Best Test Innings for Australia

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 ML Hayden 380 Zim Perth 9 Oct 2003
2 MA Taylor 334* Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
3 DG Bradman 334 Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
4 RB Simpson 311 Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
5 RM Cowper 307 Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1966
6 DG Bradman 304 Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
7 DG Bradman 299* SAf Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
8 DG Bradman 270 Eng Melbourne 1 Jan 1937
9 GN Yallop 268 Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 1983
10 WH Ponsford 266 Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
11 RT Ponting 257 Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2003
12 DG Bradman 254 Eng Lord's 27 Jun 1930
13 KD Walters 250 NZ Christchurch 18 Feb 1977
= JL Langer 250 Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 2002
15 GS Chappell 247* NZ Wellington BR 1 Mar 1974
16 DG Bradman 244 Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
17 KD Walters 242 WI Sydney 14 Feb 1969
= RT Ponting 242 Ind Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
19 GS Chappell 235 Pak Faisalabad 6 Mar 1980
20 DG Bradman 234 Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
= SG Barnes 234 Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
22 SJ McCabe 232 Eng Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
= DG Bradman 232 Eng The Oval 16 Aug 1930
24 DG Bradman 226 SAf Brisbane 27 Nov 1931
25 RB Simpson 225 Eng Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
26 DG Bradman 223 WI Brisbane Ex 16 Jan 1931
= JL Langer 223 Ind Sydney 2 Jan 2000
28 MA Taylor 219 Eng Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
= MJ Slater 219 SL Perth 8 Dec 1995
30 DM Jones 216 WI Adelaide 3 Feb 1989
31 JL Langer 215 NZ Adelaide 26 Nov 2004
32 VT Trumper 214* SAf Adelaide 7 Jan 1911
33 GS Blewett 214 SAf Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
34 KJ Hughes 213 Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1981
35 DG Bradman 212 Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
36 WL Murdoch 211 Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884
37 WM Lawry 210 WI Bridgetown 5 May 1965
= DM Jones 210 Ind Chennai 18 Sep 1986
39 KR Stackpole 207 Eng Brisbane 27 Nov 1970
= RT Ponting 207 Pak Sydney 2 Jan 2005

 

Best Test Innings for England

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 L Hutton 364 Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
2 WR Hammond 336* NZ Auckland 31 Mar 1933
3 GA Gooch 333 Ind Lord's 26 Jul 1990
4 A Sandham 325 WI Kingston 3 Apr 1930
5 JH Edrich 310* NZ Leeds 8 Jul 1965
6 RE Foster 287 Aus Sydney 11 Dec 1903
7 PBH May 285* WI Birmingham 30 May 1957
8 DCS Compton 278 Pak Nottingham 1 Jul 1954
9 DL Amiss 262* WI Kingston 16 Feb 1974
10 TW Graveney 258 WI Nottingham 4 Jul 1957
11 KF Barrington 256 Aus Manchester 23 Jul 1964
12 WR Hammond 251 Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1928
13 G Boycott 246* Ind Leeds 8 Jun 1967
14 E Paynter 243 SAf Durban 20 Jan 1939
15 WR Hammond 240 Aus Lord's 24 Jun 1938
16 WR Hammond 231* Aus Sydney 18 Dec 1936
17 WR Hammond 227 NZ Christchurch 24 Mar 1933
18 KP Pietersen 226 WI Leeds 25 May 2007
19 RWT Key 221 WI Lord's 22 Jul 2004
20 WJ Edrich 219 SAf Durban 3 Mar 1939
= ME Trescothick 219 SAf The Oval 4 Sep 2003
22 WR Hammond 217 Ind The Oval 15 Aug 1936
23 E Paynter 216* Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
24 KWR Fletcher 216 NZ Auckland 20 Feb 1975
25 DI Gower 215 Aus Birmingham 15 Aug 1985
26 D Lloyd 214* Ind Birmingham 4 Jul 1974
27 JB Hobbs 211 SAf Lord's 28 Jun 1924
28 GA Gooch 210 NZ Nottingham 2 Jun 1994
29 DCS Compton 208 SAf Lord's 21 Jun 1947
= IT Botham 208 Ind The Oval 8 Jul 1982
31 MW Gatting 207 Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1985
= N Hussain 207 Aus Birmingham 5 Jun 1997
33 L Hutton 206 NZ The Oval 13 Aug 1949
= PD Collingwood 206 Aus Adelaide 1 Dec 2006
35 EH Hendren 205* WI Port-of-Spain 1 Feb 1930
= J Hardstaff jnr 205* Ind Lord's 22 Jun 1946
37 ER Dexter 205 Pak Karachi 2 Feb 1962
= L Hutton 205 WI Kingston 30 Mar 1954
39 DL Amiss 203 WI The Oval 12 Aug 1976
40 L Hutton 202* WI The Oval 12 Aug 1950

