An Australian Ground – Perth – witnesses six centuries in a test and the total of these centuries exceeding one thousand runs for the first occasion

An Australian Ground – Perth – witnesses six centuries in a test and the total of these centuries exceeding one thousand runs for the first occasion

Australian test grounds have witnessed six test centuries on nine occasions including the ongoing Perth test against New Zealand. On all the other eight occasions in which six test centuries were scored the aggregate of these six centuries never exceeded one thousand runs. The highest aggregate was 995 at Adelaide against India in Jan 1968. The Perth test is the only test in Australia to witness 1000 plus runs when it witnessed six centuries. It has witnessed 1087 runs in the ongoing test

The first ever test was played in 1877 in Australia at Melbourne and it is interesting to note that in these 138 years of test cricket – an Australian ground has witnessed six hundreds and the aggregate of these six hundreds exceeding 1000 plus runs for the first time.

Australia has hosted 400 tests including the ongoing test against New Zealand and this is the first occasion the total of six hundreds at any ground exceeded 1000 plus runs and the Perth is crowned with this record

Perth has witnessed 34 tests including the ongoing test. It has seen six centuries scored on it for the first occasion and also the total of these six centuries exceeding 1000 plus runs

No Rival teams and Ground Runs 100 Date
1 Australia v New Zealand at Perth 1087 6 13 Nov 2015
2 Australia v India at Adelaide 895 6 23 Jan 1948
3 Australia v West Indies at Sydney 878 6 14 Feb 1969
4 Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne 815 6 29 Dec 1972
5 Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide 795 6 09 Dec 1983
6 Australia v India at Adelaide 793 6 09 Dec 2014
7 Australia v England at Adelaide 792 6 14 Jan 1921
8 Australia v England at Melbourne 766 6 29 Dec 1928
9 Australia v England at Sydney 685 6 19 Dec 1924
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