John Campbell (Source: AFP)
John Campbell made headlines with his first-ever Test century in the ongoing second and final Test between India and the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on October 13, 2025. His patient and composed innings came as the West Indies followed on after being bowled out for 248 in reply to India’s massive 518/5 declared.
As Campbell’s scored his hundred he broke several records and ended long waits for West Indies cricket. Here’s a detailed look at all the records broken by John Campbell with this memorable knock:
Second-Most Innings Taken by an Opener to Score Maiden Test Century
- John Campbell scored his maiden Test ton in his 48th innings. Only Trevor Goddard of South Africa took more innings (58) among openers. This places Campbell second on the all-time list for most innings taken by an opener before scoring a hundred.
Most Innings Taken To Score a Maiden Test Hundred As An Opener:
- 58 – Trevor Goddard (South Africa)
- 48 – John Campbell (West Indies)*
- 44 – Daren Ganga (West Indies)
- 32 – Imrul Kayes (Bangladesh)
- 31 – Bob Simpson (Australia)
First West Indies Opener to Score a Test Hundred Since March 2023
- It is important to mention that John Campbell is the first West Indies opener to hit a Test hundred in over 2 years. The last time it happened was in February 2023, when Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored an unbeaten 207 against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.
First West Indies Test Centurion in 2025
- Another important record broken by Campbell is that he became the first centurion for the West Indies in Tests in 2025, with the previous century by a West Indies batter being Justin Greaves (115)* against Bangladesh at North Sound in 2024.
First West Indies Opener to Score a Test Century in India Since 2002
- The last West Indian opener to reach three figures in a Test match in India was Wavell Hinds, who scored 100 in Kolkata during the 2002 tour. Campbell ended this 23-year drought for West Indies openers on Indian soil.
First West Indies Opener to Score a Test Century Against India Since 2006
- It is important to note that the last time an WI opener scored a century against India came in 2006, when Daren Ganga made 135 in Basseterre. Campbell is the first to achieve this feat in 19 years.
Second West Indies Player to Score a Test Century in Delhi
- John Campbell is only the second WI batter to score a Test century at Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi). The first was Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who scored 118 in 2011.
Campbell’s century is the 50th Test hundred by a West Indies player on Indian soil.
Another record that has been made by John Campbell is that his century is the 50th Test hundred by a West Indies player on Indian soil. It is vital to note that all three major milestones (1st, 25th, and 50th centuries) were scored in Delhi.
- 1st – Clyde Walcott (1948)
- 25th – Sir Viv Richards (1974)
- 50th – John Campbell (2025)*
However, it is important to mention that, John Campbell departed after scoring 115 runs in 199 balls.
