Double Centuries?

Question

Who, and how many, holds the record for maximum number of double centuries in test cricket? Can I have the list please.

Answer 1

The great Bradman holds the had scored maximum double centuries - 12. Lara comes second with his 8 double centuries.
Here are the top 10 and a link for the complete list:

DG Bradman 12
BC Lara 8
WR Hammond 7
MS Atapattu 6
Javed Miandad 6
R Dravid 5
KC Sangakkara 4
Mohammad Yousuf 4
Zaheer Abbas 4
L Hutton 4

http://ind.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BATTING/LEADING_BATSMEN_TEST_200S.html

Answer 2

Most Double Centuries in the Test Cricket
Player Name Number of Double Centuries
Don Bradman (Australia)10
Brian Lara (West Indies)6
Wally Hammond (England)6
Javed Miandad (Pakistan)6
Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)6
Rahul Dravid (India)5
Sunil Gavaskar (India)4
Sachin Tendulkar (India)4
Greg Chappell (Australia)4
Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan)4
Ricky Ponting (Australia)4
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)4
Gordon Greenidge (West Indies)4
Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan)4
Graeme Smith (South Africa)3
Vivian Richards (West Indies)3
Gary Kirsten (South Africa)3
Len Hutton (England)3
Justin Langer (Australia)3
Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)3

Answer 3

Only one player in the history of test cricket has scored more double centures than any other and that is all time great Sir Don Bradman of Australia who scored 12 double centuries and two of them were converted into tripple centuries.

Answer 4

DG Bradman 12
BC Lara 8
WR Hammond 7
MS Atapattu 6
Javed Miandad 6
R Dravid 5
KC Sangakkara 4
Mohammad Yousuf 4
Zaheer Abbas 4
L Hutton 4

