Test matches are the oldest, prestigious, and longest version of the cricket game, cricket playing nations in the world in which Test matches are played are all to be fully accredited by the International Cricket Council (ICC)
The individual performance of any cricketer in both innings of a test match is considered very important, so here is the list of the top ten Individual highest score in a test match in which they have scored in the combined total of both innings of a test match is given below.
10. Hanif Mohammad
Hanif Mohammad's individual highest score in a Test match is 354 runs.
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- Full name Hanif Mohammad
- Date of birth December 21, 1934
- Born territory Junagadh State, Gujarat, British India
- Date of death 11 August 2016 at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- Height 1.70 m
- Main Role in the team As a Batsman
- Batting genre Right Handed Bat
- Bowling genre Right-arm off break
- Test debut vs India at Arun Jaitley Stadium, October 16, 1952.
- Last Test vs New Zealand at National Stadium, October 24, 1969.
- Hanif Mohammad has scored a total aggregate of 354 runs in the first Test match, which was played at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados in the West Indies from 17 January to 23 January of the year 1958, during Pakistan's tour of West Indies. In the first inning of that test match, he has scored 17 runs and 337 runs in the second innings respectively. The details of his performance in this test match are the following.
Ing Stats R B Min 4s 6s S/R
1st b ES Atkinson 17 na na na na 00
2nd c Francois b Blanckenberg 337 na 970 24 na 00
Total
354 00 970 24 na --
09. Len Hutton
Len Hutton's individual highest score in a Test match is 364 runs.
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- Full name Sir Leonard Hutton
- Date of birth June 23, 1916
- Born territory Fulneck Pudsey, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
- Date of death Sep 06, 1990 at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
- Height --
- Main Role in the team As an Opening batsman
- Batting genre Right Handed Bat
- Bowling genre Right-arm legbreak
- Test debut vs New Zealand at Lord's, June 26, 1937.
- Last Test vs New Zealand at Eden Park, March 25, 1955.
- Leonard Hutton has scored a total aggregate of 364 runs in the 5th Test match which was played at the Kennington Oval, London in England from 20 August to 24 August of the year 1938, during the Australia tour of England. In the first innings of that Test match, Leonard Hutton had scored 364 runs and did not get the chance to bat in the second innings because Australia got the follow-on, and they lost the test by an innings and 579 runs. The following are the details of his performance in this test match.
Ing Stats R B Min 4s 6s S/R
1st c Hassett b O'Reilly 364 847 797 35 na 42.98
2nd Did not bat 00 na 00 00 na 00
Total
364 847 797 35 00 42.98
08. Garry Sobers
Garry Sobers's individual highest score in a Test match is 365 runs.
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- Full name Garfield St Aubrun Sobers
- Date of birth Jul 28, 1936
- Born territory Chelsea Road, Bay Land, St Michael, Barbados, West Indies
- Height 1.80 m
- Main Role in the team As an All-rounder
- Batting genre Left Handed Bat
- Bowling genre Left-arm fast-medium
- Test debut vs England at Sabina Park, March 30, 1954.
- Last Test vs England at Queen's Park Oval, March 30, 1.974.
- Garry Sobers has scored a total aggregate of 365 runs in the 3rd Test match which was played at the Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica in West Indies from 26 February to 04 march of the year 1958, during the Pakistan tour of West Indies. In the first innings of that Test match, he had scored 365 runs and did not get the chance to bat in the second innings because Pakistan lost the Test by one inning and 174 runs. The details of his performance in this test match are the following.
Ing Stats R B Min 4s 6s S/R
1st not out 365 na 614 38 na 00
2nd Did not bat 00 na 00 00 na 00
Total
365 00 614 38 00 00
07. Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene's individual highest score in a Test match is 374 runs.
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- Full name Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene
- Date of birth May 27, 1977
- Born territory Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Height 1.70 m
- Main Role in the team As a Batsman
- Batting genre Right Handed Bat
- Bowling genre Right-arm medium
- Test debut vs India at R.Premadasa Stadium, August 02, 1997.
- Last Test vs Pakistan at Sinhalese Sports Club, August 14, 2014.
- Mahela Jayawardene has scored a total aggregate of 374 runs in the first Test match, which was played at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo in Sri Lanka from 27 July to 31 July of the year 2006, during the South Africa tour of Sri Lanka. In the first innings of that Test match, he had scored 374 runs and did not get a chance to bat in the second innings because South Africa lost the Test by one inning and 153 runs. The details of his performance in this test match are the following.
Ing Stats R B Min 4s 6s S/R
1st b Andre Nel 374 572 752 43 01 65.38
2nd Did not bat 00 00 00 00 oo 00
Total
374 572 752 43 01 65.38
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06. Andy Sandham
Andy Sandham's individual highest score in a Test match is 375 runs.
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- Full name Andrew Sandham England
- Date of birth Jul 06, 1890, at Westminster, London, England.
- Born territory Streatham, London
- Date of death Apr 20, 1982
- Height --
- Main Role in the team As a Batsman
- Batting genre Right Handed Bat
- Bowling genre --
- Test debut vs Australia at Kennington Oval, August 13, 1921.
- Last Test vs West Indies at Sabina Park, April 03, 1930.
- Andy Sandham has scored a total aggregate of 375 runs in the 4rth Test match which was played at the Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica in West Indies from 03 April to 12 April of the year1930, during the England tour of West Indies. In the first inning of that test match, he has scored 325 runs and 50 runs in the second innings respectively. The details of his performance in this test match are the following.
Ing Stats R B Min 4s 6s S/R
1st b Herman Griffith 325 640 600 28 00 50.78
2nd bw b Herman Griffith 50 62 55 06 oo 80.65
Total
375 702 655 34 00 65.72
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05. Matthew Hayden
Matthew Hayden's individual highest score in a Test match is 380 runs.
