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Runs by the tons

By Harish Kotian
March 27, 2003 15:06 IST
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A total of 21 centuries were scored in the 2003 World Cup, a huge number, considering that in all previous editions, the highest number was 16, in the 1996 World Cup. The lowest number was recorded in the 1979 World Cup, where only two centuries were scored.

Sourav Ganguly topped the century list as he scored three. Interestingly, all came against the weak bowling attack of the non-Test playing nations.

In all, eight centuries were scored against non-Test playing nations, while in return the non-Test playing nations scored three centuries, out of which two were scored against each other (The Netherlands vs Holland match).

The captains too enjoyed with the bat, as they pounded seven centuries, and all turned out to be match-winning ones. The special one being the unbeaten 140 scored by Ricky Ponting in the final against India, an innings that might be counted among the best ODI innings of all-time.

The subcontinent teams also displayed their prowess with the bat as they plundered eight centuries. And the chief ones being Sourav Ganguly and Marvan Atapattu, who had five centuries amongst them.

Centuries in all World Cups

World Cup Centuries
1975 6
1979 2
1983 8
1987 11
1992 8
1996 16
1999 11
2003 21
TOTAL 83

Details of centuries in all World Cups

WC Batsman Score For vs venue
1975 DL Amiss 137 England India Lord's
1975 GM Turner 171* New Zealand East Africa Birmingham
1975 KWR Fletcher 131 England New Zealand Nottingham
1975 A Turner 101 Australia Sri Lanka The Oval
1975 GM Turner 114* New Zealand India Manchester
1975 CH Lloyd 102 West Indies Australia Lord's
1979 CG Greenidge 106* West Indies India Birmingham
1979 IVA Richards 138* West Indies England Lord's
1983 AJ Lamb 102 England New Zealand The Oval
1983 DI Gower 130 England Sri Lanka Taunton
1983 CG Greenidge 105* West Indies Zimbabwe Worcester
1983 TM Chappell 110 Australia India Nottingham
1983 IVA Richards 119 West Indies India The Oval
1983 Imran Khan 102* Pakistan Sri Lanka Leeds
1983 N Kapil Dev 175* India Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells
1983 Zaheer Abbas 103* Pakistan New Zealand Nottingham
1987 Javed Miandad 103 Pakistan Sri Lanka Hyderabad (Pak)
1987 GR Marsh 110 Australia India Chennai
1987 DL Houghton 142 Zimbabwe New Zealand Hyderabad (Ind)
1987 IVA Richards 181 West Indies Sri Lanka Karachi
1987 DL Haynes 105 West Indies Sri Lanka Karachi
1987 Rameez Raja 113 Pakistan England Karachi
1987 Saleem Malik 100 Pakistan Sri Lanka Faisalabad
1987 GR Marsh 126* Australia New Zealand Chandigarh
1987 RB Richardson 110 West Indies Pakistan Karachi
1987 SM Gavaskar 103* India New Zealand Nagpur
1987 GA Gooch 115 England India Mumbai
1992 MD Crowe 100* New Zealand Australia Auckland
1992 DC Boon 100 Australia New Zealand Auckland
1992 Rameez Raja 102* Pakistan West Indies Melbourne
1992 A Flower 115* Zimbabwe Sri Lanka New Plymouth
1992 Aamir Sohail 114 Pakistan Zimbabwe Hobart
1992 PV Simmons 110 West Indies Sri Lanka Berri
1992 DC Boon 100 Australia West Indies Melbourne
1992 Rameez Raja 119* Pakistan New Zealand Christchurch
1996 NJ Astle 101 New Zealand England Ahmedabad
1996 G Kirsten 188* South Africa UAE Rawalpindi
1996 SR Tendulkar 127* India Kenya Cuttack
1996 GA Hick 104* England Netherlands Peshawar
1996 ME Waugh 130 Australia Kenya Visakhapatnam
1996 ME Waugh 126 Australia India Mumbai
1996 Aamir Sohail 111 Pakistan South Africa Karachi
1996 SR Tendulkar 137 India Sri Lanka Delhi
1996 RT Ponting 102 Australia West Indies Jaipur
1996 AC Hudson 161 South Africa Netherlands Rawalpindi
1996 PA de Silva 145 Sri Lanka Kenya Kandy
1996 VG Kambli 106 India Zimbabwe Kanpur
1996 ME Waugh 110 Australia New Zealand Chennai
1996 BC Lara 111 West Indies South Africa Karachi
1996 CZ Harris 130 New Zealand Australia Chennai
1996 PA de Silva 107* Sri Lanka Australia Lahore
1999 SR Tendulkar 140* India Kenya Bristol
1999 R Dravid 104* India Kenya Bristol
1999 SC Ganguly 183 India Sri Lanka Taunton
1999 R Dravid 145 India Sri Lanka Taunton
1999 A Jadeja 100* India Australia The Oval
1999 ME Waugh 104 Australia Zimbabwe Lord's
1999 NC Johnson 132* Zimbabwe Australia Lord's
1999 Saeed Anwar 103 Pakistan Zimbabwe The Oval
1999 SR Waugh 120* Australia South Africa Leeds
1999 HH Gibbs 101 South Africa Australia Leeds
1999 Saeed Anwar 113* Pakistan New Zealand Manchester
2003 BC Lara 116 West Indies South Africa Cape Town
2003 ST Jayasuriya 120 Sri Lanka New Zealand Bloemfontein
2003 CB Wishart 172* Zimbabwe Namibia Harare
2003 SB Styris 141 New Zealand Sri Lanka Bloemfontein
2003 A Symonds 143* Australia Pakistan Johannesburg
2003 SP Fleming 134* New Zealand South Africa Johannesburg
2003 HH Gibbs 143 South Africa New Zealand Johannesburg
2003 SR Tendulkar 152 India Namibia Pietermaritzburg
2003 SC Ganguly 112* India Namibia Pietermaritzburg
2003 JM Davison 111 Canada West Indies Centurion
2003 Saeed Anwar 101 Pakistan India Centurion
2003 MS Atapattu 124 Sri Lanka South Africa Durban
2003 KJJ van Noortwijk 134* Netherlands Namibia Bloemfontein
2003 JF Kloppenburg 121 Netherlands Namibia Bloemfontein
2003 CH Gayle 119 West Indies Kenya Kimberley
2003 SC Ganguly 107* India Kenya Cape Town
2003 RT Ponting 114 Australia Sri Lanka Centurion
2003 NJ Astle 102* New Zealand Zimbabwe Bloemfontein
2003 MS Atapattu 103* Sri Lanka Zimbabwe East London
2003 SC Ganguly 111* India Kenya Durban
2003 RT Ponting 140* Australia India Johannesburg

