Triple century in cricket is a rare feat, even rarer than hat-tricks in international cricket. Just 32 triple-centuries in over 148 years of Test cricket is a testimony to the fact.

England’s Andy Sandham was the first batsman to reach the 300-runs mark in Test cricket whereas Australia’s David Warner is the newest inductee in the elite list of Test triple-centurions.

Virender Sehwag scored the fastest triple century (in terms of balls faced) off 278 balls, whereas Wally Hammond’s triple century scored in 4 hours 48 minutes is the quickest (in terms of time taken).

Now, let’s have a look at some of the in-depth stats and details about triple centuries in test cricket:

Most 300s in Test Cricket (Individual Players)

28 distinct batsmen have scored triple centuries in Test matches. Only 4 of them have been able to replicate it twice. The batsmen with the most number of 300s in Test cricket are:

SNPlayersTeamInnings300s
1Sir Don BradmanAustralia802
2Virender SehwagIndia1802
3Chris GayleWest Indies1822
4Brian LaraWest Indies2322
Table: Most Triple Centuries In Test Cricket (Individual Players)
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Don Bradman

Key Facts:

Bradman would’ve had 3 triple centuries to his name had he scored one more run when he amassed 299* against South Africa in 1932.

Sehwag also scored 293 against Sri Lanka in December 2009 and missed his third 300 by mere 7 runs. Moreover, the former Indian attacking opener leads the chart in scoring the fastest triple century in the longest format.

3 players have also bowled and taken wickets in the same match as scoring a triple century. They are: Graham Gooch (England), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) and Michael Clarke (Australia).

Caribbean batsman Brian Lara’s unbeaten 400 against England in 2004, his second Test triple-century, is the highest score in Test cricket. It’s also the only instance of a Test quadruple century.

The southpaw, Lara, is also the only player to surpass 350-runs mark twice.

Headingley (Leeds, England) and Antigua Recreation Ground (Antigua) are the two grounds with most 300s scored at them. 3 triple centuries each have been scored in those two grounds.

Players from 8 teams have scored at least one triple century mark in the game and you can find the complete list of which team has the most triple centurions here.

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