Quiz! How well do you know international cricket’s batting milestones?

The earliest recorded hundred John Minshull’s (also known as John Minchim), for the Duke of Dorset’s XI against Wrotham on August 31, 1769. The record was improved twice in the 1770s, but it was not until 1777 that J Aylward became the first to hit the 150-mark: he made 167. Then, in 1820, William Ward scored the first double ton (and 250) with his 278.

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The next leap crossed three multiples of fifty in one go, when Ted Tylecote made 404 not out in 1868. In 1886, Drewy Stoddart went past 450 and did not stop until he made 485. In a school match in 1899, AEJ Collins then crossed three more multiples before finishing on an unbeaten 628. That record stood throughout the 20th century and not broken until 2015/16 when, in another school match, Pranav Dhanawade smashed an astonishing 1009 not out.

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This quiz, however, will test your knowledge solely on the milestones achieved in international cricket, across genders and formats: do you know the first to every multiple of 50?

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