Test cricket is the
longest version of the sport of
cricket . Test matches are played between international teams of eleven players each over four
innings ; each team
bats twice. In the
women's variant , the game is scheduled to last four days of play. The
Women's Cricket Association was formed in England in 1926, and the first women's Test was played between
England and
Australia in 1934. The English team were on a tour of Australia and New Zealand, arranged by the WCA. The
International Women's Cricket Council was formed in 1958 as the governing body for women's cricket. In 2005, women's cricket was brought under the
International Cricket Council along with men's cricket; at that time 89 of the council's 104 members had started developing women's cricket. As of June 2024, a total of ten teams have played a total of 149 women's Test matches and 2 matches were abandoned. England have played the most matches (98) while
Sri Lanka ,
Ireland and the
Netherlands have played only one Test each.
A century is a score of a hundred or more runs in an innings. The first century in women's Test cricket was scored in 1935 by Myrtle Maclagan , who made 119 runs for England against Australia. Since then, a total of 108 centuries, including seven double centuries, have been scored. Betty Snowball of England (189 runs) held the record for the highest individual score for over 51 years. She was the second cricketer to hold the record after Maclagan, a record which stood until Sandhya Agarwal of India surpassed it by a single run in 1986. Following Agarwal the record was held by Denise Annetts (Australia, 1987), Kirsty Flavell (New Zealand , 1996), Karen Rolton (Australia, 2001), Mithali Raj (India, 2002), and the current record holder Kiran Baluch of Pakistan who, in 2004, scored 242 runs against the West Indies . Janette Brittin of England has scored five centuries in a Test career spanning 27 matches and 44 innings, the most hundreds in women's Test match history. Flavell scored the first double century in women's Test cricket in 1996; over the next eight years five more double centuries were scored, by Joanne Broadbent (Australia, 1998), Michelle Goszko (Australia, 2001), Karen Rolton (Australia, 2001), Mithali Raj (India, 2002), and Kiran Baluch (Pakistan, 2004), which was then succeeded by a 13-year wait until Ellyse Perry of Australia scored the next one in 2017. As of June 2022, Australia and England have the most centurions (23 players each) while English players have scored the most centuries (44 times).
The first part of this list includes all players who have scored a Test century. The list is organised in chronological order; in cases where more than one player has scored a century in the same match or innings, the player who started batting earlier is listed first. The second part of the list provides an overview of century scores by Test playing teams. Teams are listed in the order of debut; in cases where two teams played their first match together, the host team is listed first.
Key
Symbol
Meaning
Runs
Number of runs scored
*
Batsman remained not out
Mins
Duration of the innings in minutes
BF
Number of balls faced
4s
Number of fours hit
6s
Number of sixes hit
SR
Runs scored per 100 balls
Inn
Innings in which the score was made
–
Statistic was not recorded
†
Score was a world record at that time
Century scores
List of century scores
No.
Player
Date
For
Against
Ground
Runs
BF
4s
6s
SR
Inns
1
Myrtle Maclagan †
4 January 1935
England
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
119
–
5
0
–
2
2
Betty Snowball †
16 February 1935
England
New Zealand
Lancaster Park , Christchurch
189
–
23
0
–
2
3
Molly Hide
16 February 1935
England
New Zealand
Lancaster Park , Christchurch
110
–
5
0
–
2
4
Myrtle Maclagan
26 June 1937
England
Australia
Stanley Park , Blackpool
115
–
–
–
–
1
5
