Australian opening batsmen scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test

Australian opening batsmen scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 141 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the 17th  occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 J Darling 160 4 v England Sydney 26 Feb 1898
2 AR Morris 124* 4 v England Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
3 AR Morris 182 4 v England Leeds 22 Jul 1948
4 RB Simpson 115 4 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
5 KR Stackpole 136 4 v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1971
6 GM Wood 126 4 v West Indies Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
7 J Dyson 127* 4 v West Indies Sydney 02 Jan 1982
8 AMJ Hilditch 113 4 v West Indies Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
9 MA Taylor 113 4 v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
10 MJ Slater 103 4 v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
11 MA Taylor 102* 4 v India Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
12 ML Hayden 101* 4 v Zimbabwe Sydney 17 Oct 2003
13 DA Warner 123* 4 v New Zealand Hobart 09 Dec 2011
14 CJL Rogers 116 4 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 2013
15 CJL Rogers 107 4 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
16 DA Warner 112 4 v Bangladesh Dhaka 27 Aug 2017
17 UT Khawaja 141 4 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 141 in the fourth innings of the  just  concluded  test  against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC  to provide  the second  occasion of  an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RB Simpson 115 4 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 UT Khawaja 141 4 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 141 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide  the eighth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test which  ended in a draw. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AR Morris 124* 4 Draw v England Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
2 RB Simpson 115 4 Draw v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
3 KR Stackpole 136 4 Draw v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1971
4 J Dyson 127* 4 Draw v West Indies Sydney 02 Jan 1982
5 AMJ Hilditch 113 4 Draw v West Indies Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
6 MA Taylor 113 4 Draw v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
7 MJ Slater 103 4 Draw v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
8 UT Khawaja 141 4 Draw v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 141 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the highest individual score by Australian opening batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test which ended in a draw. The previous best was 136 by KR Stackpole against England at Adelaide in Jan 1971. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
8 UT Khawaja 141 4 Draw v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
3 KR Stackpole 136 4 Draw v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1971

 

 

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