Depends on what type of cricket you are talking about.
In test cricket Brian Lara holds the record of 400* against England.
In one day cricket Sachin Tendulkar is the only man on the planet to have scored a double century.
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494/6 - By Australia vs South Africa almost 100 years ago, on December 9, 1910.
It is hard to understand why the Aussies were in such a hurry, since this was a timeless test. The Aussies won by an innings and 114 runs.
The most runs scored in a day was 588 by England and India on Day 2 of their 1936 test (England scored 398/8 and India 190/0).
The highest individual score for an Indian batsman in the Cricket World Cup is 183 runs, achieved by Sourav Ganguly against Sri Lanka on May 26, 1999. This came just five runs short of the overall record, 188 not out, by Gary Kirsten, in the 1996 competition. The greatest number of aggregate runs scored by an Indian in the Cricket World Cup is 2278, in 44 innings by Sachin Tendulkar.
The first round match between Hungary and El Salvador in the 1st Round which Hungary won 10-1 is the highest recorded score in the World Cup finals
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The first ball in the first cricket world cup was bowled by Madan Lal in 1975 Cricket World Cup.
The 2011 Cricket World Cup will be held in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.