Brian Lara leads the chart for the Caribbean nation by scoring nine double centuries to his name during his career spanned 17 years. The West Indian’s most prominent strength of having multiple ranges of shots helped him in scoring the bigger scores more often.
Here, we present a comprehensive breakdown, listing every West Indian batter who has achieved this monumental milestone, along with details of their remarkable innings
West Indies Batters with Test Double Centuries
| Player | Innings | 200s | High Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Lara | 232 | 9 | 400* |
| Gordon Greenidge | 185 | 4 | 226 |
| Chris Gayle | 182 | 3 | 333 |
| Viv Richards | 182 | 3 | 291 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 280 | 2 | 203* |
| George Headley | 40 | 2 | 270* |
| Rohan Kanhai | 137 | 2 | 256 |
| Seymour Nurse | 54 | 2 | 258 |
| Lawrence Rowe | 49 | 2 | 302 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 154 | 2 | 291 |
| Garry Sobers | 160 | 2 | 365* |
| Everton Weekes | 81 | 2 | 207 |
| Frank Worrell | 87 | 2 | 261 |
| James Adams | 90 | 1 | 208* |
| Denis Atkinson | 35 | 1 | 219 |
| Faoud Bacchus | 30 | 1 | 250 |
| Kraigg Brathwaite | 193 | 1 | 212 |
| Darren Bravo | 102 | 1 | 218 |
| Basil Butcher | 78 | 1 | 209* |
| Sherwin Campbell | 93 | 1 | 208 |
| Tagenarine Chanderpaul | 19 | 1 | 207* |
| Wavell Hinds | 80 | 1 | 213 |
| Jason Holder | 123 | 1 | 202* |
| Carl Hooper | 173 | 1 | 233 |
| Conrad Hunte | 78 | 1 | 260 |
| Clive Lloyd | 175 | 1 | 242* |
| Kyle Mayers | 32 | 1 | 210* |
| Clifford Roach | 32 | 1 | 209 |
| Marlon Samuels | 127 | 1 | 260 |
| Clyde Walcott | 74 | 1 | 220 |
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Brian Lara holds the unique distinction of scoring the only 400 in Tests, along with a 375, both achieved against England. This places him twice in the top three of the highest individual scores in the Test cricket history.
In the fifth Test of his career in Sydney in 1993, the left-hander scored his maiden Test century, converting it into a double century of 277. He later named his daughter Sydney after this memorable innings at the SCG.
Apart from Lara, Gordon Greenidge scored four double centuries, while Chris Gayle and Viv Richards each have three. Notably, two of Chris Gayle’s three 200s were converted into 300s, joining Lara in this list.
Among the current batsmen (excluding Chris Gayle, who never made a formal, official announcement of retirement from all international cricket), Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, and Tagenarine Chanderpaul each have one double century to their name.
A patient 467-ball double ton from Tagenarine Chanderpaul at Bulawayo in February 2023 is the latest 200 scored by a West Indian cricketer.
