Top Test Match Scores

Note: these are scores which were records at the time they were set. While Gooch's 333 is obviously higher than Foster's 287, for example, it was not a record, having already been surpassed by Bradman 60 years earlier.

400* BC Lara West Indies v England at St John's 4th Test, 2004 [1696]
380 ML Hayden Australia v Zimbabwe at Perth, 1st Test, 2003/04 [1661]
375 BC Lara West Indies v England at St John's, 5th Test, 1993/94 [1259]
365* GS Sobers West Indies v Pakistan at Kingston, 3rd Test, 1957/58 [450]
364 L Hutton England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, 1938 [266]
336* WR Hammond England v New Zealand at Auckland, 2nd Test, 1932/33 [226]
334 DG Bradman Australia v England at Leeds, 3rd Test, 1930 [196]
325 A Sandham England v West Indies at Kingston, 4th Test, 1929/30 [193]
287 RE Foster England v Australia at Sydney, 1st Test, 1903/04 [78]
211 WL Murdoch Australia v England at The Oval, 3rd Test, 1884 [16]
165 C Bannerman Australia v England at Melbourne, 1st Test, 1876-77 [1]

Note that England have four members on the list- Hutton, Sandham, Foster and the immortal Wally Hammond, while Australia have to content themselves with the same- Bannerman, Murdoch, Bradman, and Hayden. Until Hayden made me check, we were winning 4-3. Now it's 4-4. Typical.

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