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List of international cricket centuries by Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen is an English cricketer who plays as a top order batsman in both Test cricket and One Day International's for the England cricket team. He captained England in 3 Test matches and 12 One Day International's for a short period between June and December 2008 following the resignation of Michael Vaughan.[1][2] Pietersen resigned as captain in January 2009, following well publicised reports of a "rift" between himself and England coach Peter Moores who was subsequently sacked.[3][4] He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) on nineteen occasions in Test cricket, and seven times in One Day International (ODI) matches.[5] He made his Test debut in July 2005 against South Africa at Lord's[6] Pietersen scored his first International century in an ODI against South Africa in February 2005, scoring 108 runs from 96 balls in a tied match.[7] He scored his first Test century against Australia in September 2005, scoring 158 helping England retain The Ashes.[8] 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.[9]
Pietersen has been most prolofic at Lord's scoring five of his nineteen Test centuries there. He also scored centuries in three consecutive years between 2006 and 2008 at Lord's. He has scored five of his Test Centuries againt India and has scored centuries against every Test playing nation except Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.[10] Eight of Pietersen's nineteen Test centurties have been above 150 and three have been double centuries. Pietersen achieved his highest test score of 227 in December 2010 against Australia at Adelaide.[11] As captain, Pietersen made three International centuries, two Test centuries and one ODI century. He made the first Test century as captain in only his second match as he hit 100 against South Africa in August 2011.[12] His last came in his final game as captain against India in December 2008 as he hit 144 in a drawn match.[13] Pietersen's latest Test century came against India at The Oval in August 2011, he hit 175 as England whitewashed India 4-0.[14]
Pietersen has scored seven ODI centuries in his career.[15] In 2005, he hit three centuries in one ODI series against South Africa. He hit 108 in the second match of the series and followed this up in the fifth by hitting Englands fastest ever ODI century as he hit 100 not out in just 69 balls in a seven run loss.[16] In the seventh match, he made his third century of the series hitting 116 runs from 110 balls in a three wicket defeat.[17] All of Pietersen's ODI centuries have been at different cricket grounds and only one has been in England, at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.[15] Pietersen's last ODI century came in November 2008 against India as he hit 111 not out in a six wicket defeat.[18]
Key edit
- * 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 edit
| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 158 M |  Australia |
5 | 3 | 5/5 | The Oval, Kennington | Home | 8 September 2005 | Drawn[8] |
| 2 | 100 |  Pakistan |
5 | 2 | 2/3 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Away | 20 November 2005 | Drawn[19] |
| 3 | 158 |  Sri Lanka |
4 | 1 | 1/3 | Lord's, London | Home | 11 May 2006 | Drawn[20] |
| 4 | 142 | Sri Lanka |
4 | 2 | 2/3 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Home | 25 May 2006 | Drawn[21] |
| 5 | 135 | Pakistan |
4 | 1 | 3/4 | Headingley, Leeds | Home | 4 August 2006 | Won[22] |
References edit
- ^ "Pietersen named England captain". BBC Sport. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Kevin Pietersen Test/ODI/T20 matches as England Captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Strauss steps into England hot seat as Pietersen resigns and Moores sacked". The Guardian. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "England captain Pietersen resigns". BBC Sport. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Kevin Pietersen Cricinfo profile". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "The Ashes - 1st Test England v Australia (2005)". ESPN Cricinfo. 21-24 July. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "England in South Africa ODI Series - 2nd ODI South Africa v England (2005)". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 February. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "The Ashes - 5th Test England v Australia (2005)". ESPN Cricinfo. 8-12 September. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Honours for Ashes and 2012 heroes". BBC Sport. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Kevin Pietersen Test centuries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "The Ashes - 2nd Test Australia v England (2010)". ESPN Cricinfo. 3-7 December. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Basil D'Oliveira Trophy - 4th Test England v South Africa (2008)". ESPN Cricinfo. 7-12 August. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Pataudi Trophy - 2nd Test India v England (2008)". ESPN Cricinfo. 19-23 December. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Pataudi Trophy - 4th Test England v India (2011)". ESPN Cricinfo. 18-22 August. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "Kevin Pietersen ODI Centuries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Pietersen century all in vain". ESPN Cricinfo. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "England in South Africa ODI Series - 7th ODI South Africa v England (2005)". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
{{cite news}}:|first=missing|last=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "England in India ODI Series - 5th ODI India v England (2008)". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "England in Pakistan Test Series - 2nd Test Pakistan v England (2005)". ESPN Cricinfo. 20-24 November. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Sri Lanka in England Test Series - 1st Test England v Sri Lanka (2006)". ESPN Cricinfo. 11-15 May. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Sri Lanka in England Test Series - 2nd Test England v Sri Lanka (2006)". ESPN Cricinfo. 25-28 May. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Pakistan in England Test Series - 3rd Test England v Pakistan (2006)". ESPN Cricinfo. 4=8 August. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
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