SPD Smith of Australia scored 211 in the ongoing test at Manchester against England to provide the 372^nd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 342^nd occasion  of a batsman scoring a double century excluding a quadruple century and 29 triple hundreds

Here are some of the interesting statistical analysis on his 211

Interesting enough, the first ever double century in a test innings was also 211. It was also by an Australian batsman against England WL Murdoch scored 211 against England at The Oval in Aug 1884, the test having a start date of 11 Aug 1884. As on date, there are eight batsmen scoring exact 211 in a test innings. The following table lists these batsmen. It is interesting to note HH Gibbs of Australia is the only batsman to score 211 not out in a Test innings

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	WL Murdoch	211	1	Aus	Eng	The Oval	11 Aug 1884
2	JB Hobbs	211	2	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	28 Jun 1924
3	Javed Miandad	211	1	Pak	Aus	Karachi	15 Sep 1988
4	HH Gibbs	211*	2	SAF	NZl	Christchurch	11 Mar 1999
5	Ijaz Ahmed	211	2	Pak	Srl	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
6	KC Sangakkara	211	3	Srl	Pak	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
7	V Kohli	211	1	Ind	NZl	Indore	08 Oct 2016
8	SPD Smith	211	1	Aus	Eng	Manchester	04 Sep 2019

SPD Smith’s 211 provides the 73^rd occasion of an Australian batsmen scoring a double century in a test innings – most by any team in  the  annals of test cricket, The other teams to score 50 plus double centuries are – England {57}, West Indies {52} and  India {51}

It also provides the 152^nd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century on away soil. Interesting enough, the first ever double century in a test innings on away soil was also 211. It was also by an Australian batsman against England WL Murdoch scored 211 against England at The Oval in Aug 1884, the test having a start date of 11 Aug 1884. As on date, there are three batsman scoring exact 211 in a test innings. The following table lists these batsmen. It is interesting to note HH Gibbs of Australia is the only batsman to score 211 not out in a test innings

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	WL Murdoch	211	1	Aus	Eng	The Oval	11 Aug 1884
2	HH Gibbs	211*	2	SAF	NZl	Christchurch	11 Mar 1999
3	SPD Smith	211	1	Aus	Eng	Manchester	04 Sep 2019

It also provides the 163rd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century on away soil which includes neutral soil. As on date, there are five batsman scoring exact 211 in a test innings on away soil which includes neutral soil. The following table lists these batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	WL Murdoch	211	1	Aus	Eng	The Oval	11 Aug 1884
2	HH Gibbs	211*	2	SAF	NZl	Christchurch	11 Mar 1999
3	Ijaz Ahmed	211	2	Pak	Srl	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
4	KC Sangakkara	211	3	Srl	Pak	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
5	SPD Smith	211	1	Aus	Eng	Manchester	04 Sep 2019

SPD Smith’s 211 provide the 30^th occasion of an Australian batsmen scoring a double century in a test innings on away soil.

It also provides the 26^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a double century against England. It also provides the 22^nd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century against England excluding triple centuries.

It also provides the 14th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a double century against England in England. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring a double century against England in England excluding triple centuries.

It also provides the 141st occasion of a batsman scoring a double century on away soil excluding eleven triple centuries

The following is the list of eleven batsmen who have scored a double century on neutral soil. It is observed that Azhar Ali of Pakistan is the only batsman to score a triple century on neutral soil. He scored 302 not out against West Indies at Dubai {DSC} in Oct 2016.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Azhar Ali	302*	1	Pak	Win	Dubai (DSC)	13 Oct 2016
2	AB de Villiers	278*	1	SAF	Pak	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010
3	AN Cook	263	2	Eng	Pak	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
4	Shoaib Malik	245	1	Pak	Eng	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
5	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	Pak	Srl	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
6	GC Smith	234	2	SAF	Pak	Dubai (DSC)	23 Oct 2013
7	Younis Khan	213	1	Pak	Aus	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014
8	Ijaz Ahmed	211	2	Pak	Srl	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
9	KC Sangakkara	211	3	Srl	Pak	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
10	BB McCullum	202	2	NXl	Pak	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014
11	Inzamam-ul-Haq	200*	2	Pak	Srl	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999