Highest Individual Test Cricket Scores of All Time

About This Dataset

The highest individual innings scores ever recorded in Test match cricket. Brian Lara holds the world record for the highest individual Test innings with 400 not out, scored for the West Indies against England at Antigua in 2004.

✨ AI Insight

The gap between Brian Lara's record score of 400 and the second-highest score of 380 by Matthew Hayden is significant, illustrating the remarkable nature of Lara's achievement. Furthermore, Lara's two entries in the top scores, including 375, emphasize his dominance in Test cricket during his era. The presence of players like Garfield Sobers and Len Hutton from earlier decades indicates that high individual scores have been a hallmark of cricket history, yet the frequency of such monumental innings appears to have diminished in recent years. This trend could be attributed to evolving bowling strategies and the increasing competitiveness of Test cricket, suggesting that breaking these long-standing records will be a formidable challenge for future players.

Source: Wikipedia

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

🏆

Brian Lara leads with 400 in 2004.

📈

Brian Lara grew fastest: +6.7% from 1994 to 2004 (375 → 400).

📊

Average value in 2004: 400 · median: 400.

📅

1958 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.

↔️

Gap in 2004: Brian Lara is 1.2× larger than Wally Hammond.

Highest Individual Test Cricket Scores of All Time

Bar

H-Bar

Line

Area

🗺 Map

Table

Data Insights Below

Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

Client

⬡

Data Points

7 categories · 7 years

↑

Top Value

400

Brian Lara

Highest Test Score (runs) · 2004

◈

Metrics

Highest Test Score (runs)

◷

Period

1933 – 2004

7 years of data

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Highest Test Score (runs) · ranked by 2004

✓ 8 sourced

#	Category	1933	1938	1958	1994	1997	2003	2004	Change
🥇	Brian Lara	—	—	—	375	—	—	400	+6.7%
🥈	Matthew Hayden	—	—	—	—	—	380	—	—
🥉	Garfield Sobers	—	—	365	—	—	—	—	—
4	Len Hutton	—	364	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Sanath Jayasuriya	—	—	—	—	340	—	—	—
6	Hanif Mohammad	—	—	337	—	—	—	—	—
7	Wally Hammond	336	—	—	—	—	—	—	—