Batting records (Men's Tests)
Denis Compton has scored the most runs in men's Tests v South Africa up to 2016: 2,205 in 24 matches.
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| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis ComptonENG | 1947-1957 | 24 | 42 | 1 | 2205 | 208 | 53.78 | 347 | 28.82 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 171 | 0 |
| Wally HammondENG | 1927-1939 | 24 | 42 | 7 | 2188 | 181 | 62.51 | - | - | 6 | 14 | 1 | 66 | 4 |
| Ricky PontingAUS | 1997-2012 | 26 | 48 | 3 | 2132 | 143* | 47.38 | 3566 | 59.79 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 251 | 12 |
| Mahela JayawardeneSL | 2000-2014 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 1782 | 374 | 57.48 | 3377 | 52.77 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 214 | 12 |
| Sachin TendulkarIND | 1992-2011 | 25 | 45 | 4 | 1741 | 169 | 42.46 | 3648 | 47.72 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 242 | 9 |
| Brian LaraWI | 1992-2005 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 1715 | 202 | 49.00 | 3193 | 53.71 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 243 | 13 |
| Shivnarine ChanderpaulWI | 1998-2015 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 1710 | 203* | 46.22 | 4145 | 41.25 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 197 | 5 |
| Neil HarveyAUS | 1949-1958 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 1625 | 205 | 81.25 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| Leonard HuttonENG | 1938-1951 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 1564 | 158 | 52.13 | 378 | 31.22 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 3 |
| Jack HobbsENG | 1910-1929 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 1562 | 211 | 60.08 | - | - | 2 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
| Kumar SangakkaraSL | 2000-2014 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 1534 | 287 | 47.94 | 2714 | 56.52 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 208 | 4 |
| Michael ClarkeAUS | 2008-2014 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1487 | 259* | 67.59 | 2495 | 59.60 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 182 | 3 |
| Matthew HaydenAUS | 1994-2009 | 19 | 36 | 2 | 1486 | 138 | 43.71 | 2739 | 54.25 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 202 | 12 |
| Alec StewartENG | 1994-2003 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 1450 | 164 | 39.19 | 2975 | 48.74 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 213 | 3 |
| Chris GayleWI | 2001-2010 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 1359 | 317 | 45.30 | 2257 | 60.21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 203 | 12 |
| Frank WoolleyENG | 1910-1929 | 25 | 37 | 5 | 1354 | 154 | 42.31 | - | - | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Herbert SutcliffeENG | 1924-1935 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 1336 | 122 | 55.67 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Mike AthertonENG | 1994-2000 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 1315 | 185* | 43.83 | 3672 | 35.81 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 172 | 1 |
| Virender SehwagIND | 2001-2011 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 1306 | 319 | 50.23 | 1621 | 80.57 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 191 | 17 |
| Rahul DravidIND | 1996-2011 | 21 | 40 | 3 | 1252 | 148 | 33.84 | 3591 | 34.86 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| Steve WaughAUS | 1994-2002 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 1147 | 164 | 49.87 | 2486 | 46.14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 147 | 0 |
| Mark WaughAUS | 1993-2002 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 1135 | 116 | 42.04 | 2300 | 49.35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 5 |
| Andrew StraussENG | 2004-2012 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 1113 | 147 | 38.38 | 2361 | 47.14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 145 | 3 |
| Michael HusseyAUS | 2005-2012 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 1108 | 122 | 38.21 | 2325 | 47.66 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 136 | 10 |
| Stephen FlemingNZ | 1994-2007 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 1072 | 262 | 41.23 | 2011 | 53.31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 148 | 7 |
| Colin CowdreyENG | 1955-1965 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 1021 | 155 | 39.27 | 50 | 6.00 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 91 | 3 |
| Nasser HussainENG | 1998-2003 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 1010 | 146* | 43.91 | 2802 | 36.05 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 136 | 5 |
| Mark ButcherENG | 1998-2004 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 1007 | 116 | 38.73 | 2413 | 41.73 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 150 | 0 |
| Alastair CookENG | 2008-2016 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 995 | 118 | 35.54 | 2225 | 44.72 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 123 | 2 |
| Younis KhanPAK | 2002-2013 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 990 | 131* | 39.60 | 2053 | 48.22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 102 | 8 |
| Ken BarringtonENG | 1955-1965 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 989 | 148* | 49.45 | 40 | 37.50 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 85 | 5 |
| David WarnerAUS | 2012-2016 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 985 | 145 | 57.94 | 1173 | 83.97 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 13 |
| Bill LawryAUS | 1963-1970 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 985 | 157 | 36.48 | 1020 | 49.71 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 3 |
| Warren BardsleyAUS | 1910-1921 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 982 | 164 | 61.38 | 838 | 68.38 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 3 |
| Bob SimpsonAUS | 1957-1967 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 980 | 153 | 39.20 | 362 | 56.08 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
| VVS LaxmanIND | 1996-2011 | 19 | 31 | 5 | 976 | 143* | 37.54 | 2044 | 47.75 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 126 | 2 |
| Sourav GangulyIND | 1996-2008 | 17 | 31 | 3 | 947 | 87 | 33.82 | 1712 | 55.32 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 129 | 6 |
| Cyril WashbrookENG | 1947-1949 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 938 | 195 | 55.18 | 119 | 50.42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Maurice LeylandENG | 1929-1935 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 936 | 161 | 46.80 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 3 |
| Marcus TrescothickENG | 2003-2005 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 935 | 219 | 51.94 | 1724 | 54.23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 8 |
| Andrew FlintoffENG | 1998-2008 | 19 | 32 | 3 | 935 | 142 | 32.24 | 1503 | 62.21 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 131 | 23 |
| John ReidNZ | 1953-1964 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 914 | 142 | 33.85 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 102 | 7 |
| Peter MayENG | 1951-1957 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 906 | 138 | 43.14 | 9 | 0.00 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 83 | 2 |
| Victor TrumperAUS | 1902-1911 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 900 | 214* | 75.00 | 753 | 87.78 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
| Graham ThorpeENG | 1994-2005 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 897 | 124 | 35.88 | 1975 | 45.42 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 119 | 0 |
| Ramnaresh SarwanWI | 2001-2005 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 879 | 127 | 43.95 | 2067 | 42.53 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 2 |
| Patsy HendrenENG | 1924-1931 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 876 | 142 | 54.75 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 3 |
| Bob WyattENG | 1927-1935 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 873 | 149 | 34.92 | 3 | 0.00 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Sanath JayasuriyaSL | 1993-2006 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 857 | 148 | 31.74 | 1268 | 67.59 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 122 | 5 |
| Kevin PietersenENG | 2008-2012 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 817 | 152 | 45.39 | 1208 | 67.63 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 113 | 4 |
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