Teams at their centenary Test
Sports Reporter
On a auspicious day when Bangladesh became the fourth country to win their centenary Test, beating Sri Lanka by four wickets in a see-saw Test in P Sara Oval, Colombo, The Independent looks back the result of the other Test nation on their 100th Test.
ENGLAND
England was the first country to get to the 100th Test match mark when they played Australia in the Ashes Test of 1909 at Headingley, Leeds. In a low scoring Test Australia finished victorious by 126 runs after three days. Australia were dismissed for 188 with slow left-armer Wilfred Rhodes taking 4 wickets for 38 and England finished the first day strongly placed at 88-2.
Scores: Australia (188 207) beat England (182 87) by 126 runs.
AUSTRALIA
Australias 100th Test was made memorable by right-arm leg-break bowler Jimmy Matthews creating a unique Test record by taking a hat-trick in each innings both instances being on the second day as they crushed South Africa by an innings and 88 runs at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1912. The Test was part of the Triangular tournament which also involved England. Boosted by centuries from Charles Kelleway (114) and Warren Bardsley (121) who figured in a third wicket stand of 202 as Australia amassed 448 batting first. South Africa replied with 265 recovering from 54-4.
Scores: Australia 448 beat South Africa (265 95) by an inns 88 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africas 100th Test was highlighted by a successful run chase by England who won with just one minute of play remaining at Port Elizabeth in 1949. Set 172 runs to win in 85 minutes England got off to a pulsating start with Len Hutton and Cyril Washbrook setting the tone with 58 in 27 minutes. The England 100 arrived in 53 minutes but wickets fell rapidly before Jack Crapp won the match by taking 10 runs off three successive balls in Tufty Manns final over.
Scores: South Africa (379 187-3 dec) beat England (395 174-7) by 3 wickets.
WEST INDIES
West Indies first home win against Australia (which later led them to win the first rubber against them) was achieved in their 100th Test played at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica in 1965. Captaining West Indies for the first time Sir Garfield Sobers took his 100th Test wicket when he dismissed Peter Philpott and became the first player to complete a double of 4000 runs and 100 wickets in Tests.
Scores: West Indies (239 and 373) beat Australia (217 216) by 179 runs.
INDIA
England make a clean sweep of the series 3-0 when they beat India playing their 100th Test by 132 runs at Edgbaston, Birmingham in 1967, The Test came to an end on the third day after 20 wickets had fallen on the second day.
Scores: England (298 203) beat India (92 277) by 132 runs.
NEW ZEALAND
The only low innings of this high scoring Test match played at Bridgetown, Barbados in 1972 which happened to be New Zealands 100th was in West Indies first innings when they were shot out for 133 with all-rounder Bruce Taylor returning career best figure of 7 for 74.
Scores: West Indies (133 564-8 dec) drew with New Zealand (422).
PAKISTAN
Pakistan celebrated their 100th Test with a most improbable win with fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz producing one of the greatest spells of bowling Test cricket seven wickets for one run in 33 balls. Australia needed 71 runs to win with seven wickets in hand but Sarfraz had other ideas as he grabbed all those wickets in a sensational spell that saw him return figures of 9 for 86 and bowl Pakistan to a71 runs win at Melbourne in 1979. Sarfraz became the first bowler to take nine wickets in an innings for Pakistan.
Scores: Pakistan (196 and 353-9 dec) beat Australia (168 and 310) by 71 runs.
SRI LANKA
Wasim Akram ruined Sri Lankas 100th Test with an outstanding all-round display at the SSC grounds in 2001 where Pakistan won by five wickets. Before his match-winning spell Wasim figured in a last wicket stand of 90 off 95 balls with Arshad Khan (9 n.o.) to lift Pakistan from 176-9 to 266 in reply to Sri Lankas first innings of 273. Wasims contribution was a hard hit 78. In the Lankan second innings Wasim destroyed the batting for 123 with a five-wicket haul that left Pakistan with a moderate target of 131 to chase which they did successfully. Scores: Sri Lanka (273 and 123) lost to Pakistan (266 131-5) by 5 wickets.
ZIMBABWE
Graeme Cremer the Zimbabwe captain stuck it out for 175 balls and 121 dot balls to give his team hopes of saving their 100th Test played at Harare in 2016 but Sri Lanka dug deep into their reserves to secure a hard earned victory by 225 runs with 45 balls to spare. Cremers contribution in the Test was a maiden hundred and 43, while Sri Lanka who were dominant had three centurions Kusal Perera, Upul Tharanga and Dimuth Karunaratne.
Scores: Sri Lanka (537 247 for 6 dec) beat Zimbabwe (373 and 186) by 225 runs.
