Batting records

Most runs in an innings (progressive record holder)

Records for Test Matches

Most runs in an innings (progressive record holder)

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

leading scores are calculated for each date upon which a match ends

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v New Zealand at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Nov 28-Dec 2, 2023 [Test # 2516]

England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 27-31, 2023 [Test # 2515]

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 24-27, 2023 [Test # 2514]

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