Scorecard: | Australia v Zimbabwe |
Player: | ML Hayden |
Matthew Hayden broke many records with his mammoth 380 in the Perth Test against Zimbabwe, the most important being the highest ever score by an individual in Test cricket history. His 11 sixes are the second highest in games history and so is his aggregate of 218 runs in boundaries.
 
Here-under is a statistical review of Haydens batting feats 
Evolution of highest individual Test score
Score Batsman For Vs Venue Season 165* CA Bannerman Aus Eng Melbourne 1876/77 211 WL Murdoch Aus Eng The Oval 1884 287 RE Foster Eng Aus Sydney 1903/04 325 A Sandham Eng WI Kingston 1929/30 334 DG Bradman Aus Eng Leeds 1930 336* WR Hammond Eng NZ Auckland 1932/33 364 L Hutton Eng Aus The Oval 1938 365* GStA Sobers WI Pak Kingston 1957/58 375 BC Lara WI Eng St.John's 1993/94 380 ML Hayden Aus Zim Perth 2003/04
Highest Individual Innings
Score Player For Vs Venue Series 380 ML Hayden Aus Zim Perth 2003/04 375 BC Lara WI Eng St. John's 1993/94 365* GStA Sobers WI Pak Kingston 1957/58 364 L Hutton Eng Aus The Oval 1938 340 ST Jayasuriya SL Ind Colombo RPS 1997/98 337 Hanif Mohammad Pak WI Bridgetown 1957/58 336* WR Hammond Eng NZ Auckland 1932/33 334* MA Taylor Aus Pak Peshawar 1998/99 334 DG Bradman Aus Eng Leeds 1930 333 GA Gooch Eng Ind Lord's 1990 329 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak NZ Lahore 2001/02 325 A Sandham Eng WI Kingston 1929/30 311 RB Simpson Aus Eng Manchester 1964 310* JH Edrich Eng NZ Leeds 1965 307 RM Cowper Aus Eng Melbourne 1965/66 304 DG Bradman Aus Eng Leeds 1934 302 LG Rowe WI Eng Bridgetown 1973/74
Most Sixes in an Innings
6s Batsman Score For Vs Venue Season 12 Wasim Akram 257* Pak Zim Sheikhupura 1996/97 11 NJ Astle 222 NZ Eng Christchurch 2001/02 11 ML Hayden 380 Aus Zim Perth 2003/04 10 WR Hammond 336* Eng NZ Auckland 1932/33 9 CL Cairns 120 NZ Zim Auckland 1995/96 9 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 Pak NZ Lahore 2001/02 8 NS Sidhu 124 Ind SL Lucknow 1993/94 8 AC Gilchrist 204* Aus SA Johannesburg 2001/02 7 B Sutcliffe 80* NZ SA Johannesburg 1953/54 7 IVA Richards 110* WI Eng St John's 1985/86 7 CG Greenidge 213 WI NZ Auckland 1986/87
Most Runs in Boundaries
Runs Batsman (Score) For Vs Venue Season 6s 4s 238 JH Edrich (310*) Eng NZ Leeds 1965 5 52 218 ML Hayden (380) Aus Zim Perth 2003/04 11 38 206 Inzamam-ul-Haq (329) Pak NZ Lahore 2001/02 9 38 196 WR Hammond (336*) Eng NZ Auckland 1932/33 10 34 190 GA Gooch (333) Eng Ind Lord's 1990 3 43 184 DG Bradman (334) Aus Eng Leeds 1930 - 46 184 DG Bradman (304) Aus Eng Leeds 1934 2 43 180 BC Lara (375) WI Eng St.John's 1993/94 - 45 178 NJ Astle (222) NZ Eng Christchurch 2001/02 11 28 176 VVS Laxman (281) Ind Aus Calcutta 2000/01 - 44 172 RG Pollock (274) SA Aus Durban 1969/70 - 43
Most Runs Added During a Batsmans Stay at the Wicket
Runs Batsman (Score) For Vs Venue Season 770 L Hutton (364) Eng Aus The Oval 1938 735 ML Hayden (380) Aus Zim Perth 2003/04 720 A Sandham (325) Eng WI Kingston 1929/30 703 GStA Sobers (365*) WI Pak Kingston 1957/58
 
(Article: Copyright © 2003 Rajneesh Gupta)
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