KK Nair joins the list of batsmen who have scored a triple hundred in a test innings

KK Nair joins the list of batsmen who have scored a triple hundred in a test innings

KK Nair of India scored 303 not out against England in the ongoing test at Chennai to provide the 30th occasion of a batsman scoring a triple century  in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Sandham 325 1 Eng Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
3 WR Hammond 336* 2 Eng NZl Auckland 31 Mar 1933
4 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
5 L Hutton 364 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
6 Hanif Mohammad 337 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
7 GS Sobers 365* 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
8 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
9 JH Edrich 310* 1 Eng NZl Leeds 08 Jul 1965
10 RM Cowper 307 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1966
11 LG Rowe 302 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
12 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
13 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
14 ST Jayasuriya 340 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
15 MA Taylor 334* 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
16 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 1 Pak NZl Lahore 01 May 2002
17 ML Hayden 380 1 Aus Zim Perth 09 Oct 2003
18 V Sehwag 309 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
19 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
20 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
21 M  Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
22 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
23 Younis Khan 313 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
24 CH Gayle 333 1 Win Srl Galle 15 Nov 2010
25 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
26 HM Amla 311* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
27 KC Sangakkara 319 1 Srl Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
28 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
29 Azhar Ali 302* 1 Pak Win Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
30 KK Nair 303* 2 IndiN Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

His knock provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman to score a triple hundred in a test innings and he became the second Indian batsman to do so. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Sehwag 309 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
2 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
3 KK Nair 303* 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

KK Nair’s 303 not out provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring a triple hundred against England in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
2 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
3 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
4 RM Cowper 307 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1966
5 LG Rowe 302 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
6 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
7 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
8 HM Amla 311* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
9 KK Nair 303* 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

BC Lara, CH Gayle, DG Bradman and V Sehwag are the four batsmen in the history of test cricket to score triple hundred on two occasions. The performance of these four batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
2 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
               
1 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
2 CH Gayle 333 1 Win Srl Galle 15 Nov 2010
               
1 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
2 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
               
1 V Sehwag 309 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
2 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008

BC Lara and DG Bradman are the two batsmen who have scored two triple hundreds against the same opposition, same ground and in a test which has a start date in the same month

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
2 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
               
1 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
2 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934

Leeds and St John’s are the two grounds which have witnessed three triple centurions scored on it. The following table lists all such occasions

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
2 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
3 JH Edrich 310* 1 Eng NZl Leeds 08 Jul 1965
               
1 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
2 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
3 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005

Bridgetown, Chennai, Kingston and The Oval are the four grounds to witness two triple hundreds scored on it. The following table lists all such occasions

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 337 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
2 LG Rowe 302 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
               
1 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 KK Nair 303* 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
               
1 A Sandham 325 1 Eng Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 GS Sobers 365* 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
               
1 L Hutton 364 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
2 HM Amla 311* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012

 

 

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