Trent Bridge , Nottingham ; Denis Compton is seen swinging at t ball from Pakistan bowler M Fazal during the Test Match between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge . It was Compton ' s hundredth innings for England and he celoebrated the occasion by producing the highest individual score recorded in Test Cricket since the late war . His total score at the fall of his wicket in England ' s first innings was 278 . 3 July 1954