World record holder equals Sri Lanka legend with fourth consecutive List A ton

10 Aug 2026 · Source: Wisden

The visitors were reduced to 26-3 after the top three batters failed to make a mark, managing 20 among themselves. Yet again the onus fell on Libby, who anchored to perfection. The Worcestershire skipper scored 105 off 114 deliveries. With Kashif Ali (40) and Henry Cullen (77) also contributing, they scaled 278-9 in 50 overs.

This knock of 105 went down as Libby's fourth consecutive century in List A cricket, which placed him alongside Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara, Karun Nair, Alviro Peterson and Devdutt Padikkal. The only players above them are N Jagadeesan and Dhruv Shorey, with five each.

Batters with most consecutive List A hundreds

Player

Consecutive hundreds

Year

Dhruv Shorey

2025

N Jagadeesan

2022

Jake Libby

2026

Karun Nair

2024/25

Devdutt Padikkal

2021

Kumar Sangakkara

2015

Alviro Petersen

2015

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Coincidentally, the 33-year-old Libby’s last three hundreds were all 109s. The first of these helped Worcestershire chase 334 against Sussex. Walking in at 83-2 after 15 overs, he anchored the chase as Kashif chipped in with 73. Worcestershire got there with 10 balls to spare.

His 109 in the chase against Essex ended in a losing cause, as 377 proved to be too uphill for Worcestershire. Yet again, Kashif supported him with a 46-ball 51, but they fell short by 107 runs. Libby then scored anothr 109 to help Worcestershire chase 293 against Middlesex.

Libby now also holds the highest batting average (62.46) in List A cricket among batters with 50 innings. He has surpassed Ruturaj Gaikwad, who is second on the list with an average of 58.61. Michael Bevan, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers also feature in the top 10 of the same list.

It is worth a mention that Devdutt Padikkal averages 82.23 after 41 innings.

Highest batting average in List A cricket

Batter

Innings

Runs

Average

Jake Libby

2561

62.46

Ruturaj Gaikwad

100

5334

58.61

Sam Hain

3084

58.18

Michael Bevan

385

15103

57.86

Virat Kohli

337

16591

57.8

Cheteshwar Pujara

127

5759

57.01

Shubman Gill

121

5654

53.84

Prithvi Shaw

3592

53.61

Khurram Manzoor

165

7922

53.52

AB de Villiers

252

11123

53.47

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