Four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings
The ongoing Boxing Day test between Australia and West Indies has witnessed four centuries by Australian batsmen – JA Burns {128}, UT Khwaja {144}, SPD Smith {134*} and AV Voges {106*} – to provide the 20th occasion of four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. The list includes two occasions of five batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings – Australia vs West Indies at Kingston in Jun 1955 and Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Multan in Aug 2001
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CJ Barnett | 126 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1938 |
| L Hutton | 100 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1938 | |
| E Paynter | 216* | 1 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1938 | |
| DCS Compton | 102 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1938 | |
| 2 | CL Walcott | 152 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| GE Gomez | 101 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | |
| ED Weekes | 128 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | |
| RJ Christiani | 107 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | |
| 3 | CC McDonald | 127 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 |
| RN Harvey | 204 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| KR Miller | 109 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| RG Archer | 128 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| R Benaud | 121 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| 4 | Javed Miandad | 126 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 |
| Zaheer Abbas | 168 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 | |
| Saleem Malik | 107 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 | |
| Imran Khan | 117 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 | |
| 5 | CG Greenidge | 154* | 2 | Win | Ind | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 |
| DL Haynes | 136 | 2 | Win | Ind | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 | |
| PJL Dujon | 110 | 2 | Win | Ind | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 | |
| CH Lloyd | 106 | 2 | Win | Ind | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 | |
| 6 | Saeed Anwar | 123 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Galle | 21 Jun 2000 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 112 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Galle | 21 Jun 2000 | |
| Younis Khan | 116 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Galle | 21 Jun 2000 | |
| Wasim Akram | 100 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Galle | 21 Jun 2000 | |
| 7 | MS Atapattu | 108 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 2001 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 139 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 2001 | |
| HP Tillakaratne | 136* | 2 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 2001 | |
| TT Samaraweera | 103* | 2 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 2001 | |
| 8 | Saeed Anwar | 101 | 2 | Pak | Ban | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 |
| Taufeeq Umar | 104 | 2 | Pak | Ban | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 | |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 105* | 2 | Pak | Ban | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 | |
| Mohammad Yousuf | 102* | 2 | Pak | Ban | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 | |
| Abdul Razzaq | 110* | 2 | Pak | Ban | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 | |
| 9 | L Vincent | 104 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2001 |
| SP Fleming | 105 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2001 | |
| NJ Astle | 156* | 1 | NZl | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2001 | |
| AC Parore | 110 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2001 | |
| 10 | MH Richardson | 145 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Mohali | 16 Oct 2003 |
| L Vincent | 106 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Mohali | 16 Oct 2003 | |
| SB Styris | 119 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Mohali | 16 Oct 2003 | |
| CD McMillan | 100* | 1 | NZl | Ind | Mohali | 16 Oct 2003 | |
| 11 | AB de Villiers | 114 | 1 | SAF | Win | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 |
| GC Smith | 126 | 1 | SAF | Win | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 | |
| JH Kallis | 147 | 1 | SAF | Win | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 | |
| AG Prince | 131 | 1 | SAF | Win | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 | |
| 12 | CH Gayle | 317 | 2 | Win | SAF | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 |
| RR Sarwan | 127 | 2 | Win | SAF | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 | |
| S Chanderpaul | 127 | 2 | Win | SAF | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 | |
| DJ Bravo | 107 | 2 | Win | SAF | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 | |
| 13 | Younis Khan | 199 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 13 Jan 2006 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | 173 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 13 Jan 2006 | |
| Shahid Afridi | 103 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 13 Jan 2006 | |
| Kamran Akmal | 102* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 13 Jan 2006 | |
| 14 | AN Cook | 105 | 1 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 |
| PD Collingwood | 111 | 1 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 | |
| IR Bell | 109* | 1 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 | |
| MJ Prior | 126* | 1 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 | |
| 15 | KD Karthik | 129 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 25 May 2007 |
| W Jaffer | 138* | 1 | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 25 May 2007 | |
| R Dravid | 129 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 25 May 2007 | |
