List of international cricket centuries by Ross Taylor

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Ross Taylor
Ross Taylor's 40 centuries in international cricket are the most by a New Zealander.[1]

Ross Taylor is a former cricketer who represented the New Zealand national cricket team.[2] He has scored 19 centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test and 21 in One Day International (ODI) matches.[3][4] Taylor made his Test debut against South Africa at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, in November 2007.[5] His first century came four months later against England at the Seddon Park, Hamilton.[6] His highest score of 290 came against Australia at the WACA Ground, Perth in 2015.[7][8] Taylor has scored Test centuries at ten cricket grounds, including seven at venues outside New Zealand.[9][10] He has scored his nineteen Test centuries against eight different opponents and most of his centuries (four) have come against the West Indies.

Taylor made his ODI debut in March 2006 against West Indies at McLean Park, Napier.[11] His first century came in December 2006 against Sri Lanka at the same ground; he scored 128 not out in the match which New Zealand lost by seven wickets.[12] His highest ODI score of 181 not out came against England at the University Oval in March 2018.[13] Taylor's 102 not out (off 70 balls) against Pakistan in February 2015 is the fifth-fastest century by a New Zealander in ODIs.[14][15] He has not scored any centuries in Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[16][2] As of December 2019, Taylor is joint 16th in the list of century-makers in international cricket with 40, and the highest ranked New Zealander.[17]

Ross Taylor batting
Ross Taylor batting against England in 2015
Key
Symbol Meaning
* Remained not out
Man of the match
Match Matches played
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 (New Zealand), away or neutral
Date Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches
Lost The match was lost by New Zealand
Won The match was won by New Zealand
Drawn The match was drawn

Test centuries

One Day International centuries

References

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