Batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test

Batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test

BRM Taylor of Zimbabwe scored 110 and 106 not out in the just concluded test against Bangladesh at Dhaka to provide the 84th occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 W Bardsley 136 130 Aus Eng The Oval 09 Aug 1909
2 CAG Russell 140 111 Eng SAF Durban 16 Feb 1923
3 H Sutcliffe 176 127 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
4 WR Hammond 119* 177 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
5 H Sutcliffe 104 109* Eng SAF The Oval 17 Aug 1929
6 GA Headley 114 112 Win Eng Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
7 E Paynter 117 100 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
8 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
9 DCS Compton 147 103* Eng Aus Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
10 AR Morris 122 124* Aus Eng Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
11 A Melville 189 104* SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
12 B Mitchell 120 189* SAF Eng The Oval 16 Aug 1947
13 DG Bradman 132 127* Aus Ind Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
14 VS Hazare 116 145 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
15 ED Weekes 162 101 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
16 J Moroney 118 101* Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
17 CL Walcott 126 110 Win Aus Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
18 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
19 GS Sobers 125 109* Win Pak Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
20 RB Kanhai 117 115 Win Aus Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
21 Hanif Mohammad 111 104 Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
22 RB Simpson 153 115 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
23 KD Walters 242 103 Aus Win Sydney 14 Feb 1969
24 SM Gavaskar 124 220 Ind Win Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
25 LG Rowe 214 100* Win NZl Kingston 16 Feb 1972
26 GS Chappell 247* 133 Aus NZl Wellington 01 Mar 1974
27 IM Chappell 145 121 Aus NZl Wellington 01 Mar 1974
28 GM Turner 101 110* NZl Aus Christchurch 08 Mar 1974
29 GS Chappell 123 109* Aus Win Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
30 CG Greenidge 134 101 Win Eng Manchester 08 Jul 1976
31 GP Howarth 122 102 NZl Eng Auckland 04 Mar 1978
32 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
33 SM Gavaskar 107 182* Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
34 AR Border 150* 153 Aus Pak Lahore 18 Mar 1980
35 LRD Mendis 105 105 Srl Ind Chennai 17 Sep 1982
36 Javed Miandad 104 103* Pak NZl Hyderabad (Sind) 25 Nov 1984
37 AR Border 140 114* Aus NZl Christchurch 28 Feb 1986
38 DM Jones 116 121* Aus Pak Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
39 GA Gooch 333 123 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
40 AP Gurusinha 119 102 Srl NZl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
41 AH Jones 122 100* NZl Srl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
42 AJ Stewart 118 143 Eng Win Bridgetown 08 Apr 1994
43 G Kirsten 102 133 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
44 PA de Silva 138* 103* Srl Pak Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997
45 SR Waugh 108 116 Aus Eng Manchester 03 Jul 1997
46 PA de Silva 146 120 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 09 Aug 1997
47 GW Flower 104 151 Zim NZl Harare 18 Sep 1997
48 R Dravid 190 103* Ind NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
49 Wajahatullah Wasti 133 121* Pak Srl Lahore 04 Mar 1999
50 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
51 BC Lara 221 130 Win Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
52 ML Hayden 197 103 Aus Eng Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
53 Yasir Hameed 170 105 Pak Ban Karachi 20 Aug 2003
54 ML Hayden 117 132 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
55 MP Vaughan 103 101* Eng Win Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
56 ME Trescothick 105 107 Eng Win Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
57 R Dravid 110 135 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
58 RT Ponting 149 104* Aus Win Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
59 Inzamam-ul-Haq 109 100* Pak Eng Faisalabad 20 Nov 2005
60 RT Ponting 120 143* Aus SAF Sydney 02 Jan 2006
61 RT Ponting 103 116 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
62 Mohammad Yousuf 102 124 Pak Win Karachi 27 Nov 2006
63 JH Kallis 155 100* SAF Pak Karachi 01 Oct 2007
64 AJ Strauss 123 108 Eng Ind Chennai 11 Dec 2008
65 TM Dilshan 162 143 Srl Ban Chittagong 03 Jan 2009
66 PJ Hughes 115 160 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
67 HM Amla 114 123* SAF Ind Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
68 JH Kallis 161 109* SAF Ind Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
69 KOA Powell 117 110 Win Ban Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
70 KC Sangakkara 142 105 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
71 PG Fulton 136 110 NZl Eng Auckland 22 Mar 2013
72 BRM Taylor 171 102* Zim Ban Harare 17 Apr 2013
73 KC Sangakkara 319 105 Srl Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
74 DA Warner 135 145 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
75 Younis Khan 106 103* Pak Aus Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2014
76 Azhar Ali 109 100* Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
77 Misbah-ul-Haq 101 101* Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
78 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
79 DA Warner 145 102 Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
80 DA Warner 163 116 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
81 AM Rahane 127 100* Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
82 SD Hope 147 118* Win Eng Leeds 25 Aug 2017
83 Mominul Haque 176 105 Ban Srl Chittagong 31 Jan 2018
84 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018

It also provides the fourth occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring centuries in both innings of test. All the four occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 GW Flower 104 151 Zim NZl Harare 18 Sep 1997
2 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
3 BRM Taylor 171 102* Zim Ban Harare 17 Apr 2013
4 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018

