<page_title> List of England Test cricket centurions </page_title> <section_title> List of centurions </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> No. </col_header> </cell> <cell> W. G. Grace <col_header> Player </col_header> </cell> <cell> 152 vs Australia at The Oval, London <col_header> Maiden century </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6 September 1880 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> </table>
The first England batsman to hit a century was W. G. Grace, who made 152 over Australia at The Oval on 6 September 1880.