Centuries scored by captains in WC 2003

WC Batsman Score For vs venue
2003 ST Jayasuriya 120 Sri Lanka New Zealand Bloemfontein
2003 SP Fleming 134* New Zealand South Africa Johannesburg
2003 SC Ganguly 112* India Namibia Pietermaritzburg
2003 SC Ganguly 107* India Kenya Cape Town
2003 RT Ponting 114 Australia Sri Lanka Centurion
2003 SC Ganguly 111* India Kenya Durban
2003 RT Ponting 140* Australia India Johannesburg

Centuries by non-Test playing nations in WC 2003

WC Batsman Score For vs venue
2003 JM Davison 111 Canada West Indies Centurion
2003 KJJ van Noortwijk 134* Netherlands Namibia Bloemfontein
2003 JF Kloppenburg 121 Netherlands Namibia Bloemfontein

Centuries against non-Test playing nations in WC 2003

WC Batsman Score For vs venue
2003 CB Wishart 172* Zimbabwe Namibia Harare
2003 SR Tendulkar 152 India Namibia Pietermaritzburg
2003 SC Ganguly 112* India Namibia Pietermaritzburg
2003 KJJ van Noortwijk 134* Netherlands Namibia Bloemfontein
2003 JF Kloppenburg 121 Netherlands Namibia Bloemfontein
2003 CH Gayle 119 West Indies Kenya Kimberley
2003 SC Ganguly 107* India Kenya Cape Town
2003 SC Ganguly 111* India Kenya Durban

Centuries by subcontinent batsmen in WC 2003

WC Batsman Score For vs venue
2003 ST Jayasuriya 120 Sri Lanka New Zealand Bloemfontein
2003 SR Tendulkar 152 India Namibia Pietermaritzburg
2003 SC Ganguly 112* India Namibia Pietermaritzburg
2003 Saeed Anwar 101 Pakistan India Centurion
2003 MS Atapattu 124 Sri Lanka South Africa Durban
2003 SC Ganguly 107* India Kenya Cape Town
2003 MS Atapattu 103* Sri Lanka Zimbabwe East London
2003 SC Ganguly 111* India Kenya Durban

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