In this quiz, you have to match the left-handed batters with 250-plus scores to their respective innings.
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Left-handed batters were unusual in the early days of Test cricket. Until the end of 1890, only 10 left-handers had batted in the top six, and of them, only William Scotton had played more than three Tests.
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In the 20th century, Clem Hill raised the bar by holding the world record for most Test runs for more than a decade. It was not until the late 1930s, in the last years before the Second World War, that Eddie Paynter became the first left-hander to score a double ton (he hit two, in fact).
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When the 250-barrier broke, it was with a score of 365 not out, at that point the highest individual score in Test cricket. Since then, that world record has been held solely by left-handers.
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In this quiz, we have given you the score, team, opposition, venue, and year of the 250-plus scores: you simply have to match them to the corresponding left-handed batter. For that, you have five minutes.
Quiz! Highest Test scores by left-handed batters
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