Flashback: The first-ever triple-centurion in Test cricket

So, you have been following cricket with passion, isn’t it? How many of us know who is the first-ever triple centurion in Test match cricket and when the first-ever triple hundred was scored in Tests?

Well, let us now travel back to the year 1930 when Andy Sandham scored the first triple century in the longest format of the game, more than 9 decades ago. In this epic Test match between England and the West Indies, the Freddie Calthorpe-led England side batted first and piled up a gargantuan total of 849 on the board.

And, Andy Sandham scored a historic 325 off 640 deliveries at the top of the order. Sandham struck 28 fours in his superb knock. Apart from Sandham, Les Ames struck a whirlwind 174-ball 149 for his side as well and put on a mammoth partnership of 249 runs alongside Sandham.

Tommy Scott was the pick of the bowlers for the West Indies as he scalped a five-wicket haul. In reply, West Indies were bowled out for a total of just 286, and only one batter could even score a half-century. Nigel Haig and Ewart Astill scalped three wickets each with the ball in hand.

England declared their second innings with their scorecard reading 272/9. In the second innings, Patsy Hendren and Sandham scored half-centuries for England and helped their side set a mammoth target of 836 for the opposition.

In their second innings, West Indies put up a resolute display. George Headley scored a classy 223 and skipper Karl Nunes scored a patient 355-ball 92 as the West Indies ended their second innings with their scorecard reading 408/5 and the match, which was played for a period of 10 days ended in a draw. Yes, there have been 31 triple centuries scored in Test cricket, but this epic knock from Andy Sandham will always find a special place in history, as he showed how it is done