 

Best Test Innings for India

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 V Sehwag 319 SAf Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 V Sehwag 309 Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
3 VVS Laxman 281 Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
4 R Dravid 270 Pak Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
5 V Sehwag 254 Pak Lahore 13 Jan 2006
6 SR Tendulkar 248* Bdesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
7 SR Tendulkar 241* Aus Sydney 2 Jan 2004
8 SC Ganguly 239 Pak Bangalore 8 Dec 2007
9 SM Gavaskar 236* WI Chennai 24 Dec 1983
10 R Dravid 233 Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
11 MH Mankad 231 NZ Madras Corp 6 Jan 1956
12 VG Kambli 227 Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
13 VG Kambli 224 Eng Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
14 PR Umrigar 223 NZ Hyderabad LBS 19 Nov 1955
= MH Mankad 223 NZ Mumbai BS 2 Dec 1955
16 R Dravid 222 NZ Ahmedabad 8 Oct 2003
= GR Viswanath 222 Eng Chennai 13 Jan 1982
18 SM Gavaskar 221 Eng The Oval 30 Aug 1979
19 SM Gavaskar 220 WI Port-of-Spain 13 Apr 1971
20 SV Manjrekar 218 Pak Lahore 1 Dec 1989
21 SR Tendulkar 217 NZ Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
= R Dravid 217 Eng The Oval 5 Sep 2002
23 DN Sardesai 212 WI Kingston 18 Feb 1971
= W Jaffer 212 WI St John's 2 Jun 2006
25 RJ Shastri 206 Aus Sydney 2 Jan 1992
= G Gambhir 206 Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
27 SM Gavaskar 205 WI Mumbai 1 Dec 1978
28 MAK Pataudi 203* Eng Delhi 8 Feb 1964
29 W Jaffer 202 Pak Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
30 SR Tendulkar 201* Zim Nagpur (Old VCA) 25 Nov 2000

 

Best Test Innings for New Zealand

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 MD Crowe 299 SL Wellington BR 31 Jan 1991
2 SP Fleming 274* SL Colombo PSS 25 Apr 2003
3 BA Young 267* SL Dunedin C 7 Mar 1997
4 SP Fleming 262 SAf Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
5 GM Turner 259 WI Georgetown 6 Apr 1972
6 GT Dowling 239 Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
7 B Sutcliffe 230* Ind Delhi 16 Dec 1955
8 L Vincent 224 SL Wellington BR 11 Apr 2005
9 GM Turner 223* WI Kingston 16 Feb 1972
10 NJ Astle 222 Eng Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
11 MS Sinclair 214 WI Wellington BR 26 Dec 1999
12 MP Donnelly 206 Eng Lord's 25 Jun 1949
13 MS Sinclair 204* Pak Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
14 SP Fleming 202 Bdesh Chittagong MAS 26 Oct 2004
15 SP Fleming 192 Pak Hamilton 19 Dec 2003
16 MD Crowe 188 Aus Brisbane 8 Nov 1985
= MD Crowe 188 WI Georgetown 6 Apr 1985
18 AH Jones 186 SL Wellington BR 31 Jan 1991
19 JG Wright 185 Ind Christchurch 2 Feb 1990
20 TW Jarvis 182 WI Georgetown 6 Apr 1972
21 JF Reid 180 SL Colombo CCC 24 Mar 1984
22 BE Congdon 176 Eng Nottingham 7 Jun 1973
23 BE Congdon 175 Eng Lord's 21 Jun 1973
24 JV Coney 174* Eng Wellington BR 20 Jan 1984
= SP Fleming 174* SL Colombo RPS 27 May 1998

