Test matches Cricket – Most runs in an innings (progressive record holder)
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Most runs in an innings (progressive record holder)
| Rank | Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | C Bannerman | 165* | 285 | - | 18 | 0 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 | Test # 1 |
🥈 2 | WL Murdoch | 211 | 490 | 525 | 24 | 0 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1884 | Test # 16 |
🥉 3 | RE Foster | 287 | 419 | - | 37 | 0 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 11 Dec 1903 | Test # 78 |
4 | A Sandham | 325 | 600 | 640 | 28 | 0 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 | Test # 193 |
5 | DG Bradman | 334 | 383 | 448 | 46 | 0 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 11 Jul 1930 | Test # 196 |
6 | WR Hammond | 336* | 318 | - | 34 | 10 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 31 Mar 1933 | Test # 226 |
7 | L Hutton | 364 | 797 | 847 | 35 | 0 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 | Test # 266 |
8 | GS Sobers | 365* | 614 | - | 38 | 0 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 | Test # 450 |
9 | BC Lara | 375 | 766 | 538 | 45 | 0 | West Indies | v England | St John's | 16 Apr 1994 | Test # 1259 |
10 | ML Hayden | 380 | 622 | 437 | 38 | 11 | Australia | v Zimbabwe | W.A.C.A | 9 Oct 2003 | Test # 1661 |
11 | BC Lara | 400* | 778 | 582 | 43 | 4 | West Indies | v England | St John's | 10 Apr 2004 | Test # 1696 |
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