It is only in reaching double and triple centuries that a player loses sweat, but this cricketer has created the Mount Everest of runs.
What is the joy and importance of reaching triple digits in a cricket match, it can be understood only from the face of the batsman who has reached this point. And if a batsman hits a double century, then what to say? Now if we talk about triple century by adding one more century to it, then the batsmen who have accomplished such a feat are recorded in history. But the player about whom we are going to tell today, not one, not double, not even triple, but by playing an innings of more than 400 runs, he set a record. This cricketer had achieved this tremendous achievement today i.e. on 16th July itself. Come, let us tell you that against which team this player did this feat and for any team.
Actually, the name of this player is Archie MacLaren. Archie, who was a part of 35 Test matches for England, had flagged his batting in the County Cricket Championship. The match we are talking about was played in Taunton. In this match, Archie played an extraordinary innings of 424 runs against Somerset while playing for Lancashire on 16th July. Then the year was 1895. It used to be the highest individual score in first-class cricket at that time. Interestingly, this record was held for 99 years. And the one who broke it was also a very good batsman. Yes, the great batsman of West Indies cricket, Brian Lara, took this record in his name in 1994.
Scored 47 centuries in 424 matches, scored more than 22 thousand runs
Right-handed batsman Archie McClaren has appeared in 35 Test matches for England. In this, he scored runs at an average of 33.87. Archie added 1931 runs in 61 innings while remaining unbeaten four times. He has 5 centuries and eight half-centuries to his name in Test cricket. Apart from this, he has also taken 29 catches. Archie also has the highest score as 140 runs in this most prestigious format of the game. As far as his first-class career is concerned, his figures are even more spectacular. Archie McClaren has scored 22,236 runs in 424 first-class matches at an average of 34.15. Archie has returned unbeaten in 52 innings out of 703 innings. He has 47 centuries and 95 half-centuries in first-class cricket. During this, he has also taken 452 catches while fielding excellently. There is also a coincidence in first-class cricket.
