List of international cricket centuries by Greg Chappell

Greg Chappell is a former international cricketer who represented Australia in 161 matches between 1970 and 1984. He was described by the cricket journalist Gideon Haigh as "the outstanding Australian batsman of his generation",[1] while fellow journalist Christopher Martin-Jenkins said he was capable of "[mastering] even the best bowlers in the worst batting conditions."[2] A right-handed top-order batsman, he scored 27 centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in international cricket – 24 in Test cricket and 3 in One Day Internationals (ODIs).[1] He ranks 9th amongst Australian batsmen in terms of international centuries,[3] and joint 41st overall, though he played fewer matches than all but Don Bradman above him.[4]

Greg Chappell scored five of his twenty-four Test cricket centuries at Brisbane Cricket Ground.

Chappell played his first Test match in December 1970, and became the tenth Australian to score a century on Test debut, accumulating 108 runs against England in the second Test of the 1970–71 Ashes series.[5] In 1974, he scored centuries in both innings of a match against New Zealand; his brother, Ian also achieved the feat in the match.[2] In the first innings against New Zealand, Chappell recorded his highest score in Test cricket, 247 not out.[6] He scored two centuries in a Test again late the following year against the West Indies, during his first match as captain of Australia.[2] He scored three further double centuries in Test matches, two against Pakistan, and one against India, all in 1980 or 1981.[6] During the fifth Test of the 1983–84 series against Pakistan, Chappell announced that he would retire at the end of the match; during the fourth day he scored his final century in international cricket.[7] In doing so, Chappell became one of only four players to score centuries in both their first and last Test match.[8][lower-alpha 1]

In ODI cricket, Chappell made his debut in January 1971,[1] but did not score his first century in the format until 1977, when his 125 not out helped Australia to chase down victory against England.[9][10] His highest score in ODIs came in 1980, when he scored 138 not out against New Zealand,[1] and he scored his third and final ODI century against the same opponents in 1982. Though he only scored three ODI centuries, he was the first player to score more than 2,000 runs in the format, and at the time of his retirement, he was the leading run-scorer in ODIs.[8][lower-alpha 2]

Key

Test centuries
Test centuries scored by Greg Chappell[6]
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test Venue H/A Date Result Notes Ref
1 108  England7 22/7WACA Ground, PerthHome11 December 1970Drawn [12]
2 131  England4 22/5Lord's Cricket Ground, LondonAway22 June 1972Won [13]
3 113  England4 25/5Kennington Oval, LondonAway10 August 1972Won [14]
4 116*  Pakistan4 12/3Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneHome29 December 1972Won [15]
5 106  West Indies4 12/5Kensington Oval, BridgetownAway9 March 1973Drawn [16]
6 247*  New Zealand4 1 1/3Basin Reserve, WellingtonAway1 March 1974Drawn[17]
7 133  New Zealand4 3
8 144  England3 34/6Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyHome4 January 1975Won [18]
9 102  England4 36/6Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneHome8 February 1975Lost [19]
10 123  West Indies4 21/6Brisbane Cricket Ground, BrisbaneHome28 November 1975WonC, M, [20]
11 109*  West Indies4 4
12 182*  West Indies5 24/6Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyHome3 January 1976WonC, M[21]
13 121  Pakistan4 12/3Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneHome1 January 1977WonC[22]
14 112  England3 32/3Old Trafford Cricket Ground, ManchesterAway7 July 1977LostC[23]
15 124  West Indies4 31/3Brisbane Cricket Ground, BrisbaneHome1 December 1979DrawnC[24]
16 114  England6 23/3Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneHome1 February 1980WonC[25]
17 235  Pakistan4 12/3Iqbal Stadium, FaisalabadAway6 March 1980DrawnC[26]
18 204  India3 21/3Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyHome2 January 1981WonC, M[27]
19 201  Pakistan3 22/3Brisbane Cricket Ground, BrisbaneHome27 November 1981WonC, M[28]
20 176  New Zealand4 13/3Lancaster Park, ChristchurchAway19 March 1982WonC, M[29]
21 117  England4 21/5WACA Ground, PerthHome12 November 1982DrawnC[30]
22 115  England3 13/5Adelaide Oval, AdelaideHome10 December 1982WonC[31]
23 150*  Pakistan6 22/5Brisbane Cricket Ground, BrisbaneHome25 November 1983Drawn [32]
24 182  Pakistan4 25/5Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyHome2 January 1984WonM[33]

One Day International centuries
ODI centuries scored by Greg Chappell[9]
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue H/A Date Result Notes Ref
1 125*  England3 291.24Kennington Oval, LondonAway6 June 1977WonC, M[34]
2 138*  New Zealand3 1126.60Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyHome25 November 1980WonC, M[35]
3 108  New Zealand4 2117.39Eden Park, AucklandAway13 February 1982WonC, M[36]

Notes
  1. The other three players to have scored centuries in their first and last Tests are Reggie Duff, Bill Ponsford and Mohammad Azharuddin.[8]
  2. Chappell's total of 2331 runs in ODI cricket has since been surpassed by more than 150 other players.[11]

References
  1. "Player profile: Greg Chappell". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (1996). World Cricketers: A Biographical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 20. ISBN 0-19-210005-X.
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  6. "Statistics / Statsguru / GS Chappell / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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  8. Rajesh, S (29 November 2010). "Elegant, consistent, prolific". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  9. "Statistics / Statsguru / GS Chappell / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  10. "England v Australia 1977: Third Prudential Trophy Match". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Queen Anne Press. Retrieved 10 August 2015 – via ESPNcricinfo.
  11. "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  12. "2nd Test: Australia v England at Perth, Dec 11–16, 1970". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  13. "2nd Test: England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 22–26, 1972". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  14. "5th Test: England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 10–16, 1972". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  15. "2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Dec 29, 1972 – Jan 3, 1973". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  16. "2nd Test: West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Mar 9–14, 1973". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  17. "1st Test: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, Mar 1–6, 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  18. "4th Test: Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 4–9, 1975". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  19. "6th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 8–13, 1975". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  20. "1st Test: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Nov 28 – Dec 2, 1975". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  21. "4th Test: Australia v West Indies at Sydney, Jan 3–7, 1976". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  22. "2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Jan 1–6, 1977". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  23. "2nd Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Jul 7–12, 1977". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  24. "1st Test: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Dec 1–5, 1979". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  25. "3rd Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 1–6, 1980". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  26. "2nd Test: Pakistan v Australia at Faisalabad, Mar 6–11, 1980". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  27. "1st Test: Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 2–4, 1981". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  28. "2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, Nov 27 – Dec 1, 1981". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  29. "3rd Test: New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, Mar 19–22, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  30. "1st Test: Australia v England at Perth, Nov 12–17, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  31. "3rd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, Dec 10–15, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  32. "2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, Nov 25–29, 1983". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  33. "5th Test: Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, Jan 2–6, 1984". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  34. "3rd ODI: England v Australia at The Oval, Jun 6, 1977". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  35. "2nd Match: Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, Nov 25, 1980". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  36. "1st ODI: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 13, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

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