Ind vs Aus – 2010 : Second Test : Double hundred and a fifty by batsmen in the annals of test cricket
SR Tendulkar scored 214 and 53 not out in the second test against Australia to provide the 35th occasion of batsmen scoring a double hundred and a fifty in a test match. All the 35 occasions are listed below in the chronological order
|
No |
Batsmen |
FI |
SI |
Tot |
Team |
Opp |
Ground |
Mon/Year |
|
1 |
J Ryder |
201* |
88 |
289 |
Aus |
Eng |
Adelaide |
Jan 1925 |
|
2 |
EH Hendren |
77 |
205* |
282 |
Eng |
Win |
Trinidad |
Feb 1930 |
|
3 |
A Sandham |
325 |
50 |
375 |
Eng |
Win |
Kingston |
Apr 1930 |
|
4 |
DG Bradman |
244 |
77 |
321 |
Aus |
Eng |
The Oval |
Aug 1934 |
|
5 |
EAB Rowan |
236 |
60* |
296 |
SAF |
Eng |
Leeds |
Jul 1951 |
|
6 |
WM Lawry |
210 |
58* |
268 |
Aus |
Win |
Bridgetown |
May 1965 |
|
7 |
KD Walters |
242 |
103 |
345 |
Aus |
Win |
Sydney |
Feb 1969 |
|
8 |
SM Gavaskar |
124 |
220 |
344 |
Ind |
Win |
Trinidad |
Apr 1971 |
|
9 |
LG Rowe |
214 |
100* |
314 |
Win |
NZl |
Kingston |
Feb 1972 |
|
10 |
GS Chappell |
247* |
133 |
380 |
Aus |
NZl |
Wellington |
Mar 1974 |
|
11 |
IVA Richards |
232 |
63 |
295 |
Win |
Eng |
Nottingham |
Jun 1976 |
|
12 |
Javed Miandad |
206 |
85 |
291 |
Pak |
NZl |
Karachi |
Oct 1976 |
|
13 |
SM Gavaskar |
205 |
73 |
278 |
Ind |
Win |
Mumbai |
Dec 1978 |
|
14 |
KJ Hughes |
213 |
53 |
266 |
Aus |
Ind |
Adelaide |
Jan 1981 |
|
15 |
GA Gooch |
333 |
123 |
456 |
Eng |
Ind |
Lord’ |
Jul 1990 |
|
16 |
MA Taylor |
334* |
92 |
426 |
Aus |
Pak |
Peshawar |
Oct 1998 |
|
17 |
R Dravid |
200* |
70* |
270 |
Ind |
Zim |
Delhi |
Nov 2000 |
|
18 |
A Flower |
55 |
232* |
287 |
Zim |
Ind |
Nagpur |
Nov 2000 |
|
19 |
VVS Laxman |
59 |
281 |
340 |
Ind |
Aus |
Kolkata |
Mar 2001 |
|
20 |
MS Sinclair |
204* |
50* |
254 |
NZl |
Pak |
Christchurch |
Mar 2001 |
|
21 |
BC Lara |
221 |
130 |
351 |
Win |
Srl |
Col-SSC |
Nov 2001 |
|
22 |
SP Fleming |
274* |
69* |
343 |
NZl |
Srl |
Col-PSS |
Apr 2003 |
|
23 |
GC Smith |
277 |
85 |
362 |
SAF |
Eng |
Birmingham |
Jul 2003 |
|
24 |
ME Trescothick |
219 |
69* |
288 |
Eng |
SAF |
The Oval |
Sep 2003 |
|
25 |
R Dravid |
222 |
73 |
295 |
Ind |
NZl |
Ahmedabad |
Oct 2003 |
|
26 |
R Dravid |
233 |
72* |
305 |
Ind |
Aus |
Adelaide |
Dec 2003 |
|
27 |
SR Tendulkar |
241* |
60* |
301 |
Ind |
Aus |
Sydney |
Jan 2004 |
|
28 |
KC Sangakkara |
232 |
64 |
296 |
Srl |
SAF |
Col-SSC |
Aug 2004 |
|
29 |
Younis Khan |
267 |
84* |
351 |
Pak |
Ind |
Bangalore |
Mar 2005 |
|
30 |
W Jaffer |
202 |
56 |
258 |
Ind |
Pak |
Kolkata |
Nov 2007 |
|
31 |
SC Ganguly |
239 |
91 |
330 |
Ind |
Pak |
Bangalore |
Dec 2007 |
|
32 |
V Sehwag |
201* |
|
251 |
Ind |
Srl |
Galle |
Jul 2008 |
|
33 |
VVS Laxman |
200* |
59* |
259 |
Ind |
Aus |
Delhi |
Oct 2008 |
|
34 |
RT Ponting |
209 |
89 |
298 |
Aus |
Pak |
Hobart |
Jan 2010 |
|
35 |
SR Tendulkar |
214 |
53* |
267 |
Ind |
Aus |
Bangalore |
Oct 2010 |
It is interesting to note that there are five occasions of a batsman scoring a double hundred and fifty against Australia. On all these five occasions, it is Indian batsmen who have performed the feat – VVS Laxman on two occasions: SR Tendulkar on two occasions and R Dravid on one occasion
|
No |
Batsmen |
FI |
SI |
Tot |
Team |
Opp |
Ground |
Mon/Year |
|
1 |
VVS Laxman |
59 |
281 |
340 |
Ind |
Aus |
Kolkata |
Mar 2001 |
|
2 |
R Dravid |
233 |
72* |
305 |
Ind |
Aus |
Adelaide |
Dec 2003 |
|
3 |
SR Tendulkar |
241* |
60* |
301 |
Ind |
Aus |
Sydney |
Jan 2004 |
|
4 |
VVS Laxman |
200* |
59* |
259 |
Ind |
Aus |
Delhi |
Oct 2008 |
|
5 |
SR Tendulkar |
214 |
53* |
267 |
Ind |
Aus |
Bangalore |
Oct 2010 |