Zimbabwe first class - batting: Records relating to centuries (complete to end of 1998/99 season)
Compiled by John Ward

Records relating to centuries

5 CENTURIES FOR RHODESIAN/ZIMBABWEAN TEAMS

17    D L Houghton (1978/79-1997/98); A Flower (1986/87 to date)
14    G W Flower (1989/90 to date)
11    M J Procter (1970/71-1975/76)
 8    D J Lewis (1945/46-1963/64); G J Whittall (1990/91 to date)
 7    A J Pithey (1950/51-1968/69); R A Gripper (1957/58-1970/71)
 6    B F Davison (1967/68-1978/79)
 5    P N F Mansell (1936/37-1959/60); J G Heron (1967/68-1982/83); A J
      Pycroft (1979/80-1992/93


TWO SEPARATE HUNDREDS IN A MATCH

114 and 131    M J Procter, Rhodesia v International Wanderers,
               at Police B Ground                                      1972/73
107 and 127    W R James, Matabeleland Select XI v South Africa A, 
               at Bulawayo Athletic Club                               1994/95
104 and 151    G W Flower, Zimbabwe v New Zealand (First Test),
               at Harare Sports Club                                   1997/98


3 OR MORE CENTURIES IN SUCCESSIVE INNINGS

6    M J Procter (1970/71, all for Rhodesia), equalling the world record: 
     119 v Natal B (Queens), 129 v Transvaal B (Police B Ground), 107 v Orange
     Free State (Bloemfontein), 174 v North-Eastern Transvaal (Pretoria), 106
     v Griqualand West (Kimberley) and 254 v Western Province (Police B
     Ground).  


FASTEST CENTURIES

65 min    E S Newson (114), Rhodesia v Griqualand West, 
               at Kimberley                                            1946/47
72 min    M J Procter (107), Rhodesia v Orange Free State, 
               at Bloemfontein                                         1970/71 


SLOWEST CENTURIES

535 min, 405 balls     A P Gurusinha (128), Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe 
                            (First Test), at Harare Sports Club        1994/95
500 min, 397 balls     S V Manjrekar (104), India v Zimbabwe 
                            (Inaugural Test Match), at Harare SC       1992/93
437 min, 343 balls     G W Flower (201*), Zimbabwe v Pakistan 
                            (First Test), at Harare Sports Club        1994/95


CENTURIES BEFORE LUNCH

     On the first day of a match:
E A B Rowan (176)        Transvaal v Rhodesia, at Salisbury SC         1950/51
R G Draper (145)         Griqualand West v Rhodesia, at Salisbury SC   1952/53
O C Dawson (139)  }      Border v Rhodesia, at East London
K N Kirton (124)  }           (in the same innings)                    1954/55
P N F Mansell (111)      Rhodesia v Griqualand West, at Kimberley      1954/55
D O'Connell-Jones (121)  Rhodesia v Orange Free State, at Salisbury SC 1955/56
B A Richards (106)       Natal v Rhodesia, at Police B Ground          1969/70
B D Barbour (106)        Rhodesia v Natal, at Queens Sports Club       1971/72
     On other days:
T A Chapman (third morning, from 5* to 124*),
          Rhodesia v Griqualand West, at Salisbury Sports Club         1952/53 
B A Davison (third morning, 18* to 118*), 
          Rhodesia v Eastern Province, at Port Elizabeth               1978/79 
A J Lamb (third morning, 2* to 107), 
          Western Province v Rhodesia, at Cape Town                    1978/79 


YOUNGEST BATSMAN TO SCORE A CENTURY  (years and days)

18-192    A D R Campbell (100*), Zimbabwe v Glamorgan, at BAC          1990/91
19-17     G A Hick (230), Zimbabweans v Oxford University, at Oxford      1985 
19-77     B D Barbour (106), Rhodesia v Natal, at Queens Sports Club   1971/72
     Notes: K C Bland scored 131 for South African Universities v 
     North-Eastern Transvaal, at Pretoria, in 1957/58, at the age of 19-248.  
     Asif Mohammad scored 100* for Pakistan International Airlines v Zimbabwe, 
     at Harare Sports Club, at the official age of 16-91, which must be 
     considered very doubtful.