List of Test cricket triple centuries
A triple century in Test cricket has been scored on 31 occasions by 27 different batsmen from eight of the twelve Test-cricket playing nations. No player from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland or Zimbabwe has scored 300. The frequency of a batsman scoring a Test triple century is slightly lower than that of a bowler taking a Test hat-trick.
History
The first Test triple century was achieved by Andy Sandham of England against the West Indies in 1930 in the first Test series hosted in the West Indies. The quickest Test triple-century was scored in 4 hours 48 minutes, by Wally Hammond for England against New Zealand at Auckland in 1932–33. The fastest Test triple-century by number of balls faced, where that figure is recorded, is Virender Sehwag's 278-ball triple century for India against South Africa in the first Test of the Future Cup in Chennai in 2008.Donald Bradman, Brian Lara, Virender Sehwag, and Chris Gayle are the only batsmen to reach 300 more than once. Lara's 400 not out against England in 2004, his second Test triple-century, is the highest score in Test cricket and the only instance of a Test quadruple century; Lara is also the only player to have surpassed 350 twice. Bradman also scored 299 not out against South Africa in 1932. Sehwag also scored 293 off 254 balls in the third Test between Sri Lanka and India in December 2009. On an all-round note, Gooch, Jayasuriya and Clarke are the only triple centurions to have also bowled and taken wickets in the same match as scoring a 300: there has not yet been a triple centurion who kept wicket in the same match
The two cricket grounds with the most triple centuries scored at them are Headingley in Leeds, England, and the Antigua Recreation Ground in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, both with three. The most triple centuries scored by players from one country is eight, by Australia.
Triple centuries and above
Key
No | Score | Batsman | For | Against | Innings | Test | Ground | Date | Note |
1 | ' | 1st | Sabina Park, Kingston | 3 4 1930 | |||||
2 | ' | 1st | Headingley, Leeds | 11 7 1930 | |||||
3 | ' | 1st | Eden Park, Auckland | 31 3 1933 | |||||
4 | ' | 1st | Headingley, Leeds | 20 7 1934 | |||||
5 | ' | 1st | The Oval, London | 20 8 1938 | |||||
6 | ' | Hanif Mohammad | 2nd | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 17 1 1958 | ||||
7 | ' | 1st | Sabina Park, Kingston | 26 2 1958 | |||||
8 | ' | 1st | Old Trafford, Manchester | 23 7 1964 | |||||
9 | ' | 1st | Headingley, Leeds | 8 7 1965 | |||||
10 | ' | 1st | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 11 2 1966 | |||||
11 | ' | 1st | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 6 3 1974 | |||||
12 | ' | 1st | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | 26 7 1990 | |||||
13 | ' | 1st | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | 16 4 1994 | |||||
14 | ' | 1st | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2 8 1997 | |||||
15 | ' | 1st | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | 15 10 1998 | |||||
16 | ' | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 1st | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 1 5 2002 | ||||
17 | ' | 1st | WACA Ground, Perth | 9 10 2003 | |||||
18 | ' | 1st | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | 28 3 2004 | |||||
19 | ' | 1st | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | 10 4 2004 | |||||
20 | ' | 1st | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | 29 4 2005 | |||||
21 | ' | 1st | Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo | 27 7 2006 | |||||
22 | ' | 1st | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 26 3 2008 | |||||
23 | ' | 1st | National Stadium, Karachi | 21 2 2009 | |||||
24 | ' | 1st | Galle International Stadium | 15 11 2010 | |||||
25 | * | 1st | Sydney Cricket Ground | 03 01 2012 | |||||
26 | ' | 1st | The Oval, London | 19 07 2012 | |||||
27 | ' | 1st | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 05 02 2014 | |||||
28 | ' | 2nd | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 18 02 2014 | |||||
29 | ' | 1st | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 13 10 2016 | |||||
30 | ' | 1st | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 16 12 2016 | |||||
31 | ' | David Warner | 1st | Adelaide Oval, Australia | 30 November 2019 |