England batsmen scoring twin half centuries in a test against Australia

England batsmen scoring twin half centuries in a test against Australia

IR Bell of England scored 53 and 65 not out against Australia in the just concluded third test at Birmingham to provide the 52nd occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Ulyett 52 63 v Australia Melbourne 31 Mar 1877
2 J Selby 55 70 v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1881
3 JT Tyldesley 97 62 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
4 JT Tyldesley 56 61 v Australia Nottingham 29 May 1905
5 AC MacLaren 56 79 v Australia Lord’s 15 Jun 1905
6 J Hardstaff snr 61 72 v Australia Adelaide 10 Jan 1908
7 W Rhodes 66 54 v Australia The Oval 09 Aug 1909
8 W Rhodes 59 57* v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
9 G Gunn 52 61 v Australia Sydney 23 Feb 1912
10 JWHT Douglas 50 60 v Australia Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
11 FE Woolley 95 93 v Australia Lord’s 11 Jun 1921
12 JB Hobbs 78 74 v Australia Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
13 RES Wyatt 51 61* v Australia Sydney 23 Feb 1933
14 H Sutcliffe 63 69* v Australia Manchester 06 Jul 1934
15 CF Walters 52 50* v Australia Manchester 06 Jul 1934
16 NWD Yardley 61 53* v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1947
17 L Hutton 94 76 v Australia Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
18 L Hutton 81 57 v Australia Leeds 22 Jul 1948
19 L Hutton 79 60* v Australia Melbourne 23 Feb 1951
20 PE Richardson 81 73 v Australia Nottingham 07 Jun 1956
21 PBH May 63 53 v Australia Lord’s 21 Jun 1956
22 KF Barrington 53 83 v Australia The Oval 17 Aug 1961
23 ER Dexter 70 99 v Australia Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
24 ER Dexter 93 52 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
25 JH Edrich 88 64 v Australia Birmingham 11 Jul 1968
26 JH Edrich 62 65 v Australia Leeds 25 Jul 1968
27 G Boycott 70 50 v Australia Perth 11 Dec 1970
28 AW Greig 57 62 v Australia Manchester 08 Jun 1972
29 APE Knott 92 63 v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1972
30 DS Steele 73 92 v Australia Leeds 14 Aug 1975
31 DW Randall 75 74* v Australia Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
32 GA Gooch 99 51 v Australia Melbourne 01 Feb 1980
33 CJ Tavare 69 78 v Australia Manchester 13 Aug 1981
34 MW Gatting 53 56 v Australia The Oval 27 Aug 1981
35 W Larkins 64 54 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
36 GA Gooch 59 54 v Australia Sydney 04 Jan 1991
37 MA Atherton 80 99 v Australia Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
38 RA Smith 86 50 v Australia Nottingham 01 Jul 1993
39 MA Atherton 55 63 v Australia Leeds 22 Jul 1993
40 GA Gooch 56 79 v Australia The Oval 19 Aug 1993
41 MA Atherton 88 67 v Australia Sydney 01 Jan 1995
42 GP Thorpe 53 82* v Australia Nottingham 07 Aug 1997
43 MR Ramprakash 61 57 v Australia Adelaide 11 Dec 1998
44 N Hussain 75 72 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2003
45 KP Pietersen 57 64* v Australia Lord’s 21 Jul 2005
46 A Flintoff 68 73 v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
47 IR Bell 59 65 v Australia Manchester 11 Aug 2005
48 KP Pietersen 70 60* v Australia Perth 14 Dec 2006
49 PD Collingwood 64 74 v Australia Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
50 AJ Strauss 55 75 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 2009
51 KP Pietersen 50 62 v Australia The Oval 21 Aug 2013
52 IR Bell 53 65* v Australia Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

 

