David Warner entered his name in the record books on an extraordinary opening morning at the SCG
By the numbers: Warner's record ton
5 – Warner is just the fifth batsmen ever to score a century before lunch on the first morning of a Test. It’s a feat that has not been achieved since 1976, when Pakistan’s Majid Khan brought up the milestone in the first session of a Test against New Zealand in Karachi.
1 – Warner is the first player to ever achieve the feat in Australia, doing so in the 410th Test played in the country. He reached the milestone in just 117 minutes.
4 – Warner is the fourth Australian to manage the feat, joining Victor Trumper (Manchester, 1902), Charlie Macartney (Leeds, 1926) and Sir Don Bradman (Leeds, 1930). Interestingly, all four are born in New South Wales.
78 – The left-hander reached 100 in just 78 balls, the joint-fifth fastest hundred by an opening batsman in Tests.
17 – Warner brought up his fifty in just 42 balls during the first hour of play, the 17th time in his Test career that he reached a half-century in 50 balls or less. Just one batsman in the history – Virender Sehwag (20 times) – has scored more 50s at a strike-rate of 100.00 or better.
18 – The Australian vice-captain now has scored 18 hundreds in his Test career. No other batsman has scored as many centuries as Warner since he made his Test debut in 2011.
2,323 - In the process of reaching Test match century No.18, Warner passed Justin Langer to become the fifth-most prolific opening batsman for Australia, reaching Langer’s mark of 5,112 runs in 2,323 fewer deliveries.
Hundred before lunch in Tests (First day)
103* by Victor Trumper against England in Manchester in 1902
112* by Charles Macartney against England in Leeds in 1926
105* by Don Bradman against England in Leeds in 1930
108* by Majid Khan against New Zealand in Karachi in 1976
100* by David Warner against Pakistan in Sydney in 2017
Fastest hundreds in Tests by opening batsmen
69 balls: David Warner against India in Perth in 2012
70 balls: Chris Gayle against Australia in Perth in 2009
71 balls: Roy Fredericks against Australia in Perth in 1975
74 balls: Majid Khan against New Zealand in Karachi in 1976
78 balls: Brendon McCullum against Pakistan in Sharjah in 2014
78 balls: Virender Sehwag against West Indies in Saint Lucia in 2006
78 balls: David Warner against Pakistan in Sydney in 2017