Answer 5

↑ Batting first, with stands of 232 with Ramnaresh Sarwan (90) for the third wicket, and 282 with Ridley Jacobs (107*) for the fifth wicket, on the way to a total of 751 for 5 declared. Despite a century for Andrew Flintoff (102*), England were bowled out for 285 in their first innings and forced to follow on. However, England managed to hold out in their second innings, with a century for Michael Vaughan (140), and the match was drawn.
↑ Batting first, with stands of 207 with Steve Waugh (59) for the fourth wicket and 233 with Adam Gilchrist (113*) for the sixth wicket, on the way to a total of 735 for 6 declared. Hayden scored 105 runs between lunch and tea on the second day. Australia won by an innings and 175 runs.
↑ Batting first, with stands of 179 with Jimmy Adams (59) for the third wicket, 183 with Keith Arthurton (47) for the fourth wicket, and 219 with Shivnarine Chanderpaul (75*) for the fifth wicket, on the way to a total of 593 for 5 declared. In reply, England also scored 593, with centuries for Michael Atherton (135) and Robin Smith (175). The match was drawn.
↑ Batting second, with a first class record partnership for any wicket with Kumar Sangakkara (287) worth 622 for the third wicket, after coming in at 14 for two. It was the second partnership in Test history of over both 500 runs, and both had been made by Sri Lankans. Also a stand of 117 with Tillakaratne Dilshan (45) and 5 with Chamara Kapugedera (1*). Sri Lanka declared on the fall of Jayawardene's wicket, leaving them on 756 for five declared, a lead of 587.
↑ Batting second, with a stand of 446 with Conrad Hunte (260) for the second wicket, and an undefeated stand of 188 with Clyde Walcott (88*) for the fourth wicket, on the way to a total of 790 for 3 declared. It was Sobers' first hundred in Test cricket. Pakistan had batted first, scoring 328, including a century for Imtiaz Ahmed (122). Wazir Mohammad scored 106 in Pakistan's second innings, but could not prevent West Indies winning by an innings and 174 runs.
↑ Batting first, with stands of 382 with Maurice Leyland (187) for the second wicket, 135 with Wally Hammond (59) for the third wicket, and 215 with Joe Hardstaff junior (169*) for the sixth wicket, on the way to a total of 903 for 7 declared, the first team score over 900 runs, and the only one until Sri Lanka's effort mentioned immediately below. England won by an innings and 579 runs.
↑ Batting second, with a stand of 576 with RS Mahanama (225) for the second wicket, on the way to a total of 952 for 6 declared. The second wicket stand was the highest in Test history, was the first in Test cricket over 500 runs, and included the first time in Test history that two batsmen have batted through two completed uninterrupted days. The team score is the highest in Test history, and only the second over 900, after the England score mentioned immediately above. India had batted first, scoring 537 for 8 declared with centuries from Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin. The match was drawn.
↑ Included stands of 152 with Imtiaz Ahmed (97) for the first wicket, 112 with Alimuddin (37) for the second wicket, 154 with Saeed Ahmed (65) for the third wicket, and 121 with Wazir Mohammad (35) for the fourth wicket, on the way to a score of 657 for 8 declared. Hanif's 970 minute innings is the longest in Test cricket and is the only instance of a Test triple century scored in a team's second innings. Pakistan had followed on, having scored 106 in the first innings in reply to West Indies' 579 for 9 declared, including centuries for Conrad Hunte (142) and Everton Weekes (197). The match was drawn.
↑ Batting second, in a three-day match, with a stand of 149 with Eddie Paynter (36) for the third wicket, on the way to a total of 548 for 7 declared. New Zealand had batted first, scoring 158. The match was drawn. Hammond reached 300 in 287 minutes, the fastest in Tests. It has been estimated that he received about 355 balls to get there. Hammond hit 10 sixes in his innings, three off them off consecutive balls from Jack Newman.
↑ Batting first, with stands of 279 with Justin Langer (116) for the second wicket and 123 with Mark Waugh (77) for the third wicket, and an undefeated fifth-wicket stand of 168 with Ricky Ponting (76*), on the way to a total of 599 for 4 declared. Pakistan hit 580 in reply, including centuries for Saeed Anwar (126) and Ijaz Ahmed (155). Most of the play on the third day was lost, and the match was drawn. Taylor scored 103 runs before lunch on the second day of the match, but it was a three hour session.
↑ Bradman came into bat after Australia had lost Archie Jackson off the eleventh ball of the match. He shared stands of 192 with Bill Woodfull (50) for the second wicket and 229 with Alan Kippax (77) for the third wicket, and helped Australia to a total of 566. Bradman was 105* at lunch, 220* at tea and 309* at the close of the first day's play. It is the only instance in Tests of a batsman scoring 300 in a day. Bradman's 200 in 214 minutes is still the fastest double century. England hit 391 in reply, including a century from Wally Hammond (113), followed on, and managed to salvage a draw.
↑ Batting first, with stands of 127 with David Gower (40) for the second wicket, 308 with Allan Lamb (139) for the third wicket, and 192 with Robin Smith (100*) for the fourth wicket, England declared on 653 for 4 declared. With centuries from Ravi Shastri (100) and Mohammad Azharuddin (121), and Kapil Dev's four sixes in a row off Eddie Hemmings with the last man in, India saved the follow-on. Graham Gooch hit a second century (123) in England's second innings, and India lost by 247 runs.
↑ Batting first, with stands of 204 with Imran Nazir (127) for the third wicket and 111 with Saqlain Mushtaq (30) for the seventh wicket, Inzamam was last out with the score on 643. New Zealand were bowled out for 73, followed on, and were defeated by an innings and 324 runs inside 3 days.
↑ Batting first, in a timeless Test, sharing stands of 173 with George Gunn (85) for the first wicket, 148 with Bob Wyatt (58) for the second wicket, and 249 with Leslie Ames (149) for the fourth wicket, on the way to a total of 849. West Indies replied with 286, but England did not enforce the follow-on, setting West Indies a target of 835 to win. After bad weather prevented any play on the match's eighth day, a draw was agreed with West Indies at 408 for 5, George Headley having scored 223. It was Sandham's last Test match, and the first triple hundred in Tests. At 39 years and 275 days, Sandham is Test cricket's oldest triple-centurion.
↑ Batting second, with stands of 341 with Ramnaresh Sarwan (127) for the second wicket and 149 with Shivnarine Chanderpaul (also 127) for the fourth wicket, on the way to a total of 747; Dwayne Bravo (107) also scored a century. South Africa had batted first, scoring 588, with four batsmen scoring centuries (Abraham de Villiers (114), Graeme Smith (126), Jacques Kallis (147) and Ashwell Prince (131)) making a record eight centuries in the Test. The match was drawn.
↑ Batting first, with stands of 201 with Bill Lawry (106) for the first wicket and 219 with Brian Booth (98) for the fifth wicket, on the way to a total of 656 for 8 declared. Ken Barrington (256) and Ted Dexter (174) ensured that the match was drawn, England also scoring more than 600.
↑ Batting first, with stands of 369 with Ken Barrington (163) for the second wicket and 109 with Peter Parfitt (32) for the fourth wicket, on the way to a total of 546 for 4 declared. England won by an innings and 187 runs. Edrich hit a Test record 52 boundaries in addition to five sixes in his innings.
↑ Batting first, with stands of 160 with Akash Chopra (42) for the first wicket and 336 with Sachin Tendulkar (194*) for the third wicket, on the way to a total of 675 for 5 declared. India won by an innings and 52 runs, despite Yousuf Youhana scoring 117 in Pakistan's second innings (following on). It is the only Test triple hundred reached with a six.
↑ Batting second, with stands of 212 with Bill Lawry (108) for the third wicket and 172 for the fourth wicket with Doug Walters (60) on the way to a total of 543 for 8 declared. England had batted first, scoring 485 including a century for Ken Barrington (115). The match was drawn. A wet outfield meant that Cowper's innings included only 20 fours.
↑ Batting second, with a stand of 388 with Bill Ponsford (181) for the fourth wicket on the way to a total of 584, in reply to England's 200 all out. The batsmen came together after Australia had lost their first three wickets for 39. This is the only Test triple century made by a player batting at 5 in the order. England managed to salvage a draw.
↑ Batting second, with stands of 126 with Roy Fredericks (32) for the first wicket and 249 with Alvin Kallicharran (119) for the second wicket, on the way to a total of 596. England had batted first, scoring 395 including a century for Tony Greig (148). Keith Fletcher scored 129* in England's second innings and the match was drawn.