List of international cricket centuries by Andrew Strauss
[1] He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) on twenty-one occasions in Test cricket, and six times in One Day International (ODI) matches.[3] He was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2006 as part of England's 2005 Ashes winning squad.[5] Strauss made his Test cricket debut at the age of 27 after being called into the team to replace the injured Michael Vaughan.[8] Strauss was named as England captain in 2009, and responded by passing 140 four times during the year, hitting centuries in three subsequent Tests against the West Indies, and scoring his highest total during an Ashes series against Australia, reaching 161 at Lord's.[12] He scored a patient century against the West Indies in the same year,[10] but England's success without him at the 2010 World Twenty20 led to questions about whether his batting temperament was suited to one-day cricket.