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Jaffer in record books

By Rajneesh Gupta
June 06, 2006 21:25 IST
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Wasim Jaffer played a significant part in reviving India's fortunes in the St. John's Test by scoring a magnificent 212 on the fourth day.

Jaffer, in the process, became only the seventh Indian batsman to score a double century away from the subcontinent. Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid have done so twice.

The details:

Batsman

Runs

Balls

4s

6s

Opponent

Venue

Season

SR Tendulkar

241*

436

33

0

Australia

Sydney

2003-04

R Dravid

233

446

23

1

Australia

Adelaide

2003-04

SM Gavaskar

221

443

21

0

England

The Oval

1979

SM Gavaskar

220

-

22

0

West Indies

Port of Spain

1970-71

R Dravid

217

468

28

0

England

The Oval

2002

DN Sardesai

212

-

17

1

West Indies

Kingston

1970-71

W Jaffer

212

399

24

1

West Indies

St. John's

2006

RJ Shastri

206

477

17

2

Australia

Sydney

1991-92

NS Sidhu

201

491

19

1

West Indies

Port of Spain

1996-97

 

Jaffer also became only the tenth batsman in Test cricket to score a double ton against the West Indies while opening the innings. The last opener to do so against the West Indies was India's Navjot Sidhu in 1996-97.

The following table lists openers' double tons against the West Indies. England's Dennis Amiss and Len Hutton, New Zealand's Glenn Turner, Australia's Bill Lawry and India's Sunil Gavaskar have done so twice.

 

Batsman

Runs

Balls

4s

6s

For

Venue

Season

Hanif Mohammad

337

-

24

0

Pakistan

Bridgetown

1957-58

A Sandham

325

640

28

0

England

Kingston

1929-30

DL Amiss

262*

563

40

1

England

Kingston

1973-74

GM Turner

259

759

22

0

New Zealand

Georgetown

1971-72

GM Turner

223*

-

26

0

New Zealand

Kingston

1971-72

SM Gavaskar

220

-

22

0

India

Port of Spain

1970-71

W Jaffer

212

399

24

1

India

St John's

2006

WM Lawry

210

-

-

3

Australia

Bridgetown

1964-65

L Hutton

205

-

24

1

England

Kingston

1953-54

WM Lawry

205

416

12

1

Australia

Melbourne

1968-69

SM Gavaskar

205

342

29

2

India

Mumbai

1978-79

DL Amiss

203

320

28

0

England

The Oval

1976

L Hutton

202*

-

22

0

England

The Oval

1950

RB Simpson

201

-

-

0

Australia

Bridgetown

1964-65

NS Sidhu

201

491

19

1

India

Port of Spain

1996-97

 

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