Clarke had started his Test career with a match winning 151 against India at Bangalore last month. Only five batsmen have performed this feat before Clarke.
The details:
| H Graham (Aus) | 107 | v Eng | Lord's | 1893 |
| 105 | v Eng | Sydney | 1894-95 | |
| KS Ranjitsinhji (Eng) | 154* | v Aus | Manchester | 1896 |
| 175 | v Aus | Sydney | 1897-98 | |
| LG Rowe (WI) | 214 & 100* | v NZ | Kingston | 1971-72 |
| 107 | v Aus | Brisbane | 1975-76 | |
| KC Wessels (Aus) | 162 | v Eng | Brisbane | 1982-83 |
| 141 | v SL | Kandy | 1982-83 | |
| Azhar Mahmood (Pak) | 128* | v SA | Rawalpindi CC | 1997-98 |
| 136 | v SA | Johannesburg | 1997-98 | |
| MJ Clarke (Aus) | 151 | v Ind | Bangalore | 2004-05 |
| 141 | v NZ | Brisbane | 2004-05 |