List of international cricket centuries by Kevin Pietersen

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Kevin Pietersen has scored 32 centuries for England.

Kevin Pietersen is a retired English cricketer and former captain of the England cricket team.[1] He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test and One Day International (ODI) matches, on twenty-three and nine occasions respectively.[2] As of 1 January 2013, Pietersen has played 104 Tests and 136 ODIs for England, scoring 8,181 and 4,440 runs respectively and is the first batsman to reach 5,000 or more runs in Test cricket in under five years.[3][4] His performances in the 2005 Ashes series led to Pietersen being named one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2006 and being appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours.[5][6]

Pietersen made his Test debut against Australia in July 2005, when he was called into the team to replace Graham Thorpe for the first Test of the 2005 Ashes series.[7] He made his first century during the fifth Test of the series at The Oval; his 158 in the third innings enabled England to draw the match and win the series 2–1.[8] His career best score of 227 also came against Australia in the second Test of the 2010–11 Ashes series at the Adelaide Oval.[9] Pietersen has scored centuries against all Test cricket playing nations, with the exception of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.[10] He is most successful against India, against whom he has scored six centuries. He is joint twenty-third among all-time Test century makers,[11][A] and second in the equivalent list for England.[12]

Pietersen made his ODI debut in 2004 against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club. His first century was against South Africa at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein in February 2005.[13] His highest ODI score is 130 against Pakistan in February 2012 at the DSC Cricket Stadium, Dubai.[13] Pietersen played 37 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches since his debut in 2005, without scoring a century. His highest score in the format was 79 against Zimbabwe, in September 2007.[14]

Key

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Pietersen batting against Sri Lanka at Lord's in 2011
Key
Symbol Meaning
* Remained not out
† Man of the match
Balls Balls faced
Pos. Position in the batting order
Inn. The innings of the match
Test The number of the Test match played in that series
S/R Strike rate during the innings
H/A/N Venue was at home (England), away or neutral
Date Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches
Lost The match was lost by England.
Won The match was won by England.
Drawn The match was drawn.
Tied The match was tied.

Test centuries

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List of Test centuries scored by Kevin Pietersen
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 158 †  Australia 5 3 5/5 The Oval, London Home 8 September 2005 Drawn [15]
2 100  Pakistan 5 2 2/3 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Away 20 November 2005 Drawn [16]
3 158  Sri Lanka 4 1 1/3 Lord's, London Home 11 May 2006 Drawn [17]
4 142 †  Sri Lanka 4 2 2/3 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 25 May 2006 Won [18]
5 135  Pakistan 4 1 3/4 Headingley, Leeds Home 4 August 2006 Won [19]
6 158  Australia 5 1 2/5 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Away 1 December 2006 Lost [20]
7 109  West Indies 4 1 1/4 Lord's, London Home 17 May 2007 Drawn [21]
8 226 †  West Indies 4 1 2/3 Headingley, Leeds Home 25 May 2007 Won [22]
9 134 †  India 4 3 1/3 Lord's, London Home 19 July 2007 Drawn [23]
10 101  India 4 4 3/3 The Oval, London Home 9 August 2007 Drawn [24]
11 129  New Zealand 4 1 3/3 McLean Park, Napier Away 22 March 2008 Won [25]
12 115  New Zealand 4 1 3/3 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 5 June 2008 Won [26]
13 152  South Africa 4 1 1/4 Lord's, London Home 10 July 2008 Drawn [27]
14 100 ‡  South Africa 4 1 4/4 The Oval, London Home 7 August 2008 Won [28]
15 144 ‡  India 4 3 2/2 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Away 19 December 2008 Drawn [29]
16 102  West Indies 4 3 5/5 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Away 6 March 2009 Drawn [30]
17 227 †  Australia 4 2 2/5 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Away 3 December 2010 Won [31]
18 202* †  India 4 1 1/4 Lord's, London Home 21 July 2011 Won [32]
19 175  India 4 1 4/4 The Oval, London Home 18 August 2011 Won [33]
20 151  Sri Lanka 4 2 2/2 P Sara Oval, Colombo Away 3 April 2012 Won [34]
21 149  South Africa 4 2 2/3 Headingley, Leeds Home 2 August 2012 Drawn [35]
22 186 †  India 4 2 2/4 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Away 23 November 2012 Won [36]
23 113  Australia 5 2 3/5 Old Trafford, Manchester Home 1 August 2013 Drawn [37]

