One batsman outscoring two innings of the opponents

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In Test cricket, there have been 5 instances where a batsman scored more than the opponent’s totals in two innings. First we look at instances where one innings of the batsman was more than the runs made in two innings by the opposing team.

1. R Abel (120), E v SA (47 & 43), Cape Town, 1888-89

2. L Hutton (364), E v A (201 &123), Oval, 1938

3. DG Bradman (185), A v I (58 & 98), Brisbane, 1947-48

4. Inzamam-ul-Haq (329), P v NZ (73 & 246), Lahore, 2002

5. ML Hayden (119), A v P (59 & 53), Sharjah, 2002-03

One step below, we look at the 4 instances where one batsman’s total in two innings was more than the runs made in two innings by the opposing team.

  1. EH Hendren (169 & 45), E v A (122 & 66), Brisbane, 1928-29
  2. CG Greenidge (134 & 101), WI v E (71 & 126), Manchester, 1976
  3. JL Langer (191 & 97), A v P (197 & 72), Perth, 2004-05
  4. D Karunaratne (158* & 60), SL v SA (126 & 73), Galle, 2018.

Reference: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/has-any-side-made-more-than-ireland-s-492-in-a-test-and-still-lost-by-an-innings-ask-steven-1372538