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Most double hundreds in a series
Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	200s
DG Bradman (Aus)	5	7	0	974	334	139.14	4	0	0	3
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1930
WR Hammond (Eng)	2	2	1	563	336*	563.00	2	0	0	2
England in New Zealand Test Series, 1932/33
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2	3	1	469	231	234.50	2	0	0	2
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 2008/09
KC Sangakkara (SL)	3	3	2	428	222*	428.00	2	0	0	2
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007
DG Bradman (Aus)	5	5	1	806	299*	201.50	4	0	0	2
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
MH Mankad (India)	4	5	0	526	231	105.20	2	0	0	2
New Zealand in India Test Series, 1955/56
MJ Clarke (Aus)	4	6	1	626	329*	125.20	2	0	0	2
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2011/12
IVA Richards (WI)	4	7	0	829	291	118.42	3	2	0	2
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1976
DG Bradman (Aus)	5	8	0	758	304	94.75	2	1	0	2
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1934
CG Greenidge (WI)	5	8	1	572	223	81.71	2	0	0	2
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1984
RT Ponting (Aus)	4	8	1	706	257	100.85	2	2	1	2
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2003/04
GM Turner (NZ)	5	8	1	672	259	96.00	2	2	0	2
New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 1971/72
DG Bradman (Aus)	5	9	0	810	270	90.00	3	1	2	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1936/37
WR Hammond (Eng)	5	9	1	905	251	113.12	4	0	0	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1928/29
GC Smith (SA)	5	9	0	714	277	79.33	2	1	0	2
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v West Indies at Nottingham, 2nd Test, May 25-29, 2012 [Test # 2044 - Live]
» England 259/2 (68.0 ov, KP Pietersen 72*, AJ Strauss 102*, S Shillingford 0/73) - Stumps

England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, May 17-21, 2012 [Test # 2043]

West Indies v Australia at Roseau, 3rd Test, Apr 23-27, 2012 [Test # 2042]

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