# List of international cricket centuries by Herschelle Gibbs

Herschelle Gibbs is a former South African cricketer who represented his country between 1996 and 2010. He made centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) on 14 and 21 occasions in Test and One Day International (ODI) matches respectively. With over 14,000 runs, Gibbs is fourth in the list of South Africa's most prolific run-scorers in international cricket. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack included him among its "top 40 cricketers of 2004".
Gibbs made his Test and ODI debuts in 1996 against India and Kenya respectively. However, it was only in 1999 that he made his first century, when he scored 125 against the West Indies, an ODI South Africa won at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth. He followed that with another century against Australia in the 1999 World Cup, although this time in a losing cause. In 2002, Gibbs made three centuries in consecutive innings, equaling a record that was previously held by two other players. He was denied a fourth successive century when he remained 97 not out against Bangladesh. His career-best score of 175, achieved against Australia, led South Africa to the most successful run-chase in the history of ODIs. Gibbs made a minimum of one century each year from 1999 to 2009. As of October 2015, he is jointly second with Hashim Amla (both with 21 centuries) in the number of ODI centuries among his countrymen, only behind AB de Villiers (22). Along with Shikhar Dhawan, Sourav Ganguly, and Chris Gayle, Gibbs holds the record for the most centuries in the ICC Champions Trophy, with three.
Gibbs' first Test century, 211 not out, was made against New Zealand at the AMI Stadium, Christchurch, in March 1999. His highest score of 228 came against Pakistan at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town in 2003. These two are the only instances of his scoring above 200. In Tests, Gibbs scored centuries against all Test-playing teams except Sri Lanka. In ODIs, Gibbs scored centuries against 10 different teams, including all nine Test-playing teams. On 6 February 2005, he became only the second batsman, after Australia's Ricky Ponting, to score an ODI century against all Test playing nations, when he scored 100 against England. Gibbs also played 23 Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) for South Africa between 2005 and 2010. He did not score any centuries in the format; his best score of 90 not out came against the West Indies.

## Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| * | Remained not out |
| † | He was named man of the match. |
| Pos. | Position in the batting order |
| Inn. | The innings of the match in which he scored his century. |
| Test | The number of the Test match played in that series (for example, (1/3) denotes the first Test in a three match series). |
| H/A/N | Whether the venue is home (South Africa), away (opponent's home) or neutral. |
| Date | The date on which the match began. |
| Lost | The match was lost by South Africa. |
| Won | The match was won by South Africa. |
| Drawn | The match was drawn. |
| S/R | His strike rate during the innings |
| (D/L) | The result was determined by the Duckworth–Lewis method. |

## Test centuries

Test centuries by Herschelle Gibbs :
| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
| 1 | 211* † | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 2/3 | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Away | 11 March 1999 | Drawn |
| 2 | 120 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 3/3 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Away | 18 March 1999 | Won |
| 3 | 147 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Away | 7 September 2001 | Won |
| 4 | 107 | India | 1 | 2 | 1/2 | Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein | Home | 3 November 2001 | Won |
| 5 | 196 † | India | 1 | 1 | 2/2 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | Home | 16 November 2001 | Drawn |
| 6 | 104 † | Australia | 1 | 4 | 3/3 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | Home | 15 March 2002 | Won |
| 7 | 114 | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 2/2 | Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom | Home | 25 October 2002 | Won |
| 8 | 228 † | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 2/2 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Home | 2 January 2003 | Won |
| 9 | 179 | England | 2 | 1 | 1/5 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | Away | 24 July 2003 | Drawn |
| 10 | 183 | England | 2 | 1 | 5/5 | The Oval, London | Away | 4 September 2003 | Lost |
| 11 | 142 | West Indies | 2 | 2 | 2/4 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | Home | 26 December 2003 | Won |
| 12 | 142 | West Indies | 2 | 3 | 3/4 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Home | 2 January 2004 | Drawn |
| 13 | 192 † | West Indies | 2 | 1 | 4/4 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Home | 16 January 2004 | Won |
| 14 | 161 | England | 2 | 2 | 4/5 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 13 January 2005 | Lost |

## One Day International centuries

One Day International centuries by Herschelle Gibbs :
| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
| 1 | 125 † | West Indies | 2 | 1 | 85.61 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | Home | 30 January 1999 | Won |
| 2 | 101 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 75.37 | Headingley, Leeds | Neutral | 13 June 1999 | Lost |
| 3 | 111 | India | 2 | 1 | 87.40 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | Away | 9 March 2000 | Lost |
| 4 | 104 † | West Indies | 1 | 2 | 73.75 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | Away | 2 May 2001 | Won |
| 5 | 107 † | West Indies | 2 | 2 | 81.06 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Away | 9 May 2001 | Won |
| 6 | 125 † | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 111.60 | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Away | 23 September 2001 | Won |
| 7 | 114 † | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 87.69 | National Cricket Stadium, Tangier | Neutral | 12 August 2002 | Won |
| 8 | 116 † | Kenya | 2 | 1 | 92.06 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Neutral | 20 September 2002 | Won |
| 9 | 116* | India | 1 | 2 | 97.47 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Neutral | 25 September 2002 | Lost |
| 10 | 153 † | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 116.79 | Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom | Home | 3 October 2002 | Won |
| 11 | 108* † | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2 | 117.39 | De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley | Home | 4 December 2002 | Won |
| 12 | 143 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 101.41 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | Home | 16 February 2003 | Lost (D/L) |
| 13 | 101 | West Indies | 2 | 1 | 74.81 | The Oval, London | Neutral | 18 September 2004 | Lost |
| 14 | 100 † | England | 4 | 1 | 86.95 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Home | 6 February 2005 | Won |
| 15 | 118 | England | 4 | 1 | 88.72 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | Home | 11 February 2005 | N/R |
| 16 | 175 † | Australia | 3 | 2 | 157.65 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | Home | 12 March 2006 | Won |
| 17 | 111 † | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 111.00 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Away | 25 August 2007 | Won |
| 18 | 102 | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 79.68 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Away | 18 October 2007 | Won |
| 19 | 119 † | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 117.82 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Home | 2 December 2007 | Won |
| 20 | 102 † | West Indies | 1 | 2 | 121.42 | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Home | 3 February 2008 | Won |
| 21 | 110 † | Australia | 2 | 1 | 94.82 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | Home | 13 April 2009 | Won |