Centuries in both innings of a test

Centuries in both innings of a test

JE Root of England scored 143 and 103 in the just concluded test at Lord’s against Sri Lanka to provide the 95th occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundStart Date
1W Bardsley136130AusEngThe Oval09 Aug 1909
2CAG Russell140111EngSAFDurban16 Feb 1923
3H Sutcliffe176127EngAusMelbourne01 Jan 1925
4WR Hammond119*177EngAusAdelaide01 Feb 1929
5H Sutcliffe104109*EngSAFThe Oval17 Aug 1929
6GA Headley114112WinEngGeorgetown21 Feb 1930
7E Paynter117100EngSAFJohannesburg24 Dec 1938
8GA Headley106107WinEngLord’s24 Jun 1939
9DCS Compton147103*EngAusAdelaide31 Jan 1947
10AR Morris122124*AusEngAdelaide31 Jan 1947
11A Melville189104*SAFEngNottingham07 Jun 1947
12B Mitchell120189*SAFEngThe Oval16 Aug 1947
13DG Bradman132127*AusIndMelbourne01 Jan 1948
14VS Hazare116145IndAusAdelaide23 Jan 1948
15ED Weekes162101WinIndEden Gardens31 Dec 1948
16J Moroney118101*AusSAFJohannesburg10 Feb 1950
17CL Walcott126110WinAusPort of Spain11 Apr 1955
18CL Walcott155110WinAusKingston11 Jun 1955
19GS Sobers125109*WinPakGeorgetown13 Mar 1958
20RB Kanhai117115WinAusAdelaide27 Jan 1961
21Hanif Mohammad111104PakEngDhaka19 Jan 1962
22RB Simpson153115AusPakKarachi24 Oct 1964
23KD Walters242103AusWinSydney14 Feb 1969
24SM Gavaskar124220IndWinPort of Spain13 Apr 1971
25LG Rowe214100*WinNZlKingston16 Feb 1972
26GS Chappell247*133AusNZlWellington01 Mar 1974
27IM Chappell145121AusNZlWellington01 Mar 1974
28GM Turner101110*NZlAusChristchurch08 Mar 1974
29GS Chappell123109*AusWinBrisbane28 Nov 1975
30CG Greenidge134101WinEngManchester08 Jul 1976
31GP Howarth122102NZlEngAuckland04 Mar 1978
32SM Gavaskar111137IndPakKarachi14 Nov 1978
33SM Gavaskar107182*IndWinEden Gardens29 Dec 1978
34AR Border150*153AusPakLahore18 Mar 1980
35LRD Mendis105105SrlIndChennai17 Sep 1982
36Javed Miandad104103*PakNZlHyderabad (Sind25 Nov 1984
37AR Border140114*AusNZlChristchurch28 Feb 1986
38DM Jones116121*AusPakAdelaide19 Jan 1990
39GA Gooch333123EngIndLord’s26 Jul 1990
40AP Gurusinha119102SrlNZlHamilton22 Feb 1991
41AH Jones122100*NZlSrlHamilton22 Feb 1991
42AJ Stewart118143EngWinBridgetown08 Apr 1994
43G Kirsten102133SAFIndEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
44PA de Silva138*103*SrlPakCol-SSC26 Apr 1997
45SR Waugh108116AusEngManchester03 Jul 1997
46PA de Silva146120SrlIndCol-SSC09 Aug 1997
47GW Flower104151ZimNZlHarare18 Sep 1997
48R Dravid190103*IndNZlHamilton02 Jan 1999
49Wajahatullah Wasti133121*PakSrlLahore04 Mar 1999
50A Flower142199*ZimSAFHarare07 Sep 2001
51BC Lara221130WinSrlCol-SSC29 Nov 2001
52ML Hayden197103AusEngBrisbane07 Nov 2002
53Yasir Hameed170105PakBanKarachi20 Aug 2003
54ML Hayden117132AusSrlCairns09 Jul 2004
55MP Vaughan103101*EngWinLord’s22 Jul 2004
56ME Trescothick105107EngWinBirmingham29 Jul 2004
57R Dravid110135IndPakEden Gardens16 Mar 2005
58RT Ponting149104*AusWinBrisbane03 Nov 2005
59Inzamam-ul-Haq109100*PakEngFaisalabad20 Nov 2005
60RT Ponting120143*AusSAFSydney02 Jan 2006
61RT Ponting103116AusSAFDurban24 Mar 2006
62Mohammad Yousuf102124PakWinKarachi27 Nov 2006
63JH Kallis155100*SAFPakKarachi01 Oct 2007
64AJ Strauss123108EngIndChennai11 Dec 2008
65TM Dilshan162143SrlBanChattogram03 Jan 2009
66PJ Hughes115160AusSAFDurban06 Mar 2009
67HM Amla114123*SAFIndEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
68JH Kallis161109*SAFIndCape Town02 Jan 2011
69KOA Powell117110WinBanMirpur13 Nov 2012
70KC Sangakkara142105SrlBanGalle08 Mar 2013
71PG Fulton136110NZlEngAuckland22 Mar 2013
72BRM Taylor171102*ZimBanHarare17 Apr 2013
73KC Sangakkara319105SrlBanChattogram04 Feb 2014
74DA Warner135145AusSAFCape Town01 Mar 2014
75Younis Khan106103*PakAusDub-DICS22 Oct 2014
76Azhar Ali109100*PakAusAbu Dhabi30 Oct 2014
77Misbah-ul-Haq101101*PakAusAbu Dhabi30 Oct 2014
78V Kohli115141IndAusAdelaide09 Dec 2014
79DA Warner145102AusIndAdelaide09 Dec 2014
80DA Warner163116AusNZlBrisbane05 Nov 2015
81AM Rahane127100*IndSAFDelhi03 Dec 2015
82SD Hope147118*WinEngLeeds25 Aug 2017
83Mominul Haque176105BanSrlChattogram31 Jan 2018
84BRM Taylor110106*ZimBanMirpur11 Nov 2018
85SPD Smith144142AusEngBirmingham01 Aug 2019
86RG Sharma176127IndSAFVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
87UT Khawaja137101*AusEngSydney05 Jan 2022
88Imam-ul-Haq157111*PakAusRawalpindi04 Mar 2022
89JM Bairstow106114*EngIndBirmingham01 Jul 2022
90M Labuschagne204104*AusWinPerth30 Nov 2022
91Najmul Hossain Shanto146124BanAfgMirpur14 Jun 2023
92KS Williamson118109NZlSAFMt Maunganui04 Feb 2024
93DM de Silva102108SrlBanSylhet22 Mar 2024
94PHKD Mendis102164SrlBanSylhet22 Mar 2024
95JE Root143103EngSrlLord’s29 Aug 2024

