10 times a batsman scored two centuries in a Test but still ended up on the losing side

#9 George Headley (1939)

George Headley was also known as the 'Black Bradman'.

Having lost most of his prime years to the World War II, George Headley played only 22 Tests but still averaged 60.83. Known as the ‘Black Bradman’, George Headley had announced himself in world cricket with a superb match-saving 176 (on debut) against England in 1930.

In just his third Test match, Headley struck twin centuries in Georgetown, Guyana which helped West Indies level the series 1-1. Nine years later, he tormented England again. He scored 106 and 107 at Lord’s in the first Test of the series in 1939. In the first innings, the Panama-born right-hander made 106 helping the visitors reach 277. In the second essay, Windies were trailing by 127 runs and he scored a brilliant 107 out of the 225 the Windies scored.

However, this performance wasn’t enough as Windies lost by 8 wickets. But Headley became the first batsman to score twin hundreds at Lord’s.