Smith joins 100 in 100th Test Club

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Graeme Smith became only 7th player in cricket history to score a hundred in his 100th Test match.

22 July,2012 02:27 am

South Africa captain Graeme Smith became only the seventh player in cricket history to score a hundred in his 100th Test match when he reached three figures against England on the third day of the first Test at The Oval here on Saturday.The left-handed opener was eventually out for 131 in the afternoon session, having brought up his century shortly before lunch.Australia great Ricky Ponting made two hundreds in his 100th Test, against South Africa at Sydney in 2006.The complete list of players to have made a hundred in their 100th Test is as follows:Colin Cowdrey 104 (England v Australia at Birmingham 1968). Javed Miandad 145 (Pakistan v India at Lahore in 1989). Gordon Greenidge 149 (West Indies v England at St Johns in 1990). Alec Stewart 105 (England v West Indies at Manchester in 2000). Inzamam-ul-Haq 184 (Pakistan v India at Bangalore in 2005). Ricky Ponting 120 (Australia v South Africa at Sydney in 2006). Ricky Ponting 143* (Australia v South Africa at Sydney in 2006). Graeme Smith 131 (South Africa v England at The Oval in 2012).