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Fastest Tests Centuries and 50s
Based on all matches up to and including
Test #1833: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka (SBNS), 2nd Test, 25-29 May 2007
300s In Minutes
288 minutes WR Hammond England v New Zealand at Auckland 1932-33
336 minutes DG Bradman Australia v England at Leeds 1930
200s In Minutes
214 minutes DG Bradman Australia v England at Leeds 1930
217 minutes NJ Astle New Zealand v England at Christchurch 2001-02
223 minutes SJ McCabe Australia v England at Nottingham 1938
226 minutes VT Trumper Australia v South Africa at Adelaide 1910-11
234 minutes DG Bradman Australia v England at Lord's 1930
240 minutes WR Hammond England v New Zealand at Auckland 1932-33
241 minutes SE Gregory Australia v England at Sydney 1894-95
245 minutes DCS Compton England v Pakistan at Nottingham 1954
251 minutes DG Bradman Australia v West Indies at Brisbane 1930-31
253 minutes DG Bradman Australia v South Africa at Brisbane 1931-32
200s where recorded the fastest Test Centuries in Balls received are:
153 balls NJ Astle New Zealand v England at Christchurch 2001-02
182 balls V Sehwag India v Pakistan at Lahore 2005-06
211 balls HH Gibbs South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town 2002-03
212 balls AC Gilchrist Australia v South Africa at Johannesburg 2001-02
220 balls IT Botham England v India at The Oval 1982
222 balls V Sehwag India v Pakistan at Multan 2003/04
229 balls PA de Silva Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo 2002
231 balls GP Thorpe England v New Zealand at Christchurch 2001-02
232 balls CG Greenidge West Indies v England at Lord's 1984
240 balls CH Lloyd West Indies v India at Bombay 1974-75
241 balls Zaheer Abbas Pakistan v India at Lahore 1982-83
241 balls BC Lara West Indies v Pakistan at Multan 2006-07
242 balls DG Bradman Australia v England at The Oval 1934
242 balls IVA Richards West Indies v Australia at Melbourne 1984-85
100s In Minutes
70 minutes JM Gregory Australia v South Africa at Johannesburg 1921-22
75 minutes GL Jessop England v Australia at The Oval 1902
78 minutes R Benaud Australia v West Indies at Kingston 1954-55
80 minutes JH Sinclair South Africa v Australia at Cape Town 1902-03
81 minutes IVA Richards West Indies v England at St.John's 1985-86
86 minutes BR Taylor New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland 1968-69
100s where recorded the fastest Test Centuries in Balls received are:
56 balls IVA Richards West Indies v England at St John's 1985-86
57 balls AC Gilchrist Australia v England at Perth 2006-07
67 balls JM Gregory Australia v South Africa at Johannesburg 1921-22
69 balls S Chanderpaul West Indies v Australia at Georgetown 2002-03
71 balls RC Fredericks West Indies v Australia at Perth 1975-76
74 balls Majid Khan Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi 1976-77
74 balls Kapil Dev India v Sri Lanka at Kanpur 1986-87
74 balls M Azharuddin India v South Africa at Calcutta 1996-97
76 balls GL Jessop England v Australia at The Oval 1902
77 balls BC Lara West Indies v Pakistan at Multan 2006-07
78 balls Shahid Afridi Pakistan v West Indies at Bridgetown 2005
78 balls Shahid Afridi Pakistan v India at Lahore 2005-06
78 balls V Sehwag India v West Indies at St Lucia 2006
79 balls CH Gayle West Indies v South Africa at Cape Town 2003-04
79 balls CH Gayle West Indies v England at The Oval 2004
80 balls CL Hooper West Indies v Pakistan at Karachi 1997-98
81 balls DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo 2001-02
81 balls Kamran Akmal Pakistan v India at Lahore 2005-06
82 balls BC Lara West Indies v Australia at St John's 1998-99
82 balls DL Vettori New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Harare 2005-06
83 balls BR Taylor New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland 1968-69
84 balls AC Gilchrist Australia v India at Bombay 2000-01
84 balls AC Gilchrist Australia v Zimbabwe at Perth 2003-04
84 balls ML Hayden Australia v Zimbabwe at Sydney 2003-04
50s in Minutes
27 minutes Mohammad Ashraful Bangladesh v India at Dhaka (SBNS) 2007
28 minutes JT Brown England v Australia at Melbourne 1894-95
29 minutes SA Durani India v England at Kanpur 1963-64
30 minutes EAV Williams West Indies v England at Bridgetown 1947-48
30 minutes BR Taylor New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland 1968-69
Where recorded the fastest Test fifties in Balls received are:
24 balls JH Kallis South Africa v Zimbabwe at Cape Town 2004-05
26 balls IT Botham England v India at Delhi 1981-82
26 balls Shahid Afridi Pakistan v India at Bangalore 2004-05
26 Balls Mohammad Ashraful Bangladesh v India at Dhaka (SBNS) 2007
27 balls Yousuf Youhana Pakistan v South Africa at Cape Town 2002-03
30 balls Kapil Dev India v Pakistan at Karachi 1982-83
31 balls WJ Cronje South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion 1997-98
32 balls IVA Richards West Indies v India at Kingston 1982-83
32 balls IT Botham England v New Zealand at The Oval 1986
Note: All the above figures are from the start of an individual innings. NJ Astle's second
hundred in his 222 took 39 balls.
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