Scoring a century in a Test match is a big achievement for any batter, but what if the same batter is out for a duck in the same match but in a different inning? Probably there is nothing much, for the game of cricket is like this, i.e., highly unpredictable. In the following article, we will take a look at some of the Australian players to score a hundred and a duck in the same Test match.
1. Donald Bradman
Sir Donald Bradman, a name probably familiar to all cricket fans, is the first to feature on our list. Bradman features on our list because of a Test match he played against England in 1932 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He got dismissed without scoring a run in his first inning and then came back in the second inning, scoring an unbeaten 103 runs.
2. Ricky Ponting
Next on our list is Ricky Ponting, Australia’s most successful captain and batter. Ponting scored a century and a duck in the same Test match against India in 2003 at the Adelaide Oval. He scored a blistering 242 runs in his first inning and then went out without scoring a run in his second inning.
3. Ian Chappell
Next, we have Ian Chappell on our list, who was a right-handed top-order batter for Australia from 1964 to 1980. Ian played in 75 matches and made 5345 runs at an average of 42.42. In 1969, he scored a hundred and a duck in the same Test match against India in Delhi. He scored 138 runs in the first inning and then got out on a duck in the second inning.
4. Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist was an Australian left-handed wicketkeeper who was regarded as one of the best in the world. Adam had a century and a duck in the same Test match against Sri Lanka in 2004 at Kandy's Asgiriya Stadium. He got out on a duck in his first inning and then scored 144 runs in the second inning.
5. Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke, a former right-handed batter, and captain of Australia, is next on our list. In 2014, in a Test match against South Africa at Newlands, Clarke scored a century and a duck in the same Test match. He scored an unbeaten 161 in his first inning, followed by a duck in the second.
6. Mark Waugh
Mark Waugh, a former right-handed batter for Australia, is up next on our list. Mark scored a brilliant unbeaten 139 runs in his first innings against the West Indies at Antigua. His hundred was then followed by a duck in the second innings of the same Test match.
7. Steven Smith
Steven Smith is the next name on the list, and he is currently one of Australia's and the world's best Test batters. Smith scored a century and a duck in the same Test match against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium in 2022. He scored an unbeaten 145 runs in his first inning and then a duck in his second.
8. Mathew Hayden
Mathew Hayden was a left-handed opening batter for Australia and one of the most powerful and fierce batters of his time. In 2006, in a Test match against South Africa at Kingsmead, he scored a duck in his first innings, followed by a century in the second.
9. David Boon
David Boon was a right-handed batter for Australia who played for them in 107 Test matches and scored over 7400 runs at an average of 43.66. In 1986, in a Test match against England at the Adelaide Oval, he scored 103 runs in his first innings, followed by a duck in the second, which makes him register his name on our list.
10. Michael Hussey
The last player to feature on our list is Michael Hussey, a left-handed middle-order batter for Australia who played in 79 Test matches. Hussey scored 6235 runs at an average of 51.53. He scored a hundred and a duck in the same Test match against England in 2009 at the Kennington Oval. In his first inning, he got out for a duck, while in the second inning, he scored 121 runs.
