Australian captains who have scored centuries against India

Australian captains who have scored centuries against India

 

SPD Smith of Australia scored 109 against India in just concluded test at Pune to provide the 26th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 185 1 v India Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 DG Bradman 132 1 v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
3 DG Bradman 127* 3 v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
4 DG Bradman 201 1 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
5 RB Simpson 103 3 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
6 RB Simpson 109 2 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
7 RB Simpson 176 2 v India Perth 16 Dec 1977
8 RB Simpson 100 1 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
9 KJ Hughes 100 1 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
10 GS Chappell 204 2 v India Sydney 02 Jan 1981
11 AR Border 163 3 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1985
12 AR Border 106 1 v India Chennai 18 Sep 1986
13 MA Taylor 102* 4 v India Bangalore 25 Mar 1998
14 SR Waugh 150 1 v India Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
15 SR Waugh 110 1 v India Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
16 AC Gilchrist 104 1 v India Bangalore 06 Oct 2004
17 RT Ponting 140 2 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
18 RT Ponting 123 1 v India Bangalore 09 Oct 2008
19 MJ Clarke 329* 2 v India Sydney 03 Jan 2012
20 MJ Clarke 210 1 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
21 MJ Clarke 130 1 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
22 MJ Clarke 128 1 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
23 SPD Smith 133 2 v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
24 SPD Smith 192 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
25 SPD Smith 117 1 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
26 SPD Smith 109 3 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

SPD Smith of Australia scored 109 against India in just concluded test at Pune to provide the eighth occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century against India in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KJ Hughes 100 1 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
2 AR Border 106 1 v India Chennai 18 Sep 1986
3 MA Taylor 102* 4 v India Bangalore 25 Mar 1998
4 SR Waugh 110 1 v India Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
5 AC Gilchrist 104 1 v India Bangalore 06 Oct 2004
6 RT Ponting 123 1 v India Bangalore 09 Oct 2008
7 MJ Clarke 130 1 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
8 SPD Smith 109 3 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

SPD Smith’s 109 against India in just concluded test at Pune to provide the fourth occasion of his scoring a century against India. He emulated DG Bradman, RB Simpson and MJ Clarke who have scored four centuries while leading Australia against India. The performance of these four captains is listed below

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 DG Bradman 185 1 v India Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
  2 DG Bradman 132 1 v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  3 DG Bradman 127* 3 v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  4 DG Bradman 201 1 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
               
2 1 RB Simpson 103 3 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
  2 RB Simpson 109 2 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
  3 RB Simpson 176 2 v India Perth 16 Dec 1977
  4 RB Simpson 100 1 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
               
3 1 MJ Clarke 329* 2 v India Sydney 03 Jan 2012
  2 MJ Clarke 210 1 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
  3 MJ Clarke 130 1 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
  4 MJ Clarke 128 1 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
               
4 1 SPD Smith 133 2 v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
  2 SPD Smith 192 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
  3 SPD Smith 117 1 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
  4 SPD Smith 109 3 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017
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