 

Best Test Innings for Pakistan

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 337 WI Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
2 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 NZ Lahore 1 May 2002
3 Javed Miandad 280* Ind Hyderabad NS 14 Jan 1983
4 Zaheer Abbas 274 Eng Birmingham 3 Jun 1971
5 Javed Miandad 271 NZ Auckland 24 Feb 1989
6 Younis Khan 267 Ind Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
7 Javed Miandad 260 Eng The Oval 6 Aug 1987
8 Wasim Akram 257* Zim Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
9 Zaheer Abbas 240 Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1974
10 Saleem Malik 237 Aus Rawalpindi 5 Oct 1994
11 Zaheer Abbas 235* Ind Lahore 27 Oct 1978
12 Mudassar Nazar 231 Ind Hyderabad NS 14 Jan 1983
13 Mohammad Yousuf 223 Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
14 Zaheer Abbas 215 Ind Lahore 10 Dec 1982
15 Ijaz Ahmed 211 SL Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
= Javed Miandad 211 Aus Karachi 15 Sep 1988
17 Taslim Arif 210* Aus Faisalabad 6 Mar 1980
18 Qasim Umar 210 Ind Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
19 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 NZ Lahore LG 26 Oct 1955
20 Javed Miandad 206 NZ Karachi 30 Oct 1976
= Qasim Umar 206 SL Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
22 Aamer Sohail 205 Eng Manchester 2 Jul 1992
23 Mohammad Yousuf 204* Bdesh Chittagong MAS 16 Jan 2002
24 Javed Miandad 203* SL Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
= Shoaib Mohammad 203* NZ Karachi 10 Oct 1990

 

Best Test Innings for South Africa

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 GC Smith 277 Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
2 DJ Cullinan 275* NZ Auckland 27 Feb 1999
3 G Kirsten 275 Eng Durban 26 Dec 1999
4 RG Pollock 274 Aus Durban 5 Feb 1970
5 GC Smith 259 Eng Lord's 31 Jul 2003
6 DJ McGlew 255* NZ Wellington BR 6 Mar 1953
7 EAB Rowan 236 Eng Leeds 26 Jul 1951
8 GC Smith 232 Bdesh Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
9 AD Nourse 231 Aus Johannesburg OW 24 Dec 1935
10 HH Gibbs 228 Pak Cape Town 2 Jan 2003
11 ND McKenzie 226 Bdesh Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
12 JA Rudolph 222* Bdesh Chittagong MAS 24 Apr 2003
13 G Kirsten 220 Zim Harare 7 Sep 2001
14 AB de Villiers 217* Ind Ahmedabad 3 Apr 2008
15 HH Gibbs 211* NZ Christchurch 11 Mar 1999
16 G Kirsten 210 Eng Manchester 2 Jul 1998
17 RG Pollock 209 Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
18 AD Nourse 208 Eng Nottingham 7 Jun 1951
19 GA Faulkner 204 Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
20 EJ Barlow 201 Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
21 GC Smith 200 Bdesh East London 18 Oct 2002
22 HH Gibbs 196 Ind Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
23 HH Gibbs 192 WI Centurion 16 Jan 2004
24 JH Kallis 189* Zim Bulawayo 14 Sep 2001
= B Mitchell 189* Eng The Oval 16 Aug 1947

 

