Opening batsman scoring a century and a ninety in a test – KG Brathwaite of West Indies joins the list
KG Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 and 95 in the just concluded test against England at Leeds to provide the 22nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
No | Player | 1st | 2nd | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
1 | PA Gibb | 93 | 106 | Eng | SAF | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1938 |
2 | PGV van der Bijl | 125 | 97 | SAF | Eng | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 |
3 | MC Cowdrey | 114 | 97 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 17 Feb 1960 |
4 | G Boycott | 99 | 112 | Eng | Win | Port of Spain | 30 Mar 1974 |
5 | CG Greenidge | 93 | 107 | Win | Ind | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
6 | Mohsin Khan | 94 | 101* | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 10 Dec 1982 |
7 | Saeed Anwar | 94 | 136 | Pak | Srl | Colombo (PSS) | 09 Aug 1994 |
8 | MA Atherton | 94* | 118 | Eng | NZl | Christchurch | 14 Feb 1997 |
9 | MA Taylor | 334* | 92 | Aus | Pak | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
10 | MH Richardson | 93 | 101 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | 20 May 2004 |
11 | JL Langer | 191 | 97 | Aus | Pak | Perth | 16 Dec 2004 |
12 | AJ Strauss | 126 | 94* | Eng | SAF | Port Elizabeth | 17 Dec 2004 |
13 | HH Gibbs | 161 | 98 | SAF | Eng | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 |
14 | AB de Villiers | 92 | 109 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 21 Jan 2005 |
15 | ND McKenzie | 94 | 155* | SAF | Ind | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
16 | G Gambhir | 179 | 97 | Ind | Eng | Mohali | 19 Dec 2008 |
17 | AN Cook | 94 | 139* | Eng | Win | Bridgetown | 26 Feb 2009 |
18 | TM Dilshan | 92 | 123* | Srl | NZl | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 |
19 | SR Watson | 93 | 120* | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2009 |
20 | AN Cook | 96 | 106 | Eng | Srl | Lord’s | 03 Jun 2011 |
21 | Mohammad Hafeez | 96 | 101* | Pak | NZl | Abu Dhabi | 09 Nov 2014 |
22 | KC Brathwaite | 134 | 95 | Win | Eng | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |
KG Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 and 95 in the just concluded test against England at Leeds to provide the second occasion of an West Indies opening batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match in the annals of test cricket. CG Greenidge was the other batsman to accomplish such a feat. He had scored 93 and 107 against India at Bangalore in Nov 1974. Both such occasions are listed below
No | Player | 1st | 2nd | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
1 | CG Greenidge | 93 | 107 | Win | Ind | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
2 | KC Brathwaite | 134 | 95 | Win | Eng | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |
KG Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 and 95 in the just concluded test against England at Leeds to provide the fifth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match against Englan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
No | Player | 1st | 2nd | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
1 | PGV van der Bijl | 125 | 97 | SAF | Eng | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 |
2 | MH Richardson | 93 | 101 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | 20 May 2004 |
3 | HH Gibbs | 161 | 98 | SAF | Eng | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 |
4 | AB de Villiers | 92 | 109 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 21 Jan 2005 |
5 | G Gambhir | 179 | 97 | Ind | Eng | Mohali | 19 Dec 2008 |
6 | KC Brathwaite | 134 | 95 | Win | Eng | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |
KG Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 and 95 in the just concluded test against England at Leeds to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match against England in England in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are listed below
No | Player | 1st | 2nd | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
1 | MH Richardson | 93 | 101 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | 20 May 2004 |
2 | KC Brathwaite | 134 | 95 | Win | Eng | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |
AN Cook of England is the only opening batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score a ninety and a hundred on two occasions. His performance is listed below
No | Player | 1st | 2nd | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
1 | AN Cook | 94 | 139* | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 26 Feb 2009 |
2 | AN Cook | 96 | 106 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s |
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