Today we bring you the greatest test cricketers without century at Lords. 5 days cricket has seen some wonderful cricketers turning into all time greats of the game. These cricketers have their favorite grounds, the stadiums where they have scored a lot of runs while there are grounds they has an average record. In this piece, we are trying to explore about one exclusive record related to a ground. Here we talk exclusively about the test cricketers without century at Lords.
5. Sunil Gavaskar (India)
The Indian right handed opening batter Sunil Manohar Gavaskar played for the national team during 1971-1987. During this period, Sunny would play 125 test matches and score 10122 runs in 214 innings at an average of 51 plus. Gavaskar would hit 34 hundreds in his test career. An amazing test career that he had as he would be the first to score 10,000 runs in the longest format. The Indian Great, however, had an unconquered milestone in his glorious career, i.e. a test century at Lord’s, the home of Cricket.
The Little Master, the run machine of 70s and 80s, Gavaskar played 5 test matches at the iconic ground and scored two fifties there. With these stats, Sunil Gavaskar is listed among the top test cricketers without century at Lords.
4. Brian Lara (West Indies)
The West Indies left handed batter Brian Charles Lara played for the national team during 1990-2006. During this period, Lara would play 131 test matches and score 11953 runs in 232 innings at an average of 52 plus. Lara would hit 34 hundreds in his test career. An amazing test career that he had as he would hit the highest individual score in the longest format when he would score 375 against England. When Matthew Hayden overpassed this by scoring 380 in 2003, he wouldn’t take long to reclaim his supremacy with 400 not out in 2004.
The Caribbean Great, however, had an unconquered milestone in his glorious career, i.e. a test hundred at Lord’s. The Prince of Port of Spain played 3 test matches at the iconic ground and scored just one fifty there. With these stats, Brian Lara is listed among the top test cricketers without century at Lords.
3. Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
The South African right handed allrounder Jacques Henry Kallis played for the national team during 1995-2013. During this period, Kallis would play 166 test matches and score 13289 runs in 280 innings at an average of 55 plus. Jacques would hit 45 hundreds in his test career. An amazing test career that he had as he would be the first to score 10,000 runs in the longest format. The Proteas Legend, however, had an unconquered record in his glorious career, i.e. a test century at Lord’s.
The Run Machine, Kallis played 3 test matches at the iconic ground and scored only 54 runs there. With these stats, Jacques Kallis is listed among the top test cricketers without century at Lords.
2. Ricky Ponting (Australia)
The Australian right handed top order batter Ricky Thomas Ponting played for the national team during 1995-2012. During this period, Punter would play 168 test matches and score 13378 runs in 214 innings at an average of 51 plus. Ponting would hit 41 hundreds in his test career. A glorious test career that he had as he would be competing with Sachin Tendulkar in scoring the most runs in test cricket. The Australian Legend, however, had an unfinished dream in his career, i.e. a test hundred at Lord’s.
Ricky played 4 test matches at the iconic ground and wouldn’t even hit a fifty plus score there. With these stats, Ricky Ponting is listed among the top test cricketers without century at Lords.
1. Sachin Tendulkar (India)
The Indian right handed middle order batter Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar played for the national team during 1989-2013. During this period, Sachin would play 200 test matches and score 15921 runs in 329 innings at an average of 53 plus. Tendulkar would hit 51 hundreds in his test career. A legendary test career that he had as he would be the first to score 50 centuries in the longest format. The Indian Maestro, however, had an untouched dream in his glorious career, i.e. a test century at Lord’s.
The Master Blaster Tendulkar played 5 test matches at the iconic ground and scored 195 runs without even a fifty plus score. With these stats, Sachin Tendulkar is listed among the top test cricketers without century at Lords.
These were the test cricket greats who couldn’t score a 100 at Lords. While these couldn’t be on the Lord’s honours board, but still they went on to be among the greatest cricketers mean the Century at Lord’s is not the only recipe to end as a great cricketer. Hope you liked it, don’t forget to comment in your thoughts and questions. Stay well and keep reading about our Test Cricket teams.
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