Una Paisley
20 March 1948
Australia
New Zealand
Basin Reserve , Wellington
108
–
10
0
–
1
6
Betty Wilson
15 January 1949
Australia
England
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
111
–
12
0
–
1
7
Molly Hide
19 February 1949
England
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
124*
–
–
–
–
3
8
Cecilia Robinson
16 June 1951
England
Australia
North Marine Road , Scarborough
105
–
8
0
–
1
9
Una Paisley
18 January 1957
Australia
New Zealand
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
101
–
0
0
–
1
10
Mary Duggan
29 November 1957
England
New Zealand
Lancaster Park , Christchurch
108
–
12
0
–
2
11
Betty Wilson
21 February 1958
Australia
England
Junction Oval , Melbourne
100
–
3
0
–
3
12
Betty Wilson
8 March 1958
Australia
England
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
127
–
6
0
–
1
13
Cecilia Robinson
8 March 1958
England
Australia
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
102
–
0
0
–
2
14
Helen Sharpe
31 December 1960
England
South Africa
Kingsmead , Durban
126
–
7
0
–
2
15
Yvonne van Mentz
13 January 1961
South Africa
England
Newlands , Cape Town
105*
–
7
0
–
2
16
Mary Duggan
20 July 1963
England
Australia
The Oval , London
101*
–
–
–
–
1
17
Rachael Heyhoe Flint
18 June 1966
England
New Zealand
North Marine Road , Scarborough
113
–
11
0
–
1
18
Enid Bakewell
27 December 1968
England
Australia
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
113
–
–
–
–
1
19
Edna Barker
10 January 1969
England
Australia
Junction Oval , Melbourne
100
–
–
–
–
1
20
Trish McKelvey
15 February 1969
New Zealand
England
Basin Reserve , Wellington
155*
–
–
–
–
1
21
Enid Bakewell
15 February 1969
England
New Zealand
Basin Reserve , Wellington
124
–
–
–
–
2
22
Judi Doull
7 March 1969
New Zealand
England
Hagley Oval , Christchurch
103
–
–
–
–
1
23
Enid Bakewell
7 March 1969
England
New Zealand
Hagley Oval , Christchurch
114
–
–
–
–
2
24
Trish McKelvey
25 February 1972
New Zealand
South Africa
Newlands , Cape Town
117*
–
–
–
–
3
25
Brenda Williams
24 March 1972
South Africa
New Zealand
Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg
100
–
4
0
–
3
26
Lorraine Hill
21 March 1975
Australia
New Zealand
Basin Reserve , Wellington
118*
–
–
–
–
2
27
Rachael Heyhoe Flint
19 June 1976
England
Australia
Old Trafford , Manchester
110
–
9
0
–
2
28
Margaret Jennings
3 July 1976
Australia
England
Edgbaston , Birmingham
104
–
9
0
–
2
29
Jan Lumsden
24 July 1976
Australia
England
The Oval , London
123
–
12
0
–
2
30
Rachael Heyhoe Flint
24 July 1976
England
Australia
The Oval , London
179
–
28
0
–
3
31
Shanta Rangaswamy
8 January 1977
India
New Zealand
Carisbrook , Dunedin
108
–
–
–
–
2
32
Barb Bevege
8 January 1977
New Zealand
India
Carisbrook , Dunedin
100*
–
–
–
–
3
33
Julie Stockton
12 January 1979
Australia
New Zealand
University Oval , Sydney
117
–
11
0
–
2
34
Enid Bakewell
1 July 1979
England
West Indies
Edgbaston , Birmingham
112*
–
15
0
–
3
35
Peta Verco
3 February 1984
Australia
India
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad
105
–
6
0
–
2
36
Jill Kennare
3 February 1984
Australia
India
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad
131
–
17
1
–
2
37
Karen Price
3 February 1984
Australia
India
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad
104*
–
12
0
–
2
38
Sandhya Agarwal
10 February 1984
India
Australia
Wankhede Stadium , Bombay
134
–
16
0
–
1
39
Janette Brittin
6 July 1984
England
New Zealand
Headingley Cricket Ground , Leeds
144*
304
12
0
47.36
2
40
Debbie Hockley
27 July 1984
New Zealand
England
St Lawrence Ground , Canterbury
107*
241
11
0
44.39
2
41
Carole Hodges
27 July 1984
England
New Zealand
St Lawrence Ground , Canterbury
158*
323
21
0
48.91
3
42
Janette Brittin
13 December 1984
England
Australia
WACA , Perth
112
162
10
0
69.13
3
43
Jill Kennare
13 December 1984
Australia
England
WACA , Perth
103
165
11
0
