Ken Barrington - Test Centuries

Test Centuries

Ken Barrington made 20 Test centuries, two short of the England record held by Wally Hammond, Colin Cowdrey and Geoffrey Boycott. He made hundreds against all the Test teams of his era, but less than a third in England, which partially accounts for his greater reputation abroad than at home. Barrington's granite-like hundreds ensured that England only lost one Test in which he made three figures, but also won eight, belaying his reputation as a match-saver rather than a match-winner, and most of them by huge margins; four by an innings, one by 256 runs and three by 10, 9, and 8 wickets. Barrington twice made centuries in four successive Tests, against Pakistan and Indian in 1961–62 and Pakistan and the West Indies in 1967–68 and he was the first England batsmen to make a hundred on the six Test cricket grounds with one each at Old Trafford, Edgbaston, Headingley, Lords, Trent Bridge and the Oval.

Ken Barrington's 20 Test centuries
No. Century Test Opponents Season Venue City Country Result
1 128 First Test West Indies 1959–60 Kensington Oval Bridgetown Barbados Match Drawn
2 121 Second Test West Indies 1959–60 Queen's Park Oval Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago England win by 256 runs
3 139 First Test Pakistan 1961–62 Gaddafi Stadium Lahore Pakistan England win by 5 wickets
4 151* First Test India 1961–62 Brabourne Stadium Bombay India Match Drawn
5 172 Second Test India 1961–62 Modi Stadium Kanpur India Match Drawn
6 113* Third Test India 1961–62 Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi India Match Drawn
7 132* Fourth Test Australia 1962–63 Adelaide Oval Adelaide Australia Match Drawn
8 101 Fifth Test Australia 1962–63 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Australia Match Drawn
9 126 First Test New Zealand 1962–63 Eden Park Auckland New Zealand England win by an innings and 215 runs
10 256 Fourth Test Australia 1964 Old Trafford Cricket Ground Manchester England Match Drawn
11 148* First Test South Africa 1964–65 Sahara Stadium Durban South Africa England win by an innings and 104 runs
12 121 Second Test South Africa 1964–65 New Wanders Stadium Johannesburg South Africa Match Drawn
13 137 First Test New Zealand 1965 Edgbaston Cricket Ground Birmingham England England win by 9 wickets
14 163 Third Test New Zealand 1965 Headingley Stadium Leeds England England win by an innings and 187 runs
15 102 Fourth Test Australia 1965–66 Adelaide Oval Adelaide Australia Australia win by an innings and 9 runs
16 115 Fifth Test Australia 1965–66 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Australia Match Drawn
17 148 First Test Pakistan 1967 Lord's Cricket Ground London England Match Drawn
18 109* Second Test Pakistan 1967 Trent Bridge Cricket Ground Nottingham England England win by 10 wickets
19 142 Third Test Pakistan 1967 Kennington Oval London England England win by 8 wickets
20 143 First Test West Indies 1967–68 Queen's Park Oval Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Match Drawn

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