SPD Smith’s feat – becomes the first Australian batsman to score a double hundred and a fifty in a Lord’s test
SPD Smith of Australia scored 215 and 58 in the ongoing second test at Lord’s between England and Australia to provide the 41st occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred and a fifty in a test match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Ryder | 201* | 88 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1925 |
| 2 | EH Hendren | 77 | 205* | Eng | Win | Port of Spain | 01 Feb 1930 |
| 3 | A Sandham | 325 | 50 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 03 Apr 1930 |
| 4 | DG Bradman | 244 | 77 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |
| 5 | EAB Rowan | 236 | 60* | SAF | Eng | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 |
| 6 | WM Lawry | 210 | 58* | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 |
| 7 | KD Walters | 242 | 103 | Aus | Win | Sydney | 14 Feb 1969 |
| 8 | SM Gavaskar | 124 | 220 | Ind | Win | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 |
| 9 | LG Rowe | 214 | 100* | Win | NZl | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 |
| 10 | GS Chappell | 247* | 133 | Aus | NZl | Wellington | 01 Mar 1974 |
| 11 | IVA Richards | 232 | 63 | Win | Eng | Nottingham | 03 Jun 1976 |
| 12 | Javed Miandad | 206 | 85 | Pak | NZl | Karachi | 30 Oct 1976 |
| 13 | SM Gavaskar | 205 | 73 | Ind | Win | Mumbai | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 14 | KJ Hughes | 213 | 53 | Aus | Ind | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1981 |
| 15 | GA Gooch | 333 | 123 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 16 | MA Taylor | 334* | 92 | Aus | Pak | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 17 | R Dravid | 200* | 70* | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 18 | A Flower | 55 | 232* | Zim | Ind | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2000 |
| 19 | VVS Laxman | 59 | 281 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 20 | MS Sinclair | 204* | 50* | NZl | Pak | Christchurch | 15 Mar 2001 |
| 21 | A Flower | 142 | 199* | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 22 | BC Lara | 221 | 130 | Win | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 |
| 23 | SP Fleming | 274* | 69* | NZl | Srl | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Apr 2003 |
| 24 | GC Smith | 277 | 85 | RSA | Eng | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 25 | ME Trescothick | 219 | 69* | Eng | SAF | The Oval | 04 Sep 2003 |
| 26 | R Dravid | 222 | 73 | Ind | NZl | Ahmedabad | 08 Oct 2003 |
| 27 | R Dravid | 233 | 72* | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 28 | SR Tendulkar | 241* | 60* | Ind | Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 29 | KC Sangakkara | 232 | 64 | Srl | SAF | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Aug 2004 |
| 30 | Younis Khan | 267 | 84* | Pak | Ind | Bangalore | 24 Mar 2005 |
| 31 | W Jaffer | 202 | 56 | Indd | Pak | Kolkata | 30 Nov 2007 |
| 32 | SC Ganguly | 239 | 91 | Ind | Pak | Bangalore | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 33 | V Sehwag | 201* | 50 | Ind | Srl | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 34 | VVS Laxman | 200* | 59* | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 35 | RT Ponting | 209 | 89 | Aus | Pak | Hobart | 14 Jan 2010 |
| 36 | SR Tendulkar | 214 | 53* | Ind | Aus | Bangalore | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 37 | AN Cook | 67 | 235* | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 |
| 38 | RT Ponting | 221 | 60* | Aus | Ind | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2012 |
| 39 | KC Sangakkara | 319 | 105 | Srl | Ban | Chittagong | 04 Feb 2014 |
| 40 | KS Williamson | 69 | 242* | NZl | Srl | Wellington | 03 Jan 2015 |
| 41 | SPD Smith | 215 | 58 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2015 |
SPD Smith of Australia scored 215 and 58 in the ongoing second test at Lord’s between England and Australia to provide the tenth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a double hundred and a fifty in a test match. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Ryder | 201* | 88 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1925 |
| 2 | DG Bradman | 244 | 77 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |
| 3 | WM Lawry | 210 | 58* | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 |
| 4 | KD Walters | 242 | 103 | Aus | Win | Sydney | 14 Feb 1969 |
| 5 | GS Chappell | 247* | 133 | Aus | NZl | Wellington | 01 Mar 1974 |
| 6 | KJ Hughes | 213 | 53 | Aus | Ind | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1981 |
| 7 | MA Taylor | 334* | 92 | Aus | Pak | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 8 | RT Ponting | 209 | 89 | Aus | Pak | Hobart | 14 Jan 2010 |
| 9 | RT Ponting | 221 | 60* | Aus | Ind | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2012 |
| 10 | SPD Smith | 215 | 58 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 16 Jul 201 |
SPD Smith of Australia scored 215 and 58 in the ongoing second test at Lord’s between England and Australia to provide the sixth occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred and a fifty in a test match against England. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Ryder | 201* | 88 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1925 |
| 2 | DG Bradman | 244 | 77 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |
| 3 | EAB Rowan | 236 | 60* | SAF | Eng | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 |
| 4 | IVA Richards | 232 | 63 | Win | Eng | Nottingham | 03 Jun 1976 |
| 5 | GC Smith | 277 | 85 | RSA | Eng | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 6 | SPD Smith | 215 | 58 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2015 |
SPD Smith of Australia scored 215 and 58 in the ongoing second test at Lord’s between England and Australia to provide the third occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a double hundred and a fifty in a test match against England. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Ryder | 201* | 88 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1925 |
| 2 | DG Bradman | 244 | 77 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |
| 3 | SPD Smith | 215 | 58 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2015 |
SPD Smith of Australia scored 215 and 58 in the ongoing second test at Lord’s between England and Australia to provide the second occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred and a fifty in a test match at Lord’s after GA Gooch of England. Gooch had scored 333 and 123 against India at Lord’s om Jul 1990. Both the occasions are listed below. Thus SPD Smith became the first Australian batsman to score a double hundred and a fifty in a test at Lord’s.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GA Gooch | 333 | 123 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 2 | SPD Smith | 215 | 58 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2015 |
The following table lists the batsmen who have scored a double hundred and a fifty in a test on two or more occasions. R Dravid of India holds the record for performing such a feat on most occasions. He has done it one three occasions.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Dravid | 200* | 70* | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 222 | 73 | Ind | NZl | Ahmedabad | 08 Oct 2003 |
| 3 | R Dravid | 233 | 72* | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 1 | A Flower | 55 | 232* | Zim | Ind | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2000 |
| 2 | A Flower | 142 | 199* | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 1 | KC Sangakkara | 232 | 64 | Srl | SAF | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Aug 2004 |
| 2 | KC Sangakkara | 319 | 105 | Srl | Ban | Chittagong | 04 Feb 2014 |
| 1 | RT Ponting | 209 | 89 | Aus | Pak | Hobart | 14 Jan 2010 |
| 2 | RT Ponting | 221 | 60* | Aus | Ind | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2012 |
| 1 | SM Gavaskar | 124 | 220 | Ind | Win | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 |
| 2 | SM Gavaskar | 205 | 73 | Ind | Win | Mumbai | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 241* | 60* | Ind | Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 214 | 53* | Ind | Aus | Bangalore | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 1 | VVS Laxman | 59 | 281 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 2 | VVS Laxman | 200* | 59* | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |