David Boon is a former international cricketer who represented Australia between 1984 and 1996. A right-handed batsman who primarily played as an opener, Boon took part in 107 Test matches and 181 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for his country and scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) on twenty-one and five occasions respectively.

Boon made his Test and ODI debuts against the West Indies in 1984. He made his first Test century in December 1985, when he scored 123 against India at the Adelaide Oval. He achieved his highest Test score in 1989, when he made 200—his solitary double-century—against New Zealand at the WACA Ground, Perth. Boon scored three centuries in three consecutive Tests, against India during the 1991–92 home series; he achieved the feat once more in the 1993 Ashes series. His accomplishments with the bat during the 1993 English cricket season led to Wisden naming him as one of their Cricketers of the Year in 1994 and describing him as "the most assured batsman in the Australian team". , Boon is ninth (with Neil Harvey) in the list of leading Test century-makers for Australia. He scored centuries against six different opponents, including six outside Australia. He was most successful against England, scoring seven Test centuries; six of his Test centuries came against India.

Boon's first ODI century came against India at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur in September 1986. His highest score in ODI cricket was against Sri Lanka during the 1987–88 World Series Cup when he scored 122 at the Adelaide Oval. He was most successful against India, accumulating two ODI centuries. , he holds fourteenth position with Damien Martyn in the list of ODI century-makers for Australia.

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+ Key Symbol Meaning * Remained not out Man of the match Pos. Position in the batting order Balls Balls faced Inn. The innings of the match Test The number of the Test match played in that series S/R. Strike rate during the innings H/A/N Venue was at home (Australia), away or neutral. Date Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches Lost The match was lost by Australia. Won The match was won by Australia. Drawn The match was drawn. Tied The match result was a Tie.

Test cricket centuries +Test centuries scored by David BoonNo.ScoreAgainstPos.Inn.TestVenueH/A/NDateResultRef 1 2 1 1/3 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Drawn 2 1 2 3/3 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home Drawn 3 1 1 1/3 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras Away Tied 4 2 1 3/5 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Drawn 5   2 2 1/3 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Home Won 6   1 3 1/1 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home Drawn 7 3 2 4/5 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home Won 8 200 2 1 1/1 WACA Ground, Perth Home Won 9 3 3 4/5 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Drawn 10   3 2 1/5 Sabina Park, Kingston Away Drawn 11 3 1 3/5 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home Drawn 12 3 3 4/5 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Won 13 3 1 5/5 WACA Ground, Perth Home Won 14   1 3 1/6 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Home Drawn 15 3 1 2/6 Lord's Cricket Ground, London Away Won 16 3 2 3/6 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Away Drawn 17 3 1 4/6 Headingley, Leeds Away Won 18 3 1 2/3 Bellerive Oval, Hobart Home Won 19 3 3 1/3 National Stadium, Karachi Away Lost 20 3 3 2/4 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home Won 21 3 1 2/3 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home Won

One Day International centuries

+ ODI centuries scored by David BoonNo.ScoreBallsAgainstPos.Inn.S/RVenueH/A/NDateResultRef 1 118 2 1 94.06 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Away Lost 2   130 2 1 93.84 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Won 3   168 1 2 60.71 Bellerive Oval, Hobart Home Won 4 133 1 2 75.18 Eden Park, Auckland Away Lost 5   147 2 1 68.02 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home Won

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