Australian captains scoring a century in a test innings

Australian captains scoring a century in a test innings

SPD Smith of Australia scored 138 against England is the second innings of the test in the just concluded test at Sydney to provide the 162nd occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1WL Murdoch153*3v EnglandThe Oval06 Sep 1880
2WL Murdoch2111v EnglandThe Oval11 Aug 1884
3GHS Trott1433v EnglandLord’s22 Jun 1896
4MA Noble1331v EnglandSydney11 Dec 1903
5C Hill1911v South AfricaSydney09 Dec 1910
6C Hill1003v South AfricaMelbourne17 Feb 1911
7WW Armstrong1583v EnglandSydney17 Dec 1920
8WW Armstrong1213v EnglandAdelaide14 Jan 1921
9WW Armstrong123*2v EnglandMelbourne11 Feb 1921
10HL Collins2031v South AfricaJohannesburg12 Nov 1921
11HL Collins1141v EnglandSydney19 Dec 1924
12J Ryder1121v EnglandMelbourne29 Dec 1928
13WM Woodfull1552v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
14WM Woodfull1613v South AfricaMelbourne31 Dec 1931
15DG Bradman2703v EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1937
16DG Bradman2123v EnglandAdelaide29 Jan 1937
17DG Bradman1691v EnglandMelbourne26 Feb 1937
18DG Bradman144*3v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 1938
19DG Bradman102*4v EnglandLord’s24 Jun 1938
20DG Bradman1032v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1938
21DG Bradman1871v EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946
22DG Bradman2342v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
23DG Bradman1851v IndiaBrisbane28 Nov 1947
24DG Bradman1321v IndiaMelbourne01 Jan 1948
25DG Bradman127*3v IndiaMelbourne01 Jan 1948
26DG Bradman2011v IndiaAdelaide23 Jan 1948
27DG Bradman1382v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 1948
28DG Bradman173*4v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948
29AL Hassett1121v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1949
30AL Hassett1671v South AfricaGqeberha03 Mar 1950
31AL Hassett1322v West IndiesSydney30 Nov 1951
32AL Hassett1024v West IndiesMelbourne31 Dec 1951
33AL Hassett1631v South AfricaAdelaide24 Jan 1953
34AL Hassett1151v EnglandNottingham11 Jun 1953
35AL Hassett1041v EnglandLord’s25 Jun 1953
36RB Simpson3111v EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
37RB Simpson1532v PakistanKarachi24 Oct 1964
38RB Simpson1154v PakistanKarachi24 Oct 1964
39RB Simpson2011v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
40RB Simpson2252v EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
41RB Simpson1531v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1966
42RB Simpson1033v IndiaAdelaide23 Dec 1967
43RB Simpson1092v IndiaMelbourne30 Dec 1967
44WM Lawry1352v EnglandThe Oval22 Aug 1968
45WM Lawry1052v West IndiesBrisbane06 Dec 1968
46WM Lawry2052v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
47WM Lawry1511v West IndiesSydney14 Feb 1969
48IM Chappell1182v EnglandThe Oval10 Aug 1972
49IM Chappell1962v PakistanAdelaide22 Dec 1972
50IM Chappell106*3v West IndiesBridgetown09 Mar 1973
51IM Chappell1092v West IndiesGeorgetown06 Apr 1973
52IM Chappell1451v New ZealandWellington01 Mar 1974
53IM Chappell1213v New ZealandWellington01 Mar 1974
54IM Chappell1921v EnglandThe Oval28 Aug 1975
55GS Chappell1232v West IndiesBrisbane28 Nov 1975
56GS Chappell109*4v West IndiesBrisbane28 Nov 1975
57GS Chappell182*2v West IndiesSydney03 Jan 1976
58GS Chappell1211v PakistanMelbourne01 Jan 1977
59GS Chappell1123v EnglandManchester07 Jul 1977
60RB Simpson1762v IndiaW.A.C.A16 Dec 1977
61RB Simpson1001v IndiaAdelaide28 Jan 1978
62GN Yallop1023v EnglandBrisbane01 Dec 1978
63GN Yallop1211v EnglandSydney10 Feb 1979
64KJ Hughes1001v IndiaChennai11 Sep 1979
65GS Chappell1243v West IndiesBrisbane01 Dec 1979
66GS Chappell1142v EnglandMelbourne01 Feb 1980
67GS Chappell2351v PakistanFaisalabad06 Mar 1980
68GS Chappell2042v IndiaSydney02 Jan 1981
69GS Chappell2012v PakistanBrisbane27 Nov 1981
70GS Chappell1761v New ZealandChristchurch19 Mar 1982
71GS Chappell1172v EnglandW.A.C.A12 Nov 1982
