Batsmen dismissed hit wicket after scoring a three figure innings in a test innings

Batsmen dismissed hit wicket after scoring a three figure innings in a test innings

Test cricket has witnessed only two batsmen – WH Ponsford and SFAF Bacchus – dismissed hit wicket after  scoring 250 plus runs.  WH Ponsford  of Australia was  dismissed hit wicket against England at The Oval  in August 1934 after  scoring 266 runs  while SFAF Bacchus of West Indies  was dismissed hit wicket against India at Kanpur in Feb 1979.

There are twelve occasion s of batsmen dismissed hit wicket after scoring a century – scores between 100 and 199 – and are listed below. VVS  Laxman is the  only Indian batsman  in this  twelve batsmen list. He  is the only batsman to be dismissed hit wicket in  a test innings with a three figure  innings to his  credit against West  Indies

Only three batsmen – WA Hadlee of New Zealand, CG Borde of India and RW Marsh of Australia – have been dismissed  hit wicket  in nineties. RW Marsh remains the only wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed hit wicket in a test innings  in nineties.

No Player Runs I Team Opp Ground Mon/Yr
1 WH Ponsford 266 1 Aus Eng The Oval Aug 1934
2 SFAF Bacchus 250 2 Win Ind Kanpur Feb 1979
               
No Player Runs I Team Opp Ground Mon/Yr
1 AC MacLaren 120 2 Eng Aus Melbourne Mar 1895
2 JB Hobbs 187 1 Eng SAF Cape Town Mar 1910
3 WH Ponsford 181 2 Aus Eng Leeds Jul 1934
4 DG Bradman 185 1 Aus Ind Brisbane Nov 1947
5 DCS Compton 184 3 Eng Aus Nottingham Jun 1948
6 AJ Watkins 111 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg Feb 1949
7 PBH May 112 3 Eng SAF Lord’s Jun 1955
8 GP Thorpe 119 2 Eng NZl Auckland Jan 1997
9 VVS Laxman 130 1 Ind Win St John’s May 2002
10 BC Lara 110 3 Win Aus Georgetown Apr 2003
11 Ahmed Shehzad 176 1 Pak NZl Abu Dhabi Nov 2014
12 PSP Handscomb 110 1 Aus Pak Sydney Jan 2017
               
No Player Runs I Team Opp Ground Mon/Yr
1 WA Hadlee 93 2 NZl Eng Manchester Jul 1937
2 CG Borde 96 3 Ind Win Delhi Feb 1959
3 RW Marsh 97 1 Aus Win Kingston Feb 1973
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