Fourth innings centuries by Australian batsmen in a losing cause

Fourth innings centuries by Australian batsmen in a losing cause

MS Wade of Australia witnessed his 117 in a losing cause against England in the recently concluded test at The Oval to provide the tenth occasion of an Australian batsman’s fourth innings century going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 131 4 v England Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
2 AR Border 105 4 v Pakistan Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
3 GN Yallop 114 4 v England Manchester 13 Aug 1981
4 AR Border 123* 4 v England Manchester 13 Aug 1981
5 MJ Clarke 136 4 v England Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
6 MEK Hussey 121 4 v England The Oval 20 Aug 2009
7 DA Warner 123* 4 v New Zealand Hobart 09 Dec 2011
8 CJL Rogers 107 4 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
9 DA Warner 112 4 v Bangladesh Dhaka 27 Aug 2017
10 MS Wade 117 4 v England The Oval 12 Sep 2019

It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman’s fourth innings century in a losing cause against England. All such occasions are detailed below. It is interesting to note that all these six centuries are on English soil.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 131 4 v England Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
2 GN Yallop 114 4 v England Manchester 13 Aug 1981
3 AR Border 123* 4 v England Manchester 13 Aug 1981
4 MJ Clarke 136 4 v England Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
5 MEK Hussey 121 4 v England The Oval 20 Aug 2009
6 MS Wade 117 4 v England The Oval 12 Sep 2019
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