[1][5] As of 2020, the Eden Gardens has hosted more than 40 Test matches,[6][7] the first of which was in January 1934 when India played the touring England team.
[6][9] The first Test century scored at the ground was in December 1948, by Everton Weekes of the West Indies.
This is the highest number of centuries scored in a single Test match at the ground.
[17] The first ODI century scored at the ground was by Kris Srikkanth of India on 18 February 1987.
[18][19] The first century scored by an overseas player was on 1 November 1989 by Desmond Haynes of the West Indies.
[29] Karu Jain of India scored the only Women's One Day International (WODI) century achieved at the Eden Gardens.