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Saturday 3 January 2015

Most centuries in first 100 Tests, and most away runs in 2014

Who scored most centuries in their first 100 Tests? - Kazim Krunchoo

There's a three-way tie at the top here: Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Matthew Hayden all scored 30 centuries in their first 100 matches. Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara follow with 28, Michael Clarke 26, Graeme Smith and Alastair Cook 25. Don Bradman scored 29 centuries, and only played 52 matches; Garry Sobers made 26 in 93 matches. Younis Khan currently has 28 in 96, so if he continues his recent good form he may equal or even break the record. - Michael Jones

Who scored most Test and ODI runs away from home in 2014? - Sivakumar Venkatesan

Counting away matches only (i.e. the home of the opposition), Murali Vijay led the way in Tests with 852 runs, and Hashim Amla in ODIs with 800. Including all matches outside the player's own country (and excluding Pakistani batsmen, since all their "home" matches are played in a neutral country), Kumar Sangakkara's 943 was the most in Tests, and Amla retains the top spot in ODIs with 892. - Martin Briggs
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