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Charles Bannerman's 165 Retired Hurt — First Test Century, March 1877
Australia vs England
1877-03-15
Charles Bannerman, a 25-year-old Sydney professional born in Kent, scored 165 before retiring hurt with a split finger in the first innings of the first Test at Melbourne in March 1877. It was the first century in Test cricket and represented 67.34% of Australia's total of 245 — a proportion no other Test centurion has ever matched.
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