72GS Chappell1151v EnglandAdelaide10 Dec 1982
73KJ Hughes1063v PakistanAdelaide09 Dec 1983
74AR Border1962v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1985
75AR Border146*3v EnglandManchester01 Aug 1985
76AR Border152*3v New ZealandBrisbane08 Nov 1985
77AR Border1633v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 1985
78AR Border1401v New ZealandChristchurch28 Feb 1986
79AR Border114*3v New ZealandChristchurch28 Feb 1986
80AR Border1061v IndiaChennai18 Sep 1986
81AR Border1252v EnglandW.A.C.A28 Nov 1986
82AR Border100*3v EnglandAdelaide12 Dec 1986
83AR Border2052v New ZealandAdelaide11 Dec 1987
84AR Border113*2v PakistanFaisalabad23 Sep 1988
85AR Border1061v Sri LankaMoratuwa08 Sep 1992
86AR Border1101v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1992
87AR Border200*1v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1993
88AR Border1052v New ZealandBrisbane03 Dec 1993
89MA Taylor1134v EnglandSydney01 Jan 1995
90MA Taylor1233v PakistanHobart17 Nov 1995
91MA Taylor1293v EnglandBirmingham05 Jun 1997
92MA Taylor1121v New ZealandBrisbane07 Nov 1997
93MA Taylor169*2v South AfricaAdelaide30 Jan 1998
94MA Taylor102*4v IndiaBengaluru25 Mar 1998
95MA Taylor334*1v PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
96SR Waugh1001v West IndiesKingston13 Mar 1999
97SR Waugh1991v West IndiesBridgetown26 Mar 1999
98SR Waugh151*2v ZimbabweHarare14 Oct 1999
99SR Waugh1501v IndiaAdelaide10 Dec 1999
100SR Waugh151*2v New ZealandWellington24 Mar 2000
101SR Waugh121*1v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 2000
102SR Waugh1032v West IndiesSydney02 Jan 2001
103SR Waugh1101v IndiaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001
104SR Waugh1052v EnglandBirmingham05 Jul 2001
105SR Waugh157*1v EnglandThe Oval23 Aug 2001
106SR Waugh103*1v PakistanSharjah19 Oct 2002
107SR Waugh1022v EnglandSydney02 Jan 2003
108SR Waugh1151v West IndiesBridgetown01 May 2003
109SR Waugh100*2v BangladeshDarwin18 Jul 2003
110SR Waugh156*2v BangladeshCairns25 Jul 2003
111AC Gilchrist1041v IndiaBengaluru06 Oct 2004
112RT Ponting2072v PakistanSydney02 Jan 2005
113RT Ponting1052v New ZealandAuckland26 Mar 2005
114RT Ponting1564v EnglandManchester11 Aug 2005
115RT Ponting1491v West IndiesBrisbane03 Nov 2005
116RT Ponting104*3v West IndiesBrisbane03 Nov 2005
117RT Ponting1171v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2005
118RT Ponting1202v South AfricaSydney02 Jan 2006
119RT Ponting143*4v South AfricaSydney02 Jan 2006
120RT Ponting1031v South AfricaDurban24 Mar 2006
121RT Ponting1163v South AfricaDurban24 Mar 2006
122RT Ponting118*4v BangladeshFatullah09 Apr 2006
123RT Ponting1961v EnglandBrisbane23 Nov 2006
124RT Ponting1422v EnglandAdelaide01 Dec 2006
125RT Ponting1402v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 2008
126RT Ponting1581v West IndiesKingston22 May 2008
127RT Ponting1231v IndiaBengaluru09 Oct 2008
128RT Ponting1011v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2008
129RT Ponting1502v EnglandCardiff08 Jul 2009
130RT Ponting2091v PakistanHobart14 Jan 2010
131MJ Clarke1123v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)16 Sep 2011
132MJ Clarke1511v South AfricaCape Town09 Nov 2011
133MJ Clarke1392v New ZealandBrisbane01 Dec 2011
134MJ Clarke329*2v IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
135MJ Clarke2101v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 2012
136MJ Clarke259*2v South AfricaBrisbane09 Nov 2012
137MJ Clarke2301v South AfricaAdelaide22 Nov 2012
138MJ Clarke1062v Sri LankaMelbourne26 Dec 2012
139MJ Clarke1301v IndiaChennai22 Feb 2013
140MJ Clarke1871v EnglandManchester01 Aug 2013
141MJ Clarke1133v EnglandBrisbane21 Nov 2013
142MJ Clarke1481v EnglandAdelaide05 Dec 2013
143MJ Clarke161*1v South AfricaCape Town1 Mar 2014
144MJ Clarke1281v IndiaAdelaide09 Dec 2014
145SPD Smith1332v IndiaBrisbane17 Dec 2014
146SPD Smith1921v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 2014
147SPD Smith1171v IndiaSydney06 Jan 2015
