▁hundred ▁or ▁more ▁runs ▁by ▁a ▁b ats man ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁inn ings . ▁This ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁notable ▁achiev ement . ▁, ▁ 2 1 2 ▁centuries ▁have ▁been ▁scored ▁by ▁ 8 7 ▁different ▁players ▁from ▁ 1 , 1 7 4 ▁W O DI ▁matches . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁centuries ▁in ▁W OD Is ▁were ▁scored ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Women ' s ▁World ▁Cup . ▁England ' s ▁Lyn ne ▁Thomas ▁and ▁En id ▁B ake well ▁both ▁achieved ▁the ▁fe at ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁team ' s ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁International ▁XI . ▁Thomas ▁and ▁B ake well ▁are ▁two ▁of ▁only ▁five ▁players ▁to ▁score ▁a ▁century ▁during ▁their ▁W O DI ▁debut , ▁the ▁others ▁being ▁N icole ▁Bol ton ▁of ▁Australia , ▁and ▁India ' s ▁Res h ma ▁Gand hi ▁and ▁M ith ali ▁Raj . ▁Raj ▁and ▁Gand hi ▁centuries ▁came ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁which ▁saw ▁Raj ▁become ▁the ▁young est ▁player ▁to ▁score ▁a ▁century , ▁aged ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁ 2 0 5 ▁days . ▁The ▁match ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁twenty - e ight ▁occurr ences ▁where ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁centuries ▁have ▁been ▁scored ▁in ▁a ▁W O DI . ▁The ▁oldest ▁player ▁to ▁score ▁a ▁W O DI ▁century ▁is ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁Barbara ▁Be ve ge ▁who ▁was ▁aged ▁ 3 9 ▁years ▁and ▁ 4