Centuries in both innings of a test by opening batsmen

Centuries in both innings of a test by opening batsmen

Imam-ul-Haq of Pakistan scored 157 and 111 not out against Australia at Rawalpindi in the just concluded test to provide the 31st occasion of an opening batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1W Bardsley136130AusEngThe Oval09.08.09
2H Sutcliffe176127EngAusMel’one01.01.25
3H Sutcliffe104109*EngSAFThe Oval17.08.29
4AR Morris122124*AusEngAdelaide31.01.47
5A Melville189104*SAFEngNot’ham07.06.47
6B Mitchell120189*SAFEngThe Oval16.08.47
7J Moroney118101*AusSAFJo’burg10.02.50
8Hanif Mohd111104PakEngDhaka19.01.62
9RB Simpson153115AusPakKarachi24.10.64
10SM Gavaskar124220IndWinTrinidad13.04.71
11GM Turner101110*NZlAusCh’church08.03.74
12Greenidge134101WinEngMan’ter08.07.76
13SM Gavaskar111137IndPakKarachi14.11.78
14SM Gavaskar107182*IndWinKolkata29.12.78
15GA Gooch333123EngIndLord’s26.07.90
16AJ Stewa118143EngWinBarbados08.04.94
17G Kirsten102133SAFIndKolkata27.11.96
18GW Flower104151ZimNZlHarare18.09.97
19W Wasti133121*PakSrlLahore04.03.99
20ML Hayden197103AusEngBrisbane07.11.02
21ML Hayden117132AusSrlCairns09.07.04
22Trescothick105107EngWinBir’ham29.07.04
23AJ Strauss123108EngIndChennai11.12.08
24PJ Hughes115160AusSAFDurban06.03.09
25KOA Powell117110WinBanMirpur13.11.12
26PG Fulton136110NZlEngAuckland22.03.13
27DA Warner135145AusSAFC Town01.03.14
28DA Warner145102AusIndAdelaide09.12.14
29DA Warner163116AusNZlBrisbane05.11.15
30RG Sharma176127IndSAFVizag02.10.19
31Imam157111*PakAusR’pindi04.03.22

It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1Hanif Mohd111104PakEngDhaka19.01.62
2W Wasti133121*PakSrlLahore04.03.99
3Imam157111*PakAusR’pindi04.03.22

It also provides the third occasion of an opening batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1H Sutcliffe176127EngAusMel’one01.01.25
2GM Turner101110*NZlAusCh’church08.03.74
3Imam157111*PakAusR’pindi04.03.22

It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test against Australia.

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1Imam157111*PakAusR’pindi04.03.22

The following table lists the eleven opening batsmen who have scored centuries in both innings of test of which one is 150 plus score

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1H Sutcliffe176127EngAusMel’one01.01.25
2A Melville189104*SAFEngNot’ham07.06.47
3RB Simpson153115AusPakKarachi24.10.64
4SM Gavaskar124220IndWinTrinidad13.04.71
5GA Gooch333123EngIndLord’s26.07.90
6GW Flower104151ZimNZlHarare18.09.97
7ML Hayden197103AusEngBrisbane07.11.02
8PJ Hughes115160AusSAFDurban06.03.09
9DA Warner163116AusNZlBrisbane05.11.15
10RG Sharma176127IndSAFVizag02.10.19
11Imam157111*PakAusR’pindi04.03.22

DA Warner and SM Gavskar are the two opening batsmen to score centuries in both innings of a test on three occasions, while H Sutcliffe and ML Hayden are the two opening batsmen to perform such a feat on two occasions

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1DA Warner135145AusSAFC Town01.03.14
2DA Warner145102AusIndAdelaide09.12.14
3DA Warner163116AusNZlBrisbane05.11.15
        
1SM Gavaskar124220IndWinTrinidad13.04.71
2SM Gavaskar111137IndPakKarachi14.11.78
3SM Gavaskar107182*IndWinKolkata29.12.78
        
NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1H Sutcliffe176127EngAusMel’one01.01.25
2H Sutcliffe104109*EngSAFThe Oval17.08.29
        
1ML Hayden197103AusEngBrisbane07.11.02
2ML Hayden117132AusSrlCairns09.07.04
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