DA Warner’s feat – scores six centuries in the calendar year 2016
DA Warner’s 119 against New Zealand at Canberra on 06.12.16 represents his sixth century in calendar year 2016. The following table lists all the six centuries.
| No | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 122 | 1 | v India | Sydney | 23 Jan 2016 |
| 2 | 109 | 1 | v South Africa | Basseterre | 11 Jun 2016 |
| 3 | 106 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 04 Sep 2016 |
| 4 | 117 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 05 Oct 2016 |
| 5 | 173 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 12 Oct 2016 |
| 6 | 119 | 1 | v New Zealand | Canberra | 06 Dec 2016 |
DA Warner became the fifth batsman in the annals of one day games to score six or more centuries in a calendar year. His feat provides the sixth such occasion. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | Year |
| 1 | G Kirsten | RSA | 29 | 29 | 4 | 1442 | 188* | 57.68 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1996 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 32 | 32 | 2 | 1611 | 137 | 53.70 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1996 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 34 | 33 | 4 | 1894 | 143 | 65.31 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1998 |
| 4 | R Dravid | Ind | 43 | 43 | 5 | 1761 | 153 | 46.34 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1999 |
| 5 | SC Ganguly | Ind | 32 | 32 | 4 | 1579 | 144 | 56.39 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2000 |
| 6 | DA Warner | Aus | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1232 | 173 | 58.66 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2016 |
It is interesting to note that the list contains four occasions by Indian batsmen – SR Tendulkar {twice}, R Dravid and SC Ganguly. The last occasion of a batsman accomplishing the feat of six centuries in a calendar year was in 2000, when SC Ganguly scored seven centuries. Thus during the last sixteen years no batsman has accomplished the feat of scoring six or more centuries in a calendar year.
SR Tendulkar with nine centuries owns the record for most centuries in a calendar year. He had performed the feat in 1998