A triple century (an individual score of 300 runs or more) in Test cricket has been scored on 32 occasions by 28 batsmen from eight of the twelve Test-cricket playing nations. [1] No player from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland or Zimbabwe has scored 300. [1] A batsman scoring a Test triple century is slightly rarer than a bowler taking a Test hat-trick (32 triple centuries versus 46 hat-tricks as of October 2024). [1] [2]
No triple centuries have yet been scored in women's Test cricket. [3]
The first Test triple century was achieved by Andy Sandham of England against the West Indies in 1930 in the first Test series hosted in the West Indies. [4] The quickest Test triple-century was scored in 4 hours 48 minutes, by Wally Hammond for England against New Zealand at Auckland in 1932–33. [1] The fastest Test triple-century by number of balls faced, where that figure is recorded, is Virender Sehwag's 278-ball triple century for India against South Africa in the first Test of the Future Cup in Chennai in 2008. [1]
Donald Bradman (Australia), Brian Lara (West Indies), Virender Sehwag (India), and Chris Gayle (West Indies) are the only batsmen to reach 300 more than once. [1] Lara's 400 not out against England in 2004, his second Test triple-century, is the highest score in Test cricket and the only instance of a Test quadruple century; Lara is also the only player to have surpassed 350 twice. Bradman also scored 299 not out against South Africa in 1932. Sehwag also scored 293 off 254 balls in the third Test between Sri Lanka and India in December 2009. [1] On an all-round note, Gooch, Jayasuriya and Clarke are the only triple centurions to have also bowled and taken wickets in the same match as scoring a 300: there has not yet been a triple centurion who kept wicket in the same match (Sangakkara and McCullum were both regular keepers for their nations, but both were playing purely as batsmen in the matches where they scored their respective 300s). Simpson, Gooch, Taylor, Lara (2004), Jayawardene, Khan, Clarke and McCullum are the only batsmen to score triple centuries as captain. [5]
On 10 October 2024, Harry Brook joined the list, becoming the first England player since Graham Gooch did so in 1990 to score 300+.
The two cricket grounds with the most triple centuries scored at them are Headingley in Leeds, England, and the Antigua Recreation Ground in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, both with three. The most triple centuries scored by players from one country is eight, by Australia.
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* | denotes that the batsman remained not out. |
† | denotes that the total was the highest Test match score at the time. |
(c) | denotes that the batsman was captain. |
Innings | denotes which of the team's batting innings the triple century was scored in. |
Test | denotes the number of the Test match played in that series. |
Date | denotes the date the match started on. |
^ | denotes that the total was the highest Test match score by a captain at the time. |
Team | Triple centuries | Players |
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Australia | 8 | 7 |
West Indies | 6 | 4 |
England | 6 | 6 |
Pakistan | 4 | 4 |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 |
India | 3 | 2 |
South Africa | 1 | 1 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 |
Total | 32 | 28 |
Player | Triple centuries |
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Donald Bradman | 2 |
Chris Gayle | |
Brian Lara | |
Virender Sehwag |
Ground | Triple centuries |
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Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | 3 |
Headingley, Leeds | |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 2 |
The Oval, London | |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | |
Sabina Park, Kingston | |
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan |
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