First-Class Most Matches Before Maiden Century

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The count includes the match in which the maiden century was made.

591	DL Underwood	Sussex v Kent	Central Recreation Ground, Hastings	1984
539	RW Taylor	Yorkshire v Derbyshire	Abbeydale Park, Sheffield	1981
418	FS Trueman	Northamptonshire v Yorkshire	County Ground, Northampton	1963
413	GS Boyes	Lancashire v Hampshire	Aigburth, Liverpool	1936
374	W Attewell	Kent v Nottinghamshire	Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend	1897
300	GEE Lambert	Worcestershire v Gloucestershire	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	1955
290	NA Mallender	Central Districts v Otago	Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North	1991/92
286	BN French	Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire	County Ground, Derby	1990
280	HA Smith	Worcestershire v Leicestershire	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	1937
273	GO Dawkes	Derbyshire v Hampshire	Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent	1954
262	AHH Gilligan	Sussex v Derbyshire	County Ground, Hove	1929
261	EE Hemmings	Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire	Town Ground, Worksop	1982
256	G Miller	Lancashire v Derbyshire	Old Trafford, Manchester	1984
250	F Barratt	Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire	The Butts Ground, Coventry	1928
244	FW Swarbrook	Griqualand West v Northern Transvaal B	De Beers Country Club, Kimberley	1985/86
244	A Waddington	Yorkshire v Worcestershire	Headingley, Leeds	1927
243	RE East	Essex v Hampshire	County Ground, Chelmsford	1976
243	A Wood	Yorkshire v Worcestershire	Bramall Lane, Sheffield	1935
240	MP Bicknell	Kent v Surrey	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	2001
238	SK Warne	Kent v Hampshire	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	2005
237	JC White	Somerset v Gloucestershire	County Ground, Taunton	1927
231	CF Root	Worcestershire v Kent	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	1928
229	JT Rawlin	Middlesex v Surrey	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	1899
228	W Mead	Essex v Leicestershire	County Ground, Leyton	1902
227	PB Clift	Sussex v Leicestershire	County Ground, Hove	1983
225	TE Sidwell	Surrey v Leicestershire	Kennington Oval, Kennington	1926
225	DNF Slade	Leicestershire v Worcestershire	Grace Road, Leicester	1969
223	AS Brown	Gloucestershire v Glamorgan	Ashley Down Ground, Bristol	1965
221	WC Smith	Barbados v Marylebone Cricket Club	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	1912/13
220	H Verity	Jamaica v Yorkshire	Sabina Park, Kingston	1935/36
216	AS Kennedy	Nottinghamshire v Hampshire	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	1921
214	RG Barlow	North v Australians	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	1884
203	WT Luckes	Somerset v Kent	Recreation Ground, Bath	1937
202	CIJ Smith	Kent v Middlesex	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	1939

The list shows occurrences of 200 matches or more