DP Convey of New Zealand scored 122 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Mount Maunganui to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring a century on first of January in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date	Day
1	CE McLeod	112	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	1 Jan 1898	1
2	WH Ponsford	128	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	1 Jan 1925	1
3	WH Ponsford	183	1	Aus	Win	Sydney	1 Jan 1931	1
4	B Mitchell	123	1	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	1 Jan 1931	1
5	IJ Siedle	141	1	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	1 Jan 1931	1
6	DG Bradman	132	1	Aus	Ind	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	1
7	EJ Barlow	109	1	SAF	Aus	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	1
8	EJ Barlow	138	1	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	1
9	DP Convey	122	1	NZl	Ban	Mt M’ganui	1 Jan 2022	1

EJ Barlow of South Africa remains the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to score centuries on first of January on two occasions. His feat came in two consecutive years – 1 Jan 1964 and 1 Jan 1965.  He remains the only batsman to perform this feat on home soil and on away soil

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date	Day
1	EJ Barlow	109	1	SAF	Aus	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	1
2	EJ Barlow	138	1	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	1

Note : The batsman’s final score is furnished, though he has completed his century on the first day