Batting by opposition (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 | Opposition | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keshav MaharajSA | Australia | 2016-2026 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 269 | 53 | 17.93 | 358 | 75.14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 |
| Erapalli PrasannaIND | Australia | 1967-1978 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 269 | 26 | 14.94 | 386 | 39.64 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| David BedinghamSA | New Zealand | 2024 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 268 | 110 | 67.00 | 397 | 67.51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| Barry ShepherdAUS | South Africa | 1964 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 268 | 96 | 38.29 | 344 | 34.88 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Fred SusskindSA | England | 1924 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 268 | 65 | 33.50 | - | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie WatsonENG | South Africa | 1951-1955 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 268 | 79 | 29.78 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Niroshan DickwellaSL | England | 2018-2021 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 268 | 92 | 26.80 | 435 | 61.61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Imam-ul-HaqPAK | South Africa | 2018-2025 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 268 | 93 | 26.80 | 513 | 52.24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
| Matthew BellNZ | England | 1999-2008 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 268 | 83 | 26.80 | 763 | 35.12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Headley KeithSA | England | 1955-1957 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 268 | 73 | 19.14 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Motganhalli JaisimhaIND | New Zealand | 1965-1969 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 268 | 51 | 17.87 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 1 |
| Merv HughesAUS | West Indies | 1988-1993 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 268 | 72* | 14.11 | 597 | 44.89 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 5 |
| Kamindu MendisSL | England | 2024 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 267 | 113 | 53.40 | 424 | 62.97 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Tony GreigENG | New Zealand | 1973-1975 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 267 | 139 | 44.50 | 420 | 63.57 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| George ThompsonENG | South Africa | 1910 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 267 | 63 | 33.38 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 |
| Nasser HussainENG | Pakistan | 1996-2001 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 267 | 64 | 33.38 | 743 | 35.94 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Srinivasaraghavan VenkataraghavanIND | West Indies | 1966-1983 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 267 | 51 | 11.13 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Henry NichollsNZ | West Indies | 2017-2020 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 266 | 174 | 53.20 | 503 | 52.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Pat SymcoxSA | Pakistan | 1997-1998 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 266 | 108 | 53.20 | 413 | 64.41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| Johnny DouglasENG | South Africa | 1913-1914 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 266 | 119 | 38.00 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris BroadENG | West Indies | 1984-1988 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 266 | 55 | 22.17 | 810 | 32.84 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Wayne LarkinsENG | West Indies | 1980-1990 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 266 | 54 | 20.46 | 746 | 35.66 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 1 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | Pakistan | 2009-2023 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 266 | 56 | 17.73 | 376 | 70.74 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 10 |
| Mahmudul Hasan JoyBAN | Ireland | 2025 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 265 | 171 | 88.33 | 463 | 57.24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| Doug WaltersAUS | Pakistan | 1973-1977 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 265 | 107 | 33.13 | 539 | 49.17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Alviro PetersenSA | Australia | 2012-2014 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 265 | 64 | 26.50 | 496 | 53.43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Tamim IqbalBAN | South Africa | 2008-2022 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 265 | 57 | 18.93 | 567 | 46.74 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 1 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | Pakistan | 2014-2024 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 265 | 84 | 17.67 | 496 | 53.43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 |
| Geoff LawsonAUS | West Indies | 1981-1988 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 265 | 49 | 16.56 | 464 | 54.53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Axar PatelIND | Australia | 2023 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 264 | 84 | 88.00 | 474 | 55.70 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 9 |
| Barry SinclairNZ | South Africa | 1964 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 264 | 138 | 44.00 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Nkruma BonnerWI | Bangladesh | 2021-2022 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 264 | 90 | 37.71 | 742 | 35.58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| Jack RichardsENG | Australia | 1986-1987 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 264 | 133 | 37.71 | 649 | 40.68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Moin KhanPAK | Zimbabwe | 1996-1998 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 264 | 97 | 29.33 | 568 | 46.48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Mike DennessENG | Pakistan | 1973-1974 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 264 | 68 | 29.33 | 233 | 39.06 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Abid AliPAK | Bangladesh | 2020-2021 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 263 | 133 | 65.75 | 517 | 50.87 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Andrew StraussENG | Bangladesh | 2005-2010 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 263 | 83 | 52.60 | 385 | 68.31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Shoaib MohammadPAK | Australia | 1988-1990 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 263 | 94 | 26.30 | 639 | 41.16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Vernon PhilanderSA | India | 2013-2019 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 263 | 59 | 21.92 | 641 | 41.03 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 2 |
| Denesh RamdinWI | South Africa | 2007-2015 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 263 | 53 | 17.53 | 520 | 50.58 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Abdul RazzaqPAK | Bangladesh | 2001-2002 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 262 | 134 | 131.00 | 374 | 70.05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 |
| Colin de GrandhommeNZ | England | 2018-2022 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 262 | 72 | 43.67 | 461 | 56.83 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 2 |
| Barry WoodENG | Australia | 1972-1975 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 262 | 90 | 32.75 | 754 | 34.75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Cameron GreenAUS | West Indies | 2022-2025 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 262 | 52 | 23.82 | 562 | 46.62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mark RamprakashENG | South Africa | 1995-1998 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 262 | 67* | 23.82 | 876 | 29.91 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | South Africa | 2011-2026 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 262 | 47 | 10.92 | 491 | 53.36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 1 |
| Sid O'LinnSA | England | 1960 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 261 | 98 | 32.63 | 125 | 21.60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Marco JansenSA | India | 2021-2025 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 261 | 93 | 29.00 | 385 | 67.79 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 9 |
| Robert ChristianiWI | Australia | 1951-1952 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 261 | 76 | 29.00 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bapu NadkarniIND | New Zealand | 1955-1968 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 261 | 75 | 32.63 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
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