Youngest triple centurions in First-Class cricket

Srikar Bharat of Andhra became the fifth-youngest Indian to score a triple century in First-Class cricket. Bharath Seervi lists the youngest triple centurions in First-Class cricket.

Srikar Bharat, the wicketkeeper-batsman for Andhra, became the first batsman for his team to score a triple century in Ranji Trophy as well as in all First-Class matches in 2014-15. He scored 308 against Goa in the final match of the group stages as Andhra won the match by an inningss and moved into the quarter-finals.

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Srikar Bharat aged 21 years four months and four days when he reached his maiden triple-century on February 7, 2015. He is the fifth-youngest Indian player to score a First-Class triple century. The youngest Indian to have this feat is Wasim Jaffer; he scored a triple century in only his second First-Class innings in 1996-97 before turning even 19.

Jaffer is closely followed by Abhinav Mukund who scored his maiden triple century at the age of 18 years nine months and 29 days compared to 18 years eight months and 22 days by Jaffer. Below is the list of youngest First-Class triple centurions from India.

Youngest Indians to score a triple century in first-class cricket

Kripal Singh is the only other teenager from India to score a first-class triple century. Cheteshwar Pujara, who scored his maiden triple century in 2008 before turning 21, has scored two more First-Class triple-centuries.

Let us also see the youngest triple centurions in first-class cricket overall and where do players from Indian stand.

Youngest triple centurions in first-class cricket

Among the ten youngest First-Class triple-centurions, four are from India. In fact, six out of top 10 are from Asia. The first teenager to score a triple-century in first class cricket was Frank Worrell in 1944 at 19 years, six months and 15 days. He broke Don Bradman’s record of the youngest triple centurion.

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It is interesting to note that two of the three Ws (Worrell, Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott) of West Indies are in the list above. In 2010, Rilee Rossouw scored his maiden triple century and is listed ninth in the list above.

Ken Rutherford and Aftab Baloch are the other batsmen to score triple centuries at an age of less than 21. Srikar Bharat is the 13th youngest overall.

Youngest First-Class triple-centurions from each country

For England it is David Sales who is 17th youngest overall and for Sri Lanka it is Kusal Perera who is 24th on the overall list of youngest triple centurions.

(Bharath Seervi is a cricket statistician who is obsessed with digging numbers, facts and records related to the game. An active member of Society of Cricket Statisticians of India, he blogs at www.cricketseervistats.blogspot.com. He can be followed on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SeerviBharath and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SeerviCricket)