The first Test triple century was scored by Andy Sandham against the West Indies in 1930 and the latest one came from Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in 2006. Only two batsmen have reached this landmark more than once, Donald Bradman of Australia and Brian Lara of the West Indies. Bradman hit 299 against South Africa, and Lara reached 400 against England in 2004,
Don Bradman
Don Bradman is one the greatest cricketers of all-time. He was a part of over 50 Test matches for Australia, scoring two triple centuries. His first match was against England in 1930. Bradman reached a 309* score in that match by hitting a century every session. He broke Andy Sandham’s 334 world record.
Bradman's triple century was a record score in Test cricket. This record was achieved during the 1930 Ashes. Bradman was a captain and scored the century in the team's batting innings. It is important to note that Bradman only made six sixes during his career.
Bradman is the only test cricketer to have three centuries consecutively. He scored 100 in each of six innings against England. His first century was at Melbourne with a score of 270. In February, he scored a 212 in Adelaide. Bradman scored 144* in a Test match at Nottingham in June 1938 and a hundred at Lord's in August 1938. Bradman's record breaking innings is still the longest in Test cricket.
Virender Sehwag
Virender Syed has been a prolific test cricketer. Sehwag became the first Indian cricketer to reach a triple century in the longest format. He scored 309 runs from 375 balls in the Multan Test 2004. This was his second triple century within four years. He scored 319 runs from 304 balls during the 2008 Test against South Africa.
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 scored 319 runs in Chennai in 2004 against South Africa, his first century in Test cricket. Although his scores do not top the list, they are still worthy of note. Brian Lara, West Indies’ player who scored 400 versus England in 2004, is also the only one to make it twice.
Indian cricket has achieved a remarkable feat with Virender Sehwag's three-century against South Africa at Chennai. Only Sanjay Manjrekar had ever scored a triple century against Pakistan. In that match, Sehwag's 309-run knock was the highest individual score by an Indian in Test cricket, beating Manjrekar's record by two runs. On March 29, 2008, he scored his second triple-century against South Africa at Chennai.
Andy Sandham
Andy Sandham is considered the oldest person to record a triple century in Test Cricket. This landmark was made by the right-handed batsman in 1930. He played 14 Tests and made more than 40,000 first-class run for England. His record was maintained until 1974. The record was broken by Greg Chappell against New Zealand.
After his captain's death, Sandham received a chance at bat. Sandham borrowed the captain's bat, and also borrowed his shoes. Sometimes his shoes fell as he tried to run singles. After nine days, the match ended in a draw. Sandham scored 355 runs in the series. This score was the highest in Test cricket. Greg Chappell, a year later, surpassed it.
Sandham was born in Streatham in England and made his debut for Surrey in 1911. Ted McDonald bowled Sandham, who scored 21 against Australia in his debut match. He was then on a tour to South Africa for two more seasons, where he scored one half-century over nine innings. He did not make an impression on South African and Australian teams. In the 1950s, he was also named the Surrey coach.