Top 25 Test Batsmen Centuries Rating

All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 25 batsmen with most 100s and least inns/100 in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

4.1. Against All Teams

4.2. Against Top Teams

7.2. Trend Setter (TS)

7.3. Top Teams (TT)

7.4. Abbreviations

THE CRITERIA

The CEN Rating is divided into 6 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Total Hundreds	250.00
Consistent	Inns/100	100.00
Top Teams	Inns/100 (TT)	150.00
At Home	Inns/100 (HM)	50.00
Away From Home	Inns/100 (AW)	200.00
Conversion Rate	100/50+	250.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT)	30
Min Innings At Home	15
Min Innings Away	15
Min Career Runs	1000

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1950 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1	MP before 1976
Era 2	MP between 1975 And 1996
Era 3	MP between 1995 And 2016
Era 4	MP greater than 2015

CRITERIA: Points For Number of 100s

RANK	ERA 1	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	100s	RAT
TS	GS Sobers	WI	1954	1974	1964	160	26	230.00
1	GS Sobers	WI	1954	1974	1964	160	26	230.00
2	KF Barrington	ENG	1955	1968	1961.5	131	20	176.92
3	RG Pollock	SA	1963	1970	1966.5	41	7	61.92

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	100s	RAT
TS	SM Gavaskar	IND	1971	1987	1979	214	34	230.00
1	SM Gavaskar	IND	1971	1987	1979	214	34	230.00
2	SR Waugh	AUS	1985	2004	1994.5	260	32	216.47
3	GS Chappell	AUS	1970	1984	1977	151	24	162.35
3	IVA Richards	WI	1974	1991	1982.5	182	24	162.35
5	M Azharuddin	IND	1984	2000	1992	147	22	148.82
6	PA de Silva	SL	1984	2002	1993	159	20	135.29
7	BC Broad	ENG	1984	1989	1986.5	44	6	40.59

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	100s	RAT
TS	SR Tendulkar	IND	1989	2013	2001	329	51	250.00
1	SR Tendulkar	IND	1989	2013	2001	329	51	250.00
2	JH Kallis	SA	1995	2013	2004	280	45	220.59
3	RT Ponting	AUS	1995	2012	2003.5	287	41	200.98
4	KC Sangakkara	SL	2000	2015	2007.5	233	38	186.27
5	BC Lara	WI	1990	2006	1998	232	34	166.67
5	DPMD Jayawardena	SL	1997	2014	2005.5	252	34	166.67
5	Younis Khan	PAK	2000	2017	2008.5	213	34	166.67
8	ML Hayden	AUS	1994	2009	2001.5	184	30	147.06
9	MJ Clarke	AUS	2004	2015	2009.5	198	28	137.25
10	Mohammad Yousuf	PAK	1998	2010	2004	156	24	117.65

RANK	ERA 4	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	100s	RAT
TS	JE Root	ENG	2012	2026	2019	298	41	240.00
1	JE Root	ENG	2012	2026	2019	298	41	240.00
2	SPD Smith	AUS	2010	2026	2018	220	37	216.59
3	KS Williamson	NZ	2010	2025	2017.5	192	33	193.17
4	V Kohli	IND	2011	2025	2018	210	30	175.61
5	HC Brook	ENG	2022	2026	2024	60	10	58.54

CONSISTENT

CRITERIA: Points For Innings Per Hundred

Min Qualification For TS
Min Centuries	10
Min Centuries (TT)	5
Min Centuries (HM)	5
Min Centuries (AW)	5

Against All Teams

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	100s	IN/100	RAT
TS	KS Williamson	192	33	5.82	100.00
1	KS Williamson	192	33	5.82	100.00
2	RG Pollock	41	7	5.86	99.33
3	SPD Smith	220	37	5.95	97.85
4	HC Brook	60	10	6.00	96.97
5	KC Sangakkara	233	38	6.13	94.89
6	ML Hayden	184	30	6.13	94.86
7	GS Sobers	160	26	6.15	94.55
8	JH Kallis	280	45	6.22	93.51
9	Younis Khan	213	34	6.26	92.87
10	GS Chappell	151	24	6.29	92.47
11	SM Gavaskar	214	34	6.29	92.44
12	SR Tendulkar	329	51	6.45	90.19
13	Mohammad Yousuf	156	24	6.50	89.51
14	KF Barrington	131	20	6.55	88.83
15	M Azharuddin	147	22	6.68	87.07
16	BC Lara	232	34	6.82	85.27
17	RT Ponting	287	41	7.00	83.12
18	V Kohli	210	30	7.00	83.12
19	MJ Clarke	198	28	7.07	82.28
20	JE Root	298	41	7.27	80.05
21	BC Broad	44	6	7.33	79.34
22	DPMD Jayawardena	252	34	7.41	78.50
23	IVA Richards	182	24	7.58	76.72
24	PA de Silva	159	20	7.95	73.18
25	SR Waugh	260	32	8.13	71.61

