Most Test Centuries for England: List of Player Name and Hundred Count

The England cricket team has performed exceptionally well in recent Test matches, displaying strong batting and bowling skills. Their consistent performances have cemented their status as one of the top teams in international cricket.

The team has won 397 Test matches in 1,077 games, a winning percentage of approximately 36.9%. This makes them the third most successful team in Test cricket history, behind Australia and South Africa.

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Key players such as Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler have made important contributions to the team’s success, and scored hundreds in Test matches.

Joe Root created history by becoming England’s leading run-scorer in Test cricket in his first Test match against Pakistan.

With astonishing skill and determination, Root surpassed Alastair Cook’s long-standing record, scoring a total of 12,546 runs after scoring an impressive unbeaten century.

The milestone was achieved on Wednesday, further cementing Root’s reputation as the ‘GOAT’ (Greatest of All Time) of English red-ball cricket.

With this achievement, he has now become the fifth-highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket, joining Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dehrad Vader and other legends.

List of England’s oldest players in Test cricket

Joe Root currently holds the record for most Test centuries for England with 34. He surpassed Alastair Cook, who previously held the record of 33 centuries. Root achieved this milestone in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s in August 2024, in which he scored two centuries.

rank	player	Profession	matches	bureau	running	HS	100 seconds
1	Joseph Edward Root	2012-2024	147*	268	12,575	Chapter 254	35
2	Alastair Nathan Cook	2006-2018	161	Chapter 291	12,472	294	33
3	Kevin Peterson	2005-2014	104	181	8,181	227	twenty three
4	Walter Reginald Hammond	1927-1947	85	140	7,249	336*	No. 22
5	Michael Colin Cowdray	1954-1975	114	188	7,624	182	No. 22
6	Jeffrey Boycott	1964-1982	108	193	8,114	246*	No. 22
7	Ian Bell	2004-2015	118	205	7,727	235	twenty two
8	Andrew Strauss	2004-2012	100	178	7,037	177	twenty one
9	Kenneth Frank Barrington	1955-1968	82	131	6,806	256	20
10	Graham Gooch	1975-1995	118	215	8,900	Chapter 333	20
11	Leonard Hutton	1937-1955	79	138	6,971	Chapter 364	19
12	Michael Vaughan	1999-2008	82	147	5,719	197	18
13	David Ian Gower	1978-1992	117	204	8,231	215	18
14	Dennis Compton	1937-1957	78	131	5,807	278	No. 17
15	Herbert Sutcliffe	1924-1935	54	84	4,555	194	16
16	Graham Thorpe	1993-2005	100	179	6,744	200*	16
No. 17	Michael Atherton	1989-2001	115	212	7,728	185*	16
18	John Barry Hobbs	1908-1930	61	102	5,410	211	15
19	Alec Stewart	1990-2003	133	235	8,463	190	15
20	Andrew Lamb	1982-1992	79	139	4,656	142	14
twenty one	Marcus Edward Trescothick	2000-2006	76	143	5,825	219	14
twenty two	Ian Botham	1977-1992	102	161	5,200	208	14
twenty three	Nasser Hussein	1990-2004	96	171	5,764	207	14
twenty four	Philip Ben Charles May	1951-1961	66	106	4,537	285*	13
25	Benjamin Andrew Stokes	2013-2024	105	190	6,508	258	13

Source: ESPN Information

Joe Root has left a significant mark on the history of English cricket as he surpasses Alastair Cook to become England’s leading century-maker in Test matches. The milestone was achieved in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s in August 2024.

Beyond Alastair Cook

Root scored 143 runs in the first game, tying Cook’s record of 33 runs. In the second innings, he completed his 34th Test hundred, intercepting Lahiru Kumara’s delivery for four, cementing his status as England’s most prolific century scorer. status. The achievement came in his 145th Test match, while Cook took 161 Tests to reach the record of 33 centuries.

record details

• Total centuries: 34
• Number of games played: 145
• First century: Root’s first Test century came against New Zealand at Headingley in May 2013 when he scored 104 runs.

Notable centuries:

• 180 vs Australia (July 2013)
• 200* vs Sri Lanka (June 2014)
• 254 vs South Africa at Old Trafford (July 2016)
• 228 vs Sri Lanka in Galle (January 2021)
• 143 vs Sri Lanka at God’s Stadium (August 2024)

Root’s achievements not only highlighted his consistency and skill but also placed him among the elite run-scorers in the history of Test cricket. He is currently the fifth-highest run-scorer, along with legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting.

Joe Root is currently joint-sixth on the all-time list of Test century-makers, having hit 34 centuries in his career. He achieved the milestone in his second Test against Sri Lanka at Rhodes in August 2024, surpassing Alastair Cook’s previous record of 33 centuries.

All-time Test century leaders

Here are the players who came before Joe Root on the all-time list:

• Sachin Tendulkar (IND): 51st century
• Jacques Callis (RSA): 45 centuries
• Ricky Ponting (Australia): 41st century
• Kumar Sangakkar (SL): 36 centuries
• Rahul Dravid (IND): 36 centuries

Root’s achievements not only highlighted his superior technique and consistency but also placed him among the elite in cricket’s history. As an active player, he is currently the only player in the top six, demonstrating his continued contribution to the sport.

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