Captain and Wicket keeper batsman scoring centuries in the same test innings

Captain and Wicket keeper batsman scoring centuries in the same test innings

BA Stokes 103 and BT Foakes 113 not out scored centuries in the second  innings of the ongoing test between England and South Africa at Manchester  to provide the 34th occasion of captain and wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayer RunsITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1WR HammondC1811EngSAFCape TownDec 1938
 LEG AmesK1151EngSAFCape TownDec 1938
         
2L HuttonC1502EngIndLord’sJun 1952
 TG EvansK1042EngIndLord’sJun 1952
         
3DS AtkinsonC2192WinAusBarbadosMay 1955
 CC DepeiazaK1222WinAusBarbadosMay 1955
         
4DJ McGlewC104*2SAFEngManchesterJul 1955
 JHB WaiteK1132SAFEngManchesterJul 1955
         
5DJ McGlewC1081SAFAusJo’burgDec 1957
 JHB WaiteK1151SAFAusJo’burgDec 1957
         
6MAK PataudiC203*3IndEngDelhiFeb 1964
 BK KunderanK1003IndEngDelhiFeb 1964
         
7IM ChappellC1962AusPakAdelaideDec 1972
 RW MarshK1182AusPakAdelaideDec 1972
         
8SM GavaskarC1231IndAusWankhedeNov 1979
 SMH KirmaniK101*1IndAusWankhedeNov 1979
         
9Javed MiandadC106*2PakAusFaisalabadMar 1980
 Taslim ArifK210*2PakAusFaisalabadMar 1980
         
10CH LloydC1062WinIndSt John’sApr 1983
 PJL DujonK1102WinIndSt John’sApr 1983
         
11IVA RichardsC1233WinPakTrinidadApr 1988
 PJL DujonK106*3WinPakTrinidadApr 1988
         
12A RanatungaC1272SrlAusCol-SSCAug 1992
 KaluwitharanaK132*2SrlAusCol-SSCAug 1992
         
13WJ CronjeC1122SAFNZlCape TownJan 1995
 DJ RichardsonK1092SAFNZlCape TownJan 1995
         
14SR WaughC1052AusEngBirminghamJul 2001
 AC GilchristK1522AusEngBirminghamJul 2001
         
15ST JayasuriyaC1112SrlIndGalleAug 2001
 KC SangakkaraK105*2SrlIndGalleAug 2001
         
16SP FlemingC1051NZlAusPerthNov 2001
 AC ParoreK1101NZlAusPerthNov 2001
         
17CL HooperC1362WinIndSt John’sMay 2002
 RD JacobsK1182WinIndSt John’sMay 2002
         
18SR WaughC1022AusEngSydneyJan 2003
 AC GilchristK1332AusEngSydneyJan 2003
         
19BC LaraC400*1WinEngSt John’sApr 2004
 RD JacobsK107*1WinEngSt John’sApr 2004
         
20RT PontingC2072AusPakSydneyJan 2005
 AC GilchristK1132AusPakSydneyJan 2005
         
21R DravidC1032IndPakFaisalabadJan 2006
 MS DhoniK1482IndPakFaisalabadJan 2006
         
22M JayawardeneC1272SrlBanCol-SSCJun 2007
 H JayawardeneK120*2SrlBanCol-SSCJun 2007
         
23Younis KhanC3132PakSrlKarachiFeb 2009
 Kamran AkmalK158*2PakSrlKarachiFeb 2009
         
24AJ StraussC1421EngWinTrinidadMar 2009
 MJ PriorK131*1EngWinTrinidadMar 2009
         
25RT PontingC1502AusEngCardiffJul 2009
 BJ HaddinK1212AusEngCardiffJul 2009
         
26LRPL TaylorC122*1NZlZimNapierJan 2012
 BJ WatlingK102*1NZlZimNapierJan 2012
         
27GC SmithC2342SAFPakDub-DSCOct 2013
 AB de VilliersK1642SAFPakDub-DSCOct 2013
         
28MJ ClarkeC1481AusEngAdelaideDec 2013
 BJ HaddinK1181AusEngAdelaideDec 2013
         
29BB McCullumC3023NZlIndWellingtonFeb 2014
 BJ WatlingK1243NZlIndWellingtonFeb 2014
         
30V KohliC2041IndBanHyd-RGSFeb 2017
 WP SahaK106*1IndBanHyd-RGSFeb 2017
         
31JO HolderC1102WinZimBulawayoOct 2017
 SO DowrichK1032WinZimBulawayoOct 2017
         
32JO HolderC202*3WinEngBarbadosJan 2019
 SO DowrichK116*3WinEngBarbadosJan 2019
         
33Babar AzamC1964PakAusKarachiMar 2022
 M RizwanK104*4PakAusKarachiMar 2022
         
34BA StokesC1032EngSAFManchesterAug 2022
 BT FoakesK113*2EngSAFManchesterAug 2022

It also provides the fourth occasion of England captain and wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayer RunsITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1WR HammondC1811EngSAFCape TownDec 1938
 LEG AmesK1151EngSAFCape TownDec 1938
         
2L HuttonC1502EngIndLord’sJun 1952
 TG EvansK1042EngIndLord’sJun 1952
         
3AJ StraussC1421EngWinTrinidadMar 2009
 MJ PriorK131*1EngWinTrinidadMar 2009
         
4BA StokesC1032EngSAFManchesterAug 2022
 BT FoakesK113*2EngSAFManchesterAug 2022

It also provides the second occasion of captain and wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings of a test against South Africa. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayer RunsITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1WR HammondC1811EngSAFCape TownDec 1938
 LEG AmesK1151EngSAFCape TownDec 1938
         
2BA StokesC1032EngSAFManchesterAug 2022
 BT FoakesK113*2EngSAFManchesterAug 2022

It is interesting to note that on both occasion it was England pair who had performed such a feat against South Africa and interval between the two feats is 83 years and eight months.

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