Best Test centuries in NZ since 2000

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Inspired by the Aus thread. Why not?

There haven't been as many here, but still some good 'uns among them.

Off the top of my head, and in no particular order:

McCullum 302 v India, Wellington
Astle 222 v England, Christchurch
Umar Akmal 129 v NZ, Dunedin
Sangakkara 203 v NZ, Wellington
Prior 110* v NZ, Auckland
Williamson 102* v South Africa, Wellington
Styris 103* v West Indies, Auckland
Gilchrist 162 v NZ, Wellington
McCullum 195 v Sri Lanka, Christchurch
Hamish Marshall 146 v Australia, Christchurch
Hussain 106 v NZ, Christchurch
Ryder 102/Vettori 118 v India, Hamilton
Gambhir 137 v NZ, Napier

Probably missing some obvious ones...

 

[BackFootPunch]

Williamson's double against SL maybe?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Watling vs India and SL.

 

[Athlai]

Clarke post Bingle gate was quite good.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Oh and Sanga's 100* at Christchurch against Bond. That's gotta be up there.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Oh and Sanga's 100* at Christchurch against Bond. That's gotta be up there.

Both those hundreds in 2006 were better than the 203 in all honesty. Amazing knocks.

 

[Bahnz]

My top 10 in order:

1) McCullum 302
2) Astle 222
3) Sangakkara 100* (1st test 2006)
4) Sangakkara 156* (2nd test 2006)
5) Gayle 199 (2nd test 2008)
6) Sangakkara 203 (2015)
7) Ponting 105 (2005)
8) Taylor 120 (v Aus 2010)
9) Cairns 158 (v Saf 2004)
10) Williamson 102* (v Saf 2012)

 

[BackFootPunch]

Reckon it's a battle between Saqlain Mushtaq and Jerome Taylor for worst.

 

[Jono]

One of the rare occasions when the triple ton is actually the best imo

 

[Gnske]

I'd so like to go with Astle just because of the sheer anal devastation that was wrought that day.

But B-Mac seals it for me.

 

[Jono]

I'd so like to go with Astle just because of the sheer anal devastation that was wrought that day.

But B-Mac seals it for me.

i squirmed just reading that phrase

 

[Zinzan]

Watling vs India and SL.

Agree, part of two consecutive 6th wickets (i think it was) partnerships in consecutive years, has to be up there.

 

[Flem274*]

Wasn't a ton but steve ****ing finn oh my god

 

[Smudge]

i squirmed just reading that phrase

Whereas I immediately stiffened. In the right place.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Skippy missed out by a week. Should have been best test centuries since Xmas 1999.

 

[marc71178]

Astle's wasn't even the best ton in that game.

 

[Smudge]

Astle's was the even the best ton in that game.

Top forumming. I thought English was your first language?

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Strauss' 177 with his career on the line was pretty good.

 

[marc71178]

Top forumming. I thought English was your first language?

Autocorrect got me.

Now corrected.

 

[SteveNZ]

Probably not going to end up #1 but Kane's 102 not at the Basin has a special place for me. Absolute epitome of a Test innings.

I'd have it above Astle's. No doubt that is a ridiculous innings but there's just something in me that doesn't rate it as a Test knock. Which is silly given they got within 100 of the target, but watching it live it felt like a carnival show rather than a let's go and chase this down sort of effort.

Brendon's an unquestionable #1. Ticks all the boxes. Match saving, everyone remembers where they were, mixture of attack and defence, and has the added weight of completing transforming his career and public perception.