Who has taken a double hat-trick?

The Rare Feat of the Double Hat-Trick in Cricket

Cricket has seen countless moments of brilliance, but few are as rare and celebrated as the double hat-trick—taking three wickets in consecutive deliveries, not once, but twice in the same match. This extraordinary achievement has only happened once in Test history, and the man behind it remains unmatched.

Jimmy Matthews, an Australian leg-spinner, accomplished this astonishing feat in 1912 during a single game against South Africa. Not once, but twice in the same match, he dismissed three batsmen with three consecutive balls. To this day, no other bowler has replicated this in Test cricket, making Matthews’ performance one of the most unique in the sport's long history.

While no one has managed two hat-tricks in one match since, a select few have taken two separate hat-tricks over the course of their careers. Australia’s Hugh Trumble claimed his first against England in 1902 and repeated it two years later in 1904, becoming the first to do so. More than a century later, Pakistan’s legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram joined the list with hat-tricks in separate matches against Sri Lanka in 1999—both in ODIs, showcasing his mastery of swing and timing.

England’s Stuart Broad also etched his name in the record books with hat-tricks in 2011 and 2014, the latter coming at the famous Headingley ground. Each of these moments stands as a testament to skill, precision, and a touch of magic under pressure.

Though the double hat-trick in one game remains as elusive as ever, the stories of Matthews, Trumble, Akram, and Broad remind fans why cricket’s rarest feats often become its most cherished legends.