1990: Don Maxwell 280 not out for the York University Cricket Club against the
Commonwealth Cricket Club at Toronto. (Toronto & District Cricket
Association 3rd Division match.)
1932: Don Bradman (later Sir Donald) 260 for the Australian XI against the
Western Ontario XI at Guelph.
1913: R.J. (Jack) Beecham 249 for the Burrard Cricket Club against the New
Westminster Cricket Club at Vancouver.
1991: Garvin Budhoo 240 for the Lions Cricket Club against the East
Kildonan Cricket Club at Winnipeg.
1894: George S. Lyon 238 not out for the Rosedale Cricket Club against the
Peterborough Cricket Club at Toronto.
1985: Randolph Soobrian 237 for the Heritage Cricket Club against the
Finchdale Cricket Club at Toronto.
1904: W.A. Henry 225 not out for the Wanderers Cricket Club against the
Garrison Cricket Club at Halifax.
The first recorded double century in Canadian cricket occurred in
1877 when R.J. Leisk scored 202 for the Hamilton Cricket Club
against the Montreal Cricket Association at Hamilton.
Other notable double centuries scored in Canadian cricket.
1903: J.M. (Jack) Laing scored 249 for the Wanderers Cricket Club against
the Douglas Park Cricket Club at Chicago, Chicago Cricket
Association match. Jack Laing was a Canadian cricketer.
1987: S.F.A. (Faoud) Bacchus scored 251 not out for the Cosmos Cricket
Club against the Ajax Cricket Club at Ajax, Ontario. This was a
friendly match.
Faoud Bacchus played test cricket for the West Indies and he also appeared
for Canada and the United States at the International level.
