<P> A triple century (an individual score of 300 or more) in Test cricket has been scored on 30 occasions by 26 different batsmen from eight of the twelve Test - cricket playing nations . No player from Bangladesh or Zimbabwe has scored 300 . </P> <P> The first Test triple century was achieved by Andy Sandham of England against the West Indies in 1930 in the first Test series hosted in the West Indies . The frequency of a batsman scoring a Test triple century is slightly less than that of a bowler taking a Test hat - trick (30 triple centuries versus 43 hat - tricks as of July 2017). The quickest Test triple - century was scored in 4 hours 48 minutes, by Wally Hammond for England against New Zealand at Auckland in 1932--33 . The fastest Test triple - century by number of balls faced, where that figure is recorded, is Virender Sehwag's 278 - ball triple century for India against South Africa in the first Test of the Future Cup in Chennai in 2008 . </P> <P> Brian Lara and Chris Gayle of the West Indies, Donald Bradman of Australia and Virender Sehwag of India are the only batsmen to reach 300 more than once . Lara's 400 not out against England in 2004, his second Test triple - century, is the highest score in Test cricket and the only instance of a Test quadruple century; Lara is also the only player to have surpassed 350 twice . Bradman also scored 299 not out against South Africa in 1932 . Sehwag also scored 293 off 254 balls in the third Test between Sri Lanka and India in December 2009 . </P>

First person to hit a triple century in test cricket