It also provides the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in both innings of test against Bangladesh. All the four occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Yasir Hameed 170 105 Pak Ban Karachi 20 Aug 2003
2 TM Dilshan 162 143 Srl Ban Chittagong 03 Jan 2009
3 KOA Powell 117 110 Win Ban Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
4 KC Sangakkara 142 105 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
5 BRM Taylor 171 102* Zim Ban Harare 17 Apr 2013
6 KC Sangakkara 319 105 Srl Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
7 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018

DA Warner {03}, RT Ponting {03}, SM Gavaskar {03}, AR Border {02}, BRM Taylor {02}, CL Walcott {02}, GA Headley {02}, GS Chappell {02}, H Sutcliffe {02}, JH Kallis {02}, KC Sangakkara {02}, ML Hayden {02}, PA de Silva {02} and R Dravid {02} are the fourteen batsmen who have scored centuries in both innings of a test on two or more  occasions.

BRM Taylor joined this exclusive list in the just concluded test against Bangladesh at Dhaka. Prior to this, he had scored 171 and 102 not out against Bangladesh at Harare in Apr 2014. The feats of all these fourteen batsmen are tabulated below.

No No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 DA Warner 135 145 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
  2 DA Warner 145 102 Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
  3 DA Warner 163 116 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
                 
2 1 RT Ponting 149 104* Aus Win Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
  2 RT Ponting 120 143* Aus SAF Sydney 02 Jan 2006
  3 RT Ponting 103 116 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
                 
3 1 SM Gavaskar 124 220 Ind Win Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
  2 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
  3 SM Gavaskar 107 182* Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
                 
4 1 AR Border 150* 153 Aus Pak Lahore 18 Mar 1980
  2 AR Border 140 114* Aus NZl Christchurch 28 Feb 1986
                 
5 1 BRM Taylor 171 102* Zim Ban Harare 17 Apr 2013
  2 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018
                 
6 1 CL Walcott 126 110 Win Aus Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
  2 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
                 
7 1 GA Headley 114 112 Win Eng Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
  2 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
                 
8 1 GS Chappell 247* 133 Aus NZl Wellington 01 Mar 1974
  2 GS Chappell 123 109* Aus Win Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
                 
9 1 H Sutcliffe 176 127 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
  2 H Sutcliffe 104 109* Eng SAF The Oval 17 Aug 1929
                 
10 1 JH Kallis 155 100* SAF Pak Karachi 01 Oct 2007
  2 JH Kallis 161 109* SAF Ind Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
                 
11 1 KC Sangakkara 142 105 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
  2 KC Sangakkara 319 105 Srl Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
                 
12 1 ML Hayden 197 103 Aus Eng Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
  2 ML Hayden 117 132 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
                 
13 1 PA de Silva 138* 103* Srl Pak Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997
  2 PA de Silva 146 120 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 09 Aug 1997
                 
14 1 R Dravid 190 103* Ind NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
  2 R Dravid 110 135 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Mar 2005

RT Ponting, SM Gavaskar, BRM Taylor, CL Walcott, GA Headey, and KC Sangakkara are the six batsmen who have scored twin centuries against the same opposition on two occasions. The following table lists the performance of these six batsmen.

No No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 RT Ponting 120 143* Aus SAF Sydney 02 Jan 2006
  2 RT Ponting 103 116 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
                 
2 1 SM Gavaskar 124 220 Ind Win Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
  2 SM Gavaskar 107 182* Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
                 
3 1 BRM Taylor 171 102* Zim Ban Harare 17 Apr 2013
  2 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018
                 
4 1 CL Walcott 126 110 Win Aus Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
  2 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
                 
5 1 GA Headley 114 112 Win Eng Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
  2 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
                 
6 1 KC Sangakkara 142 105 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
  2 KC Sangakkara 319 105 Srl Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014

BRM Taylor emulated KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka in scoring twin centuries against Bangladesh on two occasions. The following table lists the performance of these two batsmen

No No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 BRM Taylor 171 102* Zim Ban Harare 17 Apr 2013
  2 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018
                 
2 1 KC Sangakkara 142 105 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
  2 KC Sangakkara 319 105 Srl Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014

GS Chappell-IM Chappell and Azhar Ali-Misbah-ul-Haq scored twin centuries in the same test to provide the only two occasions of two batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of the test in the annals of test cricket. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 GS Chappell 247* 133 Aus NZl Wellington 01 Mar 1974
2 IM Chappell 145 121 Aus NZl Wellington 01 Mar 1974
               
1 Azhar Ali 109 100* Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 101 101* Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014

The following are the three occasions of rival batsmen scoring twin centuries in a test. Adelaide and Hamilton are the two venues which have witnessed such a feat. Adelaide has witnessed two such feats in Jan 1947 and Dec 2014

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 DCS Compton 147 103* Eng Aus Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
2 AR Morris 122 124* Aus Eng Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
               
1 AP Gurusinha 119 102 Srl NZl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
2 AH Jones 122 100* NZl Srl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
               
1 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 DA Warner 145 102 Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014

 

 

Comments are closed.