England wicket keeper batsmen scoring century in a test innings

England wicket keeper batsmen scoring century in a test innings

JM Bairstow of England scored 119 against Australia in the ongoing test at Perth to provide the 41st occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 H Wood 134* 2 v South Africa Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
2 LEG Ames 105 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
3 LEG Ames 149 1 v West Indies Kingston 03 Apr 1930
4 LEG Ames 137 2 v New Zealand Lord’s 27 Jun 1931
5 LEG Ames 103 1 v New Zealand Christchurch 24 Mar 1933
6 LEG Ames 120 1 v Australia Lord’s 22 Jun 1934
7 LEG Ames 126 2 v West Indies Kingston 14 Mar 1935
8 LEG Ames 148* 2 v South Africa The Oval 17 Aug 1935
9 LEG Ames 115 1 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1938
10 TG Evans 104 1 v West Indies Manchester 08 Jun 1950
11 TG Evans 104 2 v India Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
12 JM Parks 101* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
13 JM Parks 108* 1 v South Africa Durban 04 Dec 1964
14 JT Murray 112 2 v West Indies The Oval 18 Aug 1966
15 APE Knott 101 1 v New Zealand Auckland 05 Mar 1971
16 APE Knott 116 2 v Pakistan Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
17 APE Knott 106* 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
18 APE Knott 116 2 v West Indies Leeds 22 Jul 1976
19 APE Knott 135 2 v Australia Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
20 CJ Richards 133 1 v Australia Perth 28 Nov 1986
21 RC Russell 128* 3 v Australia Manchester 27 Jul 1989
22 RC Russell 124 1 v India Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
23 AJ Stewart 101* 3 v Zimbabwe Harare 26 Dec 1996
24 AJ Stewart 173 2 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1997
25 AJ Stewart 164 3 v South Africa Manchester 02 Jul 1998
26 AJ Stewart 124* 2 v Zimbabwe Lord’s 18 May 2000
27 AJ Stewart 105 2 v West Indies Manchester 03 Aug 2000
28 AJ Stewart 123 1 v Sri Lanka Manchester 13 Jun 2002
29 GO Jones 100 2 v New Zealand Leeds 03 Jun 2004
30 MJ Prior 126* 1 v West Indies Lord’s 17 May 2007
31 TR Ambrose 102 1 v New Zealand Wellington 13 Mar 2008
32 MJ Prior 131* 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
33 MJ Prior 102* 3 v Pakistan Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
34 MJ Prior 118 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
35 MJ Prior 126 1 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
36 MJ Prior 103* 3 v India Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
37 MJ Prior 110* 4 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
38 JM Bairstow 150* 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
39 JM Bairstow 140 1 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
40 JM Bairstow 167* 1 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 09 Jun 2016
41 JM Bairstow 119 1 v Australia Perth 14 Dec 2017

JM Bairstow’s century at Perth provide the seventh occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring a century against Australia in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 LEG Ames 120 1 v Australia Lord’s 22 Jun 1934
2 APE Knott 106* 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
3 APE Knott 135 2 v Australia Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
4 CJ Richards 133 1 v Australia Perth 28 Nov 1986
5 RC Russell 128* 3 v Australia Manchester 27 Jul 1989
6 MJ Prior 118 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
7 JM Bairstow 119 1 v Australia Perth 14 Dec 2017

JM Bairstow’s century at Perth provide the fourth occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring a century against Australia in Australia in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 APE Knott 106* 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
2 CJ Richards 133 1 v Australia Perth 28 Nov 1986
3 MJ Prior 118 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
4 JM Bairstow 119 1 v Australia Perth 14 Dec 2017

JM Bairstow became  the second England wicket keeper batsman to score a century against Australia at Perth after CJ Richards. CJ Richards had scored 133 at Perth in Nov 1986. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CJ Richards 133 1 v Australia Perth 28 Nov 1986
2 JM Bairstow 119 1 v Australia Perth 14 Dec 2017
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