ODI centuries

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List of ODI centuries scored by Kevin Pietersen
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 108* †  South Africa 5 1 112.50 Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Away 5 February 2005 Tied [38]
2 100*  South Africa 5 2 144.92 Buffalo Park, East London Away 9 February 2005 Lost [39]
3 116 †  South Africa 5 1 105.45 SuperSport Park, Centurion Away 13 February 2005 Lost [40]
4 104  Australia 4 1 85.24 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Neutral 8 April 2007 Lost [41]
5 100 †  West Indies 4 2 109.89 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away 21 April 2007 Won [42]
6 110* †  New Zealand 3 1 98.21 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Home 15 June 2008 Won [43]
7 111* ‡  India 3 1 86.71 Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Away 26 November 2008 Lost [44]
8 111* †  Pakistan 2 2 113.26 DSC Cricket Stadium, Dubai Neutral 18 February 2012 Won [45]
9 130 †  Pakistan 2 2 84.96 DSC Cricket Stadium, Dubai Neutral 21 February 2012 Won [46]

Notes

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A. ^ Pietersen is joint twenty-third in all-time Test century makers along with Hashim Amla, Justin Langer, Javed Miandad and Virender Sehwag.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Gilmour, Rod (7 January 2009). "Kevin Pietersen confirms resignation as England crisis deepens". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Kevin Pietersen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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  4. ^ Basevi, Travis; Binoy, George (24 March 2010). "From zero to 5000 runs in 1703 days". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Honours for Ashes and 2012 heroes". BBC Sport. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  7. ^ "England drop Thorpe for Pietersen". BBC Sport. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Truimphant England reclaim Ashes". BBC Sport. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  9. ^ Lilywhite, Jamie (6 December 2010). "Ashes: Late strike lifts England's hopes in Adelaide Test". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  10. ^ "Statistics – Statsguru – KP Pietersen – Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Records – Test matches – Most hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  12. ^ "Records – Test matches – Most hundreds in a career for England". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Statistics – Statsguru – KP Pietersen – One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Statistics – Statsguru – KP Pietersen – Twenty20 Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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  16. ^ "1st Test: Pakistan v England at Faisalabad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  17. ^ "1st Test: England v Sri Lanka at Lord's". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  18. ^ "2nd Test: England v Sri Lanka at Edgbaston". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  19. ^ "3rd Test: England v Pakistan at Headingley". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  20. ^ "3rd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
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  22. ^ "2nd Test: England v West Indies at Leeds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  23. ^ "1st Test: England v India at Lord's". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  24. ^ "3rd Test: England v India at The Oval". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  25. ^ "3rd Test: New Zealand v England at Napier". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  26. ^ "3rd Test: England v New Zealand at Trent Bridge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  27. ^ "1st Test: England v South Africa at Lord's". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  28. ^ "1st Test: England v South Africa at The Oval". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  29. ^ "2nd Test: India v England at Mohali". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  30. ^ "5th Test: West Indies v England at Port of Spain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  31. ^ "2nd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  32. ^ "1st Test: England v India at Lord's". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  33. ^ "2nd Test: England v India at The Oval". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  34. ^ "2nd Test: Sri Lanka v England at Colombo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  35. ^ "2nd Test: England v Sri Lanka, at Headingley". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  36. ^ "2nd Test: India v England, at Mumbai". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  37. ^ "3rd Test: England v Australia, at Manchester". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  38. ^ "2nd ODI: South Africa v England at Blomfontein". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  39. ^ "4th ODI: South Africa v England at East London". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  40. ^ "7th ODI: South Africa v England at Centurion". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  41. ^ "35th Match, Super Eights: Australia v England at North Sound". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  42. ^ "35th Match, Super Eights: West Indies v England at Bridgetown". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  43. ^ "1st ODI: England v New Zealand at Chester-le-Street". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  44. ^ "5th ODI: India v England at Cuttack". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  45. ^ "3rd ODI: England v Pakistan at Dubai". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  46. ^ "4th ODI, England v Pakistan at Dubai". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
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