Players who scored centuries in both innings of a Test match at Lord's Stadium: England's star batsman Joe Root is currently in the peak form of his career. In the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka, he scored centuries in both innings at the historic Lord's ground. With these centuries, he has made his place in a special club. After a long wait of 20 years, centuries have been scored in both innings of a Test at this historic ground.
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Earlier in 2004, the last time this feat was achieved was by former England captain Michael Vaughan and now after 20 years, Joe Root has done so and he has become the fourth batsman in the world to be included in this list. Former West Indies cricketer George Headley was the first to score centuries in both innings of a Test at Lord's ground, which is called the 'Mecca of Cricket'. He did this feat against the hosts in 1939.
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51 years ago in 1990, Graham Gooch of England was successful in repeating this feat against India. It is a big deal for any player to score a century in both innings of a Test. If this happens at Lord's ground, it becomes even more special. Something similar was done by Joe Root against Sri Lanka at Lord's.
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The third name in this list is of former England captain Michael Vaughan, who scored back to back centuries in both innings against West Indies in 2004, now Joe Root has become the fourth batsman to be included in this list by doing this feat against Sri Lanka. With this, Joe Root has become the player to score the most Test centuries for England, he has achieved this feat by defeating former captain Alastair Cook (33).
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| Scores | Player | Team | Opponent | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 - 107 | George Headley | West Indies | England | 1939 |
| 333 - 123 | Graham Gooch | England | India | 1990 |
| 103 - 101* | Michael Vaughan | England | West Indies | 2004 |
| 143 - 103 | Joe Root | England | Sri Lanka | 2024 |
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