Batsmen scoring double hundreds in consecutive tests

Batsmen scoring double hundreds in consecutive tests

YBK Jaiswal scored double centuries in consecutive tests – 209 at Vizag and 214 not out in this test – to provide the foutteenth occasion of a batsman scoring double centuries in two or more consecutive tests in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
11WR Hammond .2512Englandv AustraliaSydney14 Dec 1928
 2WR Hammond .2002Englandv AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1928
         
21DG Bradman .3042Australiav EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
 2DG Bradman .2441Australiav EnglandLeeds11 Jul 1930
 3DG Bradman .2322Australiav EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1930
         
31WR Hammond .2271Englandv New ZealandChristchurch24 Mar 1933
 2WR Hammond .336*2Englandv New ZealandAuckland31 Mar 1933
         
41DG Bradman .3042Australiav EnglandLeeds20 Jul 1934
 2DG Bradman .2441Australiav EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
         
51DG Bradman .2703Australiav EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1937
 2DG Bradman .2123Australiav EnglandAdelaide29 Jan 1937
         
61VG Kambli .2242Indiav EnglandWankhede19 Feb 1993
 2VG Kambli .2271Indiav ZimbabweDelhi13 Mar 1993
         
71GC Smith2771South Africav EnglandBirmingham24 Jul 2003
 2GC Smith2591South Africav EnglandLord’s03 Aug 2003
         
81RT Ponting2421Australiav IndiaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
 2RT Ponting2572Australiav IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 2003
         
91KC Sangakkara200*2Sri Lankav BangladeshCol-PSS03 Jul 2007
 2KC Sangakkara222*2Sri Lankav BangladeshKandy11 Jul 2007
         
101TT Samaraweera231 Sri Lankav PakistanKarachi21 Feb 2009
 2TT Samaraweer214 Sri Lankav PakistanLahore01 Mar 2009
         
111MJ Clarke .259*2Australiav South AfricaBrisbane09 Nov 2012
 2MJ Clarke .2301Australiav South AfricaAdelaide22 Nov 2012
         
121BM McCullum2241New Zealandv IndiaAuckland06 Feb 2014
 2BM McCullum3023New Zealandv IndiaWellington12 Feb 2014
         
131V Kohli .2132Indiav Sri LankaNagpur24 Nov 2017
 2V Kohli .2431Indiav Sri LankaDelhi02 Dec 2017
         
141YBK Jaiswal .2091Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
 2YBK Jaiswal .214*3Indiav EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024

YBK Jaiswal scored double centuries in consecutive tests – 209 at Vizag and 214 not out in this test – to provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring double centuries in consecutive tests in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
11VG Kambli .2242Indiav EnglandWankhede19 Feb 1993
 2VG Kambli .2271Indiav ZimbabweDelhi13 Mar 1993
         
21V Kohli .2132Indiav Sri LankaNagpur24 Nov 2017
 2V Kohli .2431Indiav Sri LankaDelhi02 Dec 2017
         
31YBK Jaiswal .2091Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
 2YBK Jaiswal .214*3Indiav EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024

WR Hammond of England and DG Bradman of Australia are the only two batsmen in the annals of test cricket to perform the feat of scoring double hundreds in consecutive tests on two or more occasions

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
11WR Hammond .2512Englandv AustraliaSydney14 Dec 1928
 2WR Hammond .2002Englandv AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1928
         
21WR Hammond .2271Englandv New ZealandChristchurch24 Mar 1933
 2WR Hammond .336*2Englandv New ZealandAuckland31 Mar 1933
         
11DG Bradman .3042Australiav EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
 2DG Bradman .2441Australiav EnglandLeeds11 Jul 1930
 3DG Bradman .2322Australiav EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1930
         
21DG Bradman .3042Australiav EnglandLeeds20 Jul 1934
 2DG Bradman .2441Australiav EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
         
31DG Bradman .2703Australiav EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1937
 2DG Bradman .2123Australiav EnglandAdelaide29 Jan 1937

DG Bradman of Australia is the only batsmen in the annals of test cricket to perform the feat of scoring double hundreds in successive three tests.

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
11DG Bradman .3042Australiav EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
 2DG Bradman .2441Australiav EnglandLeeds11 Jul 1930
 3DG Bradman .2322Australiav EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1930
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