
|
S Chanderpaul
|
56
|
150
|
24-Jan-99
|
114
|
108*
|
08-Jun-02
|
58
|
54
|
3y, 135d
|
Vinod Kambli
|
11
|
100*
|
18-Jan-93
|
67
|
106
|
06-Mar-96
|
56
|
54
|
3y, 48d
|
Shahid Afridi
|
146
|
108*
|
15-Apr-02
|
204
|
102
|
15-Apr-05
|
58
|
53
|
3y, 0d
|
Upul Tharanga
|
31
|
110
|
10-Oct-06
|
86
|
118
|
24-Dec-09
|
55
|
53
|
3y, 75d
|
David Boon
|
52
|
122
|
10-Jan-88
|
106
|
102*
|
10-Dec-91
|
54
|
53
|
3y, 335d
|
S Jayasuriya
|
150
|
102
|
26-Jan-98
|
203
|
105
|
01-Jun-00
|
53
|
53
|
2y, 126d
|
Alec Stewart
|
38
|
103
|
22-May-92
|
91
|
116
|
11-Dec-97
|
53
|
53
|
5y, 203d
|
Nick Knight
|
17
|
122
|
29-Mar-98
|
70
|
105
|
31-Jan-02
|
53
|
53
|
3y, 308d
|
Inzamam
|
250
|
118*
|
02-Nov-01
|
308
|
122
|
13-Mar-04
|
58
|
52
|
2y, 131d
|
M Samuels
|
78
|
100*
|
13-Dec-06
|
134
|
101*
|
07-Jul-12
|
56
|
52
|
5y, 206d
|
Shoaib Malik
|
110
|
108
|
13-Feb-06
|
165
|
125
|
26-Jun-08
|
55
|
52
|
2y, 133d
|
Jacques Kallis
|
64
|
100
|
27-Mar-99
|
117
|
100*
|
09-Jan-01
|
53
|
52
|
1y, 288d
|
Inzamam
|
7
|
117
|
19-Jan-92
|
59
|
137*
|
20-Apr-94
|
52
|
52
|
2y, 92d
|
T Dilshan
|
94
|
117*
|
04-Jul-06
|
155
|
137*
|
24-Jan-09
|
61
|
51
|
2y, 204d
|
MS Dhoni
|
156
|
101*
|
07-Jan-10
|
212
|
113*
|
30-Dec-12
|
56
|
51
|
2y, 357d
|
Martin Guptill
|
1
|
122*
|
10-Jan-09
|
54
|
105
|
22-Oct-11
|
53
|
51
|
2y, 285d
|
Mark Waugh
|
137
|
104
|
07-Dec-97
|
188
|
104
|
09-Jun-99
|
51
|
51
|
1y, 184d
|
M Jayawardene
|
343
|
144
|
01-Jul-11
|
397
|
107
|
02-Jul-13
|
54
|
50
|
2y, 1d
|
R Sarwan
|
100
|
115*
|
23-May-06
|
154
|
100*
|
15-Apr-10
|
54
|
50
|
3y, 327d
|
S Fleming
|
214
|
108
|
17-Feb-04
|
267
|
106
|
06-Feb-07
|
53
|
50
|
2y, 355d
|
Abdul Razzaq
|
116
|
112
|
11-Dec-02
|
171
|
107*
|
30-Sep-04
|
55
|
50
|
1y, 293d
|
...
Most ODIs before maiden century
Player
|
Score
|
vs
|
Venue
|
ODIs
|
Innings
|
Days
|
Shaun Pollock
|
130
|
Asia XI
|
Bangalore
|
285
|
190
|
11y,149d
|
Steve Waugh
|
102*
|
SL
|
MCG
|
187
|
167
|
10y, 7d
|
Mark Boucher
|
147*
|
Zimb
|
Potchefstroom
|
220
|
160
|
8y, 247d
|
A Ranatunga
|
101*
|
Pak
|
Durban
|
153
|
145
|
12y,291d
|
B McCullum
|
166
|
Bang
|
Aberedeen
|
134
|
110
|
6y, 165d
|
John Wright
|
101
|
Eng
|
Napier
|
105
|
104
|
9y, 244d
|
S Gavaskar
|
103*
|
NZ
|
Naugpur
|
107
|
101
|
13y,110d
|
Younis Khan
|
144
|
HK
|
Colombo(SSC)
|
103
|
99
|
4y, 156d
|
Abdul Razzaq
|
112
|
SA
|
Port Elizabeth
|
116
|
98
|
6y, 40d
|
Ken Rutherford
|
108
|
Ind
|
Baroda
|
103
|
98
|
9y, 215d
|
Mark Taylor
|
105
|
Ind
|
Bangalore
|
98
|
95
|
6y, 299d
|
A Gurusinha
|
117*
|
NZ
|
Sharjah
|
91
|
89
|
8y, 166d
|
Brendan Taylor
|
118*
|
Bang
|
Chittagong
|
90
|
89
|
5y, 199d
|
M Rahim
|
101
|
Zimb
|
Harare
|
96
|
87
|
5y, 10d
|
T Odoyo
|
111*
|
Can
|
Nairobi
|
96
|
85
|
11y,243d
|
Ravi Bopara
|
101*
|
Ire
|
Dublin
|
90
|
83
|
6y, 213d
|
D Ramdin
|
128
|
Eng
|
North Sound
|
109
|
81
|
8y, 217d
|
T Dilshan
|
117*
|
Neth
|
Amstelveen
|
94
|
81
|
6y, 206d
|
K Sangakkara
|
100*
|
Pak
|
Sharjah
|
86
|
79
|
2y, 273d
|
J Rhodes
|
121
|
Pak
|
Nairobi
|
85
|
79
|
4y, 216d
|
C McMillan
|
104*
|
Pak
|
Christchurch
|
83
|
77
|
3y, 281d
|
S Tendulkar
|
110
|
Aus
|
Colombo(RPS)
|
79
|
76
|
4y, 265d
|
T Taibu
|
107*
|
SA
|
Harare
|
87
|
74
|
6y, 64d
|
A de Silva
|
104
|
Ind
|
Nagpur
|
77
|
