Cricketers with the highest percentage of boundaries in a Test century

#1 Gary Gilmour (Australia) – 86 out of 101 (85.15%)

Gilmore was not known for his batting skills but he does have a record to his name

Australia’s left-arm fast bowler of the ‘70s is perhaps best remembered for his performance in the semi-final of the 1975 World Cup. He took 6-14 to rattle out England for 93, and coming in with Australia placed at a precarious 6-39, scored an unbeaten 28 to see them (from thereon) to a comfortable victory.

But Gilmour has another achievement to his name. Coming in at No.8 vs New Zealand at Christchurch in 1977, he scored a frenetic 101; adding a then Australian seventh wicket record partnership of 217 runs with the double-centurion Doug Walters.

On his way to that score, he scored 86 runs in boundaries (20*4, 1*6) which calculates to being the highest proportion of runs scored in boundaries in a Test century. There surely is more to celebrate about this enigmatic and somewhat unlucky cricketer than just the one World Cup performance.