Alastair Cook Centuries: List of centuries in Test, ODIs & T20Is

When Alastair Cook made his International debut against India in a test series in India in 2006, the left-hander made an impression in everyone’s mind. In the first test at Nagpur, he scored 60 & 106 in both innings respectively. The opener was technically solid and adapted well to all types of conditions. His footwork helped him play the spinners well on subcontinent wickets while his batting revolved around timing and placement.

Cook never tried to hit the ball hard but it was his effortless timing that stood out. In this piece, we discuss the number of centuries the former England test skipper scored in his International career. Cook scored 38 centuries and 76 half-centuries in his International career with a highest score of 294 scoring 15737 runs. He scored 5 double-centuries in his test career. We take a look at his centuries in all formats in detail:

List Alastair Cook’s Test Centuries

The left-hander was technically correct with his footwork and strokeplay that enabled him to sustain in test cricket for 12 years. The former skipper had all the shots in the book. His cover drives and backfoot punches were a treat to watch. Cook scored 33 centuries and 57 half-centuries in his test career with a highest score of 294 registering 12472 runs with an average of 45.35. He made his test debut at the age of 21 against India in Nagpur in March 2006. Cook scored runs in all conditions and possessed a technique that helped him score runs on all kinds of wickets. Cook’s temperament and patience allowed him to stay at the wicket for longer durations in test matches.

Sr no	Date	Against	Score	Innings	Venue	Result
1	1st March 2006	England	104*	3	Vidarbha Cricket Association, Nagpur	Draw
2	13th July 2006	Pakistan	105	1	Lords, London	Draw
3	27th July 2006	Pakistan	127	2	Old Trafford, Manchester	Won
4	14th December 2006	Australia	116	4	WACA Ground, Perth	Lost
5	17th May 2007	West Indies	105	1	Lords, London	Draw
6	7th June 2007	West Indies	106	3	Old Trafford, Manchester	Won
7	18th December 2007	Sri Lanka	118	3	Galle, International Stadium, Galle	Draw
8	26th February 2009	West Indies	139*	3	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	Draw
9	14th May 2009	West Indies	160	1	Riverside Ground, Chester Le Street	Won
10	26th December 2009	South Africa	118	2	Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban	Won
11	12th March 2010	Bangladesh	173	1	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhary Stadium, Chittagong	Won
12	29th March 2010	Bangladesh	109*	4	Sher e Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka	Won
13	18th August 2010	Pakistan	110	3	The Oval, London	Lost
14	25th November 2010	Australia	235*	3	The Gabba, Brisbane	Draw
15	3rd December 2010	Australia	148	2	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	Won
16	3rd January 2011	Australia	189	2	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Won
17	26th May 2011	Sri Lanka	133	2	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	Won
18	3rd June 2011	Sri Lanka	106	3	Lords, London	Won
19	10th August 2011	India	294	2	Edgbaston, Birmingham	Won
20	19th July 2012	South Africa	115	1	The Oval, London	Lost
21	15th November 2012	India	176	3	Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad	Lost
22	23rd November 2012	India	122	2	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	Won
23	5th December 2012	India	190	2	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	Won
24	6th March 2013	New Zealand	116	2	University Oval, Dunedin	Draw
25	24th May 2013	New Zealand	130	3	Headingly, Leeds	Won
26	1st May 2015	West Indies	105	1	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	Lost
27	21st May 2015	West Indies	162	3	Lords, London	Won
28	15th October 2015	Pakistan	263	2	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Draw
29	22nd July 2016	Pakistan	105	1	Old Trafford, Manchester	Won
30	13th November 2016	India	130	3	Saurashtra Cricket Association, Rajkot	Draw
31	17th August 2017	West Indies	143	1	Edgbaston, Birmingham	Won
32	26th December 2017	Australia	244*	2	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Draw
33	7th September 2018	India	147	3	The Oval, London	Won

List of Alastair Cook’s ODI Centuries

Cook made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in June 2007. The left-hander scored his first ODI century against India at the Rose Bowl Stadium, in Southampton. The former skipper had the temperament to play in the limited-overs format. He played his last ODI against Sri Lanka in December 2014. He scored 3204 runs in 92 ODIs averaging 36.40 with a highest score of 137. He scored 5 centuries and 19 half-centuries in his limited-overs career.

Sr No	Date	Against	Score	Innings	Venue	Result
1	21st August 2007	India	102	1	Rose Bowl, Southampton	Won
2	3rd July 2011	Sri Lanka	119	1	Lords, London	Lost
3	13th February 2012	Pakistan	137	1	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Won
4	15th February 2012	Pakistan	102	1	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Won
5	19th June 2012	West Indies	112	2	The Oval, London	Won

List of Alastair Cook’s T20I Centuries

Cook preferred playing test and limited overs cricket but represented England in 4 T20Is scoring 61 runs. He couldn’t score a century or a half-century in this format.

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