List of cricketers who have scored a double century and a century in the same Test match

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In cricket, a century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings by a batsman.[1] Scores of more than 200 runs are still statistically counted as a century, although these scores are referred to as double century (200–299 runs).[2] A century or a double century is regarded as a landmark score for batsmen and a player's number of centuries or double centuries are generally recorded in their career statistics.[3] Test cricket, the longest version of the game, involves two innings per side in a match and scheduled to last for up to five days.[4] An individual scoring a double century and a century in the two innings of a single Test match is considered a notable achievement by critics.[5]

The first player to score a double hundred and a hundred in the same Test match was Doug Walters from Australia, who scored 242 runs in the first innings and 103 runs in the third innings.[6] He achieved the feat on 17 February 1969 at Sydney Cricket Ground, while playing against the West Indies during the fifth Test of the bilateral series.[7]`The second player to reach the milestone was India's Sunil Gavaskar, who did it in April 1971 at Queen's Park Oval, against the West Indies . At the age of 21, he made scores of 124 and 220 in the first and third innings respectively,[8] becoming the youngest player to set the record.[9] With this, he also became the first player to have double centuries in all four innings in Tests.[10] Lawrence Rowe was the first player to score a double century and a century in a single Test on his debut match,[11][12] which he did against New Zealand in February 1972.[13] His scores of 214 and 100* was also the first time that a player scored a double ton and a ton in the same match and remained not out in any one of the two innings.[14] Graham Gooch has the highest aggregate in a match while scoring a double century and a century in both the innings;[15] his combined tally of 456 runs in the match—333 in the first and 123 in the second innings—was entered into The Guinness Book of Records as "Most runs scored by a player in a Test match".[16] He also became the first batter to score a triple century and a century in the same Test match, while playing against India in July 1990.[17] Brian Lara’s scores of 221 and 130 against Sri Lanka in November 2001, is the first and only instance of a player achieving the landmark on a losing cause.[18]

The feat has been accomplished by 8 players on 8 occasions as of April 2023. Players from Australia have accomplished the feat thrice, the most for any team in the history. No batter has been able to score a double hundred and hundred in a Test match on more than one occasions in his career so far.[19]

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Key
Symbol Meaning
Player The batsman who scored the centuries
Inn1 Score made by batsman in the first innings of the match
Inn2 Score made by batsman in the second innings of the match
* Batsman remained not out
Team The team the batsman was representing
Opposition The team the batsman was playing against
Venue The cricket ground where the match was played
Date Starting date of the Test match
Result Result for the team for which the century was scored

List[edit]

Cricketers who have scored a double century and a century in the same Test match[14]
No. Player Inn1 Inn2 Team Opposition Venue Date Result Ref
1 Doug Walters 242 103  Australia  West Indies Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 14 February 1969 Won [20]
2 Sunil Gavaskar 124 220  India  West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain 13 April 1971 Drawn [21]
3 Lawrence Rowe 214 100*  West Indies  New Zealand Sabina Park, Kingston 16 February 1972 Drawn [22]
4 Greg Chappell 247* 133  Australia  New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington 1 March 1974 Drawn [23]
5 Graham Gooch 333 123  England  India Lord's, London 26 July 1990 Won [24]
6 Brian Lara 221 130  West Indies  Sri Lanka Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo 29 November 2001 Lost [25]
7 Kumar Sangakkara 319 105*  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 4 February 2014 Drawn [26]
8 Marnus Labuschagne 204 104*  Australia  West Indies Perth Stadium, Perth 30 November 2022 Won [27]

References[edit]

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  4. ^ "ICC Classification of Official Cricket" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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  7. ^ "AUSTRALIA v. WEST INDIES". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Classic knocks: Sunil Gavaskar". T20 World Cup. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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  11. ^ "Sri Lanka pinch a classic". ESPNcricinfo. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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  15. ^ Harman, Jo (13 August 2013). "I don't coach batting, I coach run-making". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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  21. ^ "5th Test: West Indies v India at Port of Spain, Apr 13–19, 1971 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  22. ^ "1st Test: West Indies v New Zealand at Kingston, Feb 16–21, 1972 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  23. ^ "1st Test: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, Mar 1–6, 1974 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  24. ^ "1st Test: England v India at Lord's, Jul 26–31, 1990 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  25. ^ "3rd Test: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (SSC), Nov 29 – Dec 3, 2001 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  26. ^ "Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series – 2nd Test Test no. 2117 | 2013/14 season". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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