Australian openers scoring a century and a half century in a test – DA Warner emulates MA Taylor and MA Hayden

Australian openers scoring a century and a half century in a test – DA Warner emulates MA Taylor and MA Hayden

DA Warner emulated MA Taylor and ML Hayden in scoring a century and a half century in test. All the three opening batsmen have accomplished the feat on five occasions

DA Warner scored 113 and 55 in the ongoing test against Pakistan at Sydney to provide the 48th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test {which includes centuries in both innings of a test}. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PS McDonnell 124 83 v England Adelaide 12 Dec 1884
2 VT Trumper 113 59 v England Adelaide 15 Jan 1904
3 W Bardsley 136 130 v England The Oval 09 Aug 1909
4 CG Macartney 137 56 v South Africa Sydney 03 Mar 1911
5 HL Collins 70 104 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
6 WM Woodfull 68 111 v England Sydney 14 Dec 1928
7 AR Morris 122 124* v England Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
8 AR Morris 105 62 v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1948
9 J Moroney 118 101* v South Africa Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
10 CC McDonald 133 51* v England Melbourne 13 Feb 1959
11 WM Lawry 74 102 v England Manchester 27 Jul 1961
12 RB Simpson 153 115 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
13 WM Lawry 210 58* v West Indies Bridgetown 05 May 1965
14 RB Simpson 55 103 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
15 KR Stackpole 87 136 v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1971
16 IR Redpath 103 65 v West Indies Adelaide 23 Jan 1976
17 IR Redpath 101 70 v West Indies Melbourne 31 Jan 1976
18 RB McCosker 51 107 v England Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
19 GM Wood 50 126 v West Indies Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
20 AMJ Hilditch 70 113 v West Indies Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
21 AMJ Hilditch 119 80 v England Leeds 13 Jun 1985
22 GR Marsh 56 110 v England Brisbane 14 Nov 1986
23 MA Taylor 136 60 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1989
24 MA Taylor 52 101 v Pakistan Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
25 MA Taylor 59 144 v West Indies St John’s 27 Apr 1991
26 MA Taylor 64 142* v New Zealand Perth 12 Nov 1993
27 MA Taylor 334* 92 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
28 ML Hayden 197 103 v England Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
29 JL Langer 146 78* v West Indies Georgetown 10 Apr 2003
30 ML Hayden 136 53* v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2003
31 ML Hayden 117 132 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
32 JL Langer 191 97 v Pakistan Perth 16 Dec 2004
33 ML Hayden 111 77 v ICC World XI Sydney 14 Oct 2005
34 ML Hayden 65 137 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2005
35 JL Langer 82 100* v England Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
36 PA Jaques 150 68 v Sri Lanka Hobart 16 Nov 2007
37 PJ Hughes 115 160 v South Africa Durban 06 Mar 2009
38 SR Watson 93 120* v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
39 SM Katich 88 106 v New Zealand Hamilton 27 Mar 2010
40 SR Watson 126 56 v India Mohali 01 Oct 2010
41 DA Warner 60 112 v England Perth 13 Dec 2013
42 CJL Rogers 61 116 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 2013
43 DA Warner 135 145 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
44 DA Warner 145 102 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
45 JA Burns 71 129 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
46 DA Warner 163 116 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
47 JA Burns 170 65 v New Zealand Christchurch 20 Feb 2016
48 DA Warner 113 55 v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017

DA Warner scored 113 and 55 in the ongoing test against Pakistan at Sydney to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test against Pakistan  {which includes centuries in both innings of a test}. All such occasions are listed below. DA Warner became the fifth Australian batsman to  perform such a feat against Pakistan

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RB Simpson 153 115 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 MA Taylor 52 101 v Pakistan Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
3 MA Taylor 334* 92 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
4 JL Langer 191 97 v Pakistan Perth 16 Dec 2004
5 SR Watson 93 120* v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
6 DA Warner 113 55 v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017

With 113 and 55 in the ongoing test at Sydney against Pakistan, DA Warner emulated MA Taylor and ML Hayden who have accomplished such a feat on five occasions. DA Warner’s feat in this test provides the fifth such occasion.  The performance of these three Australian openers are furnished below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DA Warner 60 112 v England Perth 13 Dec 2013
2 DA Warner 135 145 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
3 DA Warner 145 102 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
4 DA Warner 163 116 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
5 DA Warner 113 55 v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017
             
1 MA Taylor 136 60 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1989
2 MA Taylor 52 101 v Pakistan Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
3 MA Taylor 59 144 v West Indies St John’s 27 Apr 1991
4 MA Taylor 64 142* v New Zealand Perth 12 Nov 1993
5 MA Taylor 334* 92 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
             
1 ML Hayden 197 103 v England Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
2 ML Hayden 136 53* v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2003
3 ML Hayden 117 132 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
4 ML Hayden 111 77 v ICC World XI Sydney 14 Oct 2005
5 ML Hayden 65 137 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2005

 

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