Batsmen who scored hundred in their 100th game

#5 Chris Gayle (132 off 165 balls)

Match: England vs West Indies, Natwest Trophy, Lords 2004

Joining his fellow Caribbean, Gordon Greenidge, is the magnanimous Chris Gayle. Having debuted in 1999 against India, Gayle with his fearsome stroke play turned heads early in his nascent career and established himself as one of World's most destructive openers.

Gayle celebrated his 100th ODI with a blistering hundred as his breathtaking strokeplay pulverized the English bowlers into submission. It was the eighth ODI of the 2004 Natwest Trophy (triangular with New Zealand being the third team) between West Indies and England, and the hosts batting first posted a competitive 7-285 in 50 overs, thanks to Andrew Strauss (100) and Andrew Flintoff (123), and then they ran into a rampaging Chris Gayle. Gayle muscled his way to a brilliant 132, setting up a seven-wicket win for the Caribbean side.

Result: West Indies won by seven wickets.