Editing Colin Cowdrey (section)

===International centuries===
Cowdrey made 22 Test centuries<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/10846.html?class=11;filter=advanced;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=List of international centuries scored by Colin Cowdrey |work=ESPN cricinfo |access-date=6 February 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127074435/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/10846.html?class=11;filter=advanced;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |url-status=live }}</ref> to equal [[Wally Hammond]]'s England record. This has subsequently been exceeded by a number of players.

Of the 22 Tests in which Cowdrey made a hundred, England won 10, drew 11 and lost one; the defeat was the 1965 match against [[South African national cricket team|South Africa]] at [[Trent Bridge]], in which Cowdrey scored 105. He was the first batsman to score a Test century against six different nations: Australia, South Africa, the West Indies, New Zealand, India and Pakistan – they were the only Test nations during his career.{{sfn|Arlott|1986|p=58}} The table below is a list of Cowdrey's Test centuries:

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|+ International centuries scored by Colin Cowdrey
|- 
! No.
! Date
! Opposing team
! Ground
! Score
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| 1 || {{dts|format=dmy|1954|12|31}} || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]], [[Melbourne]] || 102<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-australia-1954-55-61713/australia-vs-england-3rd-test-62779/live-cricket-score 3rd Test, Melbourne, Dec 31 - Jan 5 1955, England tour of Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518185006/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-australia-1954-55-61713/australia-vs-england-3rd-test-62779/live-cricket-score |date=18 May 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 2 || {{dts|format=dmy|1957|1|1}} || {{cr|SA|1928}} || [[Newlands Cricket Ground|Newlands]], [[Cape Town]] || 101<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-south-africa-1956-57-61683/south-africa-vs-england-2nd-test-62821/live-cricket-score 2nd Test, Cape Town, Jan 1 - Jan 5 1957, England tour of South Africa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127074435/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-south-africa-1956-57-61683/south-africa-vs-england-2nd-test-62821/live-cricket-score |date=27 January 2024 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 3 || {{dts|format=dmy|1957|5|30}} || {{cr|WIN}} || [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]] || 154<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-england-1957-61875/england-vs-west-indies-1st-test-62825/live-cricket-score 1st Test, Birmingham, May 30 - Jun 4 1957, West Indies tour of England] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507194556/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-england-1957-61875/england-vs-west-indies-1st-test-62825/live-cricket-score |date=7 May 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 4 || {{dts|format=dmy|1957|6|20}} || {{cr|WIN}} || [[Lord's]], London || 152<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-england-1957-61875/england-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-62826/live-cricket-score 2nd Test, London, Jun 20 - Jun 22 1957, West Indies tour of England] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618100437/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-england-1957-61875/england-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-62826/live-cricket-score |date=18 June 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 5 || {{dts|format=dmy|1959|1|9}} || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]], Sydney || 100[[not out|*]]<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-australia-1958-59-61728/australia-vs-england-3rd-test-62852/live-cricket-score 3rd Test, Sydney, Jan 9 - Jan 15 1959, England tour of Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516025425/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-australia-1958-59-61728/australia-vs-england-3rd-test-62852/live-cricket-score |date=16 May 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 6 || {{dts|format=dmy|1959|7|2}} || {{cr|IND}} || [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] || 160<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-england-1959-62279/england-vs-india-3rd-test-62862/live-cricket-score 3rd Test, Leeds, Jul 2 - Jul 4 1959, India tour of England] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213171148/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-england-1959-62279/england-vs-india-3rd-test-62862/live-cricket-score |date=13 February 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 7 || {{dts|format=dmy|1960|2|17}} || {{cr|WIN}} || [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] || 114<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-1959-60-61744/west-indies-vs-england-3rd-test-62875/live-cricket-score 3rd Test, Kingston, Feb 17 - Feb 23 1960, England tour of West Indies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127074436/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-1959-60-61744/west-indies-vs-england-3rd-test-62875/live-cricket-score |date=27 January 2024 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 8 || {{dts|format=dmy|1960|3|25}} || {{cr|WIN}} || [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] || 119<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-1959-60-61744/west-indies-vs-england-5th-test-62877/live-cricket-score 5th Test, Port of Spain, Mar 25 - Mar 31 1960, England tour of West Indies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828171203/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-1959-60-61744/west-indies-vs-england-5th-test-62877/live-cricket-score |date=28 August 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 9 || {{dts|format=dmy|1960|8|18}} || {{cr|SA|1928}} || [[The Oval]], London || 155<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-england-1960-61817/england-vs-south-africa-5th-test-62882/live-cricket-score 5th Test, London, Aug 18 - Aug 23 1960, South Africa tour of England] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027024810/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-england-1960-61817/england-vs-south-africa-5th-test-62882/live-cricket-score |date=27 October 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 10 || {{dts|format=dmy|1962|5|31}} || {{cr|PAK}} || [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]] || 159<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-england-1962-61451/england-vs-pakistan-1st-test-62916/live-cricket-score 1st Test, Birmingham, May 31 - Jun 4 1962, Pakistan tour of England] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213173240/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-england-1962-61451/england-vs-pakistan-1st-test-62916/live-cricket-score |date=13 February 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 