Australian opening batsmen scoring a half century and a century in the same test including centuries in both innings of a test

Australian opening batsmen scoring a half century and a century in the same test including centuries in both innings of a test

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 85 and  122  not out at Tea on the  fifth and final day of the ongoing test  against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide  the 50th occasion of  an opening batsman scoring a half-century and a century in the same test including centuries in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PS McDonnell 124 83 Aus Eng Adelaide 12 Dec 1884
2 VT Trumper 113 59 Aus Eng Adelaide 15 Jan 1904
3 W Bardsley 136 130 Aus Eng The Oval 09 Aug 1909
4 CG Macartney 137 56 Aus SAF Sydney 03 Mar 1911
5 HL Collins 70 104 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Dec 1920
6 WM Woodfull 68 111 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1928
7 AR Morris 122 124* Aus Eng Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
8 AR Morris 105 62 Aus Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1948
9 J Moroney 118 101* Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
10 CC McDonald 133 51* Aus Eng Melbourne 13 Feb 1959
11 WM Lawry 74 102 Aus Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1961
12 RB Simpson 153 115 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
13 WM Lawry 210 58* Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
14 RB Simpson 55 103 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
15 KR Stackpole 87 136 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1971
16 IR Redpath 103 65 Aus Win Adelaide 23 Jan 1976
17 IR Redpath 101 70 Aus Win Melbourne 31 Jan 1976
18 RB McCosker 51 107 Aus Eng Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
19 GM Wood 50 126 Aus Win Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
20 AMJ Hilditch 70 113 Aus Win Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
21 AMJ Hilditch 119 80 Aus Eng Leeds 13 Jun 1985
22 GR Marsh 56 110 Aus Eng Brisbane 14 Nov 1986
23 MA Taylor 136 60 Aus Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1989
24 MA Taylor 52 101 Aus Pak Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
25 MA Taylor 59 144 Aus Win St John’s 27 Apr 1991
26 MA Taylor 64 142* Aus NZl Perth 12 Nov 1993
27 MA Taylor 334* 92 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
28 ML Hayden 197 103 Aus Eng Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
29 JL Langer 146 78* Aus Win Georgetown 10 Apr 2003
30 ML Hayden 136 53* Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2003
31 ML Hayden 117 132 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
32 JL Langer 191 97 Aus Pak Perth 16 Dec 2004
33 ML Hayden 111 77 Aus ICC Sydney 14 Oct 2005
34 ML Hayden 65 137 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2005
35 JL Langer 82 100* Aus Eng Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
36 PA Jaques 150 68 Aus Srl Hobart 16 Nov 2007
37 PJ Hughes 115 160 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
38 SR Watson 93 120* Aus Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
39 SM Katich 88 106 Aus NZl Hamilton 27 Mar 2010
40 SR Watson 126 56 Aus Ind Mohali 01 Oct 2010
41 DA Warner 60 112 Aus Eng Perth 13 Dec 2013
42 CJL Rogers 61 116 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 2013
43 DA Warner 135 145 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
44 DA Warner 145 102 Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
45 DA Warner 163 116 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
46 JA Burns 71 129 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
47 JA Burns 170 65 Aus NZl Christchurch 20 Feb 2016
48 DA Warner 113 55 Aus Pak Sydney 03 Jan 2017
49 DA Warner 103 86 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 2017
50 UT Khawaja 85 122* Aus Pak Dubai-DSC 07 Oct 2018

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 85 and  122  not out at Tea on the  fifth and final day of  the ongoing test  against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide  the 19th occasion of  an opening batsman scoring a half-century and a century in the same test including centuries in both innings of a test against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RB Simpson 153 115 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 RE Redmond 107 56 NZl Pak Auckland 16 Feb 1973
3 RC Fredericks 120 57 Win Pak Port of Spain 04 Mar 1977
4 CG Greenidge 100 82 Win Pak Kingston 15 Apr 1977
5 G Boycott 79 100* Eng Pak Hyd-Pak 02 Jan 1978
6 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
7 MA Taylor 52 101 Aus Pak Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
8 ST Jayasuriya 72 113 Srl Pak Col-SSC 26 Apr 1997
9 MA Taylor 334* 92 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
10 RP Arnold 123 56* Srl Pak Lahore 04 Mar 1999
11 JL Langer 191 97 Aus Pak Perth 16 Dec 2004
12 W Jaffer 202 56 Ind Pak Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
13 SR Watson 93 120* Aus Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
14 TM Dilshan 101 56 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
15 Imrul Kayes 51 150 Ban Pak Khulna 28 Apr 2015
16 AN Cook 105 76* Eng Pak Manchester 22 Jul 2016
17 KC Brathwaite 142* 60* Win Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
18 DA Warner 113 55 Aus Pak Sydney 03 Jan 2017
19 UT Khawaja 85 122* Aus Pak Dubai-DSC 07 Oct 2018

UT Khawaja of Australia  scored 85 and  122  not out at Tea on the  fifth and final day of  the ongoing test  against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide  the seventh occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a half-century and a century in the same test including centuries in both innings of a test against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RB Simpson 153 115 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 MA Taylor 52 101 Aus Pak Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
3 MA Taylor 334* 92 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
4 JL Langer 191 97 Aus Pak Perth 16 Dec 2004
5 SR Watson 93 120* Aus Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
6 DA Warner 113 55 Aus Pak Sydney 03 Jan 2017
7 UT Khawaja 85 122* Aus Pak Dubai-DSC 07 Oct 2018

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