Len Hutton set what was then a new world record for the highest individual Test score with 364 against Australia at The Oval in 1938. Whose earlier record did he surpass?

Answer Explanation

Hutton's 364 broke the previous Test record of 336 not out set by England's own Wally Hammond against New Zealand in 1933, and also surpassed Don Bradman's Ashes record of 334.

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