250 plus runs in a test innings – KS Williamson of New Zealand joins the list

250 plus runs in a test innings – KS Williamson of New Zealand joins the list

KC Williamson of New Zealand scored 251 against West Indies at Hamilton in Dec 2020 to provide the 98th occasion of a batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list is in the descending order of the runs scored by batsmen.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1BC Lara400*1WinEngSt John’s10 Apr 2004
2ML Hayden3801AusZimPerth09 Oct 2003
3BC Lara3751WinEngSt John’s16 Apr 1994
4M Jayawardene3742SrlSAFCol-SSC27 Jul 2006
5GS Sobers365*2WinPakKingston26 Feb 1958
6L Hutton3641EngAusThe Oval20 Aug 1938
7ST Jayasuriya3402SrlIndCol-RPS02 Aug 1997
8Hanif Mohammad3373PakWinBridgetown17 Jan 1958
9WR Hammond336*2EngNZlAuckland31 Mar 1933
10DA Warner335*1AusPakAdelaide29 Nov 2019
11MA Taylor334*1AusPakPeshawar15 Oct 1998
12DG Bradman3341AusEngLeeds11 Jul 1930
13GA Gooch3331EngIndLord’s26 Jul 1990
14CH Gayle3331WinSrlGalle15 Nov 2010
15MJ Clarke329*2AusIndSydney03 Jan 2012
16Inzamam-ul-Haq3291PakNZlLahore01 May 2002
17A Sandham3251EngWinKingston03 Apr 1930
18V Sehwag3192IndSAFChennai26 Mar 2008
19KC Sangakkara3191SrlBanChattogram04 Feb 2014
20CH Gayle3172WinSAFSt John’s29 Apr 2005
21Younis Khan3132PakSrlKarachi21 Feb 2009
22HM Amla311*2SAFEngThe Oval19 Jul 2012
23RB Simpson3111AusEngManchester23 Jul 1964
24JH Edrich310*1EngNZlLeeds08 Jul 1965
25V Sehwag3091IndPakMultan28 Mar 2004
26RM Cowper3072AusEngMelbourne11 Feb 1966
27DG Bradman3042AusEngLeeds20 Jul 1934
28KK Nair303*2IndEngChennai16 Dec 2016
29Azhar Ali302*1PakWinDub-DSC13 Oct 2016
30LG Rowe3022WinEngBridgetown06 Mar 1974
31BB McCullum3023NZlIndWellington14 Feb 2014
32DG Bradman299*2AusSAFAdelaide29 Jan 1932
33MD Crowe2993NZlSrlWellington31 Jan 1991
34AN Cook2942EngIndBirmingham10 Aug 2011
35V Sehwag2932IndSrlMum-BS02 Dec 2009
36IVA Richards2911WinEngThe Oval12 Aug 1976
37RR Sarwan2912WinEngBridgetown26 Feb 2009
38LRPL Taylor2902NZlAusPerth13 Nov 2015
39RE Foster2872EngAusSydney11 Dec 1903
40KC Sangakkara2872SrlSAFCol-SSC27 Jul 2006
41PBH May285*3EngWinBirmingham30 May 1957
42VVS Laxman2813IndAusKolkata11 Mar 2001
43Javed Miandad280*1PakIndHyd-Pak14 Jan 1983
44AB de Villiers278*1SAFPakAbu Dhabi20 Nov 2010
45DCS Compton2782EngPakNottingham01 Jul 1954
46BC Lara2772WinAusSydney02 Jan 1993
47GC Smith2771SAFEngBirmingham24 Jul 2003
48DJ Cullinan275*1SAFNZlAuckland27 Feb 1999
49G Kirsten2753SAFEngDurban26 Dec 1999
50M Jayawardene2752SrlIndAhmedabad16 Nov 2009
51SP Fleming274*1NZlSrlCol-PSS25 Apr 2003
52RG Pollock2741SAFAusDurban05 Feb 1970
53Zaheer Abbas2741PakEngBirmingham03 Jun 1971
54Javed Miandad2711PakNZlAuckland24 Feb 1989
55GA Headley270*1WinEngKingston14 Mar 1935
56DG Bradman2703AusEngMelbourne01 Jan 1937
57R Dravid2702IndPakRawalpindi13 Apr 2004
58KC Sangakkara2702SrlZimBulawayo14 May 2004
59AC Voges269*1AusWinHobart10 Dec 2015
60GN Yallop2682AusPakMelbourne26 Dec 1983
61BA Young267*1NZlSrlDunedin07 Mar 1997
62PA de Silva2672SrlNZlWellington31 Jan 1991
63Younis Khan2671PakIndBengaluru24 Mar 2005
64Z Crawley2671EngPakSouthampton21 Aug 2020
65WH Ponsford2661AusEngThe Oval18 Aug 1934
66DL Houghton2661ZimSrlBulawayo20 Oct 1994
67TWM Latham264*2NZlSrlWellington15 Dec 2018
68AN Cook2632EngPakAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
69DL Amiss262*3EngWinKingston16 Feb 1974
70SP Fleming2621NZlSAFCape Town27 Apr 2006
71RR Sarwan261*2WinBanKingston04 Jun 2004
72FMM Worrell2612WinEngNottingham20 Jul 1950
73CC Hunte2602WinPakKingston26 Feb 1958
74Javed Miandad2601PakEngThe Oval06 Aug 1987
75MN Samuels2602WinBanKhulna21 Nov 2012
76MJ Clarke259*2AusSAFBrisbane09 Nov 2012
77GM Turner2592NZlWinGeorgetown06 Apr 1972
78GC Smith2592SAFEngLord’s31 Jul 2003
79TW Graveney2581EngWinNottingham04 Jul 1957
80SM Nurse2581WinNZlChristchurch13 Mar 1969
81BA Stokes2581EngSAFCape Town02 Jan 2016
82Wasim Akram257*2PakZimSheikhupura17 Oct 1996
83RT Ponting2572AusIndMelbourne26 Dec 2003
84RB Kanhai2561WinIndKolkata31 Dec 1958
85KF Barrington2562EngAusManchester23 Jul 1964
86DJ McGlew255*1SAFNZlWellington06 Mar 1953
87V Kohli254*1IndSAFPune10 Oct 2019
88DG Bradman2542AusEngLord’s27 Jun 1930
89V Sehwag2542IndPakLahore13 Jan 2006
90JE Root2541EngPakManchester22 Jul 2016
91HM Amla253*1SAFIndNagpur06 Feb 2010
92ST Jayasuriya2533SrlPakFaisalabad20 Oct 2004
93DA Warner2531AusNZlPerth13 Nov 2015
94WR Hammond2512EngAusSydney14 Dec 1928
95KS Williamson2511NZlWinHamilton03 Dec 2020
96KD Walters2501AusNZlChristchurch18 Feb 1977
97SFAF Bacchus2502WinIndKanpur2 Feb 1979
98JL Langer2501AusEngMelbourne26 Dec 2002

