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Triple centurions in Test cricket

Last updated on: January 05, 2012 17:46 IST
Michael Clarke hit a majestic unbeaten 329 before declaring Australia's first innings at 659 for four, with a lead of 468, on the third day of the second Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground Thursday.

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His triple century was just the 25th in Test cricket and the fourth highest Test score by an Australian. It was also the 14th highest by any batsman and the highest in 100 Tests over more than a century at the SCG.

Rajneesh Gupta lists the other batsmen to score a triple hundred.


Player       
Runs
Mins
Balls
 4s
6s
SR
Teams
Venue     
Date         

BC Lara       
400*
732
582
43
4
68.73
WI v Eng
St. John's 
11 Apr 2004

ML Hayden    
380
622
437
38
11
86.96
Aus v Zim
Perth     
10 Oct 2003

BC Lara      
375
766
538
45
 -
69.70
WI v Eng
St. John's 
17 Apr 1994

DPMD Jayawardene
374
752
572
43
1
65.38
SL v SA
Colombo SSC
29 Jul 2006

GS Sobers   
365*
614
**
38
-
-
WI v Pak
Kingston  
01 Mar 1958

L Hutton     
364
797
847
35
 -
42.98
Eng v Aus
The Oval  
22 Aug 1938

ST Jayasuriya
340
799
578
36
2
58.82
SL v Ind
Colombo RPS
05 Aug 1997

Hanif Mohammad
337
970
**
24
 -
-
Pak v WI 
Bridgetown
23 Jan 1958

WR Hammond   
336*
318
400
34
10
84.00
Eng v NZ 
Auckland  
01 Apr 1933

MA Taylor    
334*
720
564
32
1
59.22
Aus v Pak
Peshawar  
16 Oct 1998

DG Bradman   
334
383
448
46
 -
74.55
Aus v Eng
Leeds     
11 Jul 1930

GA Gooch     
333
628
485
43
3
68.66
Eng v Ind
Lord's    
27 Jul 1990

CH Gayle
333
653
437
34
9
76.20
WI v SL
Galle
16 Nov 2010

MJ Clarke
329*
**
468
39
1
70.30
Aus v Ind
Sydney
05 Jan 2012

Inzamam-ul-Haq
329
579
436
38
9
75.46
Pak v NZ 
Lahore    
02 May 2002

A Sandham    
325
600
640
28
-
50.78
Eng v WI 
Kingston  
04 Apr 1930

V Sehwag
319
530
304
42
5
104.93
Ind v SA
Chennai
28 Mar 2008

CH Gayle
317
630
483
37
3
65.63
WI v SA
St. John's 
03 May 2005

Younis Khan
313
760
568
27
4
55.11
Pak v SL
Karachi
24 Feb 2009

RB Simpson   
311
762
740
23
1
42.03
Aus v Eng
Manchester
25 Jul 1964

JH Edrich    
310*
532
450
52
5
68.89
Eng v NZ 
Leeds     
09 Jul 1965

V Sehwag
309
531
375
39
6
82.40
Ind v Pak
Multan
30 Mar 2004

RM Cowper    
307
727
589
20
 -
52.12
Aus v Eng
Melbourne 
16 Feb 1966

DG Bradman   
304
511
473
43
2
64.27
Aus v Eng
Leeds     
23 Jul 1934

LG Rowe      
302
612
430
36
1
70.23
WI v Eng
Bridgetown
10 Mar 1974

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