First Test Ton You Saw Live

[ajdude]

haven't seen one, closest has been ponting's 99 v South Africa at the MCG, 2008/09

 

[Smudge]

Think it was Bryan Young v Sri Lanka in Dunedin in about 1996. We were in a corporate box when he bought up his 200, but we had to watch it on the TV in the corporate box, due to the smoke from the couch fires on the terrace below completely blocking our view...

 

[Neil Pickup]

Kallis at OT in 1998. Can't remember a ball of it.

 

[BeeGee]

Yeah, third team in the triangular was Zimbos, so they included Aus A.

Hence, no longer a triangular.

One of the stupidest tournament ideas Australian cricket have ever come up with. Not only was there the high probability of Aus A ending up playing Aus in the final (which happened and the finals series ended up being some lame Aus trials series where the fans didn't know which team to cheer for), but you also had the situation where if a player in the Aus A team had a blinder they could be poached by the Aus team for the next game. And what if Aus A had won the finals? Ludicrous.

Anyhoo...
The first century I saw live, at the ground, was JG Wright's 185:
1st Test: New Zealand v India at Christchurch, Feb 2-5, 1990 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Although, Hadlee's 400th Test wicket is the thing I will always remember from that match. First bowler in history to take 400 test wickets. Bishan Bedi coming out onto the ground to congratulate Hadlee personally was a very special moment.

First ODI ton was Gordon Greenidge 104:
2nd ODI: New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Mar 21, 1987 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo