List of international cricket centuries by Andrew Strauss

Andrew Strauss is an English cricketer, who plays as an opening batsman. He has captained the England cricket team in Test and One Day International cricket since 2009.[1] He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) on twenty-one occasions in Test cricket, and six times in One Day International (ODI) matches.[2] In 2005, he was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year for his performances the previous year, in which he made his debut and, according to Wisden's Jon Henderson, advanced "from tyro to stalwart".[3] He was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2006 as part of England's 2005 Ashes winning squad.[4] Five years later, he was again honoured for his Ashes achievements and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his role as captain during the 2010–11 Ashes series.[5]

Strauss batting against Bangladesh at Lord's in 2005.

Strauss made his Test cricket debut at the age of 27 after being called into the team to replace the injured Michael Vaughan. He scored a century in the first innings of the match, played against New Zealand at Lord's, his county home ground for Middlesex.[6] In the second innings of the match he missed out on becoming the first England batsman to score centuries in both innings of his Test debut when he was run out on 83.[7] His second Test century came in the first match of the series against the West Indies two months later, and was also scored at Lord's.[8] The following English winter, Strauss scored three centuries during the Test series in South Africa, earning him the man of the series accolade, and high praise from Allan Donald, who said he had "never seen any visiting player bat as well, with so many match-winning performances".[9] In 2008, he passed 150 for the first time in Test cricket, scoring 177 against New Zealand at McLean Park, Napier. The innings, his highest in Test cricket, is also the only time he has scored a Test century when not playing as an opening batsman for England.[8] Strauss was named as England captain in 2009, and responded by passing 140 four times during the year, hitting centuries in three subsequent Tests against the West Indies, and scoring his highest total during an Ashes series against Australia, reaching 161 at Lord's.[8] After a series of low scores, Strauss scored a century against the West Indies in the first match of the 2012 series, his first in a year and a half.

In ODI cricket, Strauss has scored six centuries during his career, the first of which came against the West Indies in 2004 at Lord's.[10] He scored his second century the following season, reaching 152 against Bangladesh, at the time the third-highest total by an England batsman in ODIs.[11] Strauss was dropped from the ODI side after the 2007 World Cup, but returned in 2009 when he was named as the national captain.[12] He scored a patient century against the West Indies in the same year,[10] but England's success without him at the 2010 World Twenty20 led to questions about whether his batting temperament was suited to one-day cricket.[13] Over the subsequent year, Strauss scored three centuries, twice surpassing his previous highest total. He scored 154 against Bangladesh, and during the 2011 World Cup reached 158 during a tied match against India.[10] His three scores in excess of 150 are all among the highest five by England batsmen in ODI cricket.[11]

Key
  • * denotes that he remained not out.
  • denotes that he was the captain of the England team in that match.
  • M denotes that he was named man of the match.
  • Pos. denotes his position in the batting order.
  • Test denotes the number of the Test match played in that series (for example, (1/3) denotes the first Test in a three match series).
  • Inn. denotes in which innings of the match he scored his century.
  • H/A/N denotes whether the venue is home (England), away (opposition's home) or neutral.
  • Date denotes the date on which the match began.
  • Lost denotes that the match was lost by England.
  • Won denotes that the match was won by England.
  • Drawn denotes that the match was drawn.
  • Tied denotes that the match was tied.
  • S/R denotes strike rate.

Test centuries
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test Venue H/A/N Date Result
1112 M New Zealand2 21/3Lord's, LondonHome 20 May 2004 Won[14]
2137 West Indies2 11/4Lord's, LondonHome 22 July 2004 Won[15]
3126 M South Africa2 21/5St George's Park, Port ElizabethAway 17 December 2004 Won[16]
4136 South Africa2 32/5Kingsmead, DurbanAway 26 December 2004 Drawn[17]
5147 South Africa2 14/5Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgAway 13 January 2005 Won[18]
6106 Australia2 33/5Old Trafford, ManchesterHome 11 August 2005 Drawn[19]
7129 Australia2 15/5The Oval, LondonHome 8 September 2005 Drawn[20]
8128 India1 13/3Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiAway 18 March 2006 Won[21]
9128  Pakistan2 31/4Lord's, LondonHome 13 July 2006 Drawn[22]
10116  Pakistan2 33/4Headingley, LeedsHome 4 August 2006 Won[23]
11177 New Zealand3 33/3McLean Park, NapierAway 22 March 2008 Won[24]
12106 New Zealand1 42/3Old Trafford, ManchesterHome 23 May 2008 Won[25]
13123 India1 11/2M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiAway 11 December 2008 Lost[26]
14108 India1 31/2M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiAway 11 December 2008 Lost[26]
15169  West Indies1 13/5Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John'sAway 15 February 2009 Drawn[27]
16142  West Indies1 14/5Kensington Oval, BridgetownAway 26 February 2009 Drawn[28]
17142  West Indies1 15/5Queen's Park Oval, Port of SpainAway 6 March 2009 Drawn[29]
18161  Australia1 12/5Lord's, LondonHome 16 July 2009 Won[30]
19110  Australia1 31/5Brisbane Cricket Ground, BrisbaneAway 25 November 2010 Drawn[31]
20122  West Indies1 21/3Lord's, LondonHome 17 May 2012 Won[32]
21141  West Indies1 22/3Trent Bridge, NottinghamHome 25 May 2012 Won[33]

