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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David MurrayWI | India | 1978-1979 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 261 | 84 | 29.00 | 258 | 32.56 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Dinesh KarthikIND | Pakistan | 2005-2007 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 261 | 93 | 23.73 | 506 | 51.58 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Keshav MaharajSA | India | 2018-2025 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 261 | 72 | 16.31 | 525 | 49.71 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 1 |
| Derek PringleENG | West Indies | 1984-1991 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 261 | 46* | 13.74 | 993 | 26.28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Courtney WalshWI | England | 1986-2000 | 36 | 45 | 13 | 261 | 19 | 8.16 | 556 | 46.94 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 5 |
| David LloydENG | India | 1974 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 214* | 260.00 | 517 | 50.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ricky PontingAUS | Bangladesh | 2003-2006 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 260 | 118* | 65.00 | 486 | 53.50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Liton DasBAN | New Zealand | 2019-2022 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 260 | 102 | 37.14 | 434 | 59.91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Geoff PullarENG | Pakistan | 1961-1962 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 260 | 165 | 43.33 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Ross MorganNZ | India | 1965 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 260 | 82 | 37.14 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Andy BlignautZIM | West Indies | 2001-2003 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 260 | 92 | 32.50 | 419 | 62.05 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Haris SohailPAK | New Zealand | 2018-2021 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 260 | 147 | 28.89 | 736 | 35.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Freddie BrownENG | Australia | 1950-1953 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 260 | 79 | 26.00 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Graeme FowlerENG | West Indies | 1984 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 260 | 106 | 26.00 | 709 | 36.67 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | West Indies | 2002-2011 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 260 | 70 | 17.33 | 408 | 63.73 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 4 |
| Craig ErvineZIM | Afghanistan | 2024-2025 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 259 | 104 | 64.75 | 478 | 54.18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Desmond LewisWI | India | 1971 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 259 | 88 | 86.33 | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Misbah-ul-HaqPAK | Bangladesh | 2003-2015 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 259 | 82 | 43.17 | 440 | 58.86 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| Mike AthertonENG | Zimbabwe | 1996-2000 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 259 | 136 | 37.00 | 649 | 39.91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Dion EbrahimZIM | South Africa | 2001-2005 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 259 | 72 | 32.38 | 649 | 39.91 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Jacques RudolphSA | West Indies | 2003-2005 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 259 | 101 | 28.78 | 700 | 37.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Mohsin KhanPAK | New Zealand | 1979-1985 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 259 | 58 | 23.55 | 603 | 39.80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Liton DasBAN | South Africa | 2015-2024 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 259 | 70 | 21.58 | 433 | 59.82 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Zaheer AbbasPAK | West Indies | 1975-1980 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 259 | 80 | 18.50 | 136 | 41.91 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Tagenarine ChanderpaulWI | Zimbabwe | 2023 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 258 | 207* | 129.00 | 610 | 42.30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Basil D'OliveiraENG | New Zealand | 1969-1971 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 258 | 100 | 36.86 | 558 | 46.24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Doug WaltersAUS | South Africa | 1970 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 258 | 74 | 32.25 | 591 | 43.65 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| John ParkerNZ | India | 1976 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 258 | 104 | 32.25 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Brian RoseENG | West Indies | 1980-1981 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 258 | 70 | 36.86 | 556 | 46.40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Guy WhittallZIM | South Africa | 1995-2001 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 258 | 85 | 28.67 | 588 | 43.88 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Adam BacherSA | Pakistan | 1997-1998 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 258 | 96 | 28.67 | 561 | 45.99 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Shikhar DhawanIND | South Africa | 2013-2018 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 258 | 45* | 21.50 | 563 | 45.83 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Jason HolderWI | Australia | 2015-2022 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 258 | 82* | 23.45 | 449 | 57.46 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 5 |
| Peter WilleyENG | Australia | 1979-1985 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 258 | 82 | 16.13 | 606 | 42.57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Sarfraz NawazPAK | Australia | 1972-1984 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 258 | 35 | 13.58 | 569 | 45.34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Mayank AgarwalIND | Bangladesh | 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 257 | 243 | 128.50 | 351 | 73.22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 |
| Kamran AkmalPAK | New Zealand | 2009 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 257 | 82 | 51.40 | 403 | 63.77 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 4 |
| Tom BlundellNZ | Pakistan | 2020-2023 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 257 | 74 | 42.83 | 549 | 46.81 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Basil WilliamsWI | Australia | 1978 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 257 | 100 | 42.83 | 118 | 84.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Daren GangaWI | Zimbabwe | 2001-2003 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 257 | 89 | 36.71 | 577 | 44.54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Ernest TyldesleyENG | Australia | 1921-1929 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 257 | 81 | 42.83 | 178 | 29.21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Bruce PairaudeauWI | India | 1953 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 257 | 115 | 32.13 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul SheahanAUS | West Indies | 1968-1969 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 257 | 51 | 36.71 | 346 | 42.49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gary CosierAUS | West Indies | 1975-1978 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 257 | 109 | 28.56 | 360 | 48.33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Joshua Da SilvaWI | Bangladesh | 2021-2024 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 257 | 92 | 25.70 | 632 | 40.66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Stuart WilliamsWI | England | 1994-1998 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 257 | 62 | 28.56 | 539 | 47.68 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Eoin MorganENG | Pakistan | 2010-2012 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 257 | 130 | 21.42 | 509 | 50.49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 3 |
| Lahiru ThirimanneSL | India | 2015-2022 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 257 | 62 | 18.36 | 682 | 37.68 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | India | 1993-2010 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 257 | 67 | 15.12 | 365 | 70.41 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 7 |
| Steve WaughAUS | Bangladesh | 2003 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 256 | 156* | - | 424 | 60.38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
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