Two or more centuries by a wicket keeper batsman in a test series – JM Bairstow of England joins the list

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.

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