SPD Smith emulates DG Bradman in scoring a double hundred while batting at number three in a test innings at Lord’s

SPD Smith emulates DG Bradman in scoring a double hundred while batting at number three in a test innings at Lord’s

SPD Smith scored 215 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing second test at Lord’s against England to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred  while batting at number three in a test innings at Lord’s.  All the four occasions are listed below

No Player Pos Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 3 254 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
2 RWT Key 3 221 1 Eng Win Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
3 IJL Trott 3 226 1 Eng Ban Lord’s 27 May 2010
4 SPD Smith 3 215 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 16 Jul 2015

SPD Smith became the second Australian batsman to score a double hundred while batting at number three in a test innings against England at Lord’s after DG Bradman. DG Bradman had scored 254 while batting at number three against England at Lord’s in Jun 1930. SPD Smth emulated DG Bradman after a gap of 85 years

No Player Pos Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 3 254 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
2 SPD Smith 3 215 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 16 Jul 2015

SPD Smith’s  double hundred while batting at number three at Lord’s against England provide the ninth occasion  of an Australian batsman scoring a double hundred while batting at number three in a test innings against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Pos Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WL Murdoch 3 211 1 v England The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 DG Bradman 3 254 2 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
3 DG Bradman 3 334 1 v England Leeds 11 Jul 1930
4 DG Bradman 3 232 2 v England The Oval 16 Aug 1930
5 DG Bradman 3 244 1 v England The Oval 18 Aug 1934
6 DM Jones 3 210 1 v India Chennai 18 Sep 1986
7 RT Ponting 3 206 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
8 JN Gillespie 3 201* 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 16 Apr 2006
9 SPD Smith 3 215 1 v England Lord’s 16 Jul 2015

 

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