Stats: Players scoring 175+ in consecutive innings at a particular venue in Test cricket
Joe Root scored 180 against Australia in 2013 and 200* against Sri Lanka in 2014 in two consecutive Test innings at Lord's. He became the first player in the history of Test cricket to score 175+ in consecutive Test innings at Lord's, a venue popularly referred to as ‘Mecca of Cricket’.
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| First player to score 175+ in consecutive Test innings at Lord's. |
Before Joe Root’s, there are 13 occasions of a batsman scoring 175+ in consecutive Test innings at a particular venue. Sir Donald Bradman is the only player to do so at more than one venue; he did at three venues. Complete details are provided in the table below.
Players scoring 175+ in consecutive innings at a particular venue in Test cricket
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Batsman
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Venue
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1st
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2nd
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Sir Don Bradman
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Leeds, England **
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334 vs Eng, 1930
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304 vs Eng, 1934
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Sir Don Bradman
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The Oval, England
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232 vs Eng, 1930
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244 vs Eng, 1934
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George Headley
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Kingston, West Indies
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223 vs Eng, 1930
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270* vs Eng, 1935
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Sir Don Bradman
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Brisbane, Australia
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187 vs Eng, 1946
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185 vs Ind, 1947
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Sir Len Hutton
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The Oval, England
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206 vs NZ, 1949
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202* vs WI, 1950
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Sir Frank Worrell
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Nottingham, England **
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261 vs Eng, 1950
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191* vs Eng, 1957
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Dennis Amiss
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The Oval, England
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183 vs Pak, 1974
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203 vs WI, 1976
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Qasim Umar
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Faisalabad, Pakistan
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210 vs Ind, 1984
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206 vs SL, 1985
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Richie Richardson
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Georgetown, West Indies
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194 vs Ind, 1989
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182 vs Aus, 1991
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Gary Kirsten
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Durban, South Africa
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275 vs Eng, 1999
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180 vs SL, 2000
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Sachin Tendulkar
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Nagpur, India
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201* vs Zim, 2000
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176 vs Zim, 2002
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Marvan Atapattu
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Bulawayo, Zimbabwe **
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216* vs Zim, 1999
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249 vs Zim, 2004
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Kumar Sangakkara
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Colombo (SSC), Sri Lanka
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185 vs Pak, 2006
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287 vs SA, 2006
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Joe Root
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Lord's, England
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180 vs Aus, 2013
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200* vs SL, 2014
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** denotes that the player achieved the feat in an away ground
No batsman has scored 3 consecutive 175+ scores at any venue. Mohammad Yousuf came very close to doing so at Lahore in Pakistan. He scored 223 v England, 173 v India and 192 v West Indies, spread from 2005 to 2006.