HM Amla of South Africa scored 78 and 87 against England in the ongoing second test at Nottingham. It was his fourth occasion of scoring half centuries in both innings of a test and he became  the  third South African batsman to accomplish  the feat of scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. Others are B Mitchell and GC Smith. The performance of these three batsmen are tabulated below,

 

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	HM Amla	71	64*	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007
2	HM Amla	51	59	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009
3	HM Amla	54	51	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011
4	HM Amla	78	87	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017
1	B Mitchell	88	61*	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929
2	B Mitchell	68	74	v England	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931
3	B Mitchell	75	95	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932
4	B Mitchell	99	56	v England	Port Elizabeth	05 Mar 1949
1	GC Smith	63	68	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006
2	GC Smith	94	55	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
3	GC Smith	62	75	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
4	GC Smith	52	52	v England	Leeds	02 Aug 2012

 

HM Amla’s feat of scoring twin half centuries at Nottingham against England provides the 22^nd occasion of a South African batsman accomplishing such a feat against England. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	HM Amla	78	87	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017
2	KC Bland	78	64	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1965
3	RH Catterall	67	98	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929
4	DJ Cullinan	69	61	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995
5	HG Deane	77	73	v England	Durban	21 Jan 1928
6	G Kirsten	51	69	v England	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1995
7	HR Lance	69	53	v England	The Oval	26 Aug 1965
8	DJ McGlew	68	51	v England	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955
9	B Mitchell	88	61*	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929
10	B Mitchell	68	74	v England	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931
11	B Mitchell	99	56	v England	Port Elizabeth	05 Mar 1949
12	AD Nourse	61	58	v England	Lord’s	21 Jun 1947
13	AD Nourse	51	57	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947
14	AW Nourse	61	55	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906
15	AW Nourse	51	63	v England	Johannesburg	09 Feb 1923
16	EP Nupen	51	69	v England	Durban	21 Jan 1928
17	JN Rhodes	50	57*	v England	Port Elizabeth	09 Dec 1999
18	GC Smith	52	52	v England	Leeds	02 Aug 2012
19	MJ Susskind	64	53	v England	Lord’s	28 Jun 1924
20	HW Taylor	59*	56	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1924
21	HW Taylor	68	71	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927
22	JHB Waite	58	56*	v England	Birmingham	09 Jun 1960

 

HM Amla’s feat of scoring twin half centuries at Nottingham against England provides the eleventh occasion  of a South African batsman accomplishing such a feat against England in England. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	HM Amla	78	87	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017
2	RH Catterall	67	98	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929
3	HR Lance	69	53	v England	The Oval	26 Aug 1965
4	DJ McGlew	68	51	v England	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955
5	B Mitchell	88	61*	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929
6	AD Nourse	61	58	v England	Lord’s	21 Jun 1947
7	AD Nourse	51	57	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947
8	GC Smith	52	52	v England	Leeds	02 Aug 2012
9	MJ Susskind	64	53	v England	Lord’s	28 Jun 1924
10	HW Taylor	59*	56	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1924
11	JHB Waite	58	56*	v England	Birmingham	09 Jun 1960

 

HM Amla’s feat of scoring twin half centuries at Nottingham against England  provides the second occasion  of a South African batsman accomplishing such a feat against England at Nottingham. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	HM Amla	78	87	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017
2	DJ McGlew	68	51	v England	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955