62.42
4
44
Denise Emerson
21 December 1984
Australia
England
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
121
329
7
0
36.77
2
45
Jill Kennare
25 January 1985
Australia
England
Queen Elizabeth Oval , Bendigo
104
204
9
0
50.98
2
46
Sandhya Agarwal
7 March 1985
India
New Zealand
Barabati Stadium , Cuttack
106
–
10
0
–
2
47
Shubhangi Kulkarni
26 June 1986
India
England
Collingham Cricket Club , Collingham
118
285
17
0
41.40
1
48
Lesley Cooke
26 June 1986
England
India
Collingham Cricket Club , Collingham
117
186
13
0
62.90
4
49
Sandhya Agarwal
3 July 1986
India
England
Stanley Park , Blackpool
132
328
9
0
40.24
1
50
Jane Powell
3 July 1986
England
India
Stanley Park , Blackpool
115*
257
8
0
44.74
2
51
Janette Brittin
12 July 1986
England
India
New Road , Worcester
125
211
13
0
59.24
1
52
Carole Hodges
12 July 1986
England
India
New Road , Worcester
121*
282
9
0
42.90
1
53
Sandhya Agarwal †
12 July 1986
India
England
New Road , Worcester
190
523
19
0
36.32
2
54
Sarah Potter
12 July 1986
England
India
New Road , Worcester
102
293
12
0
34.81
3
55
Belinda Haggett
1 August 1987
Australia
England
New Road , Worcester
126
254
18
0
49.60
2
56
Lindsay Reeler
21 August 1987
Australia
England
Collingham Cricket Club , Collingham
110*
406
11
0
27.09
2
57
Denise Annetts †
21 August 1987
Australia
England
Collingham Cricket Club , Collingham
193
365
30
0
52.87
2
58
Sally Griffiths
18 January 1990
Australia
New Zealand
Cornwall Park , Auckland
133
279
12
0
47.67
1
59
Debbie Hockley
18 January 1990
New Zealand
Australia
Cornwall Park , Auckland
126*
407
15
0
30.95
2
60
Belinda Clark
26 January 1991
Australia
India
North Sydney Oval , Sydney
104
170
11
0
61.17
1
61
Belinda Haggett
9 February 1991
Australia
India
Richmond Cricket Ground , Melbourne
144
355
4
0
40.56
2
62
Denise Annetts
19 February 1992
Australia
England
North Sydney Oval , Sydney
148*
375
7
0
39.46
2
63
Debbie Hockley
7 February 1995
New Zealand
India
Trafalgar Park , Nelson
107
382
11
0
28.01
2
64
Emily Drumm
28 February 1995
New Zealand
Australia
Hagley Oval , Christchurch
161*
270
21
0
59.62
1
65
Anju Jain
17 November 1995
India
England
CCFG , Calcutta
110
278
10
0
39.56
2
66
Barbara Daniels
24 June 1996
England
New Zealand
North Marine Road , Scarborough
160
268
19
0
59.70
1
67
Kathryn Leng
24 June 1996
England
New Zealand
North Marine Road , Scarborough
144
229
15
0
62.88
1
68
Kirsty Flavell †
24 June 1996
New Zealand
England
North Marine Road , Scarborough
204
504
24
0
40.47
2
69
Debbie Hockley
4 July 1996
New Zealand
England
New Road , Worcester
115
259
16
0
44.40
2
70
Emily Drumm
12 July 1996
New Zealand
England
Woodbridge Road , Guildford
112*
186
11
0
60.21
3
71
Chamani Seneviratna
17 April 1998
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Colts Cricket Club Ground , Colombo
105*
108
12
0
97.22
3
72
Janette Brittin
6 August 1998
England
Australia
Woodbridge Road , Guildford
146
490
15
0
29.79
1
73
Joanne Broadbent
6 August 1998
Australia
England
Woodbridge Road , Guildford
200
476
25
0
42.01
2
74
Mel Jones
6 August 1998
Australia
England
Woodbridge Road , Guildford
131
240
21
0
54.58
2
75
Janette Brittin
11 August 1998
England
Australia
St George's Road , Harrogate
167
402
17
0
41.54
2
76
Belinda Clark
21 August 1998
Australia
England
New Road , Worcester
136
227
12
0
59.91
2
77
Karen Rolton
21 August 1998
Australia
England
New Road , Worcester
176*
236
21
0
74.57
2
78
Charlotte Edwards
15 July 1999
England
India
Denis Compton Oval , Shenley
108
249
6
0
43.37
1
79
Michelle Goszko
24 June 2001
Australia
England
Denis Compton Oval , Shenley
204
345
24
0
59.13
2
80
Karen Rolton †
6 July 2001
Australia
England
Headingley Cricket Ground , Leeds
209*
313
29
1
66.77
2
81
Claire Taylor
6 July 2001
England
Australia
Headingley Cricket Ground , Leeds
137
232
21
0
59.05
3
82
Hemlata Kala
14 January 2002
India
England
