Wicket keeper batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test – RR Pant’s distinction

Wicket keeper batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test – RR Pant’s distinction

RR Pant of India scored 146 and 57 against England in the ongoing test at Birmingham to provide the 17th occasion of wicket keeper batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test match.

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1CL Walcott54108WinIndKolkata31.12.48
2JHB Waite11559SAFAusJo’burg23.12.57
3APE Knott10196EngNZlAuckland05.03.71
4FM Engineer12166IndEngBrabourne06.02.73
5A Flower11562*ZimIndDelhi13.03.93
6A Flower183*70ZimIndDelhi18.11.00
7A Flower55232*ZimIndNagpur25.11.00
8A Flower142199*ZimSAFHarare07.09.01
9T Taibu85*153ZimBanDhaka14.01.05
10MJ Prior131*61EngWinTrinidad06.03.09
11MJ Prior71103*EngIndLord’s21.07.11
12MJ Prior73110*EngNZlAuckland22.03.13
13S Ahmed10355PakSrlCol-SSC14.08.14
14Chandimal59162*SrlIndGalle12.08.15
15Liton Das11459BanPakChattogram26.11.21
16Liton Das14152BanSrlMirpur23.05.22
17RR Pant14657IndEngBirmingham01.07.22

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman performing such a feat. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1FM Engineer12166IndEngBrabourne06.02.73
2RR Pant14657IndEngBirmingham01.07.22

It is interesting to note thst FM Engineer and RR Pant are the only two wicket keeper batsmen to perform such a feat against England and RR Pant is the only wicket keeper batsman to perform such a feat against England in England.

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