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 | 200s | 300s | Home/Away | Favorite Opponent | HS (Opponent) | Latest 200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Donald Bradman | 12 | 2 | 7/5 | England (8) | 334 vs England | 201 vs India (1948) |
| Ricky Ponting | 6 | 0 | 5/1 | India (3) | 257 vs India | 221 vs India (2012) |
| Michael Clarke | 4 | 1 | 4/0 | India / South Africa (2 each) | 329* vs India | 230 vs South Africa (2012) |
| Greg Chappell | 4 | 0 | 2/2 | Pakistan (2) | 247* vs New Zealand | 201 vs Pakistan (1981) |
| Steve Smith | 4 | 0 | 2/2 | England (3) | 239 vs England | 200* vs West Indies (2022) |
| David Warner | 3 | 1 | 3/0 | Pakistan | 335* vs Pakistan | 200 vs South Africa (2022) |
| Bob Simpson | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | England (2) | 311 vs England | 225 vs England (1966) |
| Justin Langer | 3 | 0 | 3/0 | England | 250 vs England | 215 vs New Zealand (2004) |
| Matthew Hayden | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | Zimbabwe | 380 vs Zimbabwe | 380 vs Zimbabwe (2003) |
| Mark Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0/2 | Pakistan | 334* vs Pakistan | 334* vs Pakistan (1998) |
| Adam Voges | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | West Indies | 269* vs West Indies | 239 vs New Zealand (2016) |
| Doug Walters | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | New Zealand | 250 vs New Zealand | 250 vs New Zealand (1977) |
| Dean Jones | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | West Indies | 216 vs West Indies | 216 vs West Indies (1989) |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 2 | 0 | 2/0 | New Zealand | 215 vs New Zealand | 204 vs West Indies (2022) |
| Bill Lawry | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | West Indies (2) | 210 vs West Indies | 205 vs West Indies (1968) |
| Allan Border | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | New Zealand | 205 vs New Zealand | 200* vs England (1993) |
| Neil Harvey | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | South Africa | 205 vs South Africa | 204 vs West Indies (1955) |
| Bob Cowper | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | England | 307 vs England | 307 vs England (1966) |
| Graham Yallop | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | Pakistan | 268 vs Pakistan | 268 vs Pakistan (1983) |
| Bill Ponsford | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | England | 266 vs England | 266 vs England (1934) |
| Sid Barnes | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | England | 234 vs England | 234 vs England (1946) |
| Stan McCabe | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | England | 232 vs England | 232 vs England (1938) |
| Usman Khawaja | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | Sri Lanka | 232 vs Sri Lanka | 232 vs Sri Lanka (2025) |
| Michael Slater | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | Sri Lanka | 219 vs Sri Lanka | 219 vs Sri Lanka (1995) |
| Greg Blewett | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | South Africa | 214 vs South Africa | 214 vs South Africa (1997) |
| Victor Trumper | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | South Africa | 214* vs South Africa | 214* vs South Africa (1911) |
| Kim Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | India | 213 vs India | 213 vs India (1981) |
| Billy Murdoch | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | England | 211 vs England | 211 vs England (1884) |
| Keith Stackpole | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | England | 207 vs England | 207 vs England (1970) |
| Arthur Morris | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | England | 206 vs England | 206 vs England (1951) |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | England | 206* vs England | 206* vs England (1938) |
| Adam Gilchrist | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | South Africa | 204* vs South Africa | 204* vs South Africa (2002) |
| Brad Hodge | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | South Africa | 203* vs South Africa | 203* vs South Africa (2005) |
| Herbie Collins | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | South Africa | 203 vs South Africa | 203 vs South Africa (1921) |
| Jack Ryder | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | England | 201* vs England | 201* vs England (1925) |
| Jason Gillespie | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | Bangladesh | 201* vs Bangladesh | 201* vs Bangladesh (2006) |
| Syd Gregory | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | England | 201 vs England | 201 vs England (1894) |
| David Boon | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | New Zealand | 200 vs New Zealand | 200 vs New Zealand (1989) |
| Steve Waugh | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | West Indies | 200 vs West Indies | 200 vs West Indies (1995) |
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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.
