Ponting - Test Centuries

[cully]

Ponting is in the form of his life. Since november when he opened the Test series against West Indies in November with a couple of hundreds at the Gabba - the first time he reached the milestone - and he matched the feat in his 100th Test at the SCG in January to earn a 2-0 win against South Africa. In the first innings he sweated for 103 and today's smoother 116 was his seventh hundred in a 2005-06 season of 1238 runs in nine matches.


Ridiculous stuff really. I hope he can keep it up for the ashes next november.

he's also got his tons in quick time. see below



SR Tendulkar (Ind) 35 (132 Tests)
SM Gavaskar (Ind) 34 (125 Tests)
SR Waugh (Aus) 32 (168 Tests)
BC Lara (WI) 31 (123 Tests)
RT Ponting (Aus) 30 (102 Tests)
DG Bradman (Aus) 29 (52 Tests)

but how impressive is 'the don's' record ?? 29 from 52 test. Charlie Nicholas

[therock67]

cully said:

Ponting is in the form of his life. Since november when he opened the Test series against West Indies in November with a couple of hundreds at the Gabba - the first time he reached the milestone - and he matched the feat in his 100th Test at the SCG in January to earn a 2-0 win against South Africa. In the first innings he sweated for 103 and today's smoother 116 was his seventh hundred in a 2005-06 season of 1238 runs in nine matches.


Ridiculous stuff really. I hope he can keep it up for the ashes next november.

he's also got his tons in quick time. see below



SR Tendulkar (Ind) 35 (132 Tests)
SM Gavaskar (Ind) 34 (125 Tests)
SR Waugh (Aus) 32 (168 Tests)
BC Lara (WI) 31 (123 Tests)
RT Ponting (Aus) 30 (102 Tests)
DG Bradman (Aus) 29 (52 Tests)

but how impressive is 'the don's' record ?? 29 from 52 test. Charlie Nicholas

Good statistic but it's a shame that people look at quantity on tables like this. Bradman's record is astonishing and Ponting's is a clear second.