JE Root of England scored 143 and 103 in the just concluded test at Lord’s against Sri Lanka to provide the 13h occasion of an England batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundStart Date
1CAG Russell140111EngSAFDurban16 Feb 1923
2H Sutcliffe176127EngAusMelbourne01 Jan 1925
3WR Hammond119*177EngAusAdelaide01 Feb 1929
4H Sutcliffe104109*EngSAFThe Oval17 Aug 1929
5E Paynter117100EngSAFJohannesburg24 Dec 1938
6DCS Compton147103*EngAusAdelaide31 Jan 1947
7GA Gooch333123EngIndLord’s26 Jul 1990
8AJ Stewart118143EngWinBridgetown08 Apr 1994
9MP Vaughan103101*EngWinLord’s22 Jul 2004
10ME Trescothick105107EngWinBirmingham29 Jul 2004
11AJ Strauss123108EngIndChennai11 Dec 2008
12JM Bairstow106114*EngIndBirmingham01 Jul 2022
13JE Root143103EngSrlLord’s29 Aug 2024

JE Root of England scored 143 and 103 in the just concluded test at Lord’s against Sri Lanka to provide the 13h occasion of an England batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundStart Date
1AH Jones122100*NZlSrlHamilton22 Feb 1991
2Wajahatullah Wasti133121*PakSrlLahore04 Mar 1999
3BC Lara221130WinSrlCol-SSC29 Nov 2001
4ML Hayden117132AusSrlCairns09 Jul 2004
5Mominul Haque176105BanSrlChattogram31 Jan 2018
6JE Root143103EngSrlLord’s29 Aug 2024

JE Root of England scored 143 and 103 in the just concluded test at Lord’s against Sri Lanka to provide the sixth occasion of an batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test at Lord’s. All such occasions are tabulated below.  JE Root is the third England batsman to achieve such a feat at Lord’s

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundStart Date
1GA Headley106107WinEngLord’s24 Jun 1939
2GA Gooch333123EngIndLord’s26 Jul 1990
3MP Vaughan103101*EngWinLord’s22 Jul 2004
4JE Root143103EngSrlLord’s29 Aug 2024

SM Gavaskar. RT Ponting and DA Warner are the three batsmen who have scored centuries in both innings of a test on three occasions

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundStart Date
1DA Warner135145AusSAFCape Town01 Mar 2014
2DA Warner145102AusIndAdelaide09 Dec 2014
3DA Warner163116AusNZlBrisbane05 Nov 2015
        
1RT Ponting149104*AusWinBrisbane03 Nov 2005
2RT Ponting120143*AusSAFSydney02 Jan 2006
3RT Ponting103116AusSAFDurban24 Mar 2006
        
1SM Gavaskar124220IndWinPort of Spain13 Apr 1971
2SM Gavaskar111137IndPakKarachi14 Nov 1978
3SM Gavaskar107182*IndWinEden Gardens29 Dec 1978
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