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Tests - Century by Both Openers in Same Innings

Based on all matches up to and including
Test #1921: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Pakistan in Sri Lanka 1st Test, 4 Jul 2009



For Australia
WA Brown             121   (233) v South Africa  Cape Town            1935/36    
JHW Fingleton        112 

AR Morris            111   (214) v South Africa  Johannesburg         1949/50    
J Moroney            118 

CC McDonald          110   (191) v West Indies   Port of Spain        1954/55    
AR Morris            111 

WM Lawry             106   (201) v England       Manchester           1964       
RB Simpson           311 

WM Lawry             210   (382) v West Indies   Bridgetown           1964/65    
RB Simpson           201 

RB Simpson           225   (244) v England       Adelaide             1965/66    
WM Lawry             119 

RB Simpson           109   (191) v India         Melbourne            1967/68    
WM Lawry             100 

GR Marsh             138   (329) v England       Nottingham           1989       
MA Taylor            219 

MA Taylor            111   (260) v England       Lord's               1993       
MJ Slater            152 

MA Taylor            113   (208) v England       Sydney               1994/95    
MJ Slater            103 

JL Langer            104   (224) v New Zealand   Brisbane             2001/02    
ML Hayden            136 

JL Langer            126   (219) v South Africa  Sydney               2001/02    
ML Hayden            105 

JL Langer            250   (195) v England       Melbourne            2002/03    
ML Hayden            102 

JL Langer            111   (242) v West Indies   St John's            2002/03    
ML Hayden            177 

JL Langer            162   (255) v Sri Lanka     Cairns               2004       
ML Hayden            117 

JL Langer            105   (185) v England       The Oval             2005       
ML Hayden            138 

ML Hayden            110   (231) v West Indies   Hobart               2005/06    
MEK Hussey           137 

PA Jaques            108   (223) v West Indies   Bridgetown           2008       
SM Katich            157 

PJ Hughes            115   (184) v South Africa  Durban               2008/09    
SM Katich            108 


For England
Hon.FS Jackson       118   (185) v Australia     The Oval             1899       
TW Hayward           137 

JB Hobbs             178   (323) v Australia     Melbourne            1911/12    
W Rhodes             179 

JB Hobbs             211   (268) v South Africa  Lord's               1924       
H Sutcliffe          122 

JB Hobbs             154   (283) v Australia     Melbourne            1924/25    
H Sutcliffe          176 

JB Hobbs             100   (172) v Australia     The Oval             1926       
H Sutcliffe          161 

CJ Barnett           126   (219) v Australia     Nottingham           1938       
L Hutton             100 

L Hutton             158   (359) v South Africa  Johannesburg         1948/49    
C Washbrook          195 

G Pullar             175   (290) v South Africa  The Oval             1960       
MC Cowdrey           155 

G Fowler             105   (223) v New Zealand   The Oval             1983       
CJ Tavare            109 

GA Gooch             116   (225) v India         Manchester           1990       
MA Atherton          131 

ME Trescothick       132   (273) v South Africa  Durban               2004/05    
AJ Strauss           136 


For India
VM Merchant          114   (203) v England       Manchester           1936       
S Mushtaq Ali        112 

MH Mankad            231   (413) v New Zealand   Chennai              1955/56    
P Roy                173 

SM Gavaskar          172   (191) v Australia     Sydney               1985/86    
K Srikkanth          116 

V Sehwag             254   (410) v Pakistan      Lahore               2005/06    
R Dravid             128*

KD Karthik           129   (175) v Bangladesh    Dhaka (SBNS)         2007       
W Jaffer             138*


For New Zealand
CS Dempster          136   (276) v England       Wellington           1929/30    
JE Mills             117 

GM Turner            259   (387) v West Indies   Georgetown           1971/72    
TW Jarvis            182 

MH Richardson        106   (181) v Pakistan      Hamilton             2000/01    
MD Bell              105 

MH Richardson        145   (231) v India         Mohali               2003/04    
L Vincent            106 


For Pakistan
Aamer Sohail         160   (298) v West Indies   Karachi              1997/98    
Ijaz Ahmed           151 

Saeed Anwar          101   (168) v Bangladesh    Multan               2001/02    
Taufeeq Umar         104 


For South Africa
B Mitchell           123   (260) v England       Cape Town            1930/31    
IJ Siedle            141 

JAJ Christy          103   (196) v New Zealand   Christchurch         1931/32    
B Mitchell           113 

AC Hudson            146   (236) v India         Kolkata              1996/97    
G Kirsten            102 

HH Gibbs             147   (256) v Zimbabwe      Harare               2001/02    
G Kirsten            220 

GC Smith             151   (368) v Pakistan      Cape Town            2002/03    
HH Gibbs             228 

GC Smith             277   (338) v England       Birmingham           2003       
HH Gibbs             179 

GC Smith             139   (301) v West Indies   Centurion            2003/04    
HH Gibbs             192 

GC Smith             104   (191) v West Indies   Bridgetown           2004/05    
AB de Villiers       178 

AB de Villiers       114   (245) v West Indies   St John's            2004/05    
GC Smith             126 

ND McKenzie          226   (415) v Bangladesh    Chittagong (CDS)     2007/08    
GC Smith             232 

GC Smith             107   (204) v England       Lord's               2008       
ND McKenzie          138 


For Sri Lanka
MS Atapattu          207*  (335) v Pakistan      Kandy                2000       
ST Jayasuriya        188 

MS Atapattu          170   (281) v Zimbabwe      Harare               2004       
ST Jayasuriya        157 


For West Indies
GM Carew             107   (173) v England       Port of Spain        1947/48    
AG Ganteaume         112 

AF Rae               109   (239) v India         Chennai              1948/49    
JB Stollmeyer        160 

RC Fredericks        109   (192) v England       Leeds                1976       
CG Greenidge         115 

CG Greenidge         154*  (296) v India         St John's            1982/83    
DL Haynes            136 

CG Greenidge         120*  (250) v Australia     Georgetown           1983/84    
DL Haynes            103*

CG Greenidge         149   (298) v England       St John's            1989/90    
DL Haynes            167 

AFG Griffith         114   (276) v New Zealand   Hamilton             1999/00    
SL Campbell          170 


Note: 1st Wicket Partnership figure given in brackets

 
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