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TM Head of Australia scored 163 against England in the ongoing test at Sydney to provide the 88th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Startv Datev
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	J Darling	178	1	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1898
3	J Darling	160	4	v England	Sydney	26 Feb 1898
4	WW Armstrong	159*	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902
5	VT Trumper	159	3	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910
6	HL Collins	162	1	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
7	HL Collins	203	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921
8	W Bardsley	193*	1	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
9	A Jackson	164	2	v England	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
10	WM Woodfull	155	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
11	WH Ponsford	183	1	v West Indies	Sydney	01 Jan 1931
12	WM Woodfull	161	3	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931
13	WH Ponsford	181	2	v England	Leeds	20 Jul 1934
14	WH Ponsford	266	1	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
15	WA Brown	206*	2	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
16	SG Barnes	234	2	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946
17	AR Morris	155	3	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
18	AR Morris	182	4	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948
19	AR Morris	196	2	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948
20	AR Morris	157	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950
21	AR Morris	206	1	v England	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951
22	CC McDonald	154	1	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953
23	AR Morris	153	1	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954
24	JW Burke	161	2	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956
25	JW Burke	189	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957
26	CC McDonald	170	1	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959
27	WM Lawry	157	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964
28	RB Simpson	311	1	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
29	RB Simpson	153	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
30	WM Lawry	210	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
31	RB Simpson	201	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
32	WM Lawry	166	1	v England	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965
33	RB Simpson	225	2	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966
34	RB Simpson	153	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966
35	RM Cowper	165	3	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968
36	WM Lawry	205	2	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968
37	WM Lawry	151	1	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
38	KR Stackpole	207	1	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970
39	R Edwards	170*	3	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972
40	IR Redpath	159*	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974
41	GN Yallop	167	1	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979
42	KC Wessels	162	2	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982
43	WB Phillips	159	1	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	11 Nov 1983
44	KC Wessels	179	1	v Pakistan	Adelaide	09 Dec 1983
45	GM Wood	172	2	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985
46	DC Boon	184*	3	v England	Sydney	29 Jan 1988
47	MA Taylor	219	1	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1989
48	DC Boon	200	1	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	24 Nov 1989
49	MA Taylor	164	3	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	08 Dec 1989
50	MJ Slater	152	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
51	MJ Slater	168	1	v New Zealand	Hobart	26 Nov 1993
52	MA Taylor	170	1	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993
53	MJ Slater	176	1	v England	Brisbane	25 Nov 1994
54	MJ Slater	219	2	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	08 Dec 1995
55	MTG Elliott	199	2	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997
56	MA Taylor	169*	2	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998
57	MA Taylor	334*	1	v Pakistan	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998
58	MJ Slater	169	2	v Pakistan	Brisbane	05 Nov 1999
59	ML Hayden	203	1	v India	Chennai	18 Mar 2001
60	ML Hayden	197	1	v England	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
61	JL Langer	250	1	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2002
62	ML Hayden	177	3	v West Indies	St John’s	09 May 2003
63	ML Hayden	380	1	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	09 Oct 2003
64	JL Langer	166	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004
65	JL Langer	162	1	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
66	JL Langer	215	1	v New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Nov 2004
67	JL Langer	191	1	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2004
68	ML Hayden	153	2	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006
69	PA Jaques	150	1	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Nov 2007
70	SM Katich	157	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008
71	PJ Hughes	160	3	v South Africa	Durban	06 Mar 2009
72	DA Warner	180	2	v India	W.A.C.A	13 Jan 2012
73	CJL Rogers	173	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
74	DA Warner	163	1	v New Zealand	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
75	DA Warner	253	1	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 2015
76	JA Burns	170	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
77	MT Renshaw	184	1	v Pakistan	Sydney	03 Jan 2017
78	JA Burns	180	1	v Sri Lanka	Canberra	01 Feb 2019
79	DA Warner	154	2	v Pakistan	Brisbane	21 Nov 2019
80	DA Warner	335*	1	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
81	UT Khawaja	160	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	12 Mar 2022
82	DA Warner	200	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022
83	UT Khawaja	195*	1	v South Africa	Sydney	04 Jan 2023
84	UT Khawaja	180	1	v India	Ahmedabad	09 Mar 2023
85	DA Warner	164	1	v Pakistan	Perth	14 Dec 2023
86	UT Khawaja	232	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025
87	TM Head	170	3	v England	Adelaide	17 Dec 2025
88	TM Head	163	2	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 2026