| SR Tendulkar | 122* | 1 | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 25 May 2007 | |
| 16 | MG Vandort | 117 | 2 | Srl | Ban | Col-SSC | 25 Jun 2007 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 127 | 2 | Srl | Ban | Col-SSC | 25 Jun 2007 | |
| HAPW Jayawardene | 120* | 2 | Srl | Ban | Col-SSC | 25 Jun 2007 | |
| WPUJC Vaas | 100* | 2 | Srl | Ban | Col-SSC | 25 Jun 2007 | |
| 17 | SM Warnapura | 115 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | 23 Jul 2008 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 136 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | 23 Jul 2008 | |
| TT Samaraweera | 127 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | 23 Jul 2008 | |
| TM Dilshan | 125* | 1 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | 23 Jul 2008 | |
| 18 | SM Katich | 122 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Cardiff | 08 Jul 2009 |
| “` | RT Ponting | 150 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Cardiff | 08 Jul 2009 |
| MJ North | 125* | 2 | Aus | Eng | Cardiff | 08 Jul 2009 | |
| BJ Haddin | 121 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Cardiff | 08 Jul 2009 | |
| 19 | V Sehwag | 165 | 2 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 |
| SR Tendulkar | 106 | 2 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 | |
| VVS Laxman | 143* | 2 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 | |
| MS Dhoni | 132* | 2 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 | |
| 20 | JA Burns | 128 | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 |
| UT Khawaja | 144 | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 | |
| SPD Smith | 134* | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 | |
| AC Voges | 106* | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 |
The ongoing Boxing Day test between Australia and West Indies has witnessed four centuries by Australian batsmen – JA Burns {128}, UT Khwaja {144}, SPD Smith {134*} and AV Voges {106*} – to provide the third occasion of four or more Australian batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. The list includes one occasion of five Australian batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings – Australia vs West Indies at Kingston in Jun 1955
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CC McDonald | 127 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 |
| RN Harvey | 204 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| KR Miller | 109 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| RG Archer | 128 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| R Benaud | 121 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| 2 | SM Katich | 122 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Cardiff | 08 Jul 2009 |
| RT Ponting | 150 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Cardiff | 08 Jul 2009 | |
| MJ North | 125* | 2 | Aus | Eng | Cardiff | 08 Jul 2009 | |
| BJ Haddin | 121 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Cardiff | 08 Jul 2009 | |
| 3 | JA Burns | 128 | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 |
| UT Khawaja | 144 | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 | |
| SPD Smith | 134* | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 | |
| AC Voges | 106* | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 |
The ongoing Boxing Day test between Australia and West Indies has witnessed four centuries by Australian batsmen – JA Burns {128}, UT Khwaja {144}, SPD Smith {134*} and AV Voges {106*} – to provide the fourth occasion of four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings against West Indies, All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CC McDonald | 127 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 |
| RN Harvey | 204 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| KR Miller | 109 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| RG Archer | 128 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| R Benaud | 121 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 114 | 1 | SAF | Win | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 |
| GC Smith | 126 | 1 | SAF | Win | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 | |
| JH Kallis | 147 | 1 | SAF | Win | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 | |
| AG Prince | 131 | 1 | SAF | Win | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 | |
| 3 | AN Cook | 105 | 1 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 |
| PD Collingwood | 111 | 1 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 | |
| IR Bell | 109* | 1 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 | |
| MJ Prior | 126* | 1 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 | |
| 4 | JA Burns | 128 | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 |
| UT Khawaja | 144 | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 | |
| SPD Smith | 134* | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 | |
| AC Voges | 106* | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 |
It took Australia 60 years to score four or more centuries in a test innings against West Indies. The first such occasion was at Kingston in Jun 1955. The interval between the ongoing Melbourne test in Dec 2015 and the Kingston test in June 1955 is 60 years 6 months and 15 days {the interval between start dates of the two tests. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CC McDonald | 127 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 |
| RN Harvey | 204 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| KR Miller | 109 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| RG Archer | 128 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| R Benaud | 121 | 2 | Aus | Win | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | |
| 2 | JA Burns | 128 | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 |
| UT Khawaja | 144 | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 | |
| SPD Smith | 134* | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 | |
| AC Voges | 106* | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2015 |