Ton in Cricket simply means century. If a batsman scores 100 points during a continuous run without getting out of the game, it means that a play has completed a ton. Ton can happen during test match or one-day international cricket. There is also a century partnership that occurs when two batters add 100 runs overall. A Ton is considered to be a landmark score for batters. The number of centuries of a player goes to their career statistics.
Other Types of Ton
Scoring a century is equivalent to a player taking five wickets in innings. This is also called as hundred. Scores more than 200 are also recorded as centuries. 200 to 299 runs is called double centuries. 300-399 runs are called triple centuries and 400-499 centuries are called quadruple centuries. Those who are reaching 50 runs in innings is called half-century.
Historical Ton
Centuries are not common until the 19th century. There are difficulties in batting on pitches because it requires preparation. The earliest known Ton belongs to John Minshull. He scored 107 for the Duke of Dorset’s Xi. It happened in 1769. The match is considered to be minor. The first definite ton in a top-class cricket game is scored by John Small. Small made 136 for Hampshire v Surrey. The game went down to July 1775. The earliest recorded partnership is in 1767. It is between two Hambledon batsmen. In the first-class cricket, the first batsman to reach 100 career centuries is WG Grace. The milestone was reached in 1895.
