The team Australia has contributed majorly in the context of Test double tons, team-wise. 78 double centuries have been scored by 37 Australian batsmen.

The first-ever double hundred in Tests is scored by an Australian too. Billy Murdoch scored the first double century in Test cricket, making 211 against England at the Oval, on 11 & 12 August 1884.

Here, we present a comprehensive breakdown, listing every Australian batter who has achieved this monumental milestone, along with details of their remarkable innings

Australian Batters with Test Double Centuries

PlayerInnings200sHigh Score
Don Bradman8012334
Ricky Ponting2876257
Greg Chappell1514247*
Michael Clarke1984329*
Steven Smith2104239
Justin Langer1823250
Bob Simpson1113311
David Warner2053335*
Allan Border2652205
Neil Harvey1372205
Matthew Hayden1842380
Dean Jones892216
Marnus Labuschagne1042215
William Lawry1232210
Mark Taylor1862334*
Adam Voges312269*
Doug Walters1252250
Sid Barnes191234
Greg Blewett791214
David Boon1901200
William Brown351206*
Herbie Collins311203
Robert Cowper461307
Adam Gilchrist1371204*
Jason Gillespie931201*
Syd Gregory1001201
Brad Hodge111203*
Kim Hughes1241213
Usman Khawaja1501232
Stan McCabe621232
Arthur Morris791206
William Murdoch341211
William Ponsford481266
Jack Ryder321201*
Michael Slater1311219
Keith Stackpole801207
Victor Trumper891214*
Steve Waugh2601200
Graham Yallop701268

Beyond the Numbers: Trends in Australian Test 200s

David Warner, who scored the decade-high Test score of 335 in 2019 against Pakistan, has 3 to his name.

The latest double century from the Aussies side is David Warner, who scored his third double ton against South Africa in December 2022 in Melbourne.

A surprise entry in the Test 200 club is Jason Gillespie, who scored the highest score by a nightwatchman to date in Test cricket. Here’s the list of top 5 innings played by the nightwatchman players.

3 of Don Bradman’s 12 double tons came in a single series (1930 Australia’s tour to England), the highest number of 200+ scores in a single Test series. Bradman had also scored 2 200s in a single Test series 3 times in his career. Such a legend!

All 4 Michael Clarke double century came in 2012, which leads him to create this never-before record in Test history.

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