Trivia #25: Evolution of highest aggregate Test runs (Jul94)

Evolution of highest aggregate Test runs (Jul 94)

Name Country Year Opponent Runs C.Bannerman Australia 1877 England 239 G.Ulyett England 1881 Australia 666 W.Murdoch Australia 1884 England 860 A.Shrewsbury England 1885 Australia 1277 S.Gregory Australia 1902 England 1282 J.Darling Australia 1902 England 1293 S.Gregory Australia 1902 England 1366 A.MacLaren England 1902 Australia 1432 C.Hill Australia 1902 England 1452 A.MacLaren England 1902 Australia 1495 C.Hill Australia 1902 England 1517 A.MacLaren England 1902 Australia 1541 C.Hill Australia 1902 England 3412 J.Hobbs England 1924 Australia 5410 W.Hammond England 1937 New Zealand 7249 M.Cowdrey England 1970 Australia 7459 G.Sobers West Indies 1972 New Zealand 8032 G.Boycott England 1981 India 8114 S.Gavaskar India 1983 West Indies 10122 A.Border Australia 1993 New Zealand 11179

Note: The list indicates what the player's aggregate was, when he broke the previous record, and the player's final aggregate if he retired holding the record.

Thanks to Amitabha Lahiri