TM Head of Australia scored 163 against England in the ongoing test at Sydney to provide the 35th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Startv Datev
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	J Darling	178	1	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1898
3	J Darling	160	4	v England	Sydney	26 Feb 1898
4	HL Collins	162	1	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
5	W Bardsley	193*	1	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
6	A Jackson	164	2	v England	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
7	WM Woodfull	155	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
8	WH Ponsford	181	2	v England	Leeds	20 Jul 1934
9	WH Ponsford	266	1	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
10	WA Brown	206*	2	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
11	SG Barnes	234	2	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946
12	AR Morris	155	3	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
13	AR Morris	182	4	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948
14	AR Morris	196	2	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948
15	AR Morris	206	1	v England	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951
16	AR Morris	153	1	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954
17	CC McDonald	170	1	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959
18	RB Simpson	311	1	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
19	WM Lawry	166	1	v England	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965
20	RB Simpson	225	2	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966
21	KR Stackpole	207	1	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970
22	R Edwards	170*	3	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972
23	KC Wessels	162	2	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982
24	GM Wood	172	2	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985
25	DC Boon	184*	3	v England	Sydney	29 Jan 1988
26	MA Taylor	219	1	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1989
27	MJ Slater	152	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
28	MJ Slater	176	1	v England	Brisbane	25 Nov 1994
29	MTG Elliott	199	2	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997
30	ML Hayden	197	1	v England	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
31	JL Langer	250	1	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2002
32	ML Hayden	153	2	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006
33	CJL Rogers	173	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
34	TM Head	170	3	v England	Adelaide	17 Dec 2025
35	TM Head	163	2	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 2026

