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Which batsman scored most double centuries?
Don Bradman
Most Test double century list
| Player | Mat | Inns |
|---|---|---|
| Don Bradman | 52 | 80 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 134 | 233 |
| Brian Lara | 131 | 232 |
| Wally Hammond | 85 | 140 |
Does 200 runs count as two centuries?
In cricket, a century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings by a batsman. Scores of more than 200 runs are still statistically counted as a century, although these scores are referred to as double (200–299 runs), triple (300–399 runs), and quadruple centuries (400–499 runs), and so on.
How many double centuries has Sunil Gavaskar scored in Test match?
three double-centuries
Gavaskar’s three-figure Test scores include three double-centuries, the first of which was made in only his fourth Test and came on the heels of a century in the first innings of that same game – the fifth Test of India’s 1971 series in the West Indies.
Who scored triple century?
Donald Bradman
List of Triple Centuries in Test Cricket: The first triple century in a Test match was scored by Andy Sandham (England) against the West Indies in 1930….List of Triple Centuries in Test Cricket.
| Batsman | Runs | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 29. Wally Hammond (England) | 336* | 31 March 1933 |
| 30. Donald Bradman (Australia) | 334 | 11 July 1930 |
| 31. Andy Sandham ( England) | 325 | 3 April 1930 |
Who scored 500 runs in Test cricket?
captain Brian Lara
Ex-Windies captain Brian Lara scored 501*(427) in a county match in 1994, becoming the first and the only player to score 500-plus runs in an innings in professional cricket.
Which batsmen have scored a hundred and double hundred in Test cricket?
Here are the 7 batsmen who scored a hundred and a double hundred in the same Test match – Doug Walters was the first ever batsman to do this. The Australian right-hander scored 242 runs in the first innings of a Test match against West Indies played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Who has scored a hundred and double hundred in the same match?
Walters then got to the three figure mark in the second innings again, scoring 103 runs. The second in the list is the Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar. He is the only Indian ever to be able to score a hundred and a double hundred in the same Test match.
Who has scored a triple hundred in the first innings?
Kumar Sangakkara was another player, just like Graham Gooch, who scored a triple hundred in the first innings of a Test match before scoring a hundred in the second innings. Sangakkara achieved this feat in the twilight of his career, playing against Bangladesh in Chittagong in 2014.
Which cricketer has scored two double tons against different oppositions?
Unlike Hammond and Sir Don, his double tons came against different oppositions (England and Zimbabwe). Sri Lankan batting maestro Kumar Sangakkara was in his prime during the 2007 period and justifying that fact, he became the fourth cricketer to score two continuous double tons.