74
|
6y, 245d
|
N Hussain
|
115
|
Ind
|
Lord’s
|
72
|
72
|
12y,256d
|
H Masakadza
|
102
|
Bang
|
Bulawayo
|
71
|
71
|
7y, 325d
|
R Twose
|
103
|
SA
|
Cape Town
|
75
|
70
|
4y, 355d
|
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| Shaun Pollock is ecstatic after reaching his maiden ODI century; for all Africa XI though |
Most ODIs after last century
Player
|
100#
|
Score
|
vs
|
Venue
|
ODIs
|
Inngs
|
Days
|
Kapil Dev
|
1
|
175*
|
Zimb
|
Tunbridge Wells
|
188
|
162
|
11y,121d
|
Chris Harris
|
1
|
130
|
Aus
|
Chennai
|
188
|
159
|
8y, 272d
|
A Border
|
3
|
127*
|
WI
|
SCG
|
167
|
155
|
9y, 61d
|
R Arnold
|
1
|
103
|
Zimb
|
Bulawayo
|
166
|
142
|
7y, 138d
|
A Parore
|
1
|
108
|
SA
|
Centurion
|
155
|
141
|
7y, 59d
|
Saleem Malik
|
5
|
102
|
SL
|
Rawalpindi
|
145
|
127
|
7y, 141d
|
Imran Khan
|
1
|
102*
|
SL
|
Leeds
|
137
|
122
|
8y, 283d
|
H Cronje
|
2
|
100*
|
Aus
|
Peshawar
|
132
|
122
|
5y, 158d
|
Ricardo Powell
|
1
|
124
|
Ind
|
Singapore
|
104
|
96
|
5y, 334d
|
Robin Singh
|
1
|
100
|
SL
|
Colombo(SSC)
|
109
|
89
|
3y, 223d
|
L Klusener
|
2
|
101*
|
Zimb
|
Nairobi
|
104
|
83
|
4y, 356d
|
R Richardson
|
5
|
122
|
Pak
|
Sharjah
|
84
|
80
|
4y, 145d
|
S Ganguly
|
22
|
111
|
Ken
|
Durban
|
83
|
80
|
4y, 240d
|
R Mahanama
|
4
|
101
|
WI
|
Sharjah
|
89
|
78
|
3y, 232d
|
D Cullinan
|
3
|
106
|
Ind
|
Jaipur
|
81
|
77
|
4y, 12d
|
D Vengsarkar
|
1
|
105
|
Eng
|
Pune
|
83
|
76
|
6y, 344d
|
S Afridi
|
6
|
124
|
Bang
|
Dambulla
|
85
|
75
|
4y, 70d
|
K Wessels
|
1
|
107
|
Ind
|
Delhi
|
79
|
75
|
10y, 30d
|
D Martyn
|
5
|
100
|
Ind
|
Mumbai(WS)
|
79
|
73
|
3y, 4d
|
Younis Khan
|
6
|
101
|
WI
|
Abu Dhabi
|
76
|
72
|
5y, 280d
|
H Tilekratne
|
2
|
100
|
WI
|
Sharjah
|
89
|
72
|
3y, 51d
|
D Chandimal
|
2
|
105
|
Eng
|
Lord’s
|
79
|
71
|
7y, 174d
|
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| Misbah ul Haq : The unfortunate |
Other facts...
- Wasim Akram played the most matches without reaching the 3-figure mark even once – 356 ODIs & 280 innings. However he has 3 test hundreds to his name with a highest of 257.
- Among specialist batsman, Misbah ul Haq has played the most no. of matches without scoring an ODI century – 149 ODIs & 136 innings.
- Misbah also has scored the most runs in ODIs without scoring a century – 4594.
- Wasim Akram (280) & Chaminda Vaas (220) are the 2 players to bat over 200 innings in ODIs never reaching the 3-figure mark. Akram (356), Vaas (322) & Muttiah Muralitharan (350) are the only players to play over 300 ODIswithout reaching the 3-figure mark.
- Kepler Wessels played 53 ODIs for Austalia(1983-1985) & 56 for SA(1991-1994).
- Clive Lloyd's only ODI century came in the final of 1st WC in 1975.
- Sunil Gavaskar played only more ODI after his maiden century.
- In the ODI Ravi Bopara scored his maiden 100,captains of both sides scored 100s - W Porterfield & E Morgan - first such instance in history.
- Vinod Kambli's first ODI century came on his 21st birthday.
- Javed Miandad's 3rd ODI century included his famous last ball six off Chetan Sharma in the Australasia Cup final at Sharjah.
- The sequence is on-going for Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan and Dinesh Chandimal.
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