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 |