Left handed opening batsmen scoring centuries in the first innings and second innings of a test in the history of test cricket

Left handed opening batsmen scoring centuries in the first innings and second innings of a test in the history of test cricket

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DA Warner of Australia and AN Cook of England scored 103 and 104 not out at the end of the second day of the ongoing Melbourne test between Australia and England to provide the ninth occasion of left handed opening batsmen scoring centuries  in the first innings and second innings of a test in the history of test cricket. All such occasions are enumerated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 JH Edrich 164 1 Eng Aus The Oval 22 Aug 1968
  2 WM Lawry 135 2 Aus Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1968
                 
2 1 MA Taylor 334* 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
  2 Saeed Anwar 126 2 Pak Aus Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
                 
3 1 GC Smith 126 1 SAF Pak Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
  2 Taufeeq Umar 135 2 Pak SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
                 
4 1 GC Smith 126 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  2 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
                 
5 1` AJ Strauss 129 1 Eng Aus The Oval 08 Sep 2005
  2 JL Langer 105 2 Aus Eng The Oval 08 Sep 2005
  3 ML Hayden 138 2 Aus Eng The Oval 08 Sep 2005
                 
6 1 AJ Strauss 142 1 Eng Win Trinidad 06 Mar 2009
  2 CH Gayle 102 2 Win Eng Trinidad 06 Mar 2009
                 
7 1 AN Cook 115 1 Eng SAF The Oval 19 Jul 2012
  2 GC Smith 131 2 Aus Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
                 
8 1 DA Warner 119 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
  2 GC Smith 122 2 SAF Aus Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
                 
9 1 DA Warner 103 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 2017
  2 AN Cook 104* 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2017

DA Warner of Australia and AN Cook of England scored 103 and 104 not out at the end of the second day of the ongoing Melbourne test between Australia and England to provide the third occasion of left handed opening batsmen scoring centuries  in the first innings and second innings of a test in the Ashes series. All such occasions are enumerated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 JH Edrich 164 1 Eng Aus The Oval 22 Aug 1968
  2 WM Lawry 135 2 Aus Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1968
                 
2 1` AJ Strauss 129 1 Eng Aus The Oval 08 Sep 2005
  2 JL Langer 105 2 Aus Eng The Oval 08 Sep 2005
  3 ML Hayden 138 2 Aus Eng The Oval 08 Sep 2005
                 
3 1 DA Warner 103 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 2017
  2 AN Cook 104* 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2017

The only occasion of left handed openers who captained their sides scoring centuries in the first and second innings of a test was witnessed in the test match between West Indies and England at Trinidad in Mar 2009. AJ Straus {142} and CH Gayle {102} were the left handed openers who  lead their sides scored centuries in the first  and second innings of the test.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 AJ Strauss 142 1 Eng Win Trinidad 06 Mar 2009
  2 CH Gayle 102 2 Win Eng Trinidad

06 Mar 2009

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