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Hall creates unique record

By Rajneesh Gupta
November 21, 2004 17:41 IST
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Andrew Hall by taking 433 minutes to reach three figure-mark in theĀ first Test against India at Kanpur on Sunday recorded the second slowest Test hundred by a South African.

Jackie McGlew had taken 545 minutes to complete his century against Australia in 1957-58, which still remains the slowest ever hundred by a South African.

Slowest Test 100s for South Africa:

545 minutes Jackie McGlew (105) v Aus Durban 1957-58
433 minutes Andrew Hall (163) v Ind Kanpur 2004-05

Hall's hundred is now the fifth slowest Test hundred on Indian soil as is shown in the following table:

Slowest Test 100s on Indian soil:

440 minutes Allan Watkins (137*) Eng v Ind Delhi 1951-52
438 minutes Geoff Boycott (105) Eng v Ind Delhi 1981-82
437 minutes Dilip Vengsarkar (146*) Ind v Pak Delhi 1979-80
435 minutes John Guy (102) NZ v Ind Hyderabad 1955-56
433 minutes Andrew Hall (163) SA v Ind Kanpur 2004-05

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