JE Root of England scored 160 against Australia in the ongoing test at Sydney. His knock did not contain a boundary six to provide the 156th occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs without a boundary six in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	6s	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WG Grace	152	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	6 Sep 1880
2	A Shrewsbury snr	164	0	1	v Australia	Lord’s	19 Jul 1886
3	WG Grace	170	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	12 Aug 1886
4	KS Ranjitsinhji	154*	0	3	v Australia	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
5	KS Ranjitsinhji	175	0	1	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1897
6	RE Foster	287	0	2	v Australia	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
7	JB Hobbs	187	0	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Mar 1910
8	JB Hobbs	187	0	2	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912
9	JB Hobbs	178	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	09 Feb 1912
10	W Rhodes	179	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	09 Feb 1912
11	W Rhodes	152	0	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913
12	CP Mead	182*	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	13 Aug 1921
13	CP Mead	181	0	1	v South Africa	Durban	18 Jan 1923
14	JB Hobbs	211	0	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	28 Jun 1924
15	JB Hobbs	154	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
16	H Sutcliffe	176	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
17	H Sutcliffe	161	0	3	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
18	JB Hobbs	159	0	2	v West Indies	The Oval	11 Aug 1928
19	EH Hendren	169	0	1	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
20	WR Hammond	251	0	2	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
21	WR Hammond	200	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
22	WR Hammond	177	0	3	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
23	FE Woolley	154	0	1	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929
24	A Sandham	152	0	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	11 Jan 1930
25	EH Hendren	205*	0	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930
26	GB Legge	196	0	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	21 Feb 1930
27	A Sandham	325	0	1	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Apr 1930
28	KS Duleepsinhji	173	0	1	v Australia	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
29	H Sutcliffe	161	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
30	H Sutcliffe	194	0	2	v Australia	Sydney	02 Dec 1932
31	WR Hammond	227	0	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Mar 1933
32	M Leyland	153	0	1	v Australia	Manchester	6 Jul 1934
33	WR Hammond	167	0	2	v India	Manchester	25 Jul 1936
34	WR Hammond	217	0	1	v India	The Oval	15 Aug 1936
35	WR Hammond	231*	0	1	v Australia	Sydney	18 Dec 1936
36	WR Hammond	240	0	1	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
37	L Hutton	364	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
38	M Leyland	187	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
39	J Hardstaff jnr	169*	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
40	WR Hammond	181	0	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938
41	E Paynter	243	0	1	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939
42	WJ Edrich	219	0	4	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939
43	L Hutton	196	0	2	v West Indies	Lord’s	24 Jun 1939
44	L Hutton	165*	0	3	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 1939
45	J Hardstaff jnr	205*	0	2	v India	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
46	DCS Compton	163	0	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947
47	DCS Compton	208	0	1	v South Africa	Lord’s	21 Jun 1947
48	DCS Compton	184	0	3	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948
49	L Hutton	158	0	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948
50	C Washbrook	195	0	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948
51	L Hutton	206	0	2	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949
52	L Hutton	202*	0	2	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1950
53	L Hutton	156*	0	2	v Australia	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951
54	RT Simpson	156*	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951
55	TW Graveney	175	0	2	v India	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951
56	L Hutton	150	0	2	v India	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
57	DCS Compton	158	0	1	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955
58	MC Cowdrey	154	0	3	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957
59	MC Cowdrey	152	0	2	v West Indies	Lord’s	20 Jun 1957
60	TW Graveney	258	0	1	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957
61	TW Graveney	164	0	1	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957
62	MC Cowdrey	155	0	3	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960
63	ER Dexter	180	0	3	v Australia	Birmingham	08 Jun 1961
64	KF Barrington	151*	0	1	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961
65	KF Barrington	172	0	3	v India	Kanpur	01 Dec 1961
66	G Pullar	165	0	2	v Pakistan	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
67	ER Dexter	205	0	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	2 Feb 1962
68	MC Cowdrey	159	0	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	31 May 1962
69	ER Dexter	174	0	2	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
70	KF Barrington	256	0	2	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
71	ER Dexter	172	0	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964
72	KF Barrington	163	0	1	v New Zealand	Leeds	08 Jul 1965
73	RW Barber	185	0	1	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966
74	TW Graveney	165	0	2	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966
75	JH Edrich	164	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968
76	BL D’Oliveira	158	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968
77	JH Edrich	155	0	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Aug 1969
78	DL Amiss	158	0	1	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973
79	DL Amiss	174	0	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974
80	DL Amiss	188	0	1	v India	Lord’s	20 Jun 1974
81	D Lloyd	214*	0	2	v India	Birmingham	04 Jul 1974
82	DL Amiss	183	0	2	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1974
83	MH Denness	188	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975
84	MH Denness	181	0	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975
85	KWR Fletcher	216	0	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975
86	DL Amiss	164*	0	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 1975
87	JH Edrich	175	0	3	v Australia	Lord’s	31 Jul 1975
88	DL Amiss	203	0	2	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1976
89	DW Randall	174	0	4	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977
90	G Boycott	191	0	1	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977
91	CT Radley	158	0	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1978
92	DW Randall	150	0	3	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979
93	G Boycott	155	0	1	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979
94	DI Gower	200*	0	1	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979
95	DI Gower	152	0	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984
96	DI Gower	173*	0	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984
97	RT Robinson	160	0	2	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984
98	RT Robinson	175	0	2	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985
99	DI Gower	166	0	1	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985
100	MW Gatting	160	0	2	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985
101	GA Gooch	196	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985
102	DI Gower	157	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985
103	GA Gooch	183	0	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	24 Jul 1986
104	BC Broad	162	0	1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986
105	RT Robinson	166	0	1	v Pakistan	Manchester	04 Jun 1987
106	MW Gatting	150*	0	3	v Pakistan	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
107	MA Atherton	151	0	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1990
108	DI Gower	157*	0	3	v India	The Oval	23 Aug 1990
109	GA Gooch	154*	0	3	v West Indies	Leeds	06 Jun 1991
110	GA Gooch	174	0	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	22 Aug 1991
111	AJ Stewart	190	0	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	04 Jun 1992
112	GA Gooch	210	0	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	02 Jun 1994
113	MA Atherton	185*	0	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995
114	MA Atherton	160	0	2	v India	Nottingham	04 Jul 1996
115	AJ Stewart	170	0	2	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996
116	N Hussain	207	0	2	v Australia	Birmingham	05 Jun 1997
117	MR Ramprakash	154	0	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Mar 1998
118	AJ Stewart	164	0	3	v South Africa	Manchester	02 Jul 1998
119	N Hussain	155	0	1	v India	Lord’s	25 Jul 2002
120	MP Vaughan	197	0	2	v India	Nottingham	08 Aug 2002
121	MP Vaughan	195	0	1	v India	The Oval	05 Sep 2002
122	RWT Key	221	0	1	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
123	ME Trescothick	194	0	2	v Bangladesh	Lord’s	26 May 2005
124	PD Collingwood	186	0	1	v Pakistan	Lord’s	13 Jul 2006
125	PD Collingwood	206	0	1	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Dec 2006
126	AJ Strauss	177	0	3	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008
127	PD Collingwood	161	0	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 2009
128	AN Cook	160	0	1	v West Indies	Ch-le-St	14 May 2009
129	AJ Strauss	161	0	1	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
130	IJL Trott	226	0	1	v Bangladesh	Lord’s	27 May 2010
131	IJL Trott	184	0	1	v Pakistan	Lord’s	26 Aug 2010
132	AN Cook	235*	0	3	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
133	IJL Trott	168*	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2010
134	AN Cook	189	0	2	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2011
135	IJL Trott	203	0	2	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011
136	IR Bell	159	0	3	v India	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011
137	AN Cook	294	0	2	v India	Birmingham	10 Aug 2011
138	KP Pietersen	175	0	1	v India	The Oval	18 Aug 2011
139	AN Cook	176	0	3	v India	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
140	JE Root	200*	0	1	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
141	JE Root	154*	0	2	v India	Nottingham	09 Jul 2014
142	GS Ballance	156	0	1	v India	Southampton	27 Jul 2014
143	AN Cook	162	0	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015
144	AN Cook	263	0	2	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
145	JM Bairstow	167*	0	1	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	09 Jun 2016
146	JE Root	254	0	1	v Pakistan	Manchester	22 Jul 2016
147	AN Cook	243	0	1	v West Indies	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
148	AN Cook	244*	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017
149	JE Root	186	0	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021
150	JE Root	180*	0	2	v India	Lord’s	12 Aug 2021
151	JE Root	153	0	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	16 Mar 2022
152	JM Bairstow	162	0	2	v New Zealand	Leeds	23 Jun 2022
153	OJ Pope	196	0	3	v India	Hyderabad	25 Jan 2024
154	JE Root	262	0	2	v Pakistan	Multan	07 Oct 2024
155	JE Root	150	0	2	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 2025
156	JE Root	160	0	1	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2026

