Highest Test scores by Australian wicketkeepers, full list: Carey breaks Gilchrist's Asian record

Carey achieved the feat on day three of the second Test between the two sides. In the 87th over of Australia’s innings, he paddle-swept a ball from Prabath Jayasuriya to get to the milestone for the first time, not just in Test cricket but in all first-class cricket.

Coming in at 91-3, Carey shared a 259-run stand with Steve Smith, who continued to enjoy his second wind by bringing up his 17th away Test ton. Carey’s innings was studded with 15 fours and two sixes. His 188-ball rampage, boasting a strike-rate of 82.98, finally ended when Jayasuriya knocked back his off stump in the 93rd over.

The record for the highest score by an Australia wicketkeeper in Asia was previously held by Gilchrist, who hit 144 runs on two occasions –once against Bangladesh and once against Sri Lanka. After becoming only the second Australian wicketkeeper to record a century in Asia on day two, Carey’s 156 is now the fifth-highest score by an Australian wicketkeeper overall.

Gilchrist heads the list for his unbeaten 204 against South Africa in Johannesburg in 2022. Notably, his name features seven out of 12 times on the below-mentioned list.

In the match, Australia secured a 157-run first-innings lead, riding on Carey and Smith's 131. The visitors lost their last seven wickets for just 64 runs, as Jayasuriya completed a five-wicket haul.

4⃣ centuries in his last 8⃣ Test innings.

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Highest scores by Australian wicketkeepers in Tests, full list

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