Stats: Players scoring 175+ in consecutive innings at a particular venue in Test cricket

Joe Root scored 180 against Australia in 2013 and 200* against Sri Lanka in 2014 in two consecutive Test innings at Lord's. He became the first player in the history of Test cricket to score 175+ in consecutive Test innings at Lord's, a venue popularly referred to as ‘Mecca of Cricket’.

First player to score 175+ in consecutive Test innings at Lord's.

Before Joe Root’s, there are 13 occasions of a batsman scoring 175+ in consecutive Test innings at a particular venue. Sir Donald Bradman is the only player to do so at more than one venue; he did at three venues. Complete details are provided in the table below.

Players scoring 175+ in consecutive innings at a particular venue in Test cricket

Batsman	Venue	1st	2nd
Sir Don Bradman	Leeds, England **	334 vs Eng, 1930	304 vs Eng, 1934
Sir Don Bradman	The Oval, England	232 vs Eng, 1930	244 vs Eng, 1934
George Headley	Kingston, West Indies	223 vs Eng, 1930	270* vs Eng, 1935
Sir Don Bradman	Brisbane, Australia	187 vs Eng, 1946	185 vs Ind, 1947
Sir Len Hutton	The Oval, England	206 vs NZ, 1949	202* vs WI, 1950
Sir Frank Worrell	Nottingham, England **	261 vs Eng, 1950	191* vs Eng, 1957
Dennis Amiss	The Oval, England	183 vs Pak, 1974	203 vs WI, 1976
Qasim Umar	Faisalabad, Pakistan	210 vs Ind, 1984	206 vs SL, 1985
Richie Richardson	Georgetown, West Indies	194 vs Ind, 1989	182 vs Aus, 1991
Gary Kirsten	Durban, South Africa	275 vs Eng, 1999	180 vs SL, 2000
Sachin Tendulkar	Nagpur, India	201* vs Zim, 2000	176 vs Zim, 2002
Marvan Atapattu	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe **	216* vs Zim, 1999	249 vs Zim, 2004
Kumar Sangakkara	Colombo (SSC), Sri Lanka	185 vs Pak, 2006	287 vs SA, 2006
Joe Root	Lord's, England	180 vs Aus, 2013	200* vs SL, 2014

** denotes that the player achieved the feat in an away ground

No batsman has scored 3 consecutive 175+ scores at any venue. Mohammad Yousuf came very close to doing so at Lahore in Pakistan. He scored 223 v England, 173 v India and 192 v West Indies, spread from 2005 to 2006.