Against Top Teams

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	100s	IN/100	RAT
TS	HC Brook	43	8	5.38	150.00
1	HC Brook	43	8	5.38	150.00
2	RG Pollock	39	7	5.57	144.71
3	SPD Smith	169	28	6.04	133.58
4	Younis Khan	142	23	6.17	130.59
5	IVA Richards	105	17	6.18	130.54
6	GS Chappell	99	16	6.19	130.30
7	GS Sobers	124	20	6.20	130.04
8	RT Ponting	184	29	6.34	127.07
9	JH Kallis	166	26	6.38	126.28
10	ML Hayden	128	20	6.40	125.98
11	KS Williamson	122	19	6.42	125.56
12	SM Gavaskar	176	27	6.52	123.69
13	PA de Silva	105	16	6.56	122.86
14	MJ Clarke	143	20	7.15	112.76
15	V Kohli	160	22	7.27	110.86
16	DPMD Jayawardena	176	24	7.33	109.94
17	M Azharuddin	97	13	7.46	108.05
18	KC Sangakkara	160	21	7.62	105.82
19	JE Root	213	27	7.89	102.20
20	BC Lara	153	19	8.05	100.12
21	Mohammad Yousuf	99	12	8.25	97.73
22	SR Tendulkar	218	26	8.38	96.16
23	BC Broad	42	5	8.40	95.98
24	SR Waugh	162	16	10.13	79.63
25	KF Barrington	69	6	11.50	70.11

In Home Matches

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	100s	IN/100	RAT
TS	Mohammad Yousuf	56	13	4.31	50.00
1	Mohammad Yousuf	56	13	4.31	50.00
2	KS Williamson	93	20	4.65	46.32
3	ML Hayden	98	21	4.67	46.15
4	Younis Khan	84	18	4.67	46.15
5	MJ Clarke	86	17	5.06	42.58
6	M Azharuddin	66	13	5.08	42.42
7	GS Sobers	75	14	5.36	40.21
8	DPMD Jayawardena	129	23	5.61	38.40
9	KC Sangakkara	124	22	5.64	38.21
10	SPD Smith	108	19	5.68	37.89
11	GS Chappell	96	16	6.00	35.90
12	IVA Richards	67	11	6.09	35.36
13	JE Root	147	24	6.13	35.16
14	V Kohli	87	14	6.21	34.66
15	JH Kallis	143	23	6.22	34.64
16	RG Pollock	26	4	6.50	33.14
17	BC Lara	111	17	6.53	32.99
18	PA de Silva	72	11	6.55	32.91
19	RT Ponting	154	23	6.70	32.17
20	SM Gavaskar	108	16	6.75	31.91
21	SR Tendulkar	153	22	6.95	30.97
22	SR Waugh	140	15	9.33	23.08
23	HC Brook	31	3	10.33	20.84
24	KF Barrington	73	6	12.17	17.70

In Away Matches

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	100s	IN/100	RAT
TS	BC Broad	20	6	3.33	200.00
1	BC Broad	20	6	3.33	200.00
2	KF Barrington	58	14	4.14	160.92
3	HC Brook	29	7	4.14	160.92
4	RG Pollock	15	3	5.00	133.33
5	SM Gavaskar	106	18	5.89	113.21
6	SR Tendulkar	176	29	6.07	109.85
7	SPD Smith	112	18	6.22	107.14
8	JH Kallis	137	22	6.23	107.06
9	KC Sangakkara	109	16	6.81	97.86
10	GS Chappell	55	8	6.88	96.97
11	SR Waugh	120	17	7.06	94.44
12	GS Sobers	85	12	7.08	94.12
13	BC Lara	121	17	7.12	93.66
14	RT Ponting	133	18	7.39	90.23
15	KS Williamson	99	13	7.62	87.54
16	V Kohli	123	16	7.69	86.72
17	Younis Khan	129	16	8.06	82.69
18	IVA Richards	115	13	8.85	75.36
19	JE Root	151	17	8.88	75.06
20	M Azharuddin	81	9	9.00	74.07
21	Mohammad Yousuf	100	11	9.09	73.33
22	ML Hayden	86	9	9.56	69.77
23	PA de Silva	87	9	9.67	68.97
24	MJ Clarke	112	11	10.18	65.48
25	DPMD Jayawardena	123	11	11.18	59.62

