AC Voges becomes the second Australian batsman to score 250 plus runs in a test innings while batting at number four after 49 years
AC Voges of Australia scored 269 not out against West Indies in the ongoing test at Hobart to provide the 20th occasion of a batsman scoring 250 plus runs while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Jayawardene | 374 | 2 | Srl | SAF | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 2 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 329 | 1 | Pak | NZl | Lahore | 01 May 2002 |
| 3 | RM Cowper | 307 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 11 Feb 1966 |
| 4 | MD Crowe | 299 | 3 | NZl | Srl | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 |
| 5 | LRPL Taylor | 290 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Perth | 13 Nov 2015 |
| 6 | PBH May | 285* | 3 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 |
| 7 | Javed Miandad | 280* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Hyderabad (Sind) | 14 Jan 1983 |
| 8 | DCS Compton | 278 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Nottingham | 01 Jul 1954 |
| 9 | BC Lara | 277 | 2 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 1993 |
| 10 | DJ Cullinan | 275* | 1 | SAF | NZl | Auckland | 27 Feb 1999 |
| 11 | M Jayawardene | 275 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 |
| 12 | RG Pollock | 274 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Durban | 05 Feb 1970 |
| 13 | Javed Miandad | 271 | 1 | Pak | NZl | Auckland | 24 Feb 1989 |
| 14 | AC Voges | 269* | 1 | Aus | Win | Hobart | 10 Dec 2015 |
| 15 | PA de Silva | 267 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 |
| 16 | DL Houghton | 266 | 1 | Zim | Srk | Bulawayo | 20 Oct 1994 |
| 17 | FMM Worrell | 261 | 2 | Win | Eng | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 |
| 18 | Javed Miandad | 260 | 1 | Pak | Eng | The Oval | 06 Aug 1987 |
| 19 | MN Samuels | 260 | 2 | Win | Ban | Khulna | 21 Nov 2012 |
| 20 | KF Barrington | 256 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |
AC Voges became the second Australian batsman to score 250 plus while batting at number four after RM Cowper. RM Cowper had scored 307 against England at Melbourne in Feb 1966
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RM Cowper | 307 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 11 Feb 1966 |
| 2 | AC Voges | 269* | 1 | Aus | Win | Hobart | 10 Dec 2015 |
AC Voges became the second batsman to score 250 plus runs while batting at number against West Indies after PBH May of England. PBH May had scored 285 not out against West Indies at Birmingham in May 1957
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PBH May | 285* | 3 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 |
| 2 | AC Voges | 269* | 1 | Aus | Win | Hobart | 10 Dec 2015 |
Jsved Miandad of Pakistan {03} and DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {02} are the two batsmen who have scored 250 plus runs while batting at number four on two or more occasions. The feats of these two batsmen are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Javed Miandad | 280* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Hyderabad (Sind) | 14 Jan 1983 |
| 2 | Javed Miandad | 271 | 1 | Pak | NZl | Auckland | 24 Feb 1989 |
| 3 | Javed Miandad | 260 | 1 | Pak | Eng | The Oval | 06 Aug 1987 |
| 1 | M Jayawardene | 374 | 2 | Srl | SAF | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 2 | M Jayawardene | 275 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 |
| RM Cowper | 307 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 11 Feb 1966 |