1 ▁July , ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Test ▁match ▁to ▁equal ▁the ▁performances ▁of ▁Victor ▁Tr um per ▁and ▁Charlie ▁Mac art ney . ▁In ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁Brad man ▁added ▁another ▁century ▁between ▁l unch ▁and ▁tea , ▁before ▁finishing ▁the ▁day ▁on ▁ 3 0 9 ▁not ▁out . ▁He ▁remains ▁the ▁only ▁Test ▁player ▁to ▁pass ▁ 3 0 0 ▁in ▁one ▁day ' s ▁play . ▁His ▁event ual ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 3 4 ▁was ▁a ▁world - record , ▁exceed ing ▁the ▁previous ▁mark ▁of ▁ 3 2 5 ▁by ▁Andy ▁Sand ham . ▁Brad man ▁domin ated ▁the ▁Australian ▁inn ings ; ▁the ▁second - high est ▁t ally ▁was ▁ 7 7 ▁by ▁Alan ▁K ipp ax . ▁Business man ▁Arthur ▁Wh itel aw ▁later ▁presented ▁Brad man ▁with ▁a ▁che que ▁for ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁his ▁achiev ement . ▁The ▁match ▁ended ▁in ▁anti - cl im ax ▁as ▁poor ▁weather ▁prevent ed ▁a ▁result , ▁as ▁it ▁also ▁did ▁in ▁the ▁Four th ▁Test . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁dec iding ▁Test ▁at ▁The ▁O val , ▁England ▁made ▁ 4 0 5 . ▁During ▁an ▁inn ings ▁stretch ing ▁over ▁three ▁days ▁due ▁to ▁inter mitt ent ▁rain , ▁Brad man ▁made ▁yet ▁another ▁multiple ▁century , ▁this ▁time ▁ 2 3 2 , ▁which ▁helped ▁give ▁Australia ▁a ▁big ▁lead ▁of ▁ 2 9 0   run s . ▁In ▁a ▁cru cial ▁partners