Batsmen scoring a century in a test innings in 85 deliveries and less than 85 deliveries
TM Head of Australia scored his century in 85 deliveries against England in the ongoing test at Brisbane to provide the 39th occasion of a batsman scoring century in 85 deliveries or less in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all such occasions in the ascending order of ball faced.
| No | BF | Player | Team | Opp | Location | Season |
| 1 | 54 | BB McCullum | NZl | Aus | Ch’church | 2015/16 |
| 2 | 56 | IVA Richards | Win | Eng | St John’s | 1985/86 |
| 3 | 56 | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pak | Aus | A Dhabi | 2014/15 |
| 4 | 57 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Eng | Perth | 2006/07 |
| 5 | 67 | JM Gregory | Aus | SAF | Jo’burg | 1921/22 |
| 6 | 69 | S Chanderpaul | Win | Aus | Georgetown | 2002/03 |
| 7 | 69 | DA Warner | Aus | Ind | Perth | 2011/12 |
| 8 | 70 | CH Gayle | Win | Aus | Perth | 2009/10 |
| 9 | 71 | RC Fredericks | Win | Aus | Perth | 1975/76 |
| 10 | 71 | de Grandhomme | NZl | Win | Wellington | 2017/18 |
| 11 | 74 | Majid Khan | Pak | NZl | Karachi | 1976/77 |
| 12 | 74 | Kapil Dev | Ind | Srl | Kanpur | 1986/87 |
| 13 | 74 | M Azharuddin | Ind | SAF | Calcutta | 1996/97 |
| 14 | 74 | BB McCullum | NZl | Srl | Ch’church | 2014/15 |
| 15 | 75 | AB de Villiers | SAF | Ind | Centurion | 2010/11 |
| 16 | 76 | GL Jessop | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 1902 |
| 17 | 77 | BC Lara | Win | Pak | Multan | 2006/07 |
| 18 | 78 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | Win | Bridgetown | 2004/05 |
| 19 | 78 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 2005/06 |
| 20 | 78 | V Sehwag | Ind | Win | Gros Islet | 2006 |
| 21 | 78 | BB McCullum | NZl | Pak | Sharjah | 2014/15 |
| 22 | 78 | DA Warner | Aus | Pak | Sydney | 2016/17 |
| 23 | 79 | CH Gayle | Win | SAF | Cape Town | 2003/04 |
| 24 | 80 | CH Gayle | Win | Eng | The Oval | 2004 |
| 25 | 80 | Sarfraz Ahmed | Pak | Aus | Dub-DSC | 2014/15 |
| 26 | 81 | M Jayawardene | Srl | Ban | Col-SSC | 2001/02 |
| 27 | 81 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 2005/06 |
| 28 | 81 | LRPL Taylor | NZl | Aus | Hamilton | 2009/10 |
| 29 | 82 | BC Lara | Win | Aus | St John’s | 1998/99 |
| 30 | 82 | DL Vettori | NZl | Zim | Harare | 2005/06 |
| 31 | 82 | DA Warner | Aus | Win | Sydney | 2015/16 |
| 32 | 83 | BR Taylor | NZl | Win | Auckland | 1968/69 |
| 33 | 84 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Ind | Mum-WS | 2000/01 |
| 34 | 84 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Zim | Perth | 2003/04 |
| 35 | 84 | ML Hayden | Aus | Zim | Sydney | 2003/04 |
| 36 | 85 | CH Lloyd | Win | Ind | Bangalore | 1974/75 |
| 37 | 85 | S Dhawan | Ind | Aus | Mohali | 2012/13 |
| 38 | 85 | BA Stokes | Eng | NZl | Lord’s | 2015 |
| 39 | 85 | TM Head | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 2021/22 |
It also provides rhe third such occasion in the Ashes series – two by an Australian batsman and one by England batsmen
| No | BF | Player | Team | Opp | Location | Season |
| 1 | 57 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Eng | Perth | 2006/07 |
| 2 | 85 | TM Head | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 2021/22 |
| 1 | 76 | GL Jessop | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 1902 |
The following table lists the nine occasions of Australian batsmen performing such a feat and two occasions by England batsmen.
| No | BF | Player | Team | Opp | Location | Season |
| 1 | 57 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Eng | Perth | 2006/07 |
| 2 | 67 | JM Gregory | Aus | SAF | Jo’burg | 1921/22 |
| 3 | 69 | DA Warner | Aus | Ind | Perth | 2011/12 |
| 4 | 78 | DA Warner | Aus | Pak | Sydney | 2016/17 |
| 5 | 82 | DA Warner | Aus | Win | Sydney | 2015/16 |
| 6 | 84 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Ind | Mum-WS | 2000/01 |
| 7 | 84 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Zim | Perth | 2003/04 |
| 8 | 84 | ML Hayden | Aus | Zim | Sydney | 2003/04 |
| 9 | 85 | TM Head | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 2021/22 |
| 1 | 76 | GL Jessop | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 1902 |
| 2 | 85 | BA Stokes | Eng | NZl | Lord’s | 2015 |