AN Cook’s 243 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Nottingham provided the eleventh occasion of an England batsman scoring a double century against West Indies in a test innings. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a double century against West Indies in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

ENGLAND BATSMEN
No	Player	Runs	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	EH Hendren	205*	3	Win	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930
2	A Sandham	325	1	Win	Kingston	03 Apr 1930
3	L Hutton	202*	2	Win	The Oval	12 Aug 1950
4	L Hutton	205	2	Win	Kingston	30 Mar 1954
5	PBH May	285*	3	Win	Birmingham	30 May 1957
6	TW Graveney	258	1	Win	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957
7	DL Amiss	262*	3	Win	Kingston	16 Feb 1974
8	DL Amiss	203	2	Win	The Oval	12 Aug 1976
9	RWT Key	221	1	Win	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
10	KP Pietersen	226	1	Win	Leeds	25 May 2007
11	AN Cook	243	1	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
ENGLAND OPENING BATSMEN
No	Player	Runs	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	A Sandham	325	1	Win	Kingston	03 Apr 1930
2	L Hutton	202*	2	Win	The Oval	12 Aug 1950
3	L Hutton	205	2	Win	Kingston	30 Mar 1954
4	DL Amiss	262*	3	Win	Kingston	16 Feb 1974
5	DL Amiss	203	2	Win	The Oval	12 Aug 1976
6	AN Cook	243	1	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017