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NEWS Ponting hits 33rd Test hundred03rd Dec 2006 23.16 IST By Agencies Australian captain Ricky Thomas Ponting reached his 33rd Test century, his seventh of the calendar year, on the third day of the second Ashes Test against England at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday. Ponting's century extended his recent good form, which has placed him firmly among cricket's greatest batsmen. He continues to climb the ladder of great Australian players, which is still dominated by cricket's greatest player, Sir Donald Bradman.
While Tendulkar has 35 centuries from 132 Tests and 10,469 runs, and Lara has 34 centuries and 11,904 runs from 131 Tests, Ponting's recent run accumulation makes him their peer. Ponting has now scored 1,159 runs with seven centuries and three half centuries in calendar 2006 at an average substantially in excess of 100. Ponting has scored 10 centuries in his last 13 Tests, including his 196 in the first Ashes Test at Brisbane, which was the foundation of Australia's 277-run win. Also View Team Page: Australia Team Page: England | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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