K. D. Singh Babu Stadium , Lucknow
110
236
15
1
46.61
2
83
Mithali Raj †
14 August 2002
India
England
County Ground , Taunton
214
407
19
0
52.57
2
84
Lisa Sthalekar
22 February 2003
Australia
England
Bankstown Oval , Sydney
120*
329
4
0
36.47
3
85
Claire Taylor
7 August 2003
England
South Africa
Denis Compton Oval , Shenley
177
287
22
0
61.67
2
86
Claire Taylor
20 August 2003
England
South Africa
County Ground , Taunton
131
179
23
0
73.18
2
87
Hemlata Kala
27 November 2003
India
New Zealand
Bilakhiya Stadium , Vapi
110
280
7
0
39.28
2
88
Kiran Baluch †
15 March 2004
Pakistan
West Indies
National Stadium , Karachi
242
488
38
0
49.59
1
89
Nadine George
15 March 2004
West Indies
Pakistan
National Stadium , Karachi
118
185
15
0
63.78
3
90
Charlotte Edwards
21 August 2004
England
New Zealand
North Marine Road , Scarborough
117
251
12
0
46.61
2
91
Laura Newton
21 August 2004
England
New Zealand
North Marine Road , Scarborough
103
150
14
1
68.66
2
92
Arran Brindle
9 August 2005
England
Australia
County Ground , Hove
101*
249
16
0
40.56
4
93
Claire Taylor
8 August 2006
England
India
Grace Road , Leicester
115
233
9
0
49.35
3
94
Charlotte Edwards
29 August 2006
England
India
County Ground , Taunton
105
223
21
0
47.08
3
95
Jodie Fields
10 July 2009
Australia
England
New Road , Worcester
139
254
21
0
54.72
1
96
Charlotte Edwards
22 January 2011
England
Australia
Bankstown Oval , Sydney
114*
310
7
0
36.77
1
97
Sarah Elliott
11 August 2013
Australia
England
Sir Paul Getty's Ground , Wormsley
104
276
14
0
37.68
1
98
Heather Knight
11 August 2013
England
Australia
Sir Paul Getty's Ground , Wormsley
157
338
20
0
46.44
2
99
Thirush Kamini
16 November 2014
India
South Africa
Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground , Mysore
192
430
24
1
44.65
1
100
Poonam Raut
16 November 2014
India
South Africa
Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground , Mysore
130
355
18
0
36.61
1
101
Mignon du Preez
16 November 2014
South Africa
India
Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground , Mysore
102
253
15
0
40.31
2
102
Ellyse Perry
11 November 2017
Australia
England
North Sydney Oval , Sydney
213*
374
26
1
56.95
1
103
Ellyse Perry
18 July 2019
Australia
England
County Ground , Taunton
116
281
16
0
41.28
1
104
Smriti Mandhana
1 October 2021
India
Australia
Carrara Oval , Queensland
127
216
22
1
58.8
1
105
Heather Knight
27 January 2022
England
Australia
Manuka Oval , Canberra
168*
294
17
1
57.14
2
106
Marizanne Kapp
27 June 2022
South Africa
England
County Ground , Taunton
150
213
26
0
70.42
1
107
Nat Sciver
27 June 2022
England
South Africa
County Ground , Taunton
169*
263
21
0
64.25
2
108
Alice Davidson-Richards
27 June 2022
England
South Africa
County Ground , Taunton
107
194
17
0
55.15
2
109
Annabel Sutherland
22 June 2023
Australia
England
Trent Bridge , Nottingham
137*
184
14
1
74.45
1
110
Tammy Beaumont
23 June 2023
England
Australia
Trent Bridge , Nottingham
208
331
27
0
62.83
2
111
Annabel Sutherland
15 February 2024
Australia
South Africa
WACA Ground , Perth
210
256
27
2
82.03
2
112
Shafali Verma
28 June 2024
India
South Africa
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai
205
197
23
8
104.06
1
113
Smriti Mandhana
28 June 2024
India
South Africa
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai
149
161
27
1
92.54
1
114
Laura Wolvaardt
28 June 2024
South Africa
India
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai
122
314
16
0
38.85
3
115
Sune Luus
28 June 2024
South Africa
India
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai
109
203
18
0
53.69
3
116
Maia Bouchier
15 December 2024
England
South Africa
Mangaung Oval , Bloemfontein
126
154
22
2
81.81
1
117
Nat Sciver-Brunt
15 December 2024
England
South Africa
Mangaung Oval , Bloemfontein
128
145
18
0
88.27
1
Team overview
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