Zimbabwe captain’s test centuries in a losing cause
AG Cremer’s 102 not out in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Harare was in a losing cause to provide the 90th occasion of a captain’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Zimbabwe captain’s test century in vain. All such occasions are listed below. AJ Cremer became the third Zimbabwe captain to suffer such an ignominy
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Flower | 129 | 3 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 |
| 2 | A Flower | 113* | 2 | Zim | Win | Trinidad | 16 Mar 2000 |
| 3 | BRM Taylor | 117 | 4 | Zim | NZl | Bulawayo | 01 Nov 2011 |
| 4 | AG Cremer | 102* | 2 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 29 Oct 2016 |
AG Cremer’s 102 not out in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Harare was in a losing cause to provide the eighth occasion of a captain’s century going in vain against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are listed below. AJ Cremer became the seventh captain to suffer such an ignominy against Sri Lanka
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MD Crowe | 107 | 3 | NZl | Srl | Col-SSC | 06 Dec 1992 |
| 2 | A Flower | 129 | 3 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 |
| 3 | Mohd Ashraful | 129* | A | Ban | Srl | Col-PSS | 03 Jul 2007 |
| 4 | Mohd Ashraful | 101 | 4 | Ban | Srl | Dhaka | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 5 | DL Vettori | 140 | 4 | NZl | Srl | Col-SSC | 26 Aug 2009 |
| 6 | V Kohli | 103 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
| 7 | SPD Smith | 119 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Col-SSC | 13 Aug 2016 |
| 8 | AG Cremer | 102* | 2 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 29 Oct 2016 |