Matthew Renshaw breaks 3,567-day drought with second Test century
Matthew Renshaw scored his second Test century after nine years, nine months, batting at No.5 and leaving 28 per cent of deliveries.
Matthew Renshaw ended a nine-year, nine-month drought by scoring his second Test century against South Africa in Durban on day two. The 30-year-old came into the match after a surprise position change, moving to bat at No.5 after opening in Australia's previous Test.
Renshaw built his innings on patience and restraint, leaving 28 per cent of deliveries he faced. Only Nathan McSweeney in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy showed a higher leave rate for an Australian.
Renshaw's first Test hundred came in his fourth match against Pakistan in 2016, when he was just 20 years old. Renshaw said his white-ball form had improved his red-ball game, bringing a more relaxed approach to Test cricket.
He described learning to just watch the ball and hit the ball from his one-day cricket. The first Test runs through October 13, with the series spanning three matches through October 31.
- 3,567 days
- Days between centuries
- 20 years
- Age at first century
- 30 years
- Age at second century
- 28 percent
- Leave rate
Why it mattersRenshaw's breakthrough century shows patience works in modern Test cricket and gives Australia crucial depth in the middle order.
AustraliaRenshaw's form strengthens Australia's batting for the South Africa series and the home summer Tests against New Zealand in December.
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