Controversies in 1958

2 incidents documented

Garry Sobers' 365 Not Out — Test Record Born at Sabina Park, 1958

West Indies vs Pakistan

1958-03-01

On 1 March 1958 at Sabina Park, the 21-year-old Garry Sobers turned his maiden Test century into 365 not out against Pakistan, beating Len Hutton's 364 from the 1938 Oval Test by a single run. Sobers batted for 10 hours and 14 minutes and added 446 for the second wicket with Conrad Hunte (260). The record stood for 36 years until Brian Lara's 375 in 1994.

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Hanif Mohammad's 337 — 970-Minute Vigil at Bridgetown, 1958

West Indies vs Pakistan

1958-01-23

Asked to follow on 473 runs behind in the first Test at Bridgetown in January 1958, Hanif Mohammad batted for 970 minutes — 16 hours 10 minutes across nine consecutive sessions — to score 337 and save the match. It remains the longest innings in Test history and the highest score by a Pakistan batsman away from home.

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