Chris Gayle becomes 9th West Indian to play 100 Test matches

Chris Gayle needs no introduction in International cricket and  recently he joined the elite club of West Indian cricketers who have played 100 or more Test matches. He is the 9^th West Indian to do so and 8^th as a Carribean batsman , with Courtney Walsh being the only bowler in the list.Naturally a strokemaker, Chris Gayle never had  the success in Test cricket, relative to what he has achieved in limited overs career. But still , playing 100 Test matches for West Indies is an achievement in itself.

For West Indies , Shivnarine Chanderpaul has played maximum number of Test matches till date and the 1^st Test match between West Indies and New Zealand is his 154^th one.

For Chris Gayle, it is his 100^th Test match and  he has so far managed to score 6933 Test runs at an average of just over 42. His highest score is 333 , which against Sri Lanka and since then he is seen to keep this as his T Shirt number  several  times.

Before his 100^th Test match, he received token of appreciation from the Windies Board.

Here is the list of the West Indians who have played more than 100 Test matches

Player	Span	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	100	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Ct	St
S Chanderpaul	1994-2014	154*	11219	203*	51.93	29	9	1/2	98.11	0	64	0
CA Walsh	1984-2001	132	936	30*	7.54	0	519	7/37	24.44	22	29	0
BC Lara	1990-2006	130	11912	400*	53.17	34	0	–	–	0	164	0
IVA Richards	1974-1991	121	8540	291	50.23	24	32	2/17	61.37	0	122	0
DL Haynes	1978-1994	116	7487	184	42.29	18	1	1/2	8.00	0	65	0
CH Lloyd	1966-1985	110	7515	242*	46.67	19	10	2/13	62.20	0	90	0
CG Greenidge	1974-1991	108	7558	226	44.72	19	0	–	–	0	96	0
CL Hooper	1987-2002	102	5762	233	36.46	13	114	5/26	49.42	4	115	0
CH Gayle	2000-2014	100*	6933	333	42.01	15	72	5/34	42.23	2	91	0