In cricket, a century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings by a batsman. Refer to entry for ton. 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). 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. 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. 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.
The feat has been accomplished by 10 players on 10 occasions, as of December 2025. Players from Australia have accomplished the feat three times, the most for any country. So far, no batter has scored a double hundred and hundred in a Test match more than once.
History 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. 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.`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, becoming the youngest player to set the record. With this, he also became the first player to have double centuries in all four innings in Tests. Lawrence Rowe was the first player to score a double century and a century in a single Test on his debut match, which he did against New Zealand in February 1972. 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. Graham Gooch has the highest aggregate in a match while scoring a double century and a century in both the innings; his combined tally of 456 runs in the match333 in the first and 123 in the second inningswas entered into The Guinness Book of Records as "Most runs scored by a player in a Test match". 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. 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.
Key + 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 + Cricketers who have scored a double century and a century in the same Test match No. Player Inn1 Inn2 Team Opposition Test Venue Date Result Ref 1 242 103 5th Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Won 2 124 220 5th Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Drawn 3 214 100* 1st Sabina Park, Kingston Drawn 4 247* 133 1st Basin Reserve, Wellington Drawn 5 333 123 1st Lord's, London Won 6 221 130 3rd Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Lost 7 319 105 2nd Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Drawn 8 204 104* 1st Perth Stadium, Perth Won 9 269 161 2nd Edgbaston, Birmingham 3 July 2025 Won 10 227 100 3rd Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 18 December 2025 Won
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