Stats: Batters to Score Centuries in Most Consecutive Test Matches

Scoring centuries in Test cricket is an arduous task for any batter. However, some prominent batters notch up hundreds through their skill and resilience on the pitch.

But a few batters manage to hammer centuries in back-to-back Tests, displaying their extraordinary talent and endurance to tackle the tough conditions.

In this article, we’ll look at the batters who have scored centuries in the most consecutive Test matches.

Batters with Centuries in Most Consecutive Test Matches

Player	Matches	Inns 1	Inns 2	Against	Date
Don Bradman (AUS)	6	13	270	England	1 Jan 1937
		26	212	England	29 Jan 1937
		169	–	England	26 Feb 1937
		51	144*	England	10 Jun 1938
		18	102*	England	24 Jun 1938
		103	16	England	22 Jul 1938
Jacques Kallis (SA)	5	158	44	West Indies	12 Dec 2003
		177	–	West Indies	26 Dec 2003
		73	130*	West Indies	2 Jan 2004
		130*	DNB	West Indies	16 Jan 2004
		92	150*	New Zealand	10 Mar 2004
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	5	192	8	England	4 Aug 2006
		128	–	England	17 Aug 2006
		192	DNB	West Indies	11 Nov 2006
		56	191	West Indies	19 Nov 2006
		102	124	West Indies	27 Nov 2006
Gautam Gambhir (IND)	5	16	137	New Zealand	26 Mar 2009
		23	167	New Zealand	3 Apr 2009
		1	114	Sri Lanka	16 Nov 2009
		167	–	Sri Lanka	24 Nov 2009
		23	116	Bangladesh	17 Jan 2010
Don Bradman (AUS)	4	123	37*	England	8 Mar 1929
		8	131	England	13 Jun 1930
		254	1	England	27 Jun 1930
		334	–	England	11 Jul 1930
Don Bradman (AUS)	4	226	–	South Africa	27 Nov 1931
		112	–	South Africa	18 Dec 1931
		2	167	South Africa	31 Dec 1931
		299*	DNB	South Africa	29 Jan 1932
Jack Fingleton (AUS)	4	112	–	South Africa	1 Jan 1936
		108	–	South Africa	15 Feb 1936
		118	–	South Africa	28 Feb 1936
		100	0	England	4 Dec 1936
Everton Weekes (WI)	4	141	DNB	England	27 Mar 1948
		128	–	India	10 Nov 1948
		194	–	India	9 Dec 1948
		162	101	India	31 Dec 1948
Neil Harvey (AUS)	4	178	23*	South Africa	31 Dec 1949
		2	151*	South Africa	20 Jan 1950
		56*	100	South Africa	10 Feb 1950
		116	–	South Africa	3 Mar 1950
Clyde Walcott (WI)	4	124	51*	England	17 Mar 1954
		50	116	England	30 Mar 1954
		108	39	Australia	26 Mar 1955
		126	110	Australia	11 Apr 1955

Key Insights

6: Don Bradman holds the record for scoring centuries in 6 consecutive Test matches. The legendary batter hammered 6 centuries in 6 back-to-back Tests played against England between January 1937 and July 1938.

4: Bradman is the only batter to notch up hundreds in 4 or more consecutive Test matches three times. Apart from his world record, the Australian batter garnered tons in 4 successive matches two times, once each against England (March 1929-July 1930) and against South Africa (November 1931-January 1932).

6: Across his 3 streaks, Bradman whacked half of his double centuries (12), with the highest score being 334. In the 4th Test against South Africa, Bradman remained not out on 299, making him the only batter to be unbeaten on that score.

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5: Everton Weekes scored 5 centuries in 4 consecutive matches, with all 5 coming in successive innings — the most hundreds in consecutive Test innings.

3: India’s Mohammad Azharuddin is the only batter to smash 3 centuries in his career’s first 3 consecutive matches. The Hyderabad batter scored 110 on his Test debut at Eden Garden on December 31, 1931. In his next 2 Tests, Azharuddin brought up scores of 105 and 122, with all 3 coming against England.

2: Don Bradman and Wally Hammond are the only 2 batters to score a hundred, a double hundred, and a triple hundred in 3 consecutive Test matches.