# List of international cricket centuries by Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting is a former Australian cricketer and captain of the Australia national cricket team. He has scored centuries (100 or more runs) on 41 occasions in Test cricket and 30 times in One Day International (ODI) matches, both of which are Australian records. In Test matches, Ponting has scored hundreds against all Test playing countries. He is third (41) in the list of Test century-makers, behind Sachin Tendulkar (51) & Jacques Kallis (45). Ponting's first Test century was achieved against England at Headingley in 1997, when he scored 127. His highest innings is 257, scored against India in late-2003 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Ponting, among 41 centuries, has scored 6 double centuries, while his Test centuries have been made at 21 cricket grounds, including 15 at venues outside Australia. Ponting has been dismissed four times in the nineties, along with 96 on his Test debut. Ponting has scored centuries in both innings of a Test three times, equalling the record set by Sunil Gavaskar. This included a century in each innings of his 100th Test match thus becoming the only player in history to achieve that feat. In that match he also guided Australia to a successful run chase against South Africa on the final day. In 2006, Ponting scored seven centuries, the most by an Australian in a year.
In ODIs, Ponting has scored 30 centuries against 11 opponents. He has scored centuries against all cricketing nations that have permanent One Day International status and is the first ever batsman in the world to achieve this feat in ODI cricket history. His first ODI century was against Sri Lanka in the ninth match of the Benson & Hedges World Series, held in the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1996. His highest ODI score is 164, which he scored against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg in 2006. This propelled Australia to a new ODI world record score, although this mark lasted only a few hours before South Africa overhauled their target in the last over of the match. He is fourth (30) in the list of ODI century-makers, behind Virat Kohli (51*), Sachin Tendulkar (49) and Rohit Sharma (32*). Ponting has scored 12 centuries at home grounds and 16 centuries at away or neutral venues. Seven centuries were hit at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He has been dismissed four times in the 90's. Ponting previously held the highest score in a World Cup final with 140 not out against India in 2003, before it was broken by Adam Gilchrist in 2007. He has scored five World Cup centuries, along with Kumar Sangakkara, both are behind Tendulkar with six. His 145 against Zimbabwe in 1998 equalled Dean Jones' Australian record score, but this was surpassed in early-1999 by Adam Gilchrist's 154.
In September 2009, Ponting retired from Twenty20 international (T20I) cricket, failing to score a century in a T20I match. However, in the first International played, he hit 98 not out against New Zealand in Auckland.
Ricky Ponting has scored hundreds at each of the six prominent cricketing venues in Australia in both Tests and ODIs and is the only Australian to do so.

## Key

* * – Remained not out
* † – Man of the match
* ‡ – Captain of Australia in that match
* (D/L) – The result of the match was based upon the Duckworth–Lewis method

## Test cricket centuries

Test centuries scored by Ponting :
| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
| 1 | 127 | England | 6 | 2 | 4/6 | Headingley, Leeds | Away | 24 July 1997 | Won |
| 2 | 105 | South Africa | 6 | 1 | 1/3 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 26 December 1997 | Drawn |
| 3 | 104 | West Indies | 6 | 1 | 3/4 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Away | 26 March 1999 | Lost |
| 4 | 105* † | Sri Lanka | 6 | 1 | 3/3 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Away | 30 September 1999 | Drawn |
| 5 | 197 † | Pakistan | 6 | 2 | 3/3 | WACA, Perth | Home | 26 November 1999 | Won |
| 6 | 125 | India | 6 | 1 | 1/3 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 10 December 1999 | Won |
| 7 | 141* | India | 6 | 2 | 3/3 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 2 January 2000 | Won |
| 8 | 144 | England | 3 | 1 | 4/5 | Headingley, Leeds | Away | 16 August 2001 | Lost |
| 9 | 157* † | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Home | 22 November 2001 | Drawn |
| 10 | 100* | South Africa | 3 | 4 | 2/3 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Away | 8 March 2002 | Won |
| 11 | 141 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Neutral | 3 October 2002 | Won |
| 12 | 150 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 3/3 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 19 October 2002 | Won |
| 13 | 123 | England | 3 | 1 | 1/5 | The Gabba, Brisbane | Home | 7 November 2002 | Won |
| 14 | 154 † | England | 3 | 2 | 2/5 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 21 November 2002 | Won |
| 15 | 117 | West Indies | 3 | 2 | 1/4 | Bourda, Georgetown | Away | 10 April 2003 | Won |
| 16 | 206 † | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Away | 19 April 2003 | Won |
| 17 | 113 | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 3/4 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Away | 1 May 2003 | Won |
| 18 | 169 † | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 2/2 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 17 October 2003 | Won |
| 19 | 242 | India | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 12 December 2003 | Lost |
| 20 | 257 † | India | 3 | 2 | 3/4 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 26 December 2003 | Won |
| 21 | 207 ‡ | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 3/3 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 2 January 2005 | Won |
| 22 | 105 † ‡ | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 3/3 | Eden Park, Auckland | Away | 26 March 2005 | Won |
| 23 | 156 † ‡ | England | 3 | 4 | 3/5 | Old Trafford, Manchester | Away | 11 August 2005 | Drawn |
| 24 | 149 † ‡ | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | The Gabba, Brisbane | Home | 3 November 2005 | Won |
| 25 | 104* † ‡ | West Indies | 3 | 3 | 1/3 | The Gabba, Brisbane | Home | 3 November 2005 | Won |
| 26 | 117 ‡ | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 26 December 2005 | Won |
| 27 | 120 † ‡ | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 3/3 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 2 January 2006 | Won |
| 28 | 143* † ‡ | South Africa | 3 | 4 | 3/3 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 2 January 2006 | Won |
| 29 | 103 ‡ | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | Kingsmead, Durban | Away | 24 March 2006 | Won |
| 30 | 116 ‡ | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 2/3 | Kingsmead, Durban | Away | 24 March 2006 | Won |
| 31 | 118* ‡ | Bangladesh | 3 | 4 | 1/2 | Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah | Away | 9 April 2006 | Won |
| 32 | 196 † ‡ | England | 3 | 1 | 1/5 | The Gabba, Brisbane | Home | 23 November 2006 | Won |
| 33 | 142 † ‡ | England | 3 | 2 | 2/5 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 1 December 2006 | Won |
| 34 | 140 ‡ | India | 3 | 2 | 4/4 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 24 January 2008 | Drawn |
| 35 | 158 ‡ | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | Sabina Park, Kingston | Away | 22 May 2008 | Won |
| 36 | 123 ‡ | India | 3 | 1 | 1/4 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Away | 9 October 2008 | Drawn |
| 37 | 101 ‡ | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 26 December 2008 | Lost |
| 38 | 150 † ‡ | England | 3 | 2 | 1/5 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | Away | 8 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 39 | 209 † ‡ | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 3/3 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Home | 14 January 2010 | Won |
| 40 | 134 | India | 4 | 2 | 2/4 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 4 January 2012 | Won |
| 41 | 221 | India | 4 | 1 | 4/4 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 24 January 2012 | Won |

