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The Fastest Test Centuries |
June 11, 2006
 Virender
Sehwag’s blistering hundred on the opening day
of the 2nd Test match at St.Lucia took just 78
balls. Many of us might be wondering whether
this was a record, so we thought of compiling
the list of the fastest Test hundreds scored in
terms of balls. The list has been updated till
June 11, 2006.
1. Vivian Richards (WI) : 56 balls Vs
England at St.John’s in 1985/86
2. Jack Gregory (Aus) : 67 balls Vs South
Africa at Johannesburg in 1921/22
3. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) : 69 balls
Vs Australia at Georgetown in 2002/03
4. Roy Fredericks (WI) : 71 balls Vs
Australia at Perth in 1975/76
5. Md.Azharuddin (Ind) : 74 balls Vs
South Africa at Calcutta in 1996/97
5. Majid Khan (Pak) : 74 balls Vs New
Zealand at Karachi in 1976/77
5. Kapil Dev (Ind) : 74 balls Vs Sri
Lanka at Kanpur in 1986/87
8. Gilbert Lessop (Eng) : 76 balls Vs
Australia at The Oval in 1902
9. Shahid Afridi (Pak) : 78 bals Vs West
Indies at Bridgetown in 2005
9. Shahid Afridi (Pak) : 78 balls Vs
India at Lahore in 2005/06
9. Virender Sehwag (Ind) : 78 balls Vs
West Indies at St.Lucia in 2006
12 : Chris Gayle (WI) : 79 balls Vs South
Africa at Cape Town in 2003/04
12 : Chris Gayle (WI) : 79 balls Vs
England at The Oval in 2004
14 : Mahela Jayawardene (SL) : 81 balls
Vs Bangladesh at Colombo in 2001/02
15 : Kamran Akmal (Pak) : 81 balls Vs
India at Lahore in 2005/06
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