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The list was promoted by Giants2008 00:11, 19 January 2013 [1].

List of international cricket centuries by Kevin Pietersen[edit]

List of international cricket centuries by Kevin Pietersen (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

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Nominator(s): NapHit (talk) 03:13, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Branching out into cricket for a change. Firstly, I would like to thank AssociateAffiliate for the excellent work he did initially creating the list. I have merely polished his work and believe that it now meets the criteria. I will try and address all comments expediently. Cheers NapHit (talk) 03:13, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Zia Khan 06:23, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test cricket, and One Day International (ODI)..... → No need of comma after Test cricket
removed NapHit (talk) 05:37, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year → named as one the Wisden Cricketers of the Year?
adding the would make the sentence grammatically incorrect NapHit (talk) 05:37, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I mean "named as one of Wisden Cricketers of the Year" Zia Khan 05:55, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
changed it slightly, reads better than before anyway. NapHit (talk) 08:15, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • ...also came against Australia in the second... → came against the same team in the second
I prefer using Australia, doesn't seem right using same team NapHit (talk) 05:37, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • all Test cricket playing nations, with the exception of Bangladesh. → all Test cricket playing nations except Bangladesh.?
I think the way it is worded now is fine, reads better to me NapHit (talk) 05:37, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • He is joint twenty-first among all-time Test century makers,[11] and joint second in the equivalent list for England.[12] → You may mention with whom he share the records, by adding notes or something.
Good idea I will add the notes in due course NapHit (talk) 05:37, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein in February 2005. → "the" before Goodyear Park, for consistency, as you did with other grounds
adding would make the sentence grammatically incorrect. It's one of the nuances of the English language that the is not needed here but is for the other stadiums. NapHit (talk) 05:37, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Test table, when sorting by ascending order 149 should come after 151, there may be others
fixed this NapHit (talk) 05:41, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the ODI table, 111* against India should come first when sorting by descending order
not sure I see the issue here it looks fine to me NapHit (talk) 05:41, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
His strike rate is less againt India than against Pakistan that's why I'm asking this! Zia Khan 05:55, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Gotcha! Should be fixed now. NapHit (talk) 08:15, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to see you nominating a cricket list, I also did a little bit to the list last month. Zia Khan 05:25, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the comments Zia, much appreciated. I will get round to reviewing your Prime mi sisters list as well in the next few days. NapHit (talk) 05:41, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Meets the standards. Zia Khan 06:23, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 11:21, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • "in Test cricket and..." not sure you need "cricket" here.
  • I think, since he's still playing, you could use an "as of" date in the lead.
  • "score of 227, also came" don't think that comma is needed, or add another comma before "of"...
  • "whom he has scored six centuries against" -> "against whom he has scored..."
  • As a min, link T20I, I would expand it entirely if it were me.
  • "Pietersen batting against Sri Lanka at Lord's in 2011." no full stop required.
  • Tied explanation in the key needs a full stop for consistency.
  • Our article on "Mohammed Azharuddin" has his first name Mohammad.

The Rambling Man (talk) 13:47, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the comments TRM, I've addressed them all. NapHit (talk) 02:30, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from —Vensatry (Ping me) 11:12, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Is he the youngest batsmen to score 5,000 or more runs in Tests? Tendulkar reached the milestone when he was 26, whereas Pietersen did it at 30.
corrected, heis the fastest not the youngest. NapHit (talk) 03:05, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not sure what ref #6 conveys.
That he was awarded an MBE NapHit (talk) 02:32, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Since he has retired from T20Is tense should be corrected.
done NapHit (talk) 03:05, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Scores for 9th and 12th centuries are incorrect.
fixed NapHit (talk) 03:05, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • The dates for his 18th, 20th and 21st tons are wrong. Check all the entries.
fixed and checked the rest NapHit (talk) 03:05, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Unlink "London".
its a sortable table all the entries in each cell should be linked. NapHit (talk) 03:05, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • You have two scores of 111* in the ODI table. They should sort according to their S/R.
Are you referring to when you sort the score column, that the one with the highest strike rate should be first? As far as I'm aware that is secondary sorting and not a requirement. Also none of the other cricket lists implement this, leading me to question whether it can be done. Actually I might have fixed this, not sure though. NapHit (talk) 03:05, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
List of international cricket centuries by Mohammad Yousuf seem to have implemented this. —Vensatry (Ping me) 05:37, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Not necessarily, when sorting the ODI table, the three 100 scores sort with 89 in between 147 and 90, which is obviously not correct. I'm sure it can be done, I just need to know which they should sort. So should the highest or lowest strike rate by at the top? Ok I've looked at how TRM did it in the Gooch and I've followed that principle should be right now. NapHit (talk) 09:14, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • His 111* against Pakistan came while chasing.
you're going to have to be more clear by what you mean. I'm not familiar with some cricket jargon. NapHit (talk) 03:05, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
His 111* against Pakistan (in ODIs) came in the second innings. —Vensatry (Ping me) 05:37, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

—Vensatry (Ping me) 19:03, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Okie dokie, done NapHit (talk) 09:14, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your comments I've addressed them all. NapHit (talk) 03:05, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comments –

  • Test century 21 lists the result as Draw, which goes against the Drawn that is used elsewhere.
  • All of the links in note B are repeats from note A. I doubt that any of them are necessary.
  • If possible, reference 5 could use a page number for the relevant content. Giants2008 (Talk) 22:21, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
done the first two. Regarding the book, I don't have a copy, google books has no preview and the user that added the info is now retired. I'm busy today, but once I've got some free time, I'll look for an alternative source. NapHit (talk) 23:23, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ok I've added a ref from ESPNcricinfo. NapHit (talk) 07:16, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
If you would prefer the paper source, the pages are 69–71. Harrias talk 21:30, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comments from Harrias talk
  • "Pietersen has scored centuries against all Test cricket playing nations, with the exception of Bangladesh." – He also hasn't scored a century against Zimbabwe, who although boycotted by England, are once again a Test playing nation.
  • "and is the first batsman to score 5,000 or more runs in Test cricket in under five years." Just to clarify, the references state that he was the first to score his first 5,000 runs. As far as I can tell, someone may have scored 5,000 runs in under five years before, just not their first 5,000; as such, I think the language needs tightening to reflect this. (Unless I've misread the sources.)

Other than those nitpicks, it looks pretty good to me. Harrias talk 16:59, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the comments Harrias, addressed them both. NapHit (talk) 23:50, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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