JE Root of England scored 160 against Australia in the ongoing test at Sydney. His knock did not contain a boundary six to provide the 54th occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs without a boundary six in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	6s	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WG Grace	152	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	6 Sep 1880
2	A Shrewsbury snr	164	0	1	v Australia	Lord’s	19 Jul 1886
3	WG Grace	170	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	12 Aug 1886
4	KS Ranjitsinhji	154*	0	3	v Australia	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
5	KS Ranjitsinhji	175	0	1	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1897
6	RE Foster	287	0	2	v Australia	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
7	JB Hobbs	187	0	2	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912
8	JB Hobbs	178	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	09 Feb 1912
9	W Rhodes	179	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	09 Feb 1912
10	CP Mead	182*	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	13 Aug 1921
11	JB Hobbs	154	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
12	H Sutcliffe	176	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
13	H Sutcliffe	161	0	3	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
14	EH Hendren	169	0	1	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
15	WR Hammond	251	0	2	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
16	WR Hammond	200	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
17	WR Hammond	177	0	3	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
18	KS Duleepsinhji	173	0	1	v Australia	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
19	H Sutcliffe	161	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
20	H Sutcliffe	194	0	2	v Australia	Sydney	02 Dec 1932
21	M Leyland	153	0	1	v Australia	Manchester	6 Jul 1934
22	WR Hammond	231*	0	1	v Australia	Sydney	18 Dec 1936
23	WR Hammond	240	0	1	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
24	L Hutton	364	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
25	M Leyland	187	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
26	J Hardstaff jnr	169*	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
27	DCS Compton	184	0	3	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948
28	L Hutton	156*	0	2	v Australia	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951
29	RT Simpson	156*	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951
30	ER Dexter	180	0	3	v Australia	Birmingham	08 Jun 1961
31	ER Dexter	174	0	2	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
32	KF Barrington	256	0	2	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
33	RW Barber	185	0	1	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966
34	JH Edrich	164	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968
35	BL D’Oliveira	158	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968
36	MH Denness	188	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975
37	JH Edrich	175	0	3	v Australia	Lord’s	31 Jul 1975
38	DW Randall	174	0	4	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977
39	G Boycott	191	0	1	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977
40	DW Randall	150	0	3	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979
41	RT Robinson	175	0	2	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985
42	DI Gower	166	0	1	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985
43	MW Gatting	160	0	2	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985
44	GA Gooch	196	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985
45	DI Gower	157	0	1	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985
46	BC Broad	162	0	1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986
47	N Hussain	207	0	2	v Australia	Birmingham	05 Jun 1997
48	PD Collingwood	206	0	1	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Dec 2006
49	AJ Strauss	161	0	1	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
50	AN Cook	235*	0	3	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
51	IJL Trott	168*	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2010
52	AN Cook	189	0	2	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2011
54	AN Cook	244*	0	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017
54	JE Root	160	0	1	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2026

