Hearty congratulations to Mark Ramprakash for becoming only the 25th player to score 100 first class centuries. It’s quite a feat, and underlines his status as one of the modern game’s finest batsmen. I’m sure many CoffeeHousers will – like me – be looking forward to century number 101.

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