CONV RATE

CRITERIA: Points For Converting 50s to 100s

Min Qualification For TS
Min Centuries	10

RANK	BATSMAN	100s	50+	C RATE	RAT
TS	S Gill	10	18	55.56	250.00
1	M Azharuddin	22	43	51.16	230.23
2	MJ Clarke	28	55	50.91	229.09
3	ML Hayden	30	59	50.85	228.81
4	Younis Khan	34	67	50.75	228.36
5	BC Broad	6	12	50.00	225.00
6	V Kohli	30	61	49.18	221.31
7	PA de Silva	20	42	47.62	214.29
8	KS Williamson	33	71	46.48	209.15
9	GS Sobers	26	56	46.43	208.93
10	SPD Smith	37	81	45.68	205.56
11	JH Kallis	45	103	43.69	196.60
12	GS Chappell	24	55	43.64	196.36
13	SM Gavaskar	34	79	43.04	193.67
14	SR Tendulkar	51	119	42.86	192.86
15	KC Sangakkara	38	90	42.22	190.00
16	Mohammad Yousuf	24	57	42.11	189.47
17	BC Lara	34	82	41.46	186.59
18	DPMD Jayawardena	34	84	40.48	182.14
19	HC Brook	10	25	40.00	180.00
20	RT Ponting	41	103	39.81	179.13
21	SR Waugh	32	82	39.02	175.61
22	RG Pollock	7	18	38.89	175.00
23	JE Root	41	107	38.32	172.43
24	KF Barrington	20	55	36.36	163.64
25	IVA Richards	24	69	34.78	156.52

CENTURIES RATING

The CENTURIES (CEN) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK	BATSMAN	PRO	CON	C TT	C HM	C AW	CV	CEN RAT
1	SPD Smith	216.59	97.85	133.58	37.89	107.14	205.56	798.61
2	GS Sobers	230.00	94.55	130.04	40.21	94.12	208.93	797.84
3	SM Gavaskar	230.00	92.44	123.69	31.91	113.21	193.67	784.91
4	JH Kallis	220.59	93.51	126.28	34.64	107.06	196.60	778.68
5	SR Tendulkar	250.00	90.19	96.16	30.97	109.85	192.86	770.02
6	KS Williamson	193.17	100.00	125.56	46.32	87.54	209.15	761.75
7	Younis Khan	166.67	92.87	130.59	46.15	82.69	228.36	747.33
8	GS Chappell	162.35	92.47	130.30	35.90	96.97	196.36	714.36
9	KC Sangakkara	186.27	94.89	105.82	38.21	97.86	190.00	713.06
10	RT Ponting	200.98	83.12	127.07	32.17	90.23	179.13	712.69
11	ML Hayden	147.06	94.86	125.98	46.15	69.77	228.81	712.63
12	V Kohli	175.61	83.12	110.86	34.66	86.72	221.31	712.28
13	JE Root	240.00	80.05	102.20	35.16	75.06	172.43	704.90
14	M Azharuddin	148.82	87.07	108.05	42.42	74.07	230.23	690.68
15	KF Barrington	176.92	88.83	70.11	17.70	160.92	163.64	678.12
16	MJ Clarke	137.25	82.28	112.76	42.58	65.48	229.09	669.44
17	HC Brook	58.54	96.97	150.00	20.84	160.92	180.00	667.27
18	BC Lara	166.67	85.27	100.12	32.99	93.66	186.59	665.29
19	SR Waugh	216.47	71.61	79.63	23.08	94.44	175.61	660.84
20	PA de Silva	135.29	73.18	122.86	32.91	68.97	214.29	647.49
21	RG Pollock	61.92	99.33	144.71	33.14	133.33	175.00	647.44
22	BC Broad	40.59	79.34	95.98	0.00	200.00	225.00	640.91
23	IVA Richards	162.35	76.72	130.54	35.36	75.36	156.52	636.86
24	DPMD Jayawardena	166.67	78.50	109.94	38.40	59.62	182.14	635.27
25	Mohammad Yousuf	117.65	89.51	97.73	50.00	73.33	189.47	617.69

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier batsmen may change if current batsmen set new benchmarks.

Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Runs: 2,000; Player X Runs: 1,000; Section Points: 250.00
TS Points: 250.00 (Max)
Player X Points: Runs/TS Runs X 250 = 1,000/2,000 X 250 = 125.00.
Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Runs being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
Know All About the Trend Setter

Top Teams (TT)

An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 7 years.
Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.