148SPD Smith1383v New ZealandW.A.C.A13 Nov 2015
149SPD Smith134*1v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 2015
150SPD Smith1382v New ZealandChristchurch20 Feb 2016
151SPD Smith1192v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)13 Aug 2016
152SPD Smith1301v PakistanBrisbane15 Dec 2016
153SPD Smith165*2v PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2016
154SPD Smith1093v IndiaPune23 Feb 2017
155SPD Smith178*1v IndiaRanchi16 Mar 2017
156SPD Smith1111v IndiaDharamsala25 Mar 2017
157SPD Smith141*2v EnglandBrisbane23 Nov 2017
158SPD Smith2392v EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 2017
159SPD Smith102*3v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2017
160SPD Smith1411v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
161SPD Smith1312v Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025
162SPD Smith1382v EnglandSydney04 Jan 2026

SPD Smith of Australia scored 138 against England is the second innings of the test in the just concluded test at Sydney to provide the 54th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1WL Murdoch153*3v EnglandThe Oval06 Sep 1880
2WL Murdoch2111v EnglandThe Oval11 Aug 1884
3GHS Trott1433v EnglandLord’s22 Jun 1896
4MA Noble1331v EnglandSydney11 Dec 1903
5WW Armstrong1583v EnglandSydney17 Dec 1920
6WW Armstrong1213v EnglandAdelaide14 Jan 1921
7WW Armstrong123*2v EnglandMelbourne11 Feb 1921
8HL Collins1141v EnglandSydney19 Dec 1924
9J Ryder1121v EnglandMelbourne29 Dec 1928
10WM Woodfull1552v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
11DG Bradman2703v EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1937
12DG Bradman2123v EnglandAdelaide29 Jan 1937
13DG Bradman1691v EnglandMelbourne26 Feb 1937
14DG Bradman144*3v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 1938
15DG Bradman102*4v EnglandLord’s24 Jun 1938
16DG Bradman1032v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1938
17DG Bradman1871v EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946
18DG Bradman2342v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
19DG Bradman1382v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 1948
20DG Bradman173*4v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948
21AL Hassett1151v EnglandNottingham11 Jun 1953
22AL Hassett1041v EnglandLord’s25 Jun 1953
23RB Simpson3111v EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
24RB Simpson2252v EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
25WM Lawry1352v EnglandThe Oval22 Aug 1968
26IM Chappell1182v EnglandThe Oval10 Aug 1972
27IM Chappell1921v EnglandThe Oval28 Aug 1975
28GS Chappell1123v EnglandManchester07 Jul 1977
29GN Yallop1023v EnglandBrisbane01 Dec 1978
30GN Yallop1211v EnglandSydney10 Feb 1979
31GS Chappell1142v EnglandMelbourne01 Feb 1980
32GS Chappell1172v EnglandW.A.C.A12 Nov 1982
33GS Chappell1151v EnglandAdelaide10 Dec 1982
34AR Border1962v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1985
35AR Border146*3v EnglandManchester01 Aug 1985
36AR Border1252v EnglandW.A.C.A28 Nov 1986
37AR Border100*3v EnglandAdelaide12 Dec 1986
38AR Border200*1v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1993
39MA Taylor1134v EnglandSydney01 Jan 1995
40MA Taylor1293v EnglandBirmingham05 Jun 1997
41SR Waugh1052v EnglandBirmingham05 Jul 2001
42SR Waugh157*1v EnglandThe Oval23 Aug 2001
43SR Waugh1022v EnglandSydney02 Jan 2003
44RT Ponting1564v EnglandManchester11 Aug 2005
45RT Ponting1961v EnglandBrisbane23 Nov 2006
46RT Ponting1422v EnglandAdelaide01 Dec 2006
47RT Ponting1502v EnglandCardiff08 Jul 2009
48MJ Clarke1871v EnglandManchester01 Aug 2013
49MJ Clarke1133v EnglandBrisbane21 Nov 2013
50MJ Clarke1481v EnglandAdelaide05 Dec 2013
51SPD Smith141*2v EnglandBrisbane23 Nov 2017
52SPD Smith2392v EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 2017
53SPD Smith102*3v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2017
54SPD Smith1382v EnglandSydney04 Jan 2026
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