Andy Sandham: First Triple Centurion in Test Cricket

From this it might be assumed that Sandham was a mute No. 2. Some of his accomplishments argue otherwise. He once held the world Test record, making the First Test triple-century when he was in his 40th year, a 10-hour innings of 325 at Kingston, Jamaica, when England piled up 849 off the West Indies bowling.Sandham had to borrow his captain's long-handled bat and Hendren's shoes (which occasionally slipped off as he scuttled a single); and when England batted again, he went in at No. 7 and made 50. His match aggregate of 375 was a Test record until Greg Chappell beat it at Wellington 44 years and 543 Tests later.

 

Over his 1st class career he scored over 40,000 runs at an average of 44.82. He played 14 tests for England. He passed 2,000 runs in a season on 8 occasions.

 

Source: CricketCrowd Staff Reporter