KC Williamson of New Zealand scored 251 against West Indies at Hamilton in Dec 2020 to provide the ninth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list is in the descending order of the runs scored by batsmen.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1BB McCullum3023NZlIndWellington14 Feb 2014
2MD Crowe2993NZlSrlWellington31 Jan 1991
3LRPL Taylor2902NZlAusPerth13 Nov 2015
4SP Fleming274*1NZlSrlCol-PSS25 Apr 2003
5BA Young267*1NZlSrlDunedin07 Mar 1997
6TWM Latham264*2NZlSrlWellington15 Dec 2018
7SP Fleming2621NZlSAFCape Town27 Apr 2006
8GM Turner2592NZlWinGeorgetown06 Apr 1972
9KS Williamson2511NZlWinHamilton03 Dec 2020

KC Williamson of New Zealand scored 251 against West Indies at Hamilton in Dec 2020 to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies.  All such occasions are tabulated below. The list is in the descending order of the runs scored by batsmen.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Hanif Mohammad3373PakWinBridgetown17 Jan 1958
2A Sandham3251EngWinKingston03 Apr 1930
3Azhar Ali302*1PakWinDub-DSC13 Oct 2016
4PBH May285*3EngWinBirmingham30 May 1957
5AC Voges269*1AusWinHobart10 Dec 2015
6DL Amiss262*3EngWinKingston16 Feb 1974
7GM Turner2592NZlWinGeorgetown06 Apr 1972
8TW Graveney2581EngWinNottingham04 Jul 1957
9KS Williamson2511NZlWinHamilton03 Dec 2020

KC Williamson of New Zealand scored 251 against West Indies at Hamilton in Dec 2020 to provide the second occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies.  Both such occasions are tabulated below. The list is in the descending order of the runs scored by batsmen.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1GM Turner2592NZlWinGeorgetown06 Apr 1972
2KS Williamson2511NZlWinHamilton03 Dec 2020

DG Bradman {05}, V Sehwag {04}, BC Lara {03], Javed Miandad {03} and KC Sangakkara {03} are the five batsmen in the annals of test cricket who have scored 250 plus runs in a test innings on three or more occasions. The following table list the 250 plus runs scored by these five batsmen.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1DG Bradman3341AusEngLeeds11 Jul 1930
2DG Bradman3042AusEngLeeds20 Jul 1934
3DG Bradman299*2AusSAFAdelaide29 Jan 1932
4DG Bradman2703AusEngMelbourne01 Jan 1937
5DG Bradman2542AusEngLord’s27 Jun 1930
        
1V Sehwag3192IndSAFChennai26 Mar 2008
2V Sehwag3091IndPakMultan28 Mar 2004
3V Sehwag2932IndSrlMum-BS02 Dec 2009
4V Sehwag2542IndPakLahore13 Jan 2006
        
1BC Lara400*1WinEngSt John’s10 Apr 2004
2BC Lara3751WinEngSt John’s16 Apr 1994
3BC Lara2772WinAusSydney02 Jan 1993
        
1Javed Miandad280*1PakIndHyd-Pak14 Jan 1983
2Javed Miandad2711PakNZlAuckland24 Feb 1989
3Javed Miandad2601PakEngThe Oval06 Aug 1987
        
1KC Sangakkara3191SrlBanChattogram04 Feb 2014
2KC Sangakkara2872SrlSAFCol-SSC27 Jul 2006
3KC Sangakkara2702SrlZimBulawayo14 May 2004
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