For the first time in the annals of test cricket a test match witnessed three figure partnerships for the first wicket in the first three innings of test. The details are furnished below. The just concluded Mount Maunganui test between New Zealand and West Indies witnessed such an occasion

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DP Conway, TWM Latham	1	323	1	NZl	Win	Mt Maunganui	18 Dec 2025
2	JD Campbell, BA King	1	111	2	Win	NZl	Mt Maunganui	18 Dec 2025
3	DP Conway, TWM Latham	1	192	3	NZl	Win	Mt Maunganui	18 Dec 2025

TWM Latham of New Zealand became the fifth captain opener to score centuries in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	A Melville	189	1	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947
	2	A Melville	104*	4	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947
2	1	RB Simpson	153	2	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
	2	RB Simpson	115	4	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
3	1	SM Gavaskar	107	1	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978
	2	SM Gavaskar	182*	3	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978
4	1	GA Gooch	333	1	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
	2	GA Gooch	123	3	Engaland	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
5	1	TWM Latham	137	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Mount Maunganui	18 Dec 2025
	2	TWM Latham	101	3	New Zealand	v West Indies	Mount Maunganui	18 Dec 2025

He also became the second captain opener to perform such a feat against West Indies. He emulated India’s Sunil Gavaskar in performing such a feat

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	SM Gavaskar	107	1	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978
	2	SM Gavaskar	182*	3	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978
2	1	TWM Latham	137	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Mount Maunganui	18 Dec 2025
	2	TWM Latham	101	3	New Zealand	v West Indies	Mount Maunganui	18 Dec 2025

New Zealand openers TW Latham and DP Convey created a World record by scoring centuries in both innings of a test. TW Latham scored 137 and DP Convey scored 202 in the first innings and TW Latham scored 101 and DP Convey scored 100 in the second innings of the test against West Indies at Mount Maunganui to post a world record.

It is also for the first time in the annals of test cricket the same openers scoring centuries in the first and second innings of a test constituting another world record

TW Latham and DP Convey’s second innings feat provides the 100th occasion of two batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test – not necessarily openers

The pair missed another world record of posting 200 plus runs partnerships for the first wicket in both innings of the test. In the first innings the pair posted 323 runs for the first wicket and in the second they added 192 runs for the first wicket

Do you know that Javagal Srinath is the only cricketer in the world to witness two ten wickets hauls by bowlers.  As a cricketer on the field when Anil Kumble captured ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan at Delhi in Feb 1999 and as a match referee when Azaz Patel of New Zealand captured ten wickets in an innings against India at Wankhede in Dec 2021

