Highest Test Scores

It is said that Test cricket is the oldest form of the game and it is the true test of a batsman’s skill and talent. There are a few batsmen who have gone on to dominate the game and become legends while others have failed to make a mark in the format.

Test cricket is losing its popularity as many playing are opting to play only white ball cricket. However, there is nothing better than seeing a batsman battle it out all day long to score big hundreds.

Player	Runs	Balls	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Result (Win)
Brian Lara	400*	582	West Indies	England	St John's	10-Apr-04	Draw
Matthew Hayden	380	437	Australia	Zimbabwe	Perth	9-Oct-03	Australia
Brain Lara	375	538	West Indies	England	St John's	16-Apr-94	Draw
Mahela Jayawardene	374	572	Sri Lanka	South Africa	Colombo	27-Jul-06	Sri Lanka
Garry Sobers	365*	-	West Indies	Pakistan	Kingston	26-Feb-58	West Indies
Len Hutton	364	847	England	Australia	The Oval	20-Aug-38	England
Sanath Jayasuriya	340	578	Sri Lanka	India	Colombo	2-Aug-97	Draw
Hanif Mohammad	337	-	Pakistan	West Indies	Bridgetown	17-Jan-58	Draw
Wally Hammond	336*	-	England	New Zealand	Auckland	31-Mar-33	Draw
Mark Taylor	334*	564	Australia	Pakistan	Peshawar	15-Oct-98	Draw
Donald Bradman	334	448	Australia	England	Leeds	11-Jul-30	Draw
Graham Gooch	333	485	England	India	Lord's	26-Jul-90	England
Chris Gayle	333	437	West Indies	Sri Lanka	Galle	15-Nov-10	Draw
Michael Clarke	329	468	Australia	India	Sydney	3-Jan-12	Australia
Inzamam-ul-Haq	329	436	Pakistan	New Zealand	Lahore	1-May-02	Pakistan
Andy Sandham	325	640	England	West Indies	Kingston	3-Apr-30	Draw
Virender Sehwag	319	304	India	South Africa	Chennai	26-Mar-08	Draw
Kumar Sangakkara	319	482	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	Chittagong	4-Feb-14	Draw
Chris Gayle	317	483	West Indies	South Africa	St John's	29-Apr-05	Draw
Younis Khan	313	568	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	Karachi	21-Feb-09	Draw
Hashim Amla	311*	529	South Africa	England	The Oval	19-Jul-12	South Africa
Bob Simpson	311	743	Australia	England	Manchester	23-Jul-64	Draw
John Edrich	310*	450	England	New Zealand	Leeds	8-Jul-65	England
Virender Sehwag	309	375	India	Pakistan	Multan	28-Mar-04	India
Robert Cowper	307	589	Australia	England	Melbourne	11-Feb-66	Draw
Don Bradman	304	473	Australia	England	Leeds	20-Jul-34	Draw
Karun Nair	303*	381	India	England	Chennai	16-Dec-16	India
Azhar Ali	302*	469	Pakistan	West Indies	Dubai	13-Oct-16	Pakistan
Lawrence Rowe	302	430	West Indies	England	Bridgetown	6-Mar-74	Draw
Brendon McCullum	302	559	New Zealand	India	Wellington	14-Feb-14	Draw
Don Bradman	299*	-	Australia	South Africa	Adelaide	29-Jan-32	Australia
Martin Crowe	299	523	New Zealand	Sri Lanka	Wellington	31-Jan-91	Draw
Alastair Cook	294	545	England	India	Birmingham	10-Aug-11	England
Virender Sehwag	293	254	India	Sri Lanka	Mumbai (BS)	2-Dec-09	India
Vivian Richards	291	386	West Indies	England	The Oval	12-Aug-76	West Indies
Ramnaresh Sarwan	291	452	West Indies	England	Bridgetown	26-Feb-09	Draw
Ross Taylor	290	374	New Zealand	Australia	Perth	13-Nov-15	Draw
Reginald Foster	287	-	England	Australia	Sydney	11-Dec-03	England
Kumar Sangakkara	287	457	Sri Lanka	South Africa	Colombo	27-Jul-06	Sri Lanka
Peter May	285*	-	England	West Indies	Birmingham	30-May-57	Draw
VVS Laxman	281	452	India	Australia	Kolkata	11-Mar-01	India
Javed Miandad	280*	460	Pakistan	India	Hyderabad	14-Jan-83	Pakistan
AB de Villiers	278*	418	South Africa	Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20-Nov-10	Draw
Denis Compton	278	-	England	Pakistan	Nottingham	1-Jul-54	England
Brian Lara	277	372	West Indies	Australia	Sydney	2-Jan-93	Draw
Graeme Smith	277	373	South Africa	England	Birmingham	24-Jul-03	Draw
Daryll Cullinan	275*	490	South Africa	New Zealand	Auckland	27-Feb-99	Draw
Gary Kirsten	275	642	South Africa	England	Durban	26-Dec-99	Draw
Mahela Jayawardene	275	435	Sri Lanka	India	Ahmedabad	16-Nov-09	Draw

The innings played by Brian Charles Lara, who became the first man to score 400 runs in an innings will always be remembered. He toiled the bowlers for over three days and survived a few scares to get to the milestone. It was probably the greatest innings of all time.

Karun Nair is the most recent entrant into the list. His unbeaten 303 against England in December 2016 was a treat to watch. He hammered the opposition to all parts of the ground as India dominated the game.

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara were the two legends for Sri Lankan cricket. It is evident from the above table that they had a knack of playing big innings. Jayawardene had scores of 374 and 275 while Sangakkara had made 319 and 287.