Andy Sandham scored his first Test triple century in 1930 against the West Indies. Mahela Jawardene's 2006 victory against South Africa was the last. Only Donald Bradman of Australia, and Brian Lara of West Indies were the only two batsmen to surpass this mark more than once. Bradman scored 299 against South Africa in 1932, while Lara scored 400 against England in 2004.
Don Bradman
Don Bradman is one iconic cricketer of all time. He played over fifty Test matches for Australia and scored two triple centuries. In 1930, he played his first match against England. Bradman was able to hit a century during each session, resulting in a score of 309*. He eventually broke Andy Sandham’s world record 334.
Bradman's triple century was a record score in Test cricket. This record was established during the 1930 Ashes. Bradman was a team captain and scored the 100th inning in the team's bats. Bradman was only able to make six sixes over his entire career.
Bradman is currently the only player to achieve three centuries in consecutive innings in Test cricket history. He scored a hundred each of his six matches against England. His first century was 270 in a match at Melbourne. He continued it with a 212 win at Adelaide in February. Bradman went on to score 144* at Nottingham in June 1938 as well as a hundred and fifty at Lord's July 1938. Bradman's record breaking innings is still the longest in Test cricket.
Virender Sehwag
Virender Syed has been a prolific test cricketer. He was the first Indian player to record a triple hundred in the longest format. In the Multan Test in 2004, he hit 309 runs off 375 balls. This was his second triple century in four years. In the following Test against South Africa in 2008, he scored 319 runs off 304 balls.
Virender Sehwag, who has scored hundreds against every country that plays Test cricket except Sri Lanka is now the fifth most prolific century scorer for India. Sehwag's first century in Test cricket came against South Africa in 2001 and he scored 319 in Chennai four years later. While his scores are not the best, they are still worth noting. Brian Lara from West Indies, who scored 400 against England in 2004, was the other player to surpass the 200 mark twice.
Indian cricket is proud of Virender Sehwag's triple century win against South Africa in Chennai. Sanjay Manjrekar's triple hundred against Pakistan was previously unheard of. Sehwag's 309-run score was the highest by an Indian Test cricket player, surpassing Manjrekar by two runs. On March 29, 2008, he scored his second triple-century against South Africa at Chennai.
Andy Sandham
Andy Sandham is oldest to achieve a triple-century in Test cricket. This historic milestone was achieved by the right-handed cricketer in 1930. He played 14 Tests in England and scored more than 40,000 runs. His record stands until 1974. Greg Chappell beat New Zealand to break the record.
After his captain's retirement, Sandham was allowed to bat. He borrowed the bat of his captain and borrowed his shoes. The match ended as a draw after nine days. Sandham scored 375 runs during the series. This was the highest total score in Test cricket. Greg Chappell set a new record one year later.
Born in Streatham, England, Sandham made his debut for Surrey in 1911. Ted McDonald bowled Sandham to 21 runs during his first match against Australia. He was then on a tour to South Africa for two more seasons, where he scored one half-century over nine innings. He failed to make a lasting impression on the Australian and South African teams. In the 1950s, he was also named the Surrey coach.