Test captain to score a triple-century

The first captain to score 300 runs in a Test was Australian Bob Simpson who produced a brilliant inning of 311 at Old Trafford in 1964. After that there have been seven further triples by Test captains:

• ·        Graham Gooch's 333 for England v India at Lord's in 1990.
• ·        Mark Taylor's 334 not out for Australia v Pakistan in Peshawar in 1998-99.
• ·        Brian Lara's 400 not out for West Indies v England in St John's in 2003-04.
• ·        Mahela Jayawardene's 374 for Sri Lanka v South Africa in Colombo in 2006.
• ·        Younis Khan's 313 for Pakistan v Sri Lanka in Karachi in 2008-09.
• ·        Michael Clarke's 329 not out for Australia v India in Sydney in 2011-12.
• ·        Brendon McCullum's 302 for New Zealand v India in Wellington 2013-14.

Bob Simpson the first Test captain to make a triple-hundred, at Old Trafford in 1964 John Dawson  © PA Photos