Opening batsmen scoring 150 and fifty in a test match

Opening batsmen scoring 150 and fifty in a test match

MA Agarwal of India scored 150 and 62 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Mumbai to provide the 41st occasion of an opening batman scoring 150 and fifty in a match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundMon/Yesr
1H Sutcliffe176127EngAusMelbourneJan 1925
2H Sutcliffe76161EngAusThe OvalAug 1926
3A Sandham15251EngWinBridgetownJan 1930
4H Sutcliffe16154EngAusThe OvalAug 1930
5L Hutton73165*EngWinThe OvalAug 1939
6A Melville189104*SAFEngNottinghamJun 1947
7B Mitchell120189*SAFEngThe OvalAug 1947
8EAB Rowan23660*SAFEngLeedsJul 1951
9MH Mankad72184IndEngLord’sJun 1952
10P Roy85150IndWinKingstonMar 1953
11G Pullar59175EngSAFThe OvalAug 1960
12RB Simpson153115AusPakKarachiOct 1964
13WM Lawry21058*AusWinBridgetownMay 1965
14SM Gavaskar124220IndWinTrinidadApr 1971
15Sadiq Mohd16668PakNZlWellingtonFeb 1973
16SM Gavaskar20573IndWinMumbaiDec 1978
17SM Gavaskar107182*IndWinKolkataDec 1978
18GA Gooch333123EngIndLord’sJul 1990
19GW Flower104151ZimNZlHarareSep 1997
20MA Taylor334*92AusPakPeshawarOct 1998
21ML Hayden197103AusEngBrisbaneNov 2002
22GC Smith27785SAFEngBirminghamJul 2003
23Trescothick21969*EngSAFThe OvalSep 2003
24JL Langer19197AusPakPerthDec 2004
25HH Gibbs16198SAFEngJo’burgJan 2005
26WU Tharanga16571*SrlBanBograMar 2006
27PA Jaques15068AusSrlHobartNov 2007
28W Jaffer20256IndPakKolkataNov 2007
29V Sehwag63151IndAusAdelaideJan 2008
30ND McKenzie94155*SAFIndChennaiMar 2008
31V Sehwag201*50IndSrlGalleJul 2008
32G Gambhir17997IndEngMohaliDec 2008
33PJ Hughes115160AusSAFDurbanMar 2009
34AN Cook67235*EngAusBrisbaneNov 2010
35CH Gayle15064*WinNZlN SoundJul 2012
36Imrul Kayes51150BanPakKhulnaApr 2015
37DA Warner163116AusNZlBrisbaneNov 2015
38JA Burns17065AusNZlCh’churchFeb 2016
39F Karunaratne158*60SrlSAFGalleJul 2018
40RG Sharma176127IndSAFVizagOct 2019
41MA Agarwal15062IndNZlMum-WSDec 2021

It also provides the tenth occasion of Indian opening batsman performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundMon/Yesr
1MH Mankad72184IndEngLord’sJun 1952
2P Roy85150IndWinKingstonMar 1953
3SM Gavaskar124220IndWinTrinidadApr 1971
4SM Gavaskar20573IndWinMumbaiDec 1978
5SM Gavaskar107182*IndWinKolkataDec 1978
6W Jaffer20256IndPakKolkataNov 2007
7V Sehwag63151IndAusAdelaideJan 2008
8V Sehwag201*50IndSrlGalleJul 2008
9G Gambhir17997IndEngMohaliDec 2008
10RG Sharma176127IndSAFVizagOct 2019
11MA Agarwal15062IndNZlMum-WSDec 2021

It also provides the sixth occasion of an opening batsman performing such a feat against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundMon/Yesr
1GW Flower104151ZimNZlHarareSep 1997
2Sadiq Mohd16668PakNZlWellingtonFeb 1973
3CH Gayle15064*WinNZlN SoundJul 2012
4DA Warner163116AusNZlBrisbaneNov 2015
5JA Burns17065AusNZlCh’churchFeb 2016
6MA Agarwal15062IndNZlMum-WSDec 2021
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