Ollie Pope’s unique feat in the annals of test cricket

Ollie Pope’s unique feat in the annals of test cricket

Ollie Pope of England scored 154 against Sri Lanka at The Oval in the ongoing test to post his seventh test century in an innings. All his centuries are tabulated below.

NoRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1135*1v South AfricaGqeberha16 Jan 2020
21452v New ZealandNottingham10 Jun 2022
31081v PakistanRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
52052v IrelandLord’s01 Jun 2023
61963v IndiaHyderabad25 Jan 2024
61211v West IndiesNottingham18 Jul 2024
71541v Sri LankaThe Oval06 Sep 2024

What is unique in his seven centuries is that these centuries are scored against seven different oppositions. He became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score the first seven centuries against different oppositions which no batsman has achieved

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