Three or more Opening batsmen scoring centuries in a test of which one opener scoring centuries in both innings of a Test

Three or more Opening batsmen scoring centuries in a test of which one opener scoring centuries in both innings of a Test

The Vizag Test between India and South Africa witnessed four centuries by opening batsmen of which one of the openers scored centuries in both innings providing twelth occasion of three or more opening batsmen scoring centuries of which one of the openers scoring twin centuries. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 JB Hobbs 154 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
  2 H Sutcliffe 176 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
  3 H Sutcliffe 127 4 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
                 
2 1 AR Morris 111 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
  2 J Moroney 118 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
  3 J Moroney 101* 3 Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
                 
3 1 Hanif Mohammad 111 1 Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
  2 G Pullar 165 2 Eng Pak Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
  3 Hanif Mohammad 104 3 Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
                 
4 1 Khalid Ibadulla 166 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
  2 RB Simpson 153 2 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
  3 RB Simpson 115 4 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
                 
5 1 SM Gavaskar 107 1 Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
  2 AB Williams 111 2 Win Ind Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
  3 SM Gavaskar 182* 3 Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
                 
6 1 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
  2 RJ Shastri 100 2 Ind Eng Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
  3 GA Gooch 123 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
                 
7 1 AC Hudson 146 1 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
  2 G Kirsten 102 1 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
  3 G Kirsten 133 3 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
                 
8 1 Wajahatullah Wasti 133 1 Pak Srl Lahore 04 Mar 1999
  2 RP Arnold 123 2 Srl Pak Lahore 04 Mar 1999
  3 Wajahatullah Wasti 121* 3 Pak Srl Lahore 04 Mar 1999
                 
9 1 JL Langer 162 1 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
  2 ML Hayden 117 1 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
  3 MS Atapattu 133 2 Srl Aus Cairns 09 Jul 2004
  4 ML Hayden 132 3 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
                 
10 1 PJ Hughes 115 1 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
  2 SM Katich 108 1 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
  3 PJ Hughes 160 3 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
                 
11 1 DA Warner 163 1 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
  2 JA Burns 129 3 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
  3 DA Warner 116 3 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
                 
12 1 MA Agarwal 215 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
  2 RG Sharma 176 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
  3 D Elgar 160 2 SAF Ind Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
  4 RG Sharma 127 3 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019

The Vizag Test between India and South Africa witnessed four centuries by opening batsmen of which  one of the openers scored centuries in both innings providing seventh occasion of three or more opening batsmen scoring centuries  of which one of the openers scoring twin centuries and another opening batsman from a different team. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 Hanif Mohammad 111 1 Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
  2 G Pullar 165 2 Eng Pak Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
  3 Hanif Mohammad 104 3 Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
                 
2 1 Khalid Ibadulla 166 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
  2 RB Simpson 153 2 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
  3 RB Simpson 115 4 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
                 
3 1 SM Gavaskar 107 1 Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
  2 AB Williams 111 2 Win Ind Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
  3 SM Gavaskar 182* 3 Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
                 
4 1 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
  2 RJ Shastri 100 2 Ind Eng Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
  3 GA Gooch 123 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
                 
5 1 Wajahatullah Wasti 133 1 Pak Srl Lahore 04 Mar 1999
  2 RP Arnold 123 2 Srl Pak Lahore 04 Mar 1999
  3 Wajahatullah Wasti 121* 3 Pak Srl Lahore 04 Mar 1999
                 
6 1 JL Langer 162 1 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
  2 ML Hayden 117 1 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
  3 MS Atapattu 133 2 Srl Aus Cairns 09 Jul 2004
  4 ML Hayden 132 3 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
                 
7 1 MA Agarwal 215 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
  2 RG Sharma 176 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
  3 D Elgar 160 2 SAF Ind Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
  4 RG Sharma 127 3 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019

The Vizag Test between India and South Africa witnessed four centuries by opening batsmen of which  one of the openers scored centuries in both innings providing fifth occasion of three opening batsmen from the same team scoring centuries  of which one of the openers scoring twin centuries. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 JB Hobbs 154 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
  2 H Sutcliffe 176 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
  3 H Sutcliffe 127 4 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
                 
2 1 AR Morris 111 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
  2 J Moroney 118 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
  3 J Moroney 101* 3 Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
                 
3 1 AC Hudson 146 1 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
  2 G Kirsten 102 1 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
  3 G Kirsten 133 3 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
                 
4 1 PJ Hughes 115 1 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
  2 SM Katich 108 1 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
  3 PJ Hughes 160 3 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
                 
5 1 DA Warner 163 1 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
  2 JA Burns 129 3 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
  3 DA Warner 116 3 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015

The Vizag Test between India and South Africa witnessed four centuries by opening batsmen of which  one of the openers scored centuries in both innings providing the first occasion of three or more opening batsmen scoring centuries  of which one of the openers scoring twin centuries and one of the openers scoring a double century. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 MA Agarwal 215 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
  2 RG Sharma 176 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
  3 D Elgar 160 2 SAF Ind Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
  4 RG Sharma 127 3 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019

The Lord’s test in Jul 1990 between India and England also witnessed three centuries by openers of which one of the batsman  twin centuries. England opening batsman GA Gooch scoring 333 and 123 – the only occasion of a batsman scoring twin centuries of which one is a triple century.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
  2 RJ Shastri 100 2 Ind Eng Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
  3 GA Gooch 123 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
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