10 times a batsman scored two centuries in a Test but still ended up on the losing side
Every batsman dreams of scoring a Test hundred and scoring two hundreds in a Test is a special achievement. However, not every time does that player get to be on the winning side. There have been 83 occasions when a batsman has scored two centuries in a Test but out of those 10 have ended up on the losing side.
Hence, let’s take a look at 10 batsmen who have scored twin centuries in a Test match but still ended on the losing side.
#10 Herbert Scutlife (1925)
Herbert Scutlife is one of those rare batsmen who averaged in excess of 60 in Test cricket. He is one of the greatest openers England have ever produced.
The right-handed batsman who represented Yorkshire in County cricket has scored twin hundreds on two occasions. The first of his twin centuries came in 1925 against Australia and the second came against South Africa in 1929.
Against Australia, England had lost the first Test of the 1924/25 Ashes. Herbert Scutlife had scored a ton (115) in the second innings of the first Test. In the second Test, Australia racked up 600 in the first innings and Scutlife scored a superb 176 to help England get to 479 in their first innings. Chasing 372 in the fourth innings, the Yorkshire batsman was once again up to the task as he scored 127 to raise the hopes of an unlikely England win. However, after his dismissal, England were bowled out for 290 and lost the game by 81 runs.