1.   The West Indian recorded three successive unbeaten centuries last season.

2.   BRIAN LARA cracked an unbeaten century to steer the West Indies to a nine-wicket win over South Africa in Bloemfontein yesterday.

3.   An unbeaten century by Yousuf Youhana helped Pakistan recover from a disastrous start and eventually win the second one-day match against Bangladesh on Thursday.

4.   Another left-handed batsman, Dinesh Mongia, forced his way into the test squad after an unbeaten century against Zimbabwe in the final one-dayer on Wednesday.

5.   Brilliant unbeaten centuries from Steve Waugh and Greg Blewett have virtually shut South Africa out of the first cricket Test here at the Wanderers on Sunday.

6.   Ijaz Ahmed hit an unbeaten century to help Pakistan take command on the second day of the final of the Asian cricket championship Saturday.

7.   India based its win over South Africa Wednesday around an unbeaten century by Chandan Madan.

8.   Left-handed batsman Dinesh Mongia has forced his way into the Indian test squad after an unbeaten century against Zimbabwe in their final one-dayer earlier this month.

9.   Left-hander James Adams took his side to safety with an unbeaten century on the penultimate day of the match.

10.   New Zealand opening batsman Nathan Astle scored an unbeaten century to give the team a limited overs series victory over Zimbabwe on Friday.