Batting records (Men's Tests)
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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 2,634 of the 2,671 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karsan GhavriIND | 1974-1981 | 39 | 57 | 14 | 913 | 86 | 21.23 | 1564 | 38.17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 7 |
| Jack RussellENG | 1920-1923 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 910 | 140 | 56.88 | 492 | 52.44 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| Bruce TaylorNZ | 1965-1973 | 30 | 50 | 6 | 898 | 124 | 20.41 | 184 | 50.54 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 98 | 13 |
| Phil EdmondsENG | 1975-1987 | 51 | 65 | 15 | 875 | 64 | 17.50 | 2283 | 38.33 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 84 | 9 |
| Hugh TayfieldSA | 1949-1960 | 37 | 60 | 9 | 862 | 75 | 16.90 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5 |
| Darren GoughENG | 1994-2003 | 58 | 86 | 18 | 855 | 65 | 12.57 | 1967 | 43.47 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 102 | 9 |
| Chris OldENG | 1972-1981 | 46 | 66 | 9 | 845 | 65 | 14.82 | 2165 | 38.24 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 103 | 8 |
| Paul StrangZIM | 1994-2001 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 839 | 106* | 27.06 | 1918 | 43.74 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 92 | 3 |
| Hashmatullah ShahidiAFG | 2018-2026 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 832 | 246 | 41.60 | 1758 | 47.33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 3 |
| Wes HallWI | 1958-1969 | 48 | 66 | 14 | 818 | 50* | 15.73 | 466 | 50.00 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 6 |
| Johnny BriggsENG | 1884-1899 | 33 | 50 | 5 | 815 | 121 | 18.11 | 81 | 34.57 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 68 | 0 |
| James FranklinNZ | 2001-2013 | 31 | 46 | 7 | 808 | 122* | 20.72 | 2163 | 37.36 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 82 | 5 |
| 'Young Jack' HearneENG | 1911-1926 | 24 | 36 | 5 | 806 | 114 | 26.00 | 1184 | 36.74 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 |
| Alzarri JosephWI | 2016-2026 | 42 | 67 | 2 | 804 | 86 | 12.37 | 1401 | 57.39 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 84 | 31 |
| Mohammad WasimPAK | 1996-2000 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 783 | 192 | 30.12 | 1746 | 44.85 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 89 | 0 |
| Nick ComptonENG | 2012-2016 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 775 | 117 | 28.70 | 2150 | 36.05 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 84 | 3 |
| John SnowENG | 1965-1976 | 49 | 71 | 14 | 772 | 73 | 13.54 | 1951 | 35.98 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 73 | 4 |
| Tagenarine ChanderpaulWI | 2022-2026 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 758 | 207* | 28.07 | 2013 | 37.66 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 6 |
| Mohammed ShamiIND | 2013-2023 | 64 | 89 | 27 | 750 | 56* | 12.10 | 1005 | 74.63 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 83 | 25 |
| Srinivasaraghavan VenkataraghavanIND | 1965-1983 | 56 | 75 | 12 | 747 | 64 | 11.86 | 620 | 37.74 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 49 | 3 |
| Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK | 1958-1973 | 29 | 50 | 5 | 747 | 101 | 16.60 | 380 | 32.89 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 2 |
| Bobby AbelENG | 1888-1902 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 744 | 132* | 37.20 | 241 | 49.79 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 0 |
| Ron ArcherAUS | 1953-1956 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 713 | 128 | 24.59 | 108 | 50.93 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 67 | 9 |
| Jim LakerENG | 1948-1959 | 46 | 63 | 15 | 676 | 63 | 14.08 | 296 | 43.58 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 2 |
| Mushtaq AhmedPAK | 1990-2003 | 52 | 72 | 16 | 656 | 59 | 11.71 | 1828 | 35.89 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 70 | 8 |
| Colin MilburnENG | 1966-1969 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 654 | 139 | 46.71 | 830 | 62.05 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 11 |
| Johnny WardleENG | 1948-1957 | 28 | 41 | 8 | 653 | 66 | 19.79 | 94 | 51.06 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 14 |
| Hamish MarshallNZ | 2000-2006 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 652 | 160 | 38.35 | 1378 | 47.31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 83 | 3 |
| Dhruv JurelIND | 2024-2026 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 651 | 125 | 40.69 | 1103 | 59.02 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 13 |
| Stephen CookSA | 2016-2017 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 632 | 117 | 33.26 | 1402 | 45.08 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Nishan MadushkaSL | 2023-2026 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 628 | 205 | 27.30 | 1137 | 55.23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 5 |
| Terry JarvisNZ | 1965-1973 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 625 | 182 | 29.76 | 716 | 30.87 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 63 | 0 |
| Upul ChandanaSL | 1999-2005 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 616 | 92 | 26.78 | 1217 | 50.62 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 6 |
| Peter PollockSA | 1961-1970 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 607 | 75* | 21.68 | 361 | 31.30 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 1 |
| Sonal DinushaSL | 2025-2026 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 606 | 133* | 86.57 | 1034 | 58.61 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 8 |
| Vusi SibandaZIM | 2003-2014 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 591 | 93 | 21.11 | 1177 | 50.21 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 6 |
| Dick BarlowENG | 1881-1887 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 591 | 62 | 22.73 | 73 | 46.58 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Alok KapaliBAN | 2002-2006 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 584 | 85 | 17.70 | 1201 | 48.63 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 80 | 3 |
| Geoff RaboneNZ | 1949-1955 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 562 | 107 | 31.22 | 46 | 15.22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Arthur ChipperfieldAUS | 1934-1938 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 552 | 109 | 32.47 | 851 | 41.83 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Walter HadleeNZ | 1937-1951 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 543 | 116 | 30.17 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Adil RashidENG | 2015-2019 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 540 | 61 | 19.29 | 1270 | 42.52 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 4 |
| Chamara SilvaSL | 2006-2008 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 537 | 152* | 33.56 | 854 | 62.88 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 1 |
| Donald TiripanoZIM | 2014-2023 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 531 | 95 | 22.13 | 1631 | 32.56 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 1 |
| Sanjeeva RanatungaSL | 1994-1997 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 531 | 118 | 33.19 | 1626 | 32.66 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 0 |
| Aminul IslamBAN | 2000-2002 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 530 | 145 | 21.20 | 1520 | 34.87 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 0 |
| Louis TancredSA | 1902-1913 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 530 | 97 | 21.20 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 1 |
| Cyril VincentSA | 1927-1935 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 526 | 60 | 20.23 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 8 |
| Craig SerjeantAUS | 1977-1978 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 522 | 124 | 23.73 | 588 | 40.48 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 1 |
| Paul StirlingIRE | 2018-2025 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 521 | 103 | 26.05 | 840 | 62.02 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 7 |
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