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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeet RavalNZ | South Africa | 2017 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 256 | 88 | 64.00 | 613 | 41.76 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Lahiru ThirimanneSL | West Indies | 2015-2021 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 256 | 76 | 51.20 | 663 | 38.61 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Kepler WesselsAUS | Pakistan | 1983-1984 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 256 | 179 | 42.67 | 390 | 65.64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Kusal MendisSL | India | 2017-2022 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 256 | 110 | 32.00 | 381 | 67.19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Agha SalmanPAK | South Africa | 2024-2025 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 256 | 93 | 32.00 | 428 | 59.81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Ken RutherfordNZ | India | 1988-1994 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 256 | 69 | 28.44 | 567 | 45.15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| Tony BlainNZ | Australia | 1993 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 256 | 51 | 36.57 | 725 | 35.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Bhuvneshwar KumarIND | England | 2014-2016 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 256 | 63* | 25.60 | 534 | 47.94 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| John SelbyENG | Australia | 1877-1882 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 256 | 70 | 23.27 | 99 | 45.45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike GattingENG | West Indies | 1980-1988 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 256 | 56 | 17.07 | 692 | 36.99 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Keshav MaharajSA | England | 2017-2022 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 256 | 71 | 15.06 | 423 | 60.52 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 5 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | Sri Lanka | 1999-2015 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 256 | 44 | 12.80 | 403 | 63.52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Quinton de KockSA | West Indies | 2014-2021 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 255 | 141* | 127.50 | 349 | 73.07 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 |
| Cyril WashbrookENG | West Indies | 1950 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 255 | 114 | 63.75 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Sam LoxtonAUS | South Africa | 1949-1950 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 255 | 101 | 42.50 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Hanumant SinghIND | England | 1964-1967 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 255 | 105 | 36.43 | 288 | 35.76 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Umar AkmalPAK | Australia | 2009-2010 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 255 | 51 | 25.50 | 367 | 69.48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| Jackie GrantWI | Australia | 1930-1931 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 255 | 71* | 42.50 | - | - | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob CowperAUS | South Africa | 1966-1967 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 255 | 60 | 25.50 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom LathamNZ | Zimbabwe | 2016 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 254 | 136 | 84.67 | 499 | 50.90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Liton DasBAN | Ireland | 2023-2025 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 254 | 128 | 63.50 | 318 | 79.87 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| Thilan SamaraweeraSL | Zimbabwe | 2001-2004 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 254 | 123* | 84.67 | 503 | 50.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Aamer MalikPAK | India | 1989 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 254 | 117 | 50.80 | 644 | 39.44 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Daniel FlynnNZ | West Indies | 2008-2012 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 254 | 95 | 50.80 | 562 | 45.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Dilawar HussainIND | England | 1934-1936 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 254 | 59 | 42.33 | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Robin SmithENG | South Africa | 1995-1996 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 254 | 66 | 36.29 | 597 | 42.55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Chandika HathurusingheSL | New Zealand | 1991-1992 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 254 | 81 | 42.33 | 711 | 35.72 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| George MannENG | South Africa | 1948-1949 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 254 | 136* | 36.29 | 67 | 47.76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Basil D'OliveiraENG | India | 1967-1971 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 254 | 109 | 36.29 | 503 | 50.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Freddie MartinWI | Australia | 1930-1931 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 254 | 123* | 28.22 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Joe SolomonWI | England | 1960-1963 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 254 | 62 | 23.09 | 156 | 31.41 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Ian JohnsonAUS | West Indies | 1951-1955 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 254 | 66 | 25.40 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Wilf FlowersENG | Australia | 1884-1893 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 254 | 56 | 18.14 | 11 | 18.18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Nari ContractorIND | West Indies | 1958-1962 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 254 | 92 | 18.14 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bapu NadkarniIND | West Indies | 1958-1966 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 254 | 78* | 23.09 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Moin KhanPAK | West Indies | 1990-2000 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 254 | 58 | 16.93 | 587 | 43.27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 3 |
| Douglas JardineENG | West Indies | 1928-1933 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 253 | 127 | 63.25 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Keith RiggAUS | South Africa | 1931-1932 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 253 | 127 | 50.60 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Taufeeq UmarPAK | Zimbabwe | 2002-2011 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 253 | 111 | 50.60 | 487 | 51.95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Travis HeadAUS | South Africa | 2022-2026 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 253 | 92 | 31.63 | 279 | 90.68 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| Abdul KardarPAK | West Indies | 1958 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 253 | 57 | 31.63 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 |
| Bob WyattENG | West Indies | 1930-1935 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 253 | 71 | 23.00 | 178 | 38.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Ashley GilesENG | Australia | 2001-2006 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 253 | 59 | 16.87 | 496 | 51.01 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Tuppy Owen-SmithSA | England | 1929 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 252 | 129 | 42.00 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Romesh KaluwitharanaSL | Zimbabwe | 1996-1999 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 252 | 71 | 31.50 | 423 | 59.57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Tom HaywardENG | South Africa | 1896-1907 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 252 | 122 | 28.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank DruceENG | Australia | 1897-1898 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 252 | 64 | 28.00 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Cyril FrancoisSA | England | 1922-1923 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 252 | 72 | 31.50 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel VettoriNZ | West Indies | 1999-2012 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 252 | 42 | 21.00 | 462 | 54.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Moeen AliENG | West Indies | 2015-2019 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 252 | 84 | 21.00 | 434 | 58.06 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 2 |
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