Stats: Double hundreds in first-class one-day cricket

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Published on: Oct 22, 2014

Australian Ben Dunk scored an unbeaten 229 not out off 157 balls for Tasmania against Queensland, which is a record in Australian first class cricket.

Australian Ben Dunk scored an unbeaten 229 not out off 157 balls for Tasmania against Queensland, which is a record in Australian first class cricket. Dunk smashed 15 fours and 13 sixes at North Sydney Oval in Sydney on October 18, 2014. Here’s a look at other double hundreds in first-class one-day cricket.


Graeme Pollock: The South African legend was the first to hit a double hundred in one-day cricket. He made an unbeaten 222 on October 19, 1974 for Eastern Province vs Border at East London.


Alan Barrow: A little-known South African, Barrow made 202 not out on October 25, 1975 for Natal vs South African XI at Durban.


Alvin Kallicharan: TheWest Indian legend made 206 on July 4, 1984 for Warwickshire against Oxfordshire at Birmingham.


Vince Wells: TheEnglishmen, who made an impression at the county level, scored 201 on June 25, 1996 for Leicester versus Berkshire at Leicester.


Alistair Brown: The former English cricketer, who had a prolific domestic career, hit 203 on July 20, 1997 for Surrey against Hampshire at Guildford. Brown went on to register another double hundred. He made 268 for Surrey against Glamorgan at The Oval on June 19, 2002. Brown smashed 30 fours and 12 sixes during his stay at the crease, during which he faced 160 balls. During the course of the knock, Brown overtook Graeme Pollock’s record for the highest one-day domestic score. During the knock, he also became the first batsman to score two double hundreds in first-class one-day cricket. No other player has managed to achieve the feat since.


Mohammad Ali: The Pakistani batsman made 207 on April 4, 2005 for Pakistan Customs Vs Defence HA at Sialkot.


Ravi Bopara: The smart English cricketer, who has excelled for the country in one-dayers, made 201 not out from 138 balls for Essex versus Leiceister at Leicester on June 4, 2008. Bopara hit 18 fours and 10 sixes during the knock.


Khalid Latif: Thisbatsman from Pakistan made 204 not out from 163 balls on March 15, 2009 for Karachi against Quetta at Karachi on March 15, 2009. Latif hit 19 fours and 7 sixes during his stay at the crease.


Sachin Tendulkar: The Indian legend smashed 200 not out from 147 balls for India against South Africa on February 24, 2010 at Gwalior. Tendulkar hit 25 fours and 3 sixes during his knock.


Virender Sehwag: Viru followed in Tendulkar’s footsteps, blasting 219 from 149 balls on December 8, 2011 for India vs West Indies at Indore. Sehwag smashed 25 fours and 7 sixes.


Jamie How: The Kiwi hit 222 from 138 balls (27 fours, 8 sixes) for Central Districts vs Northern Districts at Hamilton on March 6, 2013.


Shikhar Dhawan: The Indian opener made 248 from 150 balls (30 fours, 7 sixes) for India A against South Africa A at Pretoria on August 12, 2013.


Rohit Sharma: Theother Indian opener made 209 from 158 balls (12 fours, 16 sixes) for India against Australia at Bangalore on November 2, 2013.


Phil Hughes: The Aussie made 202 from 151 balls (18 fours, 6 sixes) for Australia A vs South Africa A at Darwin on July 29, 2014.

--By A Cricket Analyst

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