This wouldn't be a real cricket site if we didn't write about the really outstanding feats that happen in cricket anywhere in the world so when a major historical moment occurs in England, it's essential we record the event!

Yesterday, on 2nd August at Headingly in Yorkshire, Surrey's Mark Ramprakash became only the 25th batsman in cricketing history to pass the magical milestone of 100 scores of 100 or more in First Class Cricket.

Mark Ramprakash etched his name into the history books as only the 25th batsman to record 100 first-class hundreds, and the first since Worcestershire's Graeme Hick did it in 1998.

The 38-year-old right-hander reached his century after tea on the final day of Surrey's match with Yorkshire at Headingley, the ground where by co-incidence he notched his maiden hundred for Middlesex.  That was on July 20 1989 when he was only 19.

In 2008 at Headingley he was up against an attack including former England colleague Darren Gough, reaching his landmark off 196 balls with nine fours and one six when he rocked back to cut left-arm spinner David Wainwright for four.

Another coincidence was he became the second man to join the hundred club on this ground. Yorkshire legend Geoffrey Boycott achieved the feat during the Headingley Test against Australia in 1977.

Mark finished on an unbeaten 112 off 227 balls and said: "There are lots of emotions at the moment. I got my first hundred here, and I remember it very clearly. To get my 100th here seems like fate."The 100th 100 moment

Perhaps this innings wasn't a typical fluent Ramprakash innings though there were still flashes of brilliance.

Since scoring his 99th century against Sussex at Hove on May 3, Mark Ramprakash had failed in 10 attempts to notch three figures, including the first innings in this match.

"The last few games have been a tough run. The ball has swung, and I've received some very good deliveries," he said. "I've had to wait, but I'm really really pleased. Quite a few people have been saying to me, when is it going to happen?

"After scoring the 99th, I broke the bat I've been using for the last two years. I've used five bats, and I've not played that well.

"If I'd had to retire on 99 hundreds, I would have been a happy man – it's not a bad place to be. At the end of the day, hundreds don't grow on trees."

Ramprakash scored his 99th hundred against Sussex on May 3. His scores since have been:

v Hampshire: 17 & 9; v Yorkshire: 29 & 14; v Somerset: 17 & 15; v Kent: 48 & 0; v Nottinghamshire: 42; v Yorkshire: 6 & 112*

Many good judges of the game believe that Ramps never fulfilled the promise he showed from a very young age but others will say the he could have done if he'd been handled better.  Much the same was said of Graeme Hick and given that they are the last two batters to achieve the 100 100s milestone, there's likely to be something in that.

The Other MomentCertainly Ramprakash showed he could adapt to new experiences when he won the BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing" title in 2006 with his professional partner Karen Hardy.  Note to the England and Wales Cricket Board here - clearly someone knew how to get the best from him - give her a ring!!

Given the current way that First Class Cricket in England is arranged, with many fewer matches than back in the late 80s when Mark started his career, it's quite likely that he'll be the last person ever to achieve it.  The nearest candidate is Justin Langer from Australia and Somerset and he's on 83 in a career that started in 1991.

Two other Australians are on 79 and they are Stuart Law and Matthew Hayden.  They'll have to have a lot of luck and several following winds if they're to make it as well.

The congratulations of all at LBH go to Mark Ramprakash.

Here's the full list of names that have achieved the 100 100s milestone: