Top 10 Batsmen with most runs in a single day in a Test match

5. Sir Donald Bradman, 271 v England:

In yet another display of masterly batting, Sir Don rescued Australia from a precarious position and put them in a commanding one in the 4th Test of the 1934 Ashes series. In reply to England’s 200 the visitors started shakily and were 3/39 at the end of Day 1. Sir Don joined Bill Ponsford the next morning and put up a great show; the two famous Australian run-getters beat all previous partnership records in Test matches. They carried the score in five and half hours to 427 before Ponsford was out. Sir Don was at his imperious best and scored 271 runs on this day. He was dismissed on day 3 for a triple ton; a memorable 304 which included 43 strikes to the fence and 2 over it. England managed to hang on to a draw thanks to heavy rain on the 4th day which caused the match to be abandoned. England survived at 6/229 and the series remained in the balance at 1-1 going into the decider in which the Aussies outplayed the home side; again thanks to these 2 great gentlemen.