| 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 |
| Len Hutton | 364 | The Ashes: 5th Test, 1938 | Kennington Oval, London |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sir Viv Richards | 291 | The Wisden Trophy: 5th Test, 1976 | Kennington Oval, London |
| Javed Miandad | 280* | Pakistan v India: 4th Test, 1982/83 | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sind |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Stephen Fleming | 262 | New Zealand in South Africa: 2nd Test, 2005/06 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| Javed Miandad | 260 | England v Pakistan: 5th Test, 1987 | Kennington Oval, London |
| Tom Graveney | 258 | England v West Indies: 3rd Test, 1957 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Seymour Nurse | 258 | New Zealand v West Indies: 3rd Test, 1968/69 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch |
| Rohan Kanhai | 256 | India v West Indies: 3rd Test, 1958/59 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta |
| Jackie McGlew | 255* | New Zealand v South Africa: 1st Test, 1952/53 | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Doug Walters | 250 | New Zealand v Australia: 1st Test, 1976/77 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch |
| Justin Langer | 250 | The Ashes: 4th Test, 2002/03 | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Greg Chappell | 247* | New Zealand v Australia: 1st Test, 1973/74 | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Geoff Boycott | 246* | England v India: 1st Test, 1967 | Headingley, Leeds |
| Don Bradman | 244 | The Ashes: 5th Test, 1934 | Kennington Oval, London |
| Eddie Paynter | 243 | South Africa v England: 3rd Test, 1938/39 | Kingsmead, Durban |
| Doug Walters | 242 | The Frank Worrell Trophy: 5th Test, 1968/69 | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Clive Lloyd | 242* | India v West Indies: 5th Test, 1974/75 | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay |
| Ricky Ponting | 242 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy: 2nd Test, 2003/04 | Adelaide Oval |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 241* | Border-Gavaskar Trophy: 4th Test, 2003/04 | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Wally Hammond | 240 | The Ashes: 2nd Test, 1938 | Lord's, London |
| Zaheer Abbas | 240 | England v Pakistan: 3rd Test, 1974 | Kennington Oval, London |
| Graham Dowling | 239 | New Zealand v India: 2nd Test, 1967/68 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch |
| Sourav Ganguly | 239 | Pakistan in India: 3rd match, 2007/08 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 237 | South Africa in Sri Lanka: 1st Test, 2004 | Galle International Stadium |
| Eric Rowan | 236 | England v South Africa: 4th Test, 1951 | Headingley, Leeds |
| Greg Chappell | 235 | Pakistan v Australia: 2nd Test, 1979/80 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad |
| Carl Hooper | 233 | India in West Indies: 1st Test, 2001/02 | Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana |
| Sir Viv Richards | 232 | The Wisden Trophy: 1st Test, 1976 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
