Batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in three consecutive tests

Batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in three consecutive tests

JE Root scored three centuries – 150 plus runs – in consecutive tests. He scored 228 and 1 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021, 186 and 11 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021 and 156+ against India at Chennai in Feb 2021 to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in three or more consecutive tests in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerM1st2ndTeamOppGroundDate
1Sangakkara4200*SrlBanCol-PSS03.07.07
   222* SrlBanKandy11.07.07
   57192SrlAusHobart16.11.07
   92152SrlEngKandy01.12.07
         
2Hammond3251DNBEngAusSydney14.12.28
   20032EngAusMelbourne29.12.28
   119*177EngAusAdelaide01.02.29
         
3Z Abbas3215DNBPakIndLahore10.12.82
           186PakIndKarachi23.12.82
   168DNBPakIndFaisalabad03.01.83
         
4M Nazar3231PakIndHyd-Pak14.01.83
   152*PakIndLahore23.01.83
   152PakIndKarachi30.01.83
         
5JE Root32281EngSrlGalle14.01.21
   18611EngSrlGalle22.01.21
   156+ EngIndChennai05.02.21

It also provides the second occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs in three or more consecutive tests after WR Hammond. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerM1st2ndTeamOppGroundDate
1Hammond3251DNBEngAusSydney14.12.28
   20032EngAusMelbourne29.12.28
   119*177EngAusAdelaide01.02.29
         
2JE Root32281EngSrlGalle14.01.21
   18611EngSrlGalle22.01.21
   156+ EngIndChennai05.02.21
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