IR Bell of England scored 53 and 65 not out against Australia in the just concluded third test at Birmingham to provide the 30th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia In England.  All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JT Tyldesley 56 61 v Australia Nottingham 29 May 1905
2 AC MacLaren 56 79 v Australia Lord’s 15 Jun 1905
3 W Rhodes 66 54 v Australia The Oval 09 Aug 1909
4 FE Woolley 95 93 v Australia Lord’s 11 Jun 1921
5 JB Hobbs 78 74 v Australia Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
6 H Sutcliffe 63 69* v Australia Manchester 06 Jul 1934
7 CF Walters 52 50* v Australia Manchester 06 Jul 1934
8 L Hutton 81 57 v Australia Leeds 22 Jul 1948
9 PE Richardson 81 73 v Australia Nottingham 07 Jun 1956
10 PBH May 63 53 v Australia Lord’s 21 Jun 1956
11 KF Barrington 53 83 v Australia The Oval 17 Aug 1961
12 JH Edrich 88 64 v Australia Birmingham 11 Jul 1968
13 JH Edrich 62 65 v Australia Leeds 25 Jul 1968
14 AW Greig 57 62 v Australia Manchester 08 Jun 1972
15 APE Knott 92 63 v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1972
16 DS Steele 73 92 v Australia Leeds 14 Aug 1975
17 CJ Tavare 69 78 v Australia Manchester 13 Aug 1981
18 MW Gatting 53 56 v Australia The Oval 27 Aug 1981
19 MA Atherton 80 99 v Australia Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
20 RA Smith 86 50 v Australia Nottingham 01 Jul 1993
21 MA Atherton 55 63 v Australia Leeds 22 Jul 1993
22 GA Gooch 56 79 v Australia The Oval 19 Aug 1993
23 GP Thorpe 53 82* v Australia Nottingham 07 Aug 1997
24 KP Pietersen 57 64* v Australia Lord’s 21 Jul 2005
25 A Flintoff 68 73 v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
26 IR Bell 59 65 v Australia Manchester 11 Aug 2005
27 PD Collingwood 64 74 v Australia Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
28 AJ Strauss 55 75 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 2009
29 KP Pietersen 50 62 v Australia The Oval 21 Aug 2013
30 IR Bell 53 65* v Australia Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

 

IR Bell of England scored 53 and 65 not out against Australia in the just concluded third test at Birmingham to provide the 17th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia when England had won that test.   All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Ulyett 52 63 v Australia Melbourne 31 Mar 1877
2 JT Tyldesley 97 62 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
3 JT Tyldesley 56 61 v Australia Nottingham 29 May 1905
4 W Rhodes 59 57* v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
5 G Gunn 52 61 v Australia Sydney 23 Feb 1912
6 JB Hobbs 78 74 v Australia Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
7 RES Wyatt 51 61* v Australia Sydney 23 Feb 1933
8 L Hutton 79 60* v Australia Melbourne 23 Feb 1951
9 ER Dexter 93 52 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
10 AW Greig 57 62 v Australia Manchester 08 Jun 1972
11 DW Randall 75 74* v Australia Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
12 CJ Tavare 69 78 v Australia Manchester 13 Aug 1981
13 GA Gooch 56 79 v Australia The Oval 19 Aug 1993
14 N Hussain 75 72 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2003
15 A Flintoff 68 73 v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
16 AJ Strauss 55 75 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 2009
17 IR Bell 53 65* v Australia Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

         

IR Bell of England scored 53 and 65 not out against Australia in the just concluded third test at Birmingham to provide the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia when England had won that test at home  All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JT Tyldesley 56 61 v Australia Nottingham 29 May 1905
2 JB Hobbs 78 74 v Australia Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
3 AW Greig 57 62 v Australia Manchester 08 Jun 1972
4 CJ Tavare 69 78 v Australia Manchester 13 Aug 1981
5 GA Gooch 56 79 v Australia The Oval 19 Aug 1993
6 A Flintoff 68 73 v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
7 AJ Strauss 55 75 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 2009
8 IR Bell 53 65* v Australia Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

 

IR Bell became the ninth England batsman to score twin half centuries in a test against Australia on two or more occasions.  The performance of these nine batsmen are listed below

 

No No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 GA Gooch 99 51 v Australia Melbourne 01 Feb 1980
  2 GA Gooch 59 54 v Australia Sydney 04 Jan 1991
  3 GA Gooch 56 79 v Australia The Oval 19 Aug 1993
               
2 1 KP Pietersen 57 64* v Australia Lord’s 21 Jul 2005
  2 KP Pietersen 70 60* v Australia Perth 14 Dec 2006
  3 KP Pietersen 50 62 v Australia The Oval 21 Aug 2013
               
3 1 L Hutton 94 76 v Australia Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
  2 L Hutton 81 57 v Australia Leeds 22 Jul 1948
  3 L Hutton 79 60* v Australia Melbourne 23 Feb 1951
               
4 1 MA Atherton 80 99 v Australia Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
  2 MA Atherton 55 63 v Australia Leeds 22 Jul 1993
  3 MA Atherton 88 67 v Australia Sydney 01 Jan 1995
               
5 1 ER Dexter 70 99 v Australia Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
  2 ER Dexter 93 52 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
               
6 1 IR Bell 59 65 v Australia Manchester 11 Aug 2005
  2 IR Bell 53 65* v Australia Birmingham 29 Jul 2015
               
7 1 JH Edrich 88 64 v Australia Birmingham 11 Jul 1968
  2 JH Edrich 62 65 v Australia Leeds 25 Jul 1968
               
8 1 JT Tyldesley 97 62 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
  2 JT Tyldesley 56 61 v Australia Nottingham 29 May 1905
               
9 1 W Rhodes 66 54 v Australia The Oval 09 Aug 1909
  2 W Rhodes 59 57* v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 1912

 

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