# List of international cricket centuries by Desmond Haynes

Desmond Haynes is a retired West Indian cricketer and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He played 116 Test 238 One Day International (ODI) matches, and scored 7,487 and 8,648 runs respectively. He scored centuries (100 or more runs in an innings) in Test matches and One Day International (ODI) matches on 18 and 17 occasions respectively during his international career. He was rated by Trinidad and Tobago Guardian as "one of the greatest of all time", while the BBC described him as "one of the greatest opening partnerships in history with fellow Barbadian Gordon Greenidge." The cricket almanac Wisden noted his "combination of timing and barely evident power", and named him one of their Cricketers of the Year in 1991.
Haynes made his Test debut against Australia at the Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, in March 1978. His first Test century came in February 1980 against New Zealand at the Carisbrook, Dunedin, a match the West Indies lost by one wicket. His highest score of 184 runs came the same year against England at the Lord's Cricket Ground, London. Five of his Test centuries came against Australia. Haynes scored Test centuries at twelve cricket grounds, against five different opponents, including eight at venues outside the West Indies. As of October 2023, he is seventh in the list of Test century-makers for the West Indies.
Haynes scored a century on his ODI debut in February 1978 against Australia at the Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's. His score of 148 runs in the match earned him a man of the match award, resulting in the West Indies' win. His highest score in ODIs remained 152 runs, against India at the Bourda, Georgetown in March 1989. Due to his man-of-the-match performance, the West Indies won the match by 101 runs, and the series 5–0. He was most successful against Australia making six ODI centuries against them. Haynes' 17 ODI centuries was previously a record, until Sachin Tendulkar surpassed it in 1998. As of October 2023, Haynes is the third in the list of ODI century-makers for the West Indies.

## Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| * | Remained not out |
| † | Man of the match |
| ‡ | Captained the West Indies cricket team |
| Balls | Balls faced |
| Pos. | Position in the batting order |
| Inn. | The innings of the match |
| S/R | Strike rate during the innings |
| H/A/N | Venue was at home (the West Indies), away or neutral |
| Date | Match starting day |
| Lost | The match was lost by the West Indies |
| Won | The match was won by the West Indies |
| Drawn | The match was drawn |

## Test cricket centuries

List of Test centuries by Desmond Haynes :
| No. | Score | Balls | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
| 1 | 105 | 323 | New Zealand | 2 | 3 | 32.50 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Away | 8 February 1980 | Lost |
| 2 | 122 | 199 | New Zealand | 2 | 3 | 61.30 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Away | 22 February 1980 | Won |
| 3 | 184 | 395 | England | 2 | 2 | 46.58 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | Away | 19 June 1980 | Drawn |
| 4 | 136 | — | India | 2 | 2 | — | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | Home | 28 April 1983 | Won |
| 5 | 103* | 184 | Australia | 2 | 4 | 55.97 | Bourda, Georgetown | Home | 2 March 1984 | drawn |
| 6 | 145 | 222 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 65.31 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 30 April 1984 | Won |
| 7 | 125† | 329 | England | 2 | 3 | 37.99 | Kennington Oval, London | Away | 9 August 1984 | Won |
| 8 | 131 | 283 | England | 2 | 1 | 46.88 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | Home | 11 April 1986 | Won |
| 9 | 121 | 269 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 56.79 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Away | 20 February 1987 | Draw |
| 10 | 100 | 194 | Australia | 2 | 3 | 51.54 | WACA Ground, Perth | Away | 2 December 1988 | Won |
| 11 | 143 | 272 | Australia | 2 | 3 | 52.57 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Away | 26 January 1989 | Lost |
| 12 | 112* | 128 | India | 2 | 4 | 87.50 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 1 April 1989 | Won |
| 13 | 109 | 177 | England | 2 | 3 | 61.58 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 5 April 1990 | Won |
| 14 | 167 † | 317 | England | 2 | 2 | 52.68 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | Home | 12 April 1990 | Won |
| 15 | 117‡ | 248 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 48.54 | National Stadium, Karachi | Away | 15 November 1990 | Lost |
| 16 | 111 | 223 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 49.77 | Bourda, Georgetown | Home | 23 March 1991 | Won |
| 17 | 143*† | 288 | Pakistan | 1 | 3 | 49.65 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Home | 16 April 1993 | Won |
| 18 | 125 † | 206 | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 60.67 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 23 April 1993 | Won |

## ODI centuries

List of ODI centuries by Desmond Haynes :
| No. | Score | Balls | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
| 1 | 148 † | 136 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 108.82 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | Home | 22 February 1978 | Won |
| 2 | 108* † | 130 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 83.07 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Away | 17 January 1984 | Won |
| 3 | 133* † | 147 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 90.47 | Albion Sports Complex, Albion | Home | 29 February 1984 | Won |
| 4 | 102* † | 142 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 71.83 | Mindoo Philip Park, Castries | Home | 19 April 1984 | Won |
| 5 | 104* † | 102 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 101.96 | Sabina Park, Kingston | Home | 26 April 1984 | Won |
| 6 | 123* † | 130 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 94.61 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 6 January 1985 | Won |
| 7 | 145* † | 157 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 92.35 | Albion Sports Complex, Albion | Home | 14 April 1985 | Won |
| 8 | 116 † | 138 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 84.05 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 23 April 1985 | Won |
| 9 | 105 | 124 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 84.67 | National Stadium, Karachi | Neutral | 13 October 1987 | Won |
| 10 | 142* † | 132 | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 107.57 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Home | 18 March 1988 | Won |
| 11 | 111 † | 107 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 103.73 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Neutral | 10 December 1988 | Won |
| 12 | 101 † | 112 | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 90.17 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Neutral | 17 December 1988 | Won |
| 13 | 117* † | 132 | India | 2 | 1 | 88.63 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 7 March 1989 | Won |
| 14 | 152* † | 125 | India | 2 | 1 | 120.63 | Bourda, Georgetown | Home | 19 March 1989 | Won |
| 15 | 138* † | 164 | England | 1 | 1 | 84.14 | Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior | Neutral | 27 October 1989 | Won |
| 16 | 107* | 137 | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 78.10 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Neutral | 1 November 1989 | Lost |
| 17 | 115 † | 112 | England | 2 | 2 | 102.67 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Home | 5 March 1994 | Won |