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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Highest individual score by a batsman in test match cricket

 Highest test score was first owned by CG Bannerman who made 165 in that first ever test match between England and Australia in year 1877.
WL Murdoch of Australia broke the record in 1884 with his 211 and in process became the first batsman to score a double century in test cricket.
Robert Foster took away the record with his 287 against Australia in 1903
A Sandham scored the first ever triple century = 325


Brain Lara has scored the first and only 400 in Test Match Cricket till today.

Highest Individual scores by a batsman in test matches
Batsman (Country) Runs Balls 4s 6s Versus Venue Mon/Yr
Brian Lara (WI) 400* 582 43 4 England Antigua Apr 2004
Mathew Hayden (Aus) 380 437 38 11 Zimbabwe Perth Oct 2003
Brian Lara (WI) 375 538 45 0 England Antigua Apr 1994
Mahela Jayawardene (SL) 374 572 43 1 South Africa Colombo Jul 2006
Gary Sobers (WI) 365* --- 38 0 Pakistan Jamaica Feb 1958
Len Hutton (Eng) 364 847 35 0 Australia The Oval Aug 1938
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) 340 578 36 2 India Colombo Aug 1997
Hanif Mohammad (Pak) 337 --- 24 0 West Indies Bridgetown Jan 1958
Wally Hammond (Eng) 336* --- 34 10 New Zealand Auckland Mar 1933
Mark Taylor (Aus) 334* 564 32 1 Pakistan Peshawar Oct 1998
Don Bradman (Aus) 334 448 46 0 England Leeds Jul 1930
Chris Gayle (WI) 333 437 34 9 Sri Lanka Galle Nov 2010
Graham Gooch (Eng) 333 485 43 3 India Lords Jul 1990
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 329 436 38 9 New Zealand Lahore May 2002
Adam Sandham (Eng) 325 640 28 0 West Indies Jamaica Apr 1930
Virendra Sehwag (Ind) 319 304 42 5 South Africa Chennai Mar 2008
Chris Gayle (WI) 317 483 37 3 South Africa Antigua Apr 2005
Younus Khan (Pak) 313 568 27 4 Sri Lanka Karachi Feb 2009
Bob Simpson (Aus) 311 740 23 1 England Manchester Jul 1964
John Edrich (Eng) 310* 450 52 5 New Zealand Leeds Jul 1965
Virendra Sehwag (Ind) 309 375 39 6 Pakistan Multan Mar 2004
Bob Cooper (Aus) 307 589 20 1 England Melbourne Feb 1966
Don Bradman (Aus) 304 473 43 2 England Leeds Jul 1934
Lawrence Rowe (WI) 302 430 36 1 England Bridgetown Mar 1974

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