Some Interesting derivatives of stats – batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test

Some Interesting derivatives of stats – batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test

AR Border of Australia is the only batsman to score 150 plus runs in both innings of a test.  He scored 150 not out and 153 against Pakistan at Lahore in March 1980

PA de Silva of Sri Lanka is the only batsman to score unbeaten centuries in both innings of a test. He scored 138 not out and 103 not out against Pakistan at Col-SSC in April 1997

GA Gooch’s 333 and 123 against India at Lord’s in July 1990 represents the only occasion of a captain scoring a triple century and a century in a test.

GA Gooch’s match aggregate of 456 while scoring century in both innings of test – 333 and 123 against India at Lord’s in July 1990 – represents not only the highest aggregate by a batsman but also by a captain in the test history.

LG Rowe of West Indies remains the only batsman to score centuries in both innings of which one is a double century in a test on debut. He scored 214 and 100 not out against New Zealand at Kingston in February 1972.

LG Rowe of West Indies and Yasir Hameed of Pakistan are the two batsmen who have scored centuries in both innings on test debut. It is interesting to note that these two batsmen have a score of 150 plus runs in their twin centuries.

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1LG Rowe214100*WinNZlKingston16.02.72
2Y Hameed170105PakBanKarachi20.08.03

Chappell brothers – Greg and Ian – scored centuries in both innings of test to remain the only pair of brothers performing such a feat in the annals of test cricket

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1GS Chappell247*133AusNZlWel’ton01.03.74
2IM Chappell145121AusNZlWel’ton01.03.74

Rival batsmen – AP Gurusinha of Sri Lanka and AH Jones of New Zealand – scored centuries in both innings of a test to provide the only occasion of rival batsmen performing such a feat in the annals of test cricket. AP Gurusinha scored 119 and 102 while AH Jones scored 122 and 100 not out at Hamilton in February 1991

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1AP Gurusinha119102SrlNZlHamilton22.02.91
2AH Jones122100*NZlSrlHamilton22.02.91

DA Warner, SM Gavaskar and RT Ponting are the three batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score centuries in both innings on three 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
        
1RT Ponting149104*AusWinBrisbane03.11.05
2RT Ponting120143*AusSAFSydney02.01.06
3RT Ponting103116AusSAFDurban24.03.06

RT Ponting of Australia is the only batsman and also captain to score centuries in both innings of a test in his 100th test. He scored 120 and 143 not out against South Africa at Sydney in January 2006

RT Ponting of Australia is the only captain to score centuries in both innings of a test on three occasions.

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1RT Ponting149104*AusWinBrisbane03.11.05
2RT Ponting120143*AusSAFSydney02.01.06
3RT Ponting103116AusSAFDurban24.03.06

SM Gavaskar is the only batsman to score twin centuries of which one is 200 plus score in second innings. He scored 124 and 220 against West Indies at Trinidad in April 1971.

A Flower of Zimbabwe is the only wicket keeper batsman to score centuries in both innings of a test. He scored 142 and 199 not out against South Africa at

Harare in September 2001.

DA Warner of Australia is the only left hand batsman and also the left hand opening batsman to score centuries in both innings of a test on three occasions.

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1DA Warner135145AusSAFC Town01.03.14
2DA Warner145102AusIndAdelaide09.12.14
3DA Warner163116AusNZlBrisbane05.11.15

ML Hayden of Australia is the only left hand batsman in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 300 runs while scoring centuries in both innings of a test. He scored 197 and 103 against England at Brisbane in November 2002.

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