| Player | Score | Match | Venue |
| Brian Lara | 400* | The Wisden Trophy: 4th Test, 2003/04 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua |
| Matthew Hayden | 380 | Southern Cross Trophy: 1st Test, 2003/04 | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth |
| Brian Lara | 375 | The Wisden Trophy: 5th Test, 1993/94 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 374 | South Africa in Sri Lanka: 1st Test, 2006 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |
| Garry Sobers | 365* | West Indies v Pakistan: 3rd Test, 1957/58 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Len Hutton | 364 | The Ashes: 5th Test, 1938 | Kennington Oval, London |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 340 | Sri Lanka v India: 1st Test, 1997 | R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo |
| Hanif Mohammad | 337 | West Indies v Pakistan: 1st Test, 1957/58 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Wally Hammond | 336* | New Zealand v England: 2nd Test, 1932/33 | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Don Bradman | 334 | The Ashes: 3rd Test, 1930 | Headingley, Leeds |
| Mark Taylor | 334* | Australia in Pakistan: 2nd Test, 1998/99 | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar |
| Graham Gooch | 333 | England v India: 1st Test, 1990 | Lord's, London |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 329 | New Zealand in Pakistan: 1st Test, 2002 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Andy Sandham | 325 | West Indies v England: 4th Test, 1929/30 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Chris Gayle | 317 | Vivian Richards Trophy: 4th Test, 2004/05 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua |
| Bob Simpson | 311 | The Ashes: 4th Test, 1964 | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| John Edrich | 310* | England v New Zealand: 3rd Test, 1965 | Headingley, Leeds |
| Virender Sehwag | 309 | India in Pakistan: 1st Test, 2003/04 | Multan Cricket Stadium |
| Bob Cowper | 307 | The Ashes: 5th Test, 1965/66 | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Don Bradman | 304 | The Ashes: 4th Test, 1934 | Headingley, Leeds |
| Lawrence Rowe | 302 | The Wisden Trophy: 3rd Test, 1973/74 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Don Bradman | 299* | Australia v South Africa: 4th Test, 1931/32 | Adelaide Oval |
| Martin Crowe | 299 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka: 1st Test, 1990/91 | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Sir Viv Richards | 291 | The Wisden Trophy: 5th Test, 1976 | Kennington Oval, London |
| Reginald Foster | 287 | The Ashes: 1st Test, 1903/04 | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 287 | South Africa in Sri Lanka: 1st Test, 2006 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |
| Peter May | 285* | England v West Indies: 1st Test, 1957 | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| VVS Laxman | 281 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy: 2nd Test, 2000/01 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Javed Miandad | 280* | Pakistan v India: 4th Test, 1982/83 | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sind |
| Denis Compton | 278 | England v Pakistan: 2nd Test, 1954 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Brian Lara | 277 | The Frank Worrell Trophy: 3rd Test, 1992/93 | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Graeme Smith | 277 | South Africa in England: 1st Test, 2003 | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Daryll Cullinan | 275* | South Africa in New Zealand: 1st Test, 1998/99 | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Gary Kirsten | 275 | England in South Africa: 3rd Test, 1999/00 | Kingsmead, Durban |
| Graeme Pollock | 274 | South Africa v Australia: 2nd Test, 1969/70 | Kingsmead, Durban |
| Zaheer Abbas | 274 | England v Pakistan: 1st Test, 1971 | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Stephen Fleming | 274* | New Zealand in Sri Lanka: 1st Test, 2003 | P.Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo |
| Javed Miandad | 271 | New Zealand v Pakistan: 3rd Test, 1988/89 | Eden Park, Auckland |
| George Headley | 270* | West Indies v England: 4th Test, 1934/35 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Don Bradman | 270 | The Ashes: 3rd Test, 1936/37 | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Rahul Dravid | 270 | India in Pakistan: 3rd Test, 2003/04 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 270 | Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe: 2nd Test, 2004 | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
| Graham Yallop | 268 | Australia v Pakistan: 4th Test, 1983/84 | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Aravinda de Silva | 267 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka: 1st Test, 1990/91 | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Bryan Young | 267* | New Zealand v Sri Lanka: 1st Test, 1996/97 | Carisbrook, Dunedin |
| Younis Khan | 267 | Pakistan in India: 3rd Test, 2004/05 | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Bill Ponsford | 266 | The Ashes: 5th Test, 1934 | Kennington Oval, London |
| Dave Houghton | 266 | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka: 2nd Test, 1994/95 | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
| Dennis Amiss | 262* | The Wisden Trophy: 2nd Test, 1973/74 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Stephen Fleming | 262 | New Zealand in South Africa: 2nd Test, 2005/06 | Newlands, Cape Town |
