Australian opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

Australian opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 160 in first innings of the ongoing test against Pakistan at Karachi to provide the 81st occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1C Bannerman165*1v EnglandMelbourne15 Mar 1877
2J Darling1781v EnglandAdelaide14 Jan 1898
3J Darling1604v EnglandSydney26 Feb 1898
4WW Armstrong159*3v South AfricaJo’burg18 Oct 1902
5VT Trumper1593v South AfricaMelbourne31 Dec 1910
6HL Collins1621v EnglandAdelaide14 Jan 1921
7HL Collins2031v South AfricaJo’burg12 Nov 1921
8W Bardsley193*1v EnglandLord’s26 Jun 1926
9A Jackson1642v EnglandAdelaide01 Feb 1929
10WM Woodfull1552v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
11WH Ponsford1831v West IndiesSydney01 Jan 1931
12WM Woodfull1613v South AfricaMelbourne31 Dec 1931
13WH Ponsford1812v EnglandLeeds20 Jul 1934
14WH Ponsford2661v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
15WA Brown206*2v EnglandLord’s24 Jun 1938
16SG Barnes2342v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
17AR Morris1553v EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1947
18AR Morris1824v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948
19AR Morris1962v EnglandThe Oval14 Aug 1948
20AR Morris1571v South AfricaP Elizabeth03 Mar 1950
21AR Morris2061v EnglandAdelaide2 Feb 1951
22CC McDonald1541v South AfricaAdelaide24 Jan 1953
23AR Morris1531v EnglandBrisbane26 Nov 1954
24JW Burke1612v IndiaBrabourne26 Oct 1956
25JW Burke1891v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1957
26CC McDonald1701v EnglandAdelaide30 Jan 1959
27WM Lawry1572v South AfricaMelbourne01 Jan 1964
28RB Simpson3111v EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
29RB Simpson1532v PakistanKarachi24 Oct 1964
30WM Lawry2101v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
31RB Simpson2011v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
32WM Lawry1661v EnglandBrisbane10 Dec 1965
33RB Simpson2252v EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
34RB Simpson1531v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1966
35RM Cowper1653v IndiaSydney26 Jan 1968
36WM Lawry2052v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
37WM Lawry1511v West IndiesSydney14 Feb 1969
38KR Stackpole2071v EnglandBrisbane27 Nov 1970
39R Edwards170*3v EnglandNottingham13 Jul 1972
40IR Redpath159*3v New ZealandAuckland22 Mar 1974
41GN Yallop1671v IndiaKolkata26 Oct 1979
42KC Wessels1622v EnglandBrisbane26 Nov 1982
43WB Phillips1591v PakistanPerth11 Nov 1983
44KC Wessels1791v PakistanAdelaide09 Dec 1983
45GM Wood1722v EnglandNottingham11 Jul 1985
46DC Boon184*3v EnglandSydney29 Jan 1988
47MA Taylor2191v EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
48DC Boon2001v New ZealandPerth24 Nov 1989
49MA Taylor1643v Sri LankaBrisbane08 Dec 1989
50MJ Slater1521v EnglandLord’s17 Jun 1993
51MJ Slater1681v New ZealandHobart26 Nov 1993
52MA Taylor1701v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 1993
53MJ Slater1761v EnglandBrisbane25 Nov 1994
54MJ Slater2192v Sri LankaPerth08 Dec 1995
55MTG Elliott1992v EnglandLeeds24 Jul 1997
56MA Taylor169*2v South AfricaAdelaide30 Jan 1998
57MA Taylor334*1v PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
58MJ Slater1692v PakistanBrisbane05 Nov 1999
59ML Hayden2031v IndiaChennai18 Mar 2001
60ML Hayden1971v EnglandBrisbane07 Nov 2002
61JL Langer2501v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2002
62ML Hayden1773v West IndiesSt John’s09 May 2003
63ML Hayden3801v ZimbabwePerth09 Oct 2003
64JL Langer1663v Sri LankaCol-SSC24 Mar 2004
65JL Langer1621v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
66JL Langer2151v New ZealandAdelaide26 Nov 2004
67JL Langer1911v PakistanPerth16 Dec 2004
68ML Hayden1532v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2006
69PA Jaques1501v Sri LankaHobart16 Nov 2007
70SM Katich1573v West IndiesBridgetown12 Jun 2008
71PJ Hughes1603v South AfricaDurban06 Mar 2009
72DA Warner1802v IndiaPerth13 Jan 2012
73CJL Rogers1731v EnglandLord’s16 Jul 2015
74DA Warner1631v New ZealandBrisbane05 Nov 2015
75DA Warner2531v New ZealandPerth13 Nov 2015
76JA Burns1702v New ZealandChristchurch20 Feb 2016
77MT Renshaw1841v PakistanSydney03 Jan 2017
78JA Burns1801v Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019
79DA Warner1542v PakistanBrisbane21 Nov 2019
80DA Warner335*1v PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
81UT Khawaja1601v PakistanKarachi12 Mar 2022

It also provides the tenth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RB Simpson1532v PakistanKarachi24 Oct 1964
2WB Phillips1591v PakistanPerth11 Nov 1983
3KC Wessels1791v PakistanAdelaide09 Dec 1983
4MA Taylor334*1v PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
5MJ Slater1692v PakistanBrisbane05 Nov 1999
6JL Langer1911v PakistanPerth16 Dec 2004
7MT Renshaw1841v PakistanSydney03 Jan 2017
8DA Warner1542v PakistanBrisbane21 Nov 2019
9DA Warner335*1v PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
10UT Khawaja1601v PakistanKarachi12 Mar 2022

It also provides the second occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan at Karachi. Both such occasions are tabulated below. UT Khawaja’s 160 represent the highest individual innings by an Australian opening batsman against Pakistan at Karachi.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RB Simpson1532v PakistanKarachi24 Oct 1964
2UT Khawaja1601v PakistanKarachi12 Mar 2022
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