# List of international cricket centuries by Nathan Astle

Nathan Astle is a former international cricketer who represented the New Zealand cricket team between 1995 and 2007. He scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test cricket and One Day International (ODI) matches on 11 and 16 occasions, respectively. Described by BBC Sport as "one of the best one-day batsmen New Zealand has ever produced", Astle is the fourth-highest run-scorer for his country in international cricket.
Astle made his ODI debut against the West Indies at Eden Park, Auckland, in January 1995. His first century came the same year against India at the Vidharba Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur. Opening the batting, he made 114 runs from 128 balls in the match which New Zealand won. He scored a century against England in the 1996 Cricket World Cup. Astle's match-winning innings of 119 against Pakistan was included among the 100 best ODI innings of all time by Wisden in 2002. He scored his second World Cup century when he made 102 against Zimbabwe in the 2003 tournament. His highest score of 145 not out was made against the United States in the 2004 Champions Trophy. In ODIs, Astle scored the most (five) centuries against India. He ended up in the nineties on nine occasions, including twice where he remained not out.
Astle made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in 1996, a year after he started playing international cricket. The same year he was picked up for the West Indies tour in which he scored back-to-back hundreds. His highest score of 222 (off 168 balls) was made against England at the Jade Stadium, Christchurch, in 2002. In the course of the innings, he set two records—fastest double-century scored in Test cricket, and the second-highest individual score in the fourth innings of a Test match. Astle played four Twenty20 International matches between 2005 and 2006 without scoring a century. His highest score in the format was 40 not out.

## Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| * | Remained not out |
| † | Man of the match |
| 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 (New Zealand), away or neutral |
| Date | Match starting day |
| Lost | The match was lost by New Zealand |
| Won | The match was won by New Zealand |
| Drawn | The match was drawn |

## ODI cricket centuries

List of ODI centuries scored by Nathan Astle :
| No. | Score | Balls | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
| 1 | 114 † | 128 | India | 2 | 1 | 89.06 | Vidharba Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | Away | 26 November 1995 | Won |
| 2 | 120 † | 137 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 87.59 | Eden Park, Auckland | Home | 28 January 1996 | Won |
| 3 | 101 † | 132 | England | 2 | 1 | 76.51 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Neutral | 14 February 1996 | Won |
| 4 | 117 † | 132 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 88.63 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | Neutral | 9 May 1997 | Won |
| 5 | 104* † | 137 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 75.91 | McLean Park, Napier | Home | 6 March 1998 | Won |
| 6 | 100* † | 126 | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 79.36 | Eden Park, Auckland | Home | 20 February 1999 | Won |
| 7 | 120 † | 136 | India | 2 | 1 | 88.23 | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | Away | 5 November 1999 | Won |
| 8 | 104 | 128 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 81.25 | McLean Park, Napier | Home | 1 March 2000 | Lost |
| 9 | 119 † | 116 | Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 102.58 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Home | 28 February 2001 | Won |
| 10 | 117 † | 150 | India | 2 | 1 | 78.00 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Neutral | 20 July 2001 | Won |
| 11 | 108 | 143 | India | 2 | 1 | 75.52 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Neutral | 2 August 2001 | Lost |
| 12 | 122* † | 150 | England | 2 | 2 | 81.33 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Home | 26 February 2002 | Won |
| 13 | 102* † | 122 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 83.60 | Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein | Neutral | 8 March 2003 | Won |
| 14 | 145* † | 151 | USA | 2 | 1 | 96.02 | Kennington Oval, London | Neutral | 10 September 2004 | Won |
| 15 | 115* † | 131 | India | 2 | 2 | 87.78 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Neutral | 6 September 2005 | Won |
| 16 | 118* † | 126 | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 93.65 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | Home | 25 February 2006 | Won |

## Test cricket centuries

List of Test centuries scored by Nathan Astle :
| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
| 1 | 125 | West Indies | 4 | 3 | 1/2 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Away | 19 April 1996 | Lost |
| 2 | 103 | West Indies | 5 | 2 | 2/2 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua | Away | 27 April 1996 | Drawn |
| 3 | 102* † | England | 6 | 3 | 1/3 | Eden Park, Auckland | Home | 24 January 1997 | Drawn |
| 4 | 114 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 2 | 2/2 | Eden Park, Auckland | Home | 26 February 1998 | Won |
| 5 | 101 | England | 4 | 2 | 3/4 | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Away | 5 August 1999 | Drawn |
| 6 | 141 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 1 | 1/1 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Home | 26 December 2000 | Drawn |
| 7 | 156* | Australia | 5 | 1 | 3/3 | WACA Ground, Perth | Away | 30 November 2001 | Drawn |
| 8 | 222 | England | 5 | 4 | 1/3 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | Home | 13 March 2002 | Lost |
| 9 | 103 | India | 5 | 2 | 1/2 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Away | 8 October 2003 | Drawn |
| 10 | 114 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 1 | 1/2 | McLean Park, Napier | Home | 4 April 2005 | Drawn |
| 11 | 128 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 2 | 2/2 | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Away | 15 August 2005 | Won |