Best Test Innings for Sri Lanka

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 DPMD Jayawardene 374 SAf Colombo SSC 27 Jul 2006
2 ST Jayasuriya 340 Ind Colombo RPS 2 Aug 1997
3 KC Sangakkara 287 SAf Colombo SSC 27 Jul 2006
4 KC Sangakkara 270 Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
5 PA de Silva 267 NZ Wellington BR 31 Jan 1991
6 ST Jayasuriya 253 Pak Faisalabad 20 Oct 2004
7 MS Atapattu 249 Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
8 DPMD Jayawardene 242 Ind Colombo SSC 24 Feb 1999
9 DPMD Jayawardene 237 SAf Galle 4 Aug 2004
10 KC Sangakkara 232 SAf Colombo SSC 11 Aug 2004
11 KC Sangakkara 230 Pak Lahore 6 Mar 2002
12 RS Mahanama 225 Ind Colombo RPS 2 Aug 1997
13 MS Atapattu 223 Zim Kandy 7 Jan 1998
14 KC Sangakkara 222* Bdesh Kandy 11 Jul 2007
15 MS Atapattu 216* Zim Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
16 DPMD Jayawardene 213* Eng Galle 18 Dec 2007
17 ST Jayasuriya 213 Eng The Oval 27 Aug 1998
18 MS Atapattu 207* Pak Kandy 28 Jun 2000
19 PA de Silva 206 Bdesh Colombo PSS 21 Jul 2002
20 HP Tillakaratne 204* WI Colombo SSC 29 Nov 2001

 

Best Test Innings for West Indies

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 BC Lara 400* Eng St John's 10 Apr 2004
2 BC Lara 375 Eng St John's 16 Apr 1994
3 GStA Sobers 365* Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
4 CH Gayle 317 SAf St John's 29 Apr 2005
5 LG Rowe 302 Eng Bridgetown 6 Mar 1974
6 IVA Richards 291 Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1976
7 BC Lara 277 Aus Sydney 2 Jan 1993
8 GA Headley 270* Eng Kingston 14 Mar 1935
9 RR Sarwan 261* Bdesh Kingston 4 Jun 2004
10 FMM Worrell 261 Eng Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
11 CC Hunte 260 Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
12 SM Nurse 258 NZ Christchurch 13 Mar 1969
13 RB Kanhai 256 Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
14 SFAF Bacchus 250 Ind Kanpur 2 Feb 1979
15 CH Lloyd 242* Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
16 FMM Worrell 237 Ind Kingston 28 Mar 1953
17 CL Hooper 233 Ind Georgetown 11 Apr 2002
18 IVA Richards 232 Eng Nottingham 3 Jun 1976
19 GStA Sobers 226 Eng Bridgetown 6 Jan 1960
= CG Greenidge 226 Aus Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
= BC Lara 226 Aus Adelaide 25 Nov 2005
22 GA Headley 223 Eng Kingston 3 Apr 1930
= CG Greenidge 223 Eng Manchester 26 Jul 1984
24 BC Lara 221 SL Colombo SSC 29 Nov 2001
25 CL Walcott 220 Eng Bridgetown 6 Feb 1954
26 DStE Atkinson 219 Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
27 RB Kanhai 217 Pak Lahore LG 26 Mar 1959
28 BC Lara 216 Pak Multan 19 Nov 2006
29 CG Greenidge 214* Eng Lord's 28 Jun 1984
30 LG Rowe 214 NZ Kingston 16 Feb 1972

 

Best Test Innings for Zimbabwe

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 DL Houghton 266 SL Bulawayo 20 Oct 1994
2 A Flower 232* Ind Nagpur (Old VCA) 25 Nov 2000
3 GJ Whittall 203* NZ Bulawayo 25 Sep 1997
4 GW Flower 201* Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995
5 A Flower 199* SAf Harare 7 Sep 2001
6 GJ Whittall 188* NZ Harare 19 Sep 2000
7 A Flower 183* Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
8 MW Goodwin 166* Pak Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
9 GW Flower 156* Pak Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
10 A Flower 156 Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995

 

Best Test Innings for Bangladesh

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 Mohammad Ashraful 158* Ind Chittagong MAS 17 Dec 2004
2 Aminul Islam 145 Ind Dhaka 10 Nov 2000
3 Shahriar Nafees 138 Aus Fatullah 9 Apr 2006
4 Mohammad Ashraful 136 SL Chittagong 28 Feb 2006
5 Mohammad Ashraful 129* SL Colombo PSS 3 Jul 2007

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