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Record breaking South African smashes fastest ever triple ton

by Billy Remmington 5 minute read

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  1. Allan_D 6 years ago (Edit)

    At 268 minutes some way short of DCS Compton's 181-minute 300 for MCC v NE Transvaal at Benoni on 3-4 December 1948. No record of balls faced but he hit 198 in boundaries (42x4 + 5x6) compared to Marais' 218 (35x4 + 13x6).

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