Men Who Raised the Bar, The: The evolution of the highest individual score in Test cricket

The Men Who Raised the Bar, Chris Waters, highest individual score in Test cricket, cricket records, Brian Lara 400, Don Bradman 334, Test cricket history, cricket book, Wisden, Yorkshire Post cricket correspondent, cricketing greats. Few sporting records capture the imagination quite like that of the highest individual score in Test cricket. It is the blue riband record of batting achievement, the ultimate statement of stamina and skill. In The Men Who Raised the Bar, award-winning cricket writer Chris Waters charts the growth of this iconic record through nearly 150 years of Test cricket . The journey takes in a legendary line of cricketing greats, alongside less heralded players whose stories are brought back into the light .