MM Ali of England scored 108 in the ongoing The Oval test against Pakistan to provide the 50^th occasion of an England batsman batting at number seven scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	J Briggs	121	1	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1885
2	Hon.FS Jackson	103	1	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1893
3	KS Ranjitsinhji	175	1	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1897
4	LC Braund	103*	1	v Australia	Adelaide	17 Jan 1902
5	GL Jessop	104	4	v Australia	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
6	FE Woolley	133*	1	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
7	M Leyland	137	1	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929
8	MW Tate	100*	3	v South Africa	Lord’s	29 Jun 1929
9	LEG Ames	137	2	v New Zealand	Lord’s	27 Jun 1931
10	LEG Ames	120	1	v Australia	Lord’s	22 Jun 1934
11	RWV Robins	108	1	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1935
12	J Hardstaff jnr	169*	1	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
13	BH Valentine	112	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938
14	TG Evans	104	2	v India	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
15	BR Knight	125	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1963
16	JM Parks	108*	1	v South Africa	Durban	04 Dec 1964
17	APE Knott	101	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971
18	APE Knott	116	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971
19	R Illingworth	107	1	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971
20	APE Knott	106*	4	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975
21	APE Knott	116	2	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976
22	APE Knott	135	2	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
23	IT Botham	103	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978
24	IT Botham	100	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978
25	IT Botham	108	1	v Pakistan	Lord’s	15 Jun 1978
26	IT Botham	119*	3	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
27	P Willey	102*	1	v West Indies	St John’s	27 Mar 1981
28	IT Botham	149*	3	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
29	IT Botham	118	3	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981
30	DW Randall	164	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
31	CJ Richards	133	1	v Australia	Perth	28 Nov 1986
32	RC Russell	128*	3	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1989
33	CC Lewis	117	3	v India	Chennai	11 Feb 1993
34	GP Thorpe	114*	3	v Australia	Nottingham	01 Jul 1993
35	RC Russell	124	1	v India	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
36	C White	121	1	v India	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001
37	A Flintoff	137	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002
38	A Flintoff	142	3	v South Africa	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003
39	GO Jones	100	2	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jun 2004
40	MJ Prior	126*	1	v West Indies	Lord’s	17 May 2007
41	TR Ambrose	102	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Mar 2008
42	MJ Prior	102*	3	v Pakistan	Nottingham	29 Jul 2010
43	IR Bell	115	2	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2011
44	MJ Prior	126	1	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	03 Jun 2011
45	MJ Prior	103*	3	v India	Lord’s	21 Jul 2011
46	MM Ali	108*	4	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
47	JM Bairstow	150*	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016
48	JM Bairstow	140	1	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016
49	MM Ali	155*	1	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016
50	MM Ali	108	1	v Pakistan	The Oval	11 Aug 2016

MM Ali became the fourth England batsman batting at number seven to score a century in a test innings against Pakistan and his century provide the fifth occasion. All the five occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	APE Knott	116	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971
2	IT Botham	100	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978
3	IT Botham	108	1	v Pakistan	Lord’s	15 Jun 1978
4	MJ Prior	102*	3	v Pakistan	Nottingham	29 Jul 2010
5	MM Ali	108	1	v Pakistan	The Oval	11 Aug 2016

APE Knott {05}, IT Botham {06}. MJ Prior {04} and MM Ali {03} are the four England batsman to score a century on three or more occasions while batting at number seven. The performance of these four batsman are furnished below. MM Ali joined this elite quartet with his 108 in the ongoing test at The Oval against Pakistan.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	APE Knott	101	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971
2	APE Knott	116	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971
3	APE Knott	106*	4	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975
4	APE Knott	116	2	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976
5	APE Knott	135	2	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
1	IT Botham	103	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978
2	IT Botham	100	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978
3	IT Botham	108	1	v Pakistan	Lord’s	15 Jun 1978
4	IT Botham	119*	3	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
5	IT Botham	149*	3	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
6	IT Botham	118	3	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981
1	MJ Prior	126*	1	v West Indies	Lord’s	17 May 2007
2	MJ Prior	102*	3	v Pakistan	Nottingham	29 Jul 2010
3	MJ Prior	126	1	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	03 Jun 2011
4	MJ Prior	103*	3	v India	Lord’s	21 Jul 2011
1	MM Ali	108*	4	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
2	MM Ali	155*	1	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016
3	MM Ali	108	1	v Pakistan	The Oval	11 Aug 2016

The Oval has witnessed four England batsmen batting at number seven scoring a century – Hon FS Jackson, GL Gessop, J Hardstaff Jnr and MM Ali. MM Ali’s feat coming after 78 years at The Oval. The last England batsman batting at number seven to score a century at The Oval was J Hardstaff Jnr who had scored 108 against Australia in Aug 1938

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Hon.FS Jackson	103	1	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1893
2	GL Jessop	104	4	v Australia	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
3	J Hardstaff jnr	169*	1	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
4	MM Ali	108	1	v Pakistan	The Oval	11 Aug 2016