Michael Clarke is an Australian former cricketer and captain of the Australia national cricket team. He scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test matches and One Day International (ODI) matches on 28 and 8 occasions respectively during his international career. He played 115 Tests and 238 ODIs for Australia, scoring 8,643 and 7,981 runs, respectively. Journalist Peter English wrote that "Clarke could do anything with the bat, but he has matured into one of the game's most professional, reliable and focussed players". He was named by Wisden as one of their Cricketers of the Year in 2010. Cricket Australia awarded him with the Allan Border Medal in 2005, 2009, 2012 and 2013.

Clarke scored a century on his Test debut against India at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, in 2004. His highest Test score of 329 not out – the highest individual score in an innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground – came against the same team, during the 2011–12 series. As of 2015, Clarke was the only player to have scored four double centuries (200 or more runs) during a calendar year, and the third to achieve two double centuries in a series twice. He has scored Test centuries at sixteen cricket grounds, including eleven at venues outside Australia. He is fifth in the list of Test century-makers for Australia, only bettered by Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Matthew Hayden and Don Bradman.

Having made his ODI debut in 2003 against England at Adelaide Oval, Clarke's first century came against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club in May 2004. His highest ODI score was 130 runs against India at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in 2007. Clarke played 34 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches, with a top score of 67, before retiring in January 2011.

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+ Key SymbolMeaning * Remained not out. Man of the match Captained the Australia cricket team Balls Balls faced Pos. Position in the batting order Inn. The innings of the match Test The number of the Test match played in that series SR Strike rate during the innings H/A/N Venue was at home (Australia), away or neutral Date Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches Lost The match was lost by Australia. Won The match was won by Australia. Drawn The match was drawn. No result The match was inconclusive.

Test cricket centuries

+ Test centuries by Michael ClarkeNo. ScoreAgainstPos.Inn.Test Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref 1 6 1 1/4 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Away Won 2 6 2 1/2 The Gabba, Brisbane Home Won 3 6 2 2/5 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Won 4 5 3 3/5 WACA Ground, Perth Home Won 5 5 1 1/2 The Gabba, Brisbane Home Won 6 5 2 4/4 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Drawn 7 5 1 2/3 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Away Drawn 8 5 2 3/4 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Away Drawn 9 5 2 2/2 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Won 10 5 1 3/3 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home Won 11 5 4 2/5 Lord's, London Away Lost 12 5 3 3/5 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Edgbaston Away Drawn 13 5 1 3/3 Bellerive Oval, Hobart Home Won 14 5 1 1/2 Basin Reserve, Wellington Away Won 15 5 3 3/3 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Away Drawn 16 5 1 1/2 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Away Lost 17 5 2 1/2 The Gabba, Brisbane Home Won 18 5 2 2/4 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home Won 19 5 1 4/4 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Won 20 5 2 1/3 The Gabba, Brisbane Home Drawn 21 5 1 2/3 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Drawn 22 5 2 2/3 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home Won 23 5 1 1/4 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Away Lost 24 4 1 3/5 Old Trafford, Manchester Away Drawn 25 4 2 1/5 The Gabba, Brisbane Home Won 26 4 1 2/5 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Won 27 4 1 3/3 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Away Won 28 4 1 1/4 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Won

One Day International centuries

+ ODI centuries by Michael ClarkeNo. Score Balls Against Pos. Inn. SRVenue H/A/N Date Result Ref 1 2 2 Harare Sports Club, Harare Home Won 2 1 2 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home Won 3 4 1 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Away No result 4 4 2 Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Neutral Won 5 3 1 ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam Away Lost 6 4 1 Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Away Won 7 4 1 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Lost 8 4 1 Old Trafford, Manchester Away Won

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