Opening batsmen scoring two or more double centuries in the annals of Test Cricket

Opening batsmen scoring two or more double centuries in the annals of Test Cricket

MA Agarwal of India scored 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore on his first appearance. Prior to this knock, he had scored 215 against South Africa at Vishakhapatnam in October 2019 on his first appearance. He became the 23rd opening batsman in the annals of Test cricket to score two or more double centuries. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 MS Atapattu 223 1 Srl Zim Kandy 07 Jan 1998
  2 MS Atapattu 216* 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
  3 MS Atapattu 207* 1 Srl Pak Kandy 28 Jun 2000
  4 MS Atapattu 201* 1 Srl Eng Galle 22 Feb 2001
  5 MS Atapattu 201 2 Srl Ban Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 2001
  6 MS Atapattu 249 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
                 
2 1 V Sehwag 309 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
  2 V Sehwag 201 2 Ind Pak Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
  3 V Sehwag 254 2 Ind Pak Lahore 13 Jan 2006
  4 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  5 V Sehwag 201* 1 Ind Srl Galle 31 Jul 2008
  6 V Sehwag 293 2 Ind Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
                 
3 1 AN Cook 235* 3 Eng Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
  2 AN Cook 294 2 Eng Ind Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
  3 AN Cook 263 2 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
  4 AN Cook 243 1 Eng Win Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
  5 AN Cook 244* 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2017
                 
4 1 GC Smith 200 1 SAF Ban East London 18 Oct 2002
  2 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
  3 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
  4 GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
  5 GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
                 
5 1 L Hutton 364 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  2 L Hutton 206 2 Eng NZl The Oval 13 Aug 1949
  3 L Hutton 202* 2 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
  4 L Hutton 205 2 Eng Win Kingston 30 Mar 1954
                 
6 1 CG Greenidge 214* 4 Win Eng Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
  2 CG Greenidge 223 1 Win Eng Manchester 26 Jul 1984
  3 CG Greenidge 213 1 Win NZl Auckland 27 Feb 1987
  4 CG Greenidge 226 3 Win Aus Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
                 
7 1 SM Gavaskar 220 3 Ind Win Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
  2 SM Gavaskar 205 1 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
  3 SM Gavaskar 221 4 Ind Eng The Oval 30 Aug 1979
                 
8 1 CH Gayle 204 2 Win NZl St George’s 28 Jun 2002
  2 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  3 CH Gayle 333 1 Win Srl Galle 15 Nov 2010
                 
9 1 ST Jayasuriya 340 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
  2 ST Jayasuriya 213 2 Srl Eng The Oval 27 Aug 1998
  3 ST Jayasuriya 253 3 Srl Pak Faisalabad 20 Oct 2004
                 
10 1 G Kirsten 210 1 SAF Eng Manchester 02 Jul 1998
  2 G Kirsten 275 3 SAF Eng Durban 26 Dec 1999
  3 G Kirsten 220 1 SAF Zim Harare 07 Sep 2001
                 
11 1 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
  2 RB Simpson 201 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
  3 RB Simpson 225 2 Aus Eng Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
                 
12 1 MA Agarwal 215 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
  2 MA Agarwal 243 2 Ind Ban Indore 14 Nov 2019
                 
13 1 DL Amiss 262* 3 Eng Win Kingston 16 Feb 1974
  2 DL Amiss 203 2 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
                 
14 1 Azhar Ali 302* 1 Pak Win Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
  2 Azhar Ali 205* 1 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
                 
15 1 HH Gibbs 211* 2 SAF NZl Christchurch 11 Mar 1999
  2 HH Gibbs 228 1 SAF Pak Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
                 
16 1 ML Hayden 203 1 Aus Ind Chennai 18 Mar 2001
  2 ML Hayden 380 1 Aus Zim Perth0 09 Oct 2003
                 
17 1 W Jaffer 212 3 Ind Win St John’s 02 Jun 2006
  2 W Jaffer 202 1 Ind Pak Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
                 
18 1 JL Langer 250 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 2002
  2 JL Langer 215 1 Aus NZl Adelaide 26 Nov 2004
                 
19 1 WM Lawry 210 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
  2 WM Lawry 205 2 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
                 
20 1 BB McCullum 225 3 NZl Ind Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
  2 BB McCullum 202 2 NZl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
                 
21 1 MH Mankad 223 1 Ind NZl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
  2 MH Mankad 231 1 Ind NZl Chennai 06 Jan 1956
                 
22 1 MA Taylor 219 1 Aus Eng Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
  2 MA Taylor 334* 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
                 
23 1 GM Turner 223* 2 NZl Win Kingston 16 Feb 1972
  2 GM Turner 259 2 NZl Win Georgetown 06 Apr 1972

MA Agarwal of India scored 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore on his first appearance. Prior to this knock he had scored 215 against South Africa at Vishakhapatnam in October 2019 on his first appearance. He became the fifth Indian opening batsman in the annals of Test cricket to score two or more double centuries. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 V Sehwag 309 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
  2 V Sehwag 201 2 Ind Pak Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
  3 V Sehwag 254 2 Ind Pak Lahore 13 Jan 2006
  4 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  5 V Sehwag 201* 1 Ind Srl Galle 31 Jul 2008
  6 V Sehwag 293 2 Ind Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
                 
2 1 SM Gavaskar 220 3 Ind Win Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
  2 SM Gavaskar 205 1 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
  3 SM Gavaskar 221 4 Ind Eng The Oval 30 Aug 1979
                 
3 1 MA Agarwal 215 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
  2 MA Agarwal 243 2 Ind Ban Indore 14 Nov 2019
                 
4 1 W Jaffer 212 3 Ind Win St John’s 02 Jun 2006
  2 W Jaffer 202 1 Ind Pak Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
                 
5 1 MH Mankad 223 1 Ind NZl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
  2 MH Mankad 231 1 Ind NZl Chennai 06 Jan 1956
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