Azaz Patel with his 14 for 225 against India at Wankhede in Dec 2021 obliterated Javagal Srinath’s 13 for 132 against Pakistan at Eden Gardens in Feb 1999 for the best match figures by a bowler on the losing side

When I informed Javagal Srinath the second tit bit, he told me the first tit bit during a casual chat some time back

TM Latham {137} and DP Convey {227} scored centuries in this test to provide the 85th occasion of both the openers scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the sixth occasion of New Zealand opening batsmen scoring in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand opening batsmen scoring in a test innings against West Indies

It also provides the twelfth occasion of opening batsmen scoring in a test innings against West Indies

DP Convey and TWM Latham of New Zealand added 323 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Mt Manganui to provide the 111th occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the ninth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the twelfth occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies.  

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies. The interval between these two occasions is 53 years

DP Convey and TWM Latham of New Zealand added 323 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Mt Manganui to provide the 16th occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs for the first wicket in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket against West Indies.  

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs for the first wicket in an innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below. The interval between these two occasions is 53 years

TM Latham scored 137 in this game to provide the 45th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman batting at number one scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman batting at number one scoring a century in a test innings against West Indies.

TM Latham scored 137 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a New Zealand captain opening batsman one scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand captain opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against West Indies.

TM Latham {137} and DP Convey {227} scored centuries in this test to provide the 20th occasion of one of the openers scoring a century and another a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

TM Latham {137} and DP Convey {227} scored centuries in this test to provide the 14th occasion of New Zealand’s one of the openers scoring a century and another 200 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the third occasion of New Zealand’s openers performing such a feat against West Indies

DP Convey scored 227 in this game to provide the 35th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the sixth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies

DP Convey scored 227 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies

DP Convey became the fourth New Zealand batsman to score 200 plus runs on two occasions. Others are – TWM Latham, BB McCullum and GM Turnee

No	Player	Runs	I		Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DP Conway	200	1		v England	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021
2	DP Conway	227	1		v West Indies	Mt Maunganui	18 Dec 2025
1	TWM Latham	264*	2		v Sri Lanka	Wellington	15 Dec 2018
2	TWM Latham	252	1		v Bangladesh	Christchurch	09 Jan 2022
1	BB McCullum	225	3		v India	Hyderabad	12 Nov 2010
2	BB McCullum	202	2		v Pakistan	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014
1	GM Turner	223*	2		v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1972
2	GM Turner	259	2		v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972

DP Convey’s 227 in this test represents his second double century and also represents his highest individual score in a test innings

No	Player	Runs	I		Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DP Conway	200	1		v England	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021
2	DP Conway	227	1		v West Indies	Mt Maunganui	18 Dec 2025

TM Latham {137} and DP Convey {178 not out} scored centuries in this test to provide the 85th occasion of both the openers scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the sixth occasion of New Zealand opening batsmen scoring in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand opening batsmen scoring in a test innings against West Indies

It also provides the twelfth occasion of opening batsmen scoring in a test innings against West Indies

DP Convey and TWM Latham of New Zealand added 323 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Mt Manganui to provide the 111th occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the ninth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the twelfth occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies.  

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies. The interval between these two occasions is 53 years

DP Convey and TWM Latham of New Zealand added 323 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Mt Manganui to provide the 16th occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs for the first wicket in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket against West Indies.  

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs for the first wicket in an innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below. The interval between these two occasions is 53 years

TM Latham scored 137 in this game to provide the 45th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman batting at number one scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman batting at number one scoring a century in a test innings against West Indies.

TM Latham scored 137 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a New Zealand captain opening batsman one scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand captain opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against West Indies.

TM Latham {137} and DP Convey {178 not out} scored centuries in this test to provide the 20th occasion of one of the openers scoring a century and another a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket {if DP Convey scores a double century}

TM Latham {137} and DP Convey {178 not out} scored centuries in this test to provide the 14th occasion of New Zealand’s one of the openers scoring a century and another 175 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the third occasion of New Zealand’s one of the openers scoring a century and another 175 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indis.