Today is the birth anniversary of former England cricket legend Len Hutton. The prolific batsman was one of the finest during his era. Today, we look at the top 10 scores by a batsman in Test cricket overall
Brian Lara, Matthew Hayden, Garfield Sobers, Mahela Jayawardene
Today is the birth anniversary of former England cricket legend Len Hutton. The prolific batsman was one of the finest during his era. Today, we look at the top 10 scores by a batsman in Test cricket overall.
Brian Lara - 400*
Team - West Indies. Balls - 582. Fours - 43. Sixes - 4. Ground - St John's. Date - 10 April 2004.
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Matthew Hayden - 380
Team - Australia. Balls - 437. Fours - 38. Sixes - 11. Ground - Perth. Date - 9 October 2003.
Brian Lara - 375
Team - West Indies. Balls - 538. Fours - 45. Sixes - none. Ground - St. John's. 16 April 1994.
Mahela Jayawardene - 374
Team - Sri Lanka. Balls - 572. Fours - 43. Sixes - 1. Ground - Colombo. Date - 27 July 2006.
Sir Garry Sobers - 365*
Team - West Indies. Fours - 38. Sixes - none. Ground - Kingston. Date - 26 February 1958
Len Hutton - 364
Team - England. Balls - 847. Fours - 35. Sixes - none. Ground - The Oval. Date - 20 August 1938.
Sanath Jayasuriya - 340
Team - Sri Lanka. Balls - 578. Fours - 36. Sixes - 2. Ground - Colombo. Date - 2 August 1997.
Hanif Mohammad - 337
Team - Pakistan. Fours - 24. Sixes - none. Ground - Bridgetown. Date - 17 January 1958.
Wally Hammond - 336*
Team - England. Fours - 34. Sixes - 10. Ground - Auckland. Date - 31 March 1933.
Mark Taylor - 334*
Team - Australia. Balls - 564. Fours - 32. Sixes - 1. Ground - Peshawar. Date - 15 October 1998.