Test Centuries
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored by Denis Compton.
- In the column Runs, * indicates being not out.
- The column title Match refers to the Match Number of his career.
| Denis Compton's Test Centuries | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Runs | Match | Against | City/Country | Venue | Year | Result |
| 102 | 2 | Australia | Nottingham, England | Trent Bridge | 1938 | Drawn | |
| 120 | 6 | West Indies | London, England | Lord's | 1939 | Won | |
| 147 | 15 | Australia | Adelaide, Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1947 | Drawn | |
| 103* | |||||||
| 163 | 18 | South Africa | Nottingham, England | Trent Bridge | 1947 | Drawn | |
| 208 | 19 | South Africa | London, England | Lord's | 1947 | Won | |
| 115 | 20 | South Africa | Manchester, England | Old Trafford | 1947 | Won | |
| 113 | 22 | South Africa | London, England | Kennington Oval | 1947 | Drawn | |
| 184 | 23 | Australia | Nottingham, England | Trent Bridge | 1948 | Lost | |
| 145* | 25 | Australia | Manchester, England | Old Trafford | 1948 | Drawn | |
| 114 | 29 | South Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa | Ellis Park | 1948 | Drawn | |
| 114 | 33 | New Zealand | Leeds, England | Headingley | 1949 | Drawn | |
| 116 | 34 | New Zealand | London, England | Lord's | 1949 | Drawn | |
| 112 | 44 | South Africa | Nottingham, England | Trent Bridge | 1951 | Lost | |
| 133 | 58 | West Indies | Port of Spain, Trinidad | Queen's Park Oval | 1954 | Drawn | |
| 278 | 61 | Pakistan | Nottingham, England | Trent Bridge | 1954 | Won | |
| 158 | 70 | South Africa | Manchester, England | Old Trafford | 1955 | Lost | |
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