# Corey Anderson 131\* (World Record Fastest ODI Century) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 1, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-anderson-131-world-record-fastest-odi-century/677632 "2014-01-01T13:51:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-anderson-131-world-record-fastest-odi-century/677632/1 "2014-01-01T13:51:29Z")
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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-anderson-131-world-record-fastest-odi-century/677632/2 "2014-01-01T14:35:08Z")
Oh, cricket. You might have mentioned that before I clicked on the link. I thought it was cycling, or something I cared about. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-anderson-131-world-record-fastest-odi-century/677632/3 "2014-01-01T16:30:53Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Oh, cricket. You might have mentioned that before I clicked on the link. I thought it was cycling, or something I cared about. 🙂 Century was supposed to be the clue. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-anderson-131-world-record-fastest-odi-century/677632/4 "2014-01-01T17:01:00Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Century was supposed to be the clue. A hundred mile bike ride is also a “century”. ---
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-anderson-131-world-record-fastest-odi-century/677632/5 "2014-01-01T17:51:41Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Oh, cricket. You might > have mentioned that before I clicked on the link. I thought it was > cycling, or something I cared about. 🙂 correct. Sorry abt that. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-anderson-131-world-record-fastest-odi-century/677632/6 "2014-01-02T10:23:16Z")
Pretty awesome, I hadn’t realised how long Afridi’s record had stood. [Here’s Afridi’s](http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-west-indies-2013-14/content/story/706073.html?comments=all#usrcomment)reaction: > [@](#): > > “I never heard his name and early morning my nephew told me about his feat and I sort of said the first news of 2014 is of my record being broken,” Afridi told AFP. “But I must say it’s a great achievement and Anderson deserves all the praise. It needs a super effort to score a hundred off 36 balls.” Any bets on how much Anderson will get from the IPL? ---
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-anderson-131-world-record-fastest-odi-century/677632/7 "2014-01-03T15:40:49Z")
> [@lisiate](#): > > Pretty awesome, I hadn’t > realised how long Afridi’s record had stood. > [Here’s > Afridi’s](http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-west-indies-2013-14/content/story/706073.html?comments=all#usrcomment)reaction: > > Any bets on how much Anderson will get from the IPL? may be a million. We are coming to nz and our bowlers have accepted the challenge of 36 balls i hear.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-anderson-131-world-record-fastest-odi-century/677632/8 "2014-01-03T15:45:40Z")
Some of the grounds in NZ are pretty small - that Nathan Astle 200 that is the quickest in Tests was played on something with similarly short boundaries, in Christchurch if memory serves. Am at work, so can’t check the video; was this played on a postage stamp or are the boundaries actually reasonable lengths?