Glovemen scoring centuries in a test innings against Australia – WP Saha joins the list

Glovemen scoring centuries in a test innings against Australia – WP Saha joins the list

WP Saha scored 117 in the just concluded Ranchi Test between Indian and Australia to provide the 28th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LEG Ames 120 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1934
2 CC Depeiaza 122 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
3 JHB Waite 115 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
4 JHB Waite 134 2 SAF Aus Durban 24 Jan 1958
5 FCM Alexander 108 3 Win Aus Sydney 13 Jan 1961
6 DT Lindsay 182 3 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
7 DT Lindsay 137 1 SAF Aus Durban 20 Jan 1967
8 DT Lindsay 131 2 SAF Aus Johannesburg 03 Feb 1967
9 APE Knott 106* 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
10 APE Knott 135 2 Eng Aus Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
11 SMH Kirmani 101* 1 Ind Aus Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
12 Taslim Arif 210* 2 Pak Aus Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
13 PJL Dujon 130 2 Win Aus Port of Spain 16 Mar 1984
14 PJL Dujon 139 1 Win Aus Perth 09 Nov 1984
15 CJ Richards 133 1 Eng Aus Perth 28 Nov 1986
16 RC Russell 128* 3 Eng Aus Manchester 27 Jul 1989
17 RS Kaluwitharana 132* 2 Srl Aus Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992
18 Moin Khan 115* 1 Pak Aus Lahore 01 Nov 1994
19 NR Mongia 152 2 Ind Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996
20 AC Parore 110 1 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
21 BB McCullum 104 3 NZl Aus Wellington 19 Mar 2010
22 MJ Prior 118 2 Eng Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2011
23 AB de Villiers 169 3 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
24 MS Dhoni 224 2 Ind Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
25 AB de Villiers 116 1 SAF Aus Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
26 Sarfraz Ahmed 109 1 Pak Aus Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2014
27 Q de Kock 104 2 SAF Aus Hobart 12 Nov 2016
28 WP Saha 117 2 Ind Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

DT Linday of South Africa {03}, AB de Villiers of South Africa {02}, APE Knott of England {02}, JHB Waite of South Africa {02} and PJL Dujon of West Indies {02} are the five wicket keeper batsmen  who  have scored two or more centuries against Australia. The performance of these five wicket keepers are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
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
               
1 AB de Villiers 169 3 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
2 AB de Villiers 116 1 SAF Aus Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
               
1 APE Knott 106* 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
2 APE Knott 135 2 Eng Aus Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
               
1 JHB Waite 115 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
2 JHB Waite 134 2 SAF Aus Durban 24 Jan 1958
               
1 PJL Dujon 130 2 Win Aus Port of Spain 16 Mar 1984
2 PJL Dujon 139 1 Win Aus Perth 09 Nov 1984
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