Two or more centuries by a wicket keeper batsman in a test series – JM Bairstow of England joins the list
JM Bairstow of England scored 140 at Leeds and 167 not out at Lord’s in the ongoing test series against Sri Lanka to provide the 14t occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring two or more centuries in a test series. All such occasions are listed below. DT Lindsay of South Africa is the only wicket keeper batsman to score three centuries in a test series in the annals of test cricket.
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | DT Lindsay | 182 | 3 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 |
| 2 | DT Lindsay | 137 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Durban | 20 Jan 1967 | |
| 3 | DT Lindsay | 131 | 2 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 03 Feb 1967 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 2 | 1 | LEG Ames | 105 | 3 | Eng | Win | Port of Spain | 01 Feb 1930 |
| 2 | LEG Ames | 149 | 1 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 03 Apr 1930 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 3 | 1 | CL Walcott | 152 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 2 | CL Walcott | 108 | 3 | Win | Ind | Kolkata | 31 Dec 1948 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 4 | 1 | JHB Waite | 115 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 2 | JHB Waite | 134 | 2 | SAF | Aus | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 5 | 1 | BK Kunderan | 192 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Chennai | 10 Jan 1964 |
| 2 | BK Kunderan | 100 | 3 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 6 | 1 | A Flower | 183* | 1 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 2 | A Flower | 232* | 3 | Zim | Ind | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2000 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 7 | 1 | A Flower | 142 | 2 | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 2 | A Flower | 199* | 3 | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 8 | 1 | AC Gilchrist | 204* | 1 | Aus | SAF | Johannesburg | 22 Feb 2002 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | 138* | 2 | Aus | SAF | Cape Town | 08 Mar 2002 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 9 | 1 | AC Gilchrist | 121 | 2 | Aus | NZL | Christchurch | 10 Mar 2005 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | 162 | 1 | Aus | NZL | Wellington | 18 Mar 2005 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 10 | 1 | Kamran Akmal | 102* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 13 Jan 2006 |
| 2 | Kamran Akmal | 113 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 29 Jan 2006 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 11 | 1 | MS Dhoni | 110 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni | 100* | 2 | Ind | Srl | Mumbai (BS) | 02 Dec 2009 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 12 | 1 | AB de Viiliers | 103* | 3 | SAF | Pak | Johannesburg | 01 Feb 2013 |
| 2 | AB de Viiliers | 121 | 1 | SAF | Pak | Centurion | 22 Feb 2013 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 13 | 1 | LD Chandimal | 116* | 1 | Srl | Ban | Galle | 08 Mar 2013 |
| 2 | LD Chandimal | 102 | 2 | Srl | Ban | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Mar 2013 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 14 | 1 | JM Bairstow | 140 | 1 | Eng | Srl | Leeds | 19 May 2016 |
| 2 | JM Bairstow | 167* | 1 | Eng | Srl | Lord’s | 09 Jun 2016 |
A Flower of Zimbabwe and AC Gilchrist of Australia are the only two wicket keeper batsmen to accomplish the feat of scoring two centuries in series on two occasions. The performance of these two batsmen are furnished below
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | A Flower | 183* | 1 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 2 | A Flower | 232* | 3 | Zim | Ind | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2000 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 2 | 1 | A Flower | 142 | 2 | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 2 | A Flower | 199* | 3 | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | AC Gilchrist | 204* | 1 | Aus | SAF | Johannesburg | 22 Feb 2002 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | 138* | 2 | Aus | SAF | Cape Town | 08 Mar 2002 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 2 | 1 | AC Gilchrist | 121 | 2 | Aus | NZL | Christchurch | 10 Mar 2005 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | 162 | 1 | Aus | NZL | Wellington | 18 Mar 2005 |
JM Bairstow of England scored 140 at Leeds and 167 not out at Lord’s in the ongoing test series against Sri Lanka to provide the second occasion of a Engalnd wicket keeper batsman scoring two or more centuries in a test series after LEG Ames. Both the occasions are listed below. LEG Ames had performed such a feat in 1930 against West Indies in West Indies and it took another eighty six years for an England wicket keeper to emulate LEG Ames.
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | LEG Ames | 105 | 3 | Eng | Win | Port of Spain | 01 Feb 1930 |
| 2 | LEG Ames | 149 | 1 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 03 Apr 1930 | |
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 2 | 1 | JM Bairstow | 140 | 1 | Eng | Srl | Leeds | 19 May 2016 |
| 2 | JM Bairstow | 167* | 1 | Eng | Srl | Lord’s | 09 Jun 2016 |
JM Bairstow became the first England wicket keeper batsman to score two centuries in a test series played at home. He is the only wicket keeper batsman to score a century at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket – while accomplishing such a feat.