First three batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings – England owns the record
England’s first three batsmen – Z Crawley {124}, BM Duckett {140} and OJD Pope {171} – scored centuries against Zimbabwe in the just concluded test at Nottingham to provide the 17th occasion of first three batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.
| No | Team | Innings | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | C |
| 1 | England | innings 2 | South Africa | Lord’s | 28 Jun 1924 | 3 |
| 2 | Australia | innings 2 | West Indies | Port of Spain | 11 Apr 1955 | 3 |
| 3 | Australia | innings 1 | West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 | 3 |
| 4 | India | innings 1 | Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 1986 | 3 |
| 5 | Australia | innings 1 | England | Lord’s | 17 Jun 1993 | 3 |
| 6 | South Africa | innings 1 | Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 | 3 |
| 7 | New Zealand | innings 1 | India | Mohali | 16 Oct 2003 | 3 |
| 8 | India | innings 1 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 25 May 2007 | 3 |
| 9 | South Africa | innings 3 | England | Lord’s | 10 Jul 2008 | 3 |
| 10 | India | innings 1 | Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 | 3 |
| 11 | England | innings 3 | Australia | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 | 3 |
| 12 | South Africa | innings 1 | Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 | 3 |
| 13 | New Zealand | innings 2 | Bangladesh | Hamilton | 28 Feb 2019 | 3 |
| 14 | Pakistan | innings 3 | Sri Lanka | Karachi | 19 Dec 2019 | 3 |
| 15 | England | innings 1 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 | 3 |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | innings 2 | Ireland | Galle | 24 Apr 2023 | 3 |
| 17 | England | innings 1 | Zimbabwe | Nottingham | 22 May 2025 | 3 |
England’s first three batsmen – Z Crawley {124}, BM Duckett {140} and OJD Pope {171} – scored centuries against Zimbabwe in the just concluded test at Nottingham to provide the fourth occasion of England’s first three batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.
| No | Team | Innings | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | C |
| 1 | England | innings 2 | South Africa | Lord’s | 28 Jun 1924 | 3 |
| 2 | England | innings 3 | Australia | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 | 3 |
| 3 | England | innings 1 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 | 3 |
| 4 | England | innings 1 | Zimbabwe | Nottingham | 22 May 2025 | 3 |
England owns the record in this category of statistics having performed the feat on four occasions. Australia, India and South Africa have performed the feat on three occasions
| No | Team | Innings | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | C |
| 1 | England | innings 2 | South Africa | Lord’s | 28 Jun 1924 | 3 |
| 2 | England | innings 3 | Australia | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 | 3 |
| 3 | England | innings 1 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 | 3 |
| 4 | England | innings 1 | Zimbabwe | Nottingham | 22 May 2025 | 3 |
| 1 | Australia | innings 2 | West Indies | Port of Spain | 11 Apr 1955 | 3 |
| 2 | Australia | innings 1 | West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 | 3 |
| 3 | Australia | innings 1 | England | Lord’s | 17 Jun 1993 | 3 |
| 1 | India | innings 1 | Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 1986 | 3 |
| 2 | India | innings 1 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 25 May 2007 | 3 |
| 3 | India | innings 1 | Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 | 3 |
| 1 | South Africa | innings 1 | Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 | 3 |
| 2 | South Africa | innings 3 | England | Lord’s | 10 Jul 2008 | 3 |
| 3 | South Africa | innings 1 | Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 | 3 |