5 Batsmen Who Went On To Score A Century In Their Last Test Match

Updated - 27 Nov 2023, 04:09 PM

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One of the most cherished innings has always scored centuries for batsmen and it cannot get a better occasion to score a century in your last test as a cricketer. Most of the modern-day greats of the game haven’t had the luxury to sign off their test career with a century and it is indeed a big-time achievement.

Centuries do not come very easily and it takes a whole lot of concentration and focus for the batsmen as well in tests. It is the best way possible to move on from the format and here are 5 batsmen who went on to score a century in their last test match.

5 Batsmen Who Went On To Score A Century In Their Last Test Match:

Phil Jacques:

Phil Jacques might not be a popular name but he indeed was one of the unluckiest cricketers who couldn’t play many games for Australia due to the strong side. He was unorthodox and was very much effective at the top of the order for the men in yellow in both test and ODI formats.

Jacques played 11 tests scoring 902 runs at an average of 47.47 and he scored 3 centuries and 6 half-centuries his test career. His last century came to West Indies in 2008 in which he scored 108 and the Aussies went on to win the test as well. Jacques was part of the Australian test squad when India toured in 2007.

Jason Gillespie:

Jason Gillespie might have been remembered for the vital role he played with the ball in Australia’s high-class bowling attack but he did go on to make a double century with the bat. The tall seamer played 71 tests and 97 ODIs before retiring in 2006.

Gillespie in his last tour of Bangladesh was sent in as nightwatchman at three and he managed to take on the weak Bangladesh bowling attack to score his first and last double century. He finished his last test with 201 not out.

Alastair Cook:

Alastair Cook is considered to be one of the all-time greats of the game for the number of excellent knocks he played for England at the top of the order. He retired from the game at a considerably younger age than expected and he would have broken a lot more records if he had played more.

The left-hander played his final test in the 2018 home series against India and signed off with a 147 run knock at the Kennington Oval. He had some phenomenal numbers to his name and set the benchmark for the upcoming England batsmen.

Jacques Kallis:

Jacques Kallis is arguably the best all-rounder the world has seen in all the formats and he had a fine record for the South Africa side. Kallis was a top-order batsman as well as a medium-pacer who can bowl at any stage of the game.

The right-hander had the best farewell in the 2013 home series against India as he scored a fine century in Durban. He had scored 45 test centuries in his international career and is a class act in any format.

Nasser Hussain:

Nasser Hussain is one of the best captains England has had despite the records being not that great and he did have an excellent career as a batsman. The right-hander played 96 tests scoring 5762 runs at an average of 37.2 with 14 test centuries.

Nasser Hussain finished his test career with an excellent century in the 2004 home series against New Zealand. It will go down as one of the most memorable knocks from him as England were chasing a tough total in the fourth innings.

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