Triple centurions in Test cricket

Michael Clarke hit a majestic unbeaten 329 before declaring Australia's first innings at 659 for four, with a lead of 468, on the third day of the second Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground Thursday.

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His triple century was just the 25th in Test cricket and the fourth highest Test score by an Australian. It was also the 14th highest by any batsman and the highest in 100 Tests over more than a century at the SCG.

Rajneesh Gupta lists the other batsmen to score a triple hundred.

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Teams	Venue	Date
BC Lara	400*	732	582	43	4	68.73	WI v Eng	St. John's	11 Apr 2004
ML Hayden	380	622	437	38	11	86.96	Aus v Zim	Perth	10 Oct 2003
BC Lara	375	766	538	45	-	69.70	WI v Eng	St. John's	17 Apr 1994
DPMD Jayawardene	374	752	572	43	1	65.38	SL v SA	Colombo SSC	29 Jul 2006
GS Sobers	365*	614	**	38	-	-	WI v Pak	Kingston	01 Mar 1958
L Hutton	364	797	847	35	-	42.98	Eng v Aus	The Oval	22 Aug 1938
ST Jayasuriya	340	799	578	36	2	58.82	SL v Ind	Colombo RPS	05 Aug 1997
Hanif Mohammad	337	970	**	24	-	-	Pak v WI	Bridgetown	23 Jan 1958
WR Hammond	336*	318	400	34	10	84.00	Eng v NZ	Auckland	01 Apr 1933
MA Taylor	334*	720	564	32	1	59.22	Aus v Pak	Peshawar	16 Oct 1998
DG Bradman	334	383	448	46	-	74.55	Aus v Eng	Leeds	11 Jul 1930
GA Gooch	333	628	485	43	3	68.66	Eng v Ind	Lord's	27 Jul 1990
CH Gayle	333	653	437	34	9	76.20	WI v SL	Galle	16 Nov 2010
MJ Clarke	329*	**	468	39	1	70.30	Aus v Ind	Sydney	05 Jan 2012
Inzamam-ul-Haq	329	579	436	38	9	75.46	Pak v NZ	Lahore	02 May 2002
A Sandham	325	600	640	28	-	50.78	Eng v WI	Kingston	04 Apr 1930
V Sehwag	319	530	304	42	5	104.93	Ind v SA	Chennai	28 Mar 2008
CH Gayle	317	630	483	37	3	65.63	WI v SA	St. John's	03 May 2005
Younis Khan	313	760	568	27	4	55.11	Pak v SL	Karachi	24 Feb 2009
RB Simpson	311	762	740	23	1	42.03	Aus v Eng	Manchester	25 Jul 1964
JH Edrich	310*	532	450	52	5	68.89	Eng v NZ	Leeds	09 Jul 1965
V Sehwag	309	531	375	39	6	82.40	Ind v Pak	Multan	30 Mar 2004
RM Cowper	307	727	589	20	-	52.12	Aus v Eng	Melbourne	16 Feb 1966
DG Bradman	304	511	473	43	2	64.27	Aus v Eng	Leeds	23 Jul 1934
LG Rowe	302	612	430	36	1	70.23	WI v Eng	Bridgetown	10 Mar 1974
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