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
| Player | Innings | 200s | High Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bradman | 80 | 12 | 334 |
| Ricky Ponting | 287 | 6 | 257 |
| Greg Chappell | 151 | 4 | 247* |
| Michael Clarke | 198 | 4 | 329* |
| Steven Smith | 210 | 4 | 239 |
| Justin Langer | 182 | 3 | 250 |
| Bob Simpson | 111 | 3 | 311 |
| David Warner | 205 | 3 | 335* |
| Allan Border | 265 | 2 | 205 |
| Neil Harvey | 137 | 2 | 205 |
| Matthew Hayden | 184 | 2 | 380 |
| Dean Jones | 89 | 2 | 216 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 104 | 2 | 215 |
| William Lawry | 123 | 2 | 210 |
| Mark Taylor | 186 | 2 | 334* |
| Adam Voges | 31 | 2 | 269* |
| Doug Walters | 125 | 2 | 250 |
| Sid Barnes | 19 | 1 | 234 |
| Greg Blewett | 79 | 1 | 214 |
| David Boon | 190 | 1 | 200 |
| William Brown | 35 | 1 | 206* |
| Herbie Collins | 31 | 1 | 203 |
| Robert Cowper | 46 | 1 | 307 |
| Adam Gilchrist | 137 | 1 | 204* |
| Jason Gillespie | 93 | 1 | 201* |
| Syd Gregory | 100 | 1 | 201 |
| Brad Hodge | 11 | 1 | 203* |
| Kim Hughes | 124 | 1 | 213 |
| Usman Khawaja | 150 | 1 | 232 |
| Stan McCabe | 62 | 1 | 232 |
| Arthur Morris | 79 | 1 | 206 |
| William Murdoch | 34 | 1 | 211 |
| William Ponsford | 48 | 1 | 266 |
| Jack Ryder | 32 | 1 | 201* |
| Michael Slater | 131 | 1 | 219 |
| Keith Stackpole | 80 | 1 | 207 |
| Victor Trumper | 89 | 1 | 214* |
| Steve Waugh | 260 | 1 | 200 |
| Graham Yallop | 70 | 1 | 268 |
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David Warner, who scored the decade-high Test score of 335 in 2019 against Pakistan, has 3 to his name.
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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.