11 || {{dts|format=dmy|1962|8|16}} || {{cr|PAK}} || [[The Oval]], London || 182<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-england-1962-61451/england-vs-pakistan-5th-test-62920/live-cricket-score 5th Test, London, Aug 16 - Aug 20 1962, Pakistan tour of England] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828180529/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-england-1962-61451/england-vs-pakistan-5th-test-62920/live-cricket-score |date=28 August 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 12 || {{dts|format=dmy|1962|12|29}} || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]], [[Melbourne]] || 113<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-marylebone-cricket-club-tour-of-australia-1962-63-61727/australia-vs-england-2nd-test-62922/live-cricket-score 2nd Test, Melbourne, Dec 29 - Jan 3 1963, England (Marylebone Cricket Club) tour of Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827110210/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-marylebone-cricket-club-tour-of-australia-1962-63-61727/australia-vs-england-2nd-test-62922/live-cricket-score |date=27 August 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 13 || {{dts|format=dmy|1963|3|1}} || {{cr|NZ}} || [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]] || 128 [[not out]]<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-new-zealand-1962-63-61773/new-zealand-vs-england-2nd-test-62927/live-cricket-score 2nd Test, Wellington, Mar 1 - Mar 4 1963, England tour of New Zealand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028175449/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-new-zealand-1962-63-61773/new-zealand-vs-england-2nd-test-62927/live-cricket-score |date=28 October 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 14 || {{dts|format=dmy|1964|1|29}} || {{cr|IND}} || [[Eden Gardens]], Calcutta || 107<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-1963-64-61794/india-vs-england-3rd-test-62941/live-cricket-score 3rd Test, Kolkata, Jan 29 - Feb 3 1964, England tour of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127074541/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-1963-64-61794/india-vs-england-3rd-test-62941/live-cricket-score |date=27 January 2024 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref> 
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| 15 || {{dts|format=dmy|1964|2|8}} || {{cr|IND}} || [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]], New Delhi || 151<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-1963-64-61794/india-vs-england-4th-test-62942/live-cricket-score 4th Test, Delhi, Feb 8 - Feb 13 1964, England tour of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814041415/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-1963-64-61794/india-vs-england-4th-test-62942/live-cricket-score |date=14 August 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 16 || {{dts|format=dmy|1965|6|17}} || {{cr|NZ}} || [[Lord's]], London || 119<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-tour-of-england-1965-62079/england-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-62978/live-cricket-score 2nd Test, London, Jun 17 - Jun 22 1965, New Zealand tour of England] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614083306/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-tour-of-england-1965-62079/england-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-62978/live-cricket-score |date=14 June 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 17 || {{dts|format=dmy|1965|8|5}} || {{cr|SA|1928}} || [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]] || 105<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-england-1965-61815/england-vs-south-africa-2nd-test-62981/live-cricket-score 2nd Test, Nottingham, Aug 5 - Aug 9 1965, South Africa tour of England] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027024819/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-england-1965-61815/england-vs-south-africa-2nd-test-62981/live-cricket-score |date=27 October 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 18 || {{dts|format=dmy|1965|12|30}} || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]], [[Melbourne]] || 104<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-australia-1965-66-61701/australia-vs-england-2nd-test-62984/live-cricket-score 2nd Test, Melbourne, Dec 30 - Jan 4 1966, England tour of Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213144001/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-australia-1965-66-61701/australia-vs-england-2nd-test-62984/live-cricket-score |date=13 February 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 19 || {{dts|format=dmy|1968|2|8}} || {{cr|WIN}} || [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] || 101<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-1967-68-61747/west-indies-vs-england-2nd-test-63015/live-cricket-score 2nd Test, Kingston, Feb 8 - Feb 14 1968, England tour of West Indies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127074437/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-1967-68-61747/west-indies-vs-england-2nd-test-63015/live-cricket-score |date=27 January 2024 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 20 || {{dts|format=dmy|1968|3|14}} || {{cr|WIN}} || [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] || 148<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-1967-68-61747/west-indies-vs-england-4th-test-63017/live-cricket-score 4th Test, Port of Spain, Mar 14 - Mar 19 1968, England tour of West Indies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213205750/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-1967-68-61747/west-indies-vs-england-4th-test-63017/live-cricket-score |date=13 February 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 21 || {{dts|format=dmy|1968|7|11}} || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]] || 104<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-england-1968-61359/england-vs-australia-3rd-test-63025/live-cricket-score 3rd Test, Birmingham, Jul 11 - Jul 16 1968, Australia tour of England] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213173243/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-england-1968-61359/england-vs-australia-3rd-test-63025/live-cricket-score |date=13 February 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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| 22 || {{dts|format=dmy|1969|2|21}} || {{cr|PAK}} || [[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]] || 100<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-pakistan-1968-69-61760/pakistan-vs-england-1st-test-63033/live-cricket-score 1st Test, Lahore, Feb 21 - Feb 24 1969, England tour of Pakistan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213164921/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-pakistan-1968-69-61760/pakistan-vs-england-1st-test-63033/live-cricket-score |date=13 February 2021 }}, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2020.</ref>
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