Batsmen scoring a century in a test which has a start date of 1 January
DP Convey of New Zealand scored 122 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Mount Maunganui to provide the 49th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in a test which has a start date of 1 January in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Briggs | 121 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1885 |
| 2 | CE McLeod | 112 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1898 |
| 3 | RA Duff | 104 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1902 |
| 4 | KL Hutchings | 126 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1908 |
| 5 | GA Faulkner | 123 | 3 | SAF | Eng | Jo’burg | 1 Jan 1910 |
| 6 | WH Ponsford | 128 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1925 |
| 7 | VY Richardson | 138 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1925 |
| 8 | JB Hobbs | 154 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1925 |
| 9 | H Sutcliffe | 176 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1925 |
| 10 | H Sutcliffe | 127 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1925 |
| 11 | WH Ponsford | 183 | 1 | Aus | Win | Sydney | 1 Jan 1931 |
| 12 | B Mitchell | 123 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1931 |
| 13 | IJ Siedle | 141 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1931 |
| 14 | HW Taylor | 117 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1931 |
| 15 | WA Brown | 121 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1936 |
| 16 | JHW Fingleton | 112 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1936 |
| 17 | JHW Fingleton | 136 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1937 |
| 18 | DG Bradman | 270 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1937 |
| 19 | M Leyland | 111* | 4 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1937 |
| 20 | CL McCool | 104* | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1947 |
| 21 | AR Morris | 155 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1947 |
| 22 | RR Lindwall | 100 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1947 |
| 23 | C Washbrook | 112 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1947 |
| 24 | DG Bradman | 132 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1948 |
| 25 | MH Mankad | 116 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1948 |
| 26 | AR Morris | 100* | 3 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1948 |
| 27 | DG Bradman | 127* | 3 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1948 |
| 28 | B Mitchell | 120 | 2 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1949 |
| 29 | AD Nourse | 112 | 2 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1949 |
| 30 | JR Reid | 135 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1954 |
| 31 | MC Cowdrey | 101 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1957 |
| 32 | NJ Contractor | 108 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Mum-BS | 1 Jan 1960 |
| 33 | RN Harvey | 102 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Mum-BS | 1 Jan 1960 |
| 34 | NCL O’Neill | 163 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Mum-BS | 1 Jan 1960 |
| 35 | PGZ Harris | 101 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1962 |
| 36 | RA McLean | 113 | 4 | SAF | NZl | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1962 |
| 37 | EJ Barlow | 109 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1964 |
| 38 | WM Lawry | 157 | 2 | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1964 |
| 39 | EJ Barlow | 138 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1965 |
| 40 | AJ Pithey | 154 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1965 |
| 41 | MJK Smith | 121 | 2 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1965 |
| 42 | GS Chappell | 121 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1977 |
| 43 | GJ Cosier | 168 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1977 |
| 44 | Sadiq Mohd | 105 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1977 |
| 45 | RB McCosker | 105 | 3 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1977 |
| 46 | AW Greig | 103 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Kolkata | 1 Jan 1977 |
| 47 | MA Taylor | 113 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 1 Jan 1995 |
| 48 | MJ Slater | 103 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 1 Jan 1995 |
| 49 | DP Convey | 122 | 1 | NZl | Ban | Mt M’ganui | 1 Jan 2022 |
He also became the third New Zealand batsman to perform such a feat after JR Reid and PGZ Harris. All the three occasions are listed below. It also provides the first occasion of a New Zealand batsman performing such a feat on home soil. Interestingly all these three batsmen have scored centuries in the first innings of the test.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JR Reid | 135 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1954 |
| 2 | PGZ Harris | 101 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1962 |
| 3 | DP Convey | 122 | 1 | NZl | Ban | Mt M’ganui | 1 Jan 2022 |
DP Convey of New Zealand scored 122 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Mount Maunganui to provide the 22nd occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the first innings of a test which has a start date of 1 January in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Briggs | 121 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1885 |
| 2 | CE McLeod | 112 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1898 |
| 3 | WH Ponsford | 128 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1925 |
| 4 | VY Richardson | 138 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1925 |
| 5 | WH Ponsford | 183 | 1 | Aus | Win | Sydney | 1 Jan 1931 |
| 6 | B Mitchell | 123 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1931 |
| 7 | IJ Siedle | 141 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1931 |
| 8 | HW Taylor | 117 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1931 |
| 9 | WA Brown | 121 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1936 |
| 10 | JHW Fingleton | 112 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1936 |
| 11 | CL McCool | 104* | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1947 |
| 12 | DG Bradman | 132 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1948 |
| 13 | JR Reid | 135 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1954 |
| 14 | MC Cowdrey | 101 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1957 |
| 15 | NJ Contractor | 108 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Mum-BS | 1 Jan 1960 |
| 16 | PGZ Harris | 101 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1962 |
| 17 | EJ Barlow | 109 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1964 |
| 18 | EJ Barlow | 138 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1965 |
| 19 | AJ Pithey | 154 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1965 |
| 20 | GS Chappell | 121 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1977 |
| 21 | GJ Cosier | 168 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1977 |
| 22 | DP Convey | 122 | 1 | NZl | Ban | Mt M’ganui | 1 Jan 2022 |