Batsmen dismissed hit wicket after scoring a century in a test innings – PSP Handscomb is the latest entrant into the elite club
PSP Handscomb’s hit wicket dismissal for 110 provide the 14th occasion of a batsman dismissed hit wicket after scoring a century
PSP Handscomb was dismissed hit wicket for 110 in the ongoing test between Australia and Pakistan at Sydney to provide the 14th occasion of a batsman dismissed hit wicket after scoring a century in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AC MacLaren | 120 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Mar 1895 |
| 2 | JB Hobbs | 187 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | 11 Mar 1910 |
| 3 | WH Ponsford | 181 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 20 Jul 1934 |
| 4 | WH Ponsford | 266 | 1 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |
| 5 | DG Bradman | 185 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 |
| 6 | DCS Compton | 184 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1948 |
| 7 | AJ Watkins | 111 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Feb 1949 |
| 8 | PBH May | 112 | 3 | Eng | SAF | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1955 |
| 9 | SFAF Bacchus | 250 | 2 | Win | Ind | Kanpur | 02 Feb 1979 |
| 10 | GP Thorpe | 119 | 2 | Eng | NZl | Auckland | 24 Jan 1997 |
| 11 | VVS Laxman | 130 | 1 | Ind | Win | St John’s | 10 May 2002 |
| 12 | BC Lara | 110 | 3 | Win | Aus | Georgetown | 10 Apr 2003 |
| 13 | Ahmed Shehzad | 176 | 1 | Pak | NZl | Abu Dhabi | 09 Nov 2014 |
| 14 | PSP Handscomb | 110 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Sydney | 03 Jan 2017 |
PSP Handscomb became the third Australian batsman to be dismissed hit wicket after scoring a century and his dismissal provides the fourth such occasion. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WH Ponsford | 181 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 20 Jul 1934 |
| 2 | WH Ponsford | 266 | 1 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |
| 3 | DG Bradman | 185 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 |
| 4 | PSP Handscomb | 110 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Sydney | 03 Jan 2017 |
WH Ponsford of Australia and SFAF Bachhus of West Indies are the only two batsmen to be dismissed hit wicket after scoring a double century in the annals of test cricket. Both the occasions are furnished below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WH Ponsford | 266 | 1 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |
| 2 | SFAF Bacchus | 250 | 2 | Win | Ind | Kanpur | 02 Feb 1979 |
WH Ponsford of Australia is the only batsman to be dismissed hit wicket after scoring a century on two occasions. Both such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WH Ponsford | 181 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 20 Jul 1934 |
| 2 | WH Ponsford | 266 | 1 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |