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In the history of Test cricket, scoring 300 or more runs in a single innings is a rare and monumental achievement that has only been accomplished by a select group of players. As of now, this remarkable feat has been achieved on 32 occasions by 28 different batters from various cricketing nations. Notably, no player from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland or Zimbabwe has reached this milestone.
Harry Brook joins the elite club of triple-centurions
On Thursday (October 10), Harry Brook became the second England cricketer to score a triple century in Test cricket after Graham Gooch, who achieved the feat in 1990. During the first Test against Pakistan in Multan, Brook reached this monumental milestone, scoring an impressive 317 runs off just 322 balls.
Brook’s innings was nothing short of spectacular, featuring 29 fours and three sixes. His remarkable knock came at a crucial time for England, allowing them to post a formidable total after a solid partnership with Joe Root. Together, the duo set a record for the highest fourth-wicket partnership for England, amassing 454 runs – a figure that also stands as the highest partnership ever against Pakistan.
This achievement places Brook among an elite group of players who have scored over 300 runs in a single Test innings. His triple century is also notable for being the second-fastest in Test history, coming off 310 balls. The record for the fastest triple century is held by India’s Virender Sehwag, who reached the 300-run landmark in just 278 balls against South Africa in 2008.
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List of 300+ scores by an individual in a Test innings
- Brain Lara (West Indies vs England): 400 not out at St John’s in April 2004
- Matthew Hayden (Australia vs Zimbabwe): 380 at Perth in October 2003
- Brain Lara (West Indies vs England): 375 at St John’s in April 1994
- Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka vs South Africa): 374 at Colombo (SSC) in July 2006
- Garry Sobers (West Indies vs Pakistan): 365 not out at Kingston in February 1958
- Len Hutton (England vs Australia): 364 at The Oval in August 1938
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka vs India): 340 at Colombo (RPS) in August 1997
- Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan vs West Indies): 337 at Bridgetown in January 1958
- Wally Hammond (England vs New Zealand): 336 not out at Auckland in March 1933
- David Warner (Australia vs Pakistan): 335 not out at Adelaide in November 2019
- Mark Taylor (Australia vs Pakistan): 334 not out at Peshawar in October 1998
- Donald Bradman (Australia vs England): 334 at Leeds in July 1930
- Graham Gooch (England vs India): 333 at Lord’s in July 1990
- Chris Gayle (West Indies vs Sri Lanka): 333 at Galle in November 2010
- Michael Clarke (Australia vs India): 329 not out at Sydney in January 2012
- Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan vs New Zealand): 329 at Lahore in May 2002
- Andy Sandham (England vs West Indies): 325 at Kingston in April 1930
- Virender Sehwag (India vs South Africa): 319 at Chennai in March 2008
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh): 319 at Chattogram in February 2014
- Chris Gayle (West Indies vs South Africa): 317 at St John’s in April 2005
- Younis Khan (Pakistan vs Sri Lanka): 313 at Karachi in February 2009
- Hashim Amla (South Africa vs England): 311 not out at The Oval in July 2012
- Bob Simpson (Australia vs England): 311 at Manchester in July 1964
- John Edrich (England vs New Zealand): 310 not out at Leeds in July 1965
- Virender Sehwag (India vs Pakistan): 309 at Multan in March 2004
- Robert Cowper (Australia vs England): 307 at Melbourne in February 1966
- Harry Brook (England vs Pakistan): 305 not out at Multan in October 2024
- Donald Bradman (Australia vs England): 304 at Leeds in July 1934
- Karun Nair (India vs England): 303 not out at Chennai in December 2016
- Azhar Ali (Pakistan vs West Indies): 302 not out at Dubai (DICS) in October 2016
- Lawrence Rowe (West Indies vs England): 302 at Bridgetown in March 1974
- Brendon McCullum (New Zealand vs India): 302 at Wellington in February 2014