## One Day International centuries

ODI centuries scored by Ponting :
| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
| 1 | 123 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 89.13 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 9 January 1996 | Lost |
| 2 | 102 | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 91.07 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | Neutral | 4 March 1996 | Lost |
| 3 | 100 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 87.71 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 21 January 1998 | Lost |
| 4 | 145 † | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 91.77 | Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi | Neutral | 11 April 1998 | Won |
| 5 | 124* † | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 96.12 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Away | 18 November 1998 | Won |
| 6 | 115 † | India | 3 | 1 | 95.04 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 12 January 2000 | Won |
| 7 | 101 | India | 3 | 1 | 92.66 | Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam | Away | 3 April 2001 | Won |
| 8 | 102 † | England | 3 | 2 | 87.93 | County Ground, Bristol | Away | 10 June 2001 | Won |
| 9 | 129 † ‡ | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 102.38 | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | Away | 30 March 2002 | Won |
| 10 | 119 ‡ | England | 3 | 1 | 96.74 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 15 December 2002 | Won |
| 11 | 106* † ‡ | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 109.27 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 21 January 2003 | Won |
| 12 | 114 † ‡ | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 104.58 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Neutral | 7 March 2003 | Won |
| 13 | 140* † ‡ | India | 3 | 1 | 115.70 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Neutral | 23 March 2003 | Won |
| 14 | 101 † ‡ | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 85.59 | Marrara Oval, Darwin | Home | 6 August 2003 | Won |
| 15 | 108* ‡ | India | 3 | 1 | 104.85 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Away | 12 November 2003 | Won |
| 16 | 115 † ‡ | Asian XI | 3 | 1 | 112.74 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Neutral | 10 January 2005 | Won |
| 17 | 141* † ‡ | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 111.02 | McLean Park, Napier | Away | 5 March 2005 | Won |
| 18 | 111 ‡ | England | 3 | 2 | 96.52 | Lord's, London | Away | 10 July 2005 | Won |
| 19 | 124 ‡ | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 97.63 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 12 February 2006 | Won |
| 20 | 164 † ‡ | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 156.19 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Away | 12 March 2006 | Lost |
| 21 | 111 † ‡ | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 90.98 | WACA, Perth | Home | 28 January 2007 | Won |
| 22 | 104 † ‡ | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 92.03 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 4 February 2007 | Won |
| 23 | 113 † ‡ | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 121.50 | Warner Park, Basseterre | Neutral | 14 March 2007 | Won |
| 24 | 107* † ‡ | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 99.07 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 14 December 2007 | Won |
| 25 | 134* † ‡ | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 100.75 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Home | 20 December 2007 | Won |
| 26 | 124 † ‡ | India | 3 | 1 | 93.23 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 24 February 2008 | Won |
| 27 | 126 † ‡ | England | 3 | 2 | 115.59 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Away | 15 September 2009 | Won |
| 28 | 111* ‡ | England | 3 | 2 | 96.52 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Neutral | 2 October 2009 | Won |
| 29 | 106* † ‡ | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 94.64 | The Gabba, Brisbane | Home | 14 February 2010 | Won |
| 30 | 104 ‡ | India | 3 | 1 | 88.13 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad | Away | 24 March 2011 | Lost |