GC Smith’s 141 at Centurion against England on 27.09.09 in the ongoing ICC Championship Trophy 2009 provide the 15^th occasion of a batsman earning the distinction of becoming a “Centurion at Centurion”.

As on date, GC Smith remains the only batsman to score two hundreds at Centurion which read thus

No	Batsman	Runs	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	GC Smith	119*	RSA	Vs	Aus	Centurion	26.02.06
2	GC Smith	141	RSA	Vs	Eng	Centurion	27.09.09

WV Raman of India with his 114 against South Africa on 11.12.92 became the first Centurion at Centurion.

GC Smith’s 141 represent the fifth hundred by a South African batsman at Centurion. The five hundreds are furnished in the following tab;e

No	Batsman	Runs	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Callaghan	169*	RSA	Vs	NZl	Centurion	11.12.94
2	Kirsten	116	RSA	Vs	Eng	Centurion	14.01.96
3	Boje	129	RSA	Vs	NZl	Centurion	25.10.00
4	Smith	119*	RSA	Vs	Aus	Centurion	26.02.06
5	Smith	141	RSA	Vs	Eng	Centurion	27.09.09

169 not out by South Africa’s DJ Callaghan against New Zealand on 11.12.94 remains the highest individual score by a batsman at Centurion, while GC Smith’s 141 remain the second best

The following table lists out the fifteen “Centurions at Centurion” in chronological order.

No	Batsman	Runs	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Raman	114	Ind	Vs	RSA	Centurion	11.12.92
2	Callaghan	169*	RSA	Vs	NZl	Centurion	11.12.94
3	Parore	108	NZl	Vs	RSA	Centurion	11.12.94
4	Kirsten	116	RSA	Vs	Eng	Centurion	14.01.96
5	Bevan	103	Aus	Vs	RSA	Centurion	10.04.97
6	Boje	129	RSA	Vs	NZl	Centurion	25.10.00
7	Davison	111	Can	Vs	Win	Centurion	23.02.03
8	S Anwar	101	Pak	Vs	Ind	Centurion	01.03.03
9	Ponting	114	Aus	Vs	Srl	Centurion	07.03.03
10	Pietersen	116	Eng	Vs	RSA	Centurion	13.02.05
11	Smith	119*	RSA	Vs	Aus	Centurion	26.02.06
12	Porterfield	104*	Ire	Vs	Can	Centurion	19.04.09
13	Dilshan	106	Srl	Vs	RSA	Centurion	22.09.09
14	S Malik	128	Pak	Vs	Ind	Centurion	26.09.09
15	Smith	141	RSA	Vs	Eng	Centurion	27.09.09

GC Smith’s 141 was in a losing cause and he became the fifth batsman to witness his hundred going in vain. The five hundreds are listed below

No	Batsman	Runs	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Parore	108	NZl	Vs	RSA	Centurion	11.12.94
2	Davison	111	Can	Vs	Win	Centurion	23.02.03
3	S Anwar	101	Pak	Vs	Ind	Centurion	01.03.03
4	Pietersen	116	Eng	Vs	RSA	Centurion	13.02.05
5	Smith	141	RSA	Vs	Eng	Centurion	27.09.09

GC Smith’s 141 remains the highest individual score by a batsman in a losing cause at Centurion