ODI centuries
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result
1100 West Indies4186.20 Lord's, LondonHome 6 July 2004 Lost[34]
2152 Bangladesh21118.75 Trent Bridge, NottinghamHome 21 June 2005 Won[35]
3105  West Indies1281.39 Providence Stadium, ProvidenceAway 22 March 2009 Lost[36]
4154  M Bangladesh11110.00 Edgbaston, BirminghamHome 12 July 2010 Won[37]
5126  M Pakistan1294.02 Headingley, LeedsHome 12 September 2010 Won[38]
6158  M India12108.96 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, BangaloreAway 27 February 2011 Tied[39]

References
  1. Stafford, Mikey (7 January 2009). "Strauss steps into England hot seat as Pietersen resigns and Moores sacked". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  2. "Player Profile: Andrew Strauss". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. Engel, Matthew, ed. (2005). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2005 (142 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. pp. 63–64. ISBN 0-947766-89-8.
  4. "Honours for Ashes and 2012 heroes". BBC Sport. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  5. "Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook lead Birthday Honours list". BBC Sport. 10 June 2011.
  6. "Timeline: Andrew Strauss". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  7. Atherton, Michael (30 May 2004). "Strauss has composure to captain England". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  8. "Statistics / Statsguru / AJ Strauss / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  9. McRae, Donald (23 May 2005). "Interview: Andrew Strauss". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  10. "Statistics / Statsguru / AJ Strauss / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  11. "Records / England / One-Day Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  12. "Strauss to lead ODI team". England and Wales Cricket Board. 9 January 2009. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  13. Hobson, Richard (18 May 2010). "Andrew Strauss faces leading questions". The Times. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  14. "1st Test: England v New Zealand at Lord's, May 20–24, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  15. "1st Test: England v West Indies at Lord's, July 22–26, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  16. "1st Test: South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth, Dec 17–21, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  17. "2nd Test: South Africa v England at Durban, Dec 26–30, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  18. "4th Test: South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Jan 13–17, 2005". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  19. "3rd Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 11–15, 2005". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  20. "5th Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Sep 8–12, 2005". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  21. "3rd Test: India v England at Mumbai, Mar 18–22, 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  22. "1st Test: England v Pakistan at Lord's, Jul 13–17, 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  23. "3rd Test: England v Pakistan at Leeds, Aug 4–8, 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  24. "3rd Test: New Zealand v England at Napier, Mar 22–26, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  25. "2nd Test: England v New Zealand at Manchester, May 23–26, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  26. "1st Test: India v England at Chennai, Dec 11–15, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  27. "3rd Test: West Indies v England at St John's, Feb 15–19, 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  28. "4th Test: West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Feb 26 – Mar 2, 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  29. "5th Test: West Indies v England at Port of Spain, Mar 6–10, 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  30. "2nd Test: England v Australia at Lord's, Jul 16–20, 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  31. "1st Test: Australia v England at Brisbane, Nov 25–29, 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  32. "1st Test: England v West Indies at Lord's, May 17–21, 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  33. "2nd Test: England v West Indies at Nottingham, May 25–29, 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  34. "8th Match: England v West Indies at Lord's, Jul 6, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  35. "4th Match: England v Bangladesh at Nottingham, Jun 21, 2005". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  36. "2nd ODI: West Indies v England at Providence, Mar 22, 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  37. "3rd ODI: England v Bangladesh at Birmingham, Jul 12, 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  38. "2nd ODI: England v Pakistan at Leeds, Sep 12, 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  39. "11th Match: India v England at Bangalore, Feb 27, 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

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