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Player Opposition Ground Match Date Debut Time Mat Inns Scorecard
SR Tendulkar (India) v West Indies Kingston 18 May 2002 15 Nov 1989 12y 184d 96 154 Test # 1604
GS Sobers (WI) v England Kingston 16 Feb 1974 30 Mar 1954 19y 323d 91 157 Test # 732
R Dravid (ICC/India) v Sri Lanka Delhi 10 Dec 2005 20 Jun 1996 9y 173d 94 158 Test # 1776
Javed Miandad (Pak) v New Zealand Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990 9 Oct 1976 14y 17d 107 162 Test # 1153
BC Lara (WI) v Australia St John's 9 May 2003 6 Dec 1990 12y 154d 94 164 Test # 1645
ML Hayden (Aus) v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2007 4 Mar 1994 13y 297d 92 164 Test # 1855
RT Ponting (Aus) v South Africa Sydney 2 Jan 2006 8 Dec 1995 10y 25d 100 165 Test # 1780
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) v Pakistan Karachi 21 Feb 2009 2 Aug 1997 11y 203d 101 165 Test # 1909
SM Gavaskar (India) v West Indies Delhi 29 Oct 1983 6 Mar 1971 12y 237d 95 166 Test # 965
IVA Richards (WI) v Australia Kingston 1 Mar 1991 22 Nov 1974 16y 99d 112 167 Test # 1166
JH Kallis (ICC/SA) v New Zealand Cape Town 27 Apr 2006 14 Dec 1995 10y 134d 101 170 Test # 1800
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/Pak) v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005 4 Jun 1992 13y 178d 105 175 Test # 1774
AR Border (Aus) v England Birmingham 6 Jul 1989 29 Dec 1978 10y 189d 105 184 Test # 1123
GA Gooch (Eng) v Australia Nottingham 1 Jul 1993 10 Jul 1975 17y 356d 104 189 Test # 1225
G Boycott (Eng) v India Delhi 23 Dec 1981 4 Jun 1964 17y 202d 107 190 Test # 914
S Chanderpaul (WI) v Australia Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008 17 Mar 1994 14y 87d 112 193 Test # 1879
SR Waugh (Aus) v India Adelaide 10 Dec 1999 26 Dec 1985 13y 349d 123 194 Test # 1476
DI Gower (Eng) v Australia Sydney 4 Jan 1991 1 Jun 1978 12y 217d 112 195 Test # 1160
ME Waugh (Aus) v Pakistan Colombo (PSS) 3 Oct 2002 25 Jan 1991 11y 251d 126 206 Test # 1615
AJ Stewart (Eng) v Australia Adelaide 21 Nov 2002 24 Feb 1990 12y 270d 124 221 Test # 1628

Time is based on the start of the debut match and the start of the match in which the milestone was achieved
Batsmen within a maximum of 240 innings shown

Records include the following recent matches:
India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, 1st Test, Nov 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1933]
Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (SSC), 2nd Test, Aug 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1932]
England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 20-23, 2009 [Test # 1931]

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