Trivia #35: Evolution of highest individual FC score (Jun94)
I'm not sure whether Grace made the 344 before the 318 in 1876
13-Sep-2021
Evolution of the highest individual First-class score (Jun 94)
(back to the first 300)
501* B C Lara Warwicks v Durham Edgbaston 1994
499 Hanif Mohammad Karachi v Bahawalpur Karachi 1958-9
452* D G Bradman NSW v Qld Sydney 1929-30
437 W H Ponsford Vic v Qld Melbourne 1927-8
429 W H Ponsford Vic v Tas Melbourne 1922-3
424 A C MacLaren Lancs v Somerset Taunton 1895
344 W G Grace MCC v Kent Canterbury 1876
318* W G Grace Gloucs v Yorks Cheltenham 1876
I'm not sure whether Grace made the 344 before the 318 in 1876.
Prior to this date, I've no idea how the list would look, and
presumably we would get into discussions as to First-class
status. Wisden does record a 200 made in 1826, however. In this
list, it's clear that the 1920's were a very bad time to be
bowling in Sheffield Shield matches.