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- Full name Matthew Lawrence Hayden
- Date of birth Oct 29, 1971
- Born territory Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
- Height 1.88 m
- Main Role in the team As a Batsman
- Batting genre Left Handed Bat
- Bowling genre Right-arm leg spin
- Test debut vs South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium, March 04, 1994.
- Last Test vs South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground, January 03, 2009.
- Matthew Hayden has scored a total aggregate of 380 runs in the first Test match which was played at the Western Australian Cricket Association Ground, Perth in Australia from 09 October to 13 October of the year 2003, during the Zimbabwe tour of Australia. In the first innings of that Test match, he had scored 380 runs and did not get the chance to bat in the second innings because Zimbabwe got the follow-on. The details of his performance in this test match are the following.
Ing Stats R B Min 4s 6s S/R
1st c Carlisle b Gripper 380 437 622 38 11 86.96
2nd Did not bat 00 00 00 00 oo 00
Total
380 437 622 38 11 86.96
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04. Brian Lara
Brian Lara's individual highest score in a Test match is 400 runs and 375 runs respectively.
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- Full name Brian Charles Lara
- Date of birth May 02, 1969
- Born territory Cantaro, Santa Cruz, Trinidad, and Tobago
- Height 1.73 m
- Main Role in the team As a Batsman
- Batting genre Left Handed Bat
- Bowling genre Right-arm leg-break
- Test debut vs Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, December 06, 1990.
- Last Test vs Pakistan at National Stadium, November 27, 2006.
- Brian Lara has scored a total aggregate of 400 runs in the 4th Test match which was played at the Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua in West Indies from 10 April to 14 April of the year 2004, during England's tour of West Indies. In the first innings of that Test match, he was remaining not out after scoring 400 runs and did not get the chance to bat in the second innings because England got the follow-on. The details of his performance in this test match are the following.
Ing Stats R B Min 4s 6s S/R
1st not out 400 582 778 43 04 68.73
2nd Did not bat 00 00 00 00 oo 00
Total
400 582 778 43 04 68.73
- Brian Lara has scored a total aggregate of 375 runs in the 5th Test match which was played at the Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua in West Indies from 16 April to 21 April of the year 1994, during England's tour of West Indies. In the first innings of this Test match, he has scored 375 runs and did not get the chance to bat in the second innings because this test match was drawn due to all the days scheduled for the Test were completed. The details of his performance in this test match are the following.
Ing Stats R B Min 4s 6s S/R
1st c Russell b Caddick 375 538 766 45 00 69.70
2nd Did not bat 00 00 00 00 oo 00
Total
375 538 766 45 00 69.70
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3. K. Sangakkara
Sangakkara's individual highest score in a Test match is 424 runs.
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- Full name Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara
- Date of birth 27 October 1977
- Born territory Matale, Sri Lanka
- Height 1.8m
- Main Role in the team Wicket-keeper, Batsman
- Batting genre Left Handed Bat
- Bowling genre Right-arm off-spin
- Test debut vs South Africa at Galle International Stadium, July 20, 2000.
- Last Test vs India at P Sara Oval, August 20, 2015.
- Kumar Sangakkara has scored a total aggregate of 424 runs in the second Test match which was played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram in Bangladesh from 04 February to o8 February of the year 2014, during Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh. In the first inning of that test match, he has scored 319 runs and 105 runs in the second innings respectively. The details of his performance in this test match are the following.
Ing Stats R B Min 4s 6s S/R
1st c Sohag Gazi b N Hossain 319 482 551 32 08 66.18
2nd b Sohag Gazi 105 144 176 11 o2 72.92
Total
424 626 727 43 10 69.55
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02. Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor's individual highest score in a Test match is 426 runs.
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- Full name Mark Anthony Taylor
- Date of birth Oct 27, 1964
- Born territory Leeton, New South Wales Australia
- Height --
- Main Role in the team As an Opening batsman
- Batting genre Left Handed Bat
- Bowling genre Right-arm medium
- Test debut vs West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground, January 26, 1989.
- Last Test vs England at Sydney Cricket Ground, January 02, 1999.
- Mark Taylor has scored a total aggregate of 426 runs in the second Test match which was played at the Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar in Pakistan from 15 October to 19 October of the year1998, during Australia's tour of Pakistan. In the first inning of that test match, he has scored 334 runs and 92 runs in the second innings respectively. The details of his performance in this test match are the following.
Ing Stats R B Min 4s 6s S/R
1st not out 334 564 720 32 01 59.22
2nd b Aamer Sohail 92 159 218 11 o0 57.86
Total
426 723 938 43 01 58.54
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01. Graham Gooch
Graham Gooch's individual highest score in a Test match is 456 runs.
Personal profile:
- Full name Graham Alan Gooch
- Date of birth Jul 23, 1953
- Born territory Whipps Cross, Leytonstone, Essex, England
- Height 1.83 m
- Main Role in the team As a Batsman
- Batting genre Right Handed Bat
- Bowling genre Right-arm medium
- Test debut vs Australia at Edgbaston, July 10, 1975.
- Last Test vs Australia at W.A.C.A. Ground, February 03, 1995
- Graham Gooch has scored a total aggregate of 456 runs in the first Test match which was played at the Lord's Cricket Ground in England from 26 July to 31 July of the year1990, during India's tour of England. In the first inning of that test match, he has scored 333 runs and 123 runs in the second innings respectively. The details of his performance in this test match are the following.
Ing Stats R B Min 4s 6s S/R
1st b M Prabhakar 333 485 628 43 03 68.66
2nd c Azharuddin b Sharma 123 113 150 13 04 108.85
Total
456 598 778 56 07 88.76
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