Kirsten plays second longest innings ever
South Africa's Gary Kirsten set a plethora of records during his match saving marathon innings of 275 in the Durban Test against England
For Score Batsman Opponent Venue Season England 364 Len Hutton Australia The Oval 1938
Longest individual innings :Mins Runs Batsman Countries Venue Season 970 337 Hanif Mohammed Pakistan v WestIndies Bridgetown 1957-58 878 275 Gary Kirsten South Africa v England Durban 1999-00 799 340 Sanath Jayasuriya SriLanka v India Colombo RP 1996-97 797 364 Len Hutton England v Australia The Oval 1938 777 201 * Brendon Kuruppu SriLanka v NewZealand Colombo CCC 1986-87 766 375 Brian Lara WestIndies v England St.John's 1993-94 762 311 Bob Simpson Australia v England Manchester 1964 753 225 Roshan Mahanama SriLanka v India Colombo RP 1996-97 727 307 Bob Cowper Australia v England Melbourne 1965-66 720 163 Shoaib Mohammed Pakistan v NewZealand Wellington 1988-89 720 334* Mark Taylor Australia v Pakistan Peshawar 1998-99