Captains scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings

Captains scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings

KC Williamson of New Zealand scored 251 against West Indies at Hamilton in Dec 2020 to provide the 20th occasion of a captain 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 captains.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1BC Lara400*1WinEngSt John’s10 Apr 2004
2M Jayawardene3742SrlSAFCol-SSC27 Jul 2006
3MA Taylor334*1AusPakPeshawar15 Oct 1998
4GA Gooch3331EngIndLord’s26 Jul 1990
5MJ Clarke329*2AusIndSydney03 Jan 2012
6Younis Khan3132PakSrlKarachi21 Feb 2009
7RB Simpson3111AusEngManchester23 Jul 1964
8BB McCullum3023NZlIndWellington14 Feb 2014
9MD Crowe2993NZlSrlWellington31 Jan 1991
10PBH May285*3EngWinBirmingham30 May 1957
11GC Smith2771SAFEngBirmingham24 Jul 2003
12SP Fleming274*1NZlSrlCol-PSS25 Apr 2003
13DG Bradman2703AusEngMelbourne01 Jan 1937
14AN Cook2632EngPakAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
15SP Fleming2621NZlSAFCape Town27 Apr 2006
16MJ Clarke259*2AusSAFBrisbane09 Nov 2012
17GC Smith2592SAFEngLord’s31 Jul 2003
18Wasim Akram257*2PakZimSheikhupura17 Oct 1996
19V Kohli254*1IndSAFPune10 Oct 2019
20KS Williamson2511NZlWinHamilton03 Dec 2020

KC Williamson of New Zealand scored 251 against West Indies at Hamilton in Dec 2020 to provide the fifth occasion of a New Zealand captain 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 captains.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1BB McCullum3023NZlIndWellington14 Feb 2014
2MD Crowe2993NZlSrlWellington31 Jan 1991
3SP Fleming274*1NZlSrlCol-PSS25 Apr 2003
4SP Fleming2621NZlSAFCape Town27 Apr 2006
5KS 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 captain 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 captains.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1PBH May285*3EngWinBirmingham30 May 1957
2KS Williamson2511NZlWinHamilton03 Dec 2020

GC Smith {02}, MJ Clarke {02} and SP Fleming {02} are the three captains who have scored 250 plus runs in a test innings on two occasions.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1GC Smith2771SAFEngBirmingham24 Jul 2003
2GC Smith2592SAFEngLord’s31 Jul 2003
        
1MJ Clarke329*2AusIndSydney03 Jan 2012
2MJ Clarke259*2AusSAFBrisbane09 Nov 2012
        
1SP Fleming274*1NZlSrlCol-PSS25 Apr 2003
2SP Fleming2621NZlSAFCape Town27 Apr 2006

MJ Clarke of Australia is the only captain in the annals of test cricket to score a triple hundred and 250 plus runs. He scored 359 not out against India at Sydney in Jan 2012 and 259 not out against South Africa in Nov 2012

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1MJ Clarke329*2AusIndSydney03 Jan 2012
2MJ Clarke259*2AusSAFBrisbane09 Nov 2012
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