Highest test 100 to 200 conversion rates?

[mr_mister]

Fleming went 'real big' 3 out of the 9 times he made a century. He also got a 190 odd so he could have had an outstanding record here really. It's like he figured "**** I always choke before making 100, now I've made it I may as well enjoy it and bat forever"


Marvin Atapattu is of course another interesting example, a terrible starter they say, but 6 of 16 centuries were converted into doubles.

That has to be the best ratio surely? At least for people who got more than 2 of them, because off the top of my head, Mankad, Kambli and Sinclair scored 2 doubles each and they didn't many tons


Bradman turned 14 of his 29 centuries into 200 and 2 more of those 14 into 300 so yeah, Atapattu highest after him?

 

[Starfighter]

Tip Fosters' and Faoud Bacchus' only test hundreds were doubles. A perfect rate.

With qualifications I can't think of any better than the ones you've suggested.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Jason Gillespie. He only got 1 but so what.

 

[Shri]

Dravid and Sehwag must be up there too.

 

[Starfighter]

Sehwag was 6 in 23, so a little over a quarter, and the same as Miandad, while Dravid was 5 in 36.

Wally Hammond had 7 in 22 (31%) and Bob Simpson 3 in 10.

 

[_Ed_]

Honourable mention to McCullum, who got a triple and another three doubles (plus a 195) in his 12 tons.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Sanga and Lara converted almost a third of their centuries into doubles, which is insane considering they both made over 30 hundreds.

 

[Prince EWS]

Seems like an ideal thread for me to mention Mathew Sinclair, who converted two of his three Test hundreds into doubles.

 

[Starfighter]

A list of guys over a quarter with a least 3 doubles.

Bradman: 12 in 29 (41%)
Atapattu: 6 in 16 (37.5%)
Abbas: 4 in 12 (33%)
Mccullum: 4 in 12 (33%)
Fleming: 3 in 9 (33%)
Hammond: 7 in 22 (31%)
Simpson: 3 in 10 (30%)
Sangakkara: 11 in 38 (29%)
Lara: 9 in 34 (26%)
Miandad: 6 in 23 (26%)
Sehwag: 6 in 23 (26%)

 

[mr_mister]

Bradman's was 14, since the two triples he got don't count as doubles but IMO they should

 

[Starfighter]

No, the list I was looking at was 200+ scores, so triples are included.

 

[Howe_zat]

This list shows the best averages after making 100, which doesn't actually feature many of the names listed here, because it turns out it's mainly about not outs

I'm not sure why I posted it actually

 

[mr_mister]

Surprised Flem didn't make it in considering 5 of his 9 tons were 150+, I guess not enougn not-outs. Flower's record is ridic

 

[mr_mister]

Dennis Amiss caught my eye because he only had 3 not outs


out of his 11 tons, 8 were 150+. Now that is impressive


Best ratio there?

 

[Compton]

This list shows the best averages after making 100, which doesn't actually feature many of the names listed here, because it turns out it's mainly about not outs

I'm not sure why I posted it actually

Interesting that Joe Root is up there, given his poor conversion rate of 50s to 100s. Once he gets to three figures he just keeps going.

 

[fredfertang]

Good to see that Foxy Fowler heads Wally Hammond in this one and is on a par with McCallum, Zaheer and Fleming

 

[NZTailender]

Seems like an ideal thread for me to mention Mathew Sinclair, who converted two of his three Test hundreds into doubles.

Before I even opened the thread I knew...

 

[viriya]

This was why atapattu was my favorite batsman when he was playing. A true statistical exception.

 

[Bijed]

Tip Fosters' and Faoud Bacchus' only test hundreds were doubles. A perfect rate.

With qualifications I can't think of any better than the ones you've suggested.

Jason Gillespie. He only got 1 but so what.

Rob Key and Brad Hodge too, if we're going down this road - I think there was a thread about this a while back.

I assume the OP wasn't looking for these answers, though has there ever been anyone to score more than 1 ton and convert them all to doubles?

On the other side of the coin, players who got a lot of centuries but never a double? Mike Hussey & Michael Vaughan spring to mind

 

[Noble One]

On the other side of the coin, players who got a lot of centuries but never a double? Mike Hussey & Michael Vaughan spring to mind

Azharuddin leads the list with 22 centuries. To be fair his highest score is 199.

Colin Cowdrey also has 22.