1.   Only three players had hit faster centuries.

2.   Discarded West Indies openers Phil Simmons and Stuart Williams hit big centuries to dominate the opening day of third-round Red Stripe Cup cricket matches on Friday.

3.   England batsmen Nasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe hit brilliant centuries before lunch Friday as they continued to bat Australia out of the first cricket Test at Edgbaston.

4.   Hits century in first test as England draw with South Africa at Edgbaston.

5.   Tendulkar had muscle spasms last month while hitting a century during the first match of the Asian Test Championship in Madras city in southern India.

6.   The first half of the day belonged to Tasmanian allrounders Shaun Young and Daniel Marsh, who both hit aggressive centuries.

7.   The other two Sri Lankans to have hit a century in their maiden test appearance were Brendon Kuruppu and Rumesh Kaluwitharana.

8.   Watson hit a century on debut for Australia in a tour match against South Africa A on Sunday.

9.   Former England batsmen Martyn Moxon and Kim Barnett hit double centuries on Friday on the second day of the county championship matches.

10.   Cavalier newcomer Alastair Brown hit a century as England wrapped up the one-day series against India with a four wicket victory at Old Trafford.