Batting Most Runs Career

Cricket in Test matches

Most runs

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2024	30	55	6	2846	218	58.08	5171	55.03	10	11	1	306	8
RT Ponting (AUS)	1996-2012	29	51	4	2555	257	54.36	4428	57.70	8	12	4	278	4
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	30	54	3	2431	294	47.66	5374	45.23	7	9	1	283	3
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1983	28	44	4	2344	242*	58.60	605+	57.02	7	12	1	161+	22
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1978-1989	28	39	6	2228	280*	67.51	3081+	50.08	5	14	1	127+	13
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2013	25	44	10	2171	140	63.85	5171	41.98	7	10	0	219	8
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2014	22	40	2	2049	329*	53.92	3622	56.57	7	6	2	227	14
SPD Smith (AUS)	2013-2023	19	37	6	2042	192	65.87	3889	52.50	9	5	2	226	10
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1989	28	41	3	1927	192*	50.71	659+	65.25	8	7	1	124+	20
GS Sobers (WI)	1958-1971	18	30	7	1920	198	83.47	-	0.00	8	7	2	73+	17+
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2008	18	35	3	1888	203	59.00	2864	65.92	6	8	2	214	24
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2010	18	28	1	1822	275	67.48	3259	55.90	6	8	1	210	7
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1978-1984	19	25	5	1740	235*	87.00	1746+	61.97	6	3	1	102+	12
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2013	18	31	6	1734	201*	69.36	3906	44.39	7	5	1	173	11
GA Gooch (ENG)	1979-1993	19	33	2	1725	333	55.64	3221	53.55	5	8	1	209	10
RB Kanhai (WI)	1958-1971	18	28	1	1693	256	62.70	-	0.00	4	7	1	110+	8+
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1989	23	39	4	1678	194	47.94	1672+	45.87	5	8	3	144+	18
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2006-2012	16	28	1	1581	202*	58.55	2573	61.44	6	6	1	204	12
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1992	20	35	5	1567	163	52.23	3537+	43.39	4	9	2	171	7
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2018	21	37	2	1528	253*	43.65	3383	45.16	5	7	4	181	3
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1953	10	15	1	1495	207	106.78	-	0.00	7	4	0	95+	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1978-1984	18	25	2	1431	231	62.21	2685+	47.26	6	3	0	125+	1
DI Gower (ENG)	1979-1990	24	37	6	1391	200*	44.87	2813	49.44	2	6	3	155	3
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	19	30	2	1357	233	48.46	2452	55.34	5	3	0	152	21
KF Barrington (ENG)	1959-1967	14	21	3	1355	172	75.27	706+	45.89	3	9	0	125+	8
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2001-2015	17	28	2	1352	219	52.00	2633	51.34	5	2	0	162	3
IR Bell (ENG)	2006-2014	20	35	3	1343	235	41.96	2416	55.58	4	4	3	176	8
AB de Villiers (SA)	2006-2018	20	35	1	1334	217*	39.23	2451	54.42	3	6	2	147	11
Younis Khan (PAK)	2005-2007	9	17	2	1321	267	88.06	2247	58.78	5	4	3	171	3
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2024	23	42	2	1261	114*	31.52	2098	60.10	2	6	8	150	15
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-1999	19	32	2	1252	148	41.73	2027+	48.24	5	3	0	136+	10
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1999-2007	15	27	2	1247	173	49.88	2198	56.73	4	6	2	169	11
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1974-1979	15	25	3	1229	187	55.86	315+	59.36	3	7	2	86+	3
BB McCullum (NZ)	2009-2014	10	19	1	1224	302	68.00	2013	60.80	4	2	1	141	13
DA Warner (AUS)	2011-2023	21	39	0	1218	180	31.23	1809	67.33	4	3	2	154	10
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1992	11	20	3	1204	135	70.82	3021	39.85	6	2	0	141	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1982	14	17	0	1201	208	70.64	1662	72.26	5	5	1	117	24
MW Gatting (ENG)	1981-1993	16	27	6	1155	207	55.00	2275	50.76	3	3	3	141	7
A Flower (ZIM)	1992-2002	9	18	6	1138	232*	94.83	2307	49.32	3	7	1	135	9
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1978	11	21	0	1125	176	53.57	1251+	41.88	4	6	0	106	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1978-1989	23	29	8	1091	135*	51.95	1572+	58.20	3	3	0	107+	28
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	18	31	5	1090	150	41.92	2538	42.94	2	5	3	135	2
SM Katich (AUS)	2003-2010	14	26	3	1088	125	47.30	2091	52.03	2	6	0	128	1
G Boycott (ENG)	1967-1982	13	22	3	1084	246*	57.05	2688	40.32	4	2	0	103	1
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2007-2012	14	24	2	1078	150*	49.00	2239	48.14	3	4	2	106	2
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2022	17	30	0	1051	111	35.03	1973	53.26	3	4	1	122	16
JL Langer (AUS)	1999-2004	14	26	0	1047	223	40.26	1804	58.03	3	4	3	139	8
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2007	9	16	2	1016	197	72.57	1765	57.56	4	3	1	134	0
D Elgar (SA)	2015-2024	15	28	3	1012	185	40.48	2279	44.40	2	4	2	124	8
BC Lara (WI)	1994-2006	17	29	0	1002	120	34.55	1900	52.73	2	6	3	102	6
DL Haynes (WI)	1983-1989	19	32	3	990	136	34.13	1143+	46.10	2	4	1	73+	6
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1977-1981	11	21	2	988	213	52.00	2050+	45.70	2	6	1	96	4
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2013	15	27	1	987	94	37.96	1616	61.07	0	8	1	142	4
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2024	21	40	1	972	128	24.92	2081	46.70	1	5	4	110	13
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1961	15	26	2	970	160	40.41	-	0.00	2	6	1	41+	1
DL Amiss (ENG)	1967-1977	14	24	1	965	188	41.95	2516	38.35	2	4	2	113	1
GT Dowling (NZ)	1965-1969	11	22	2	964	239	48.20	-	0.00	3	2	2	61+	11
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1993-2001	10	16	2	938	340	67.00	1396	67.19	3	2	1	115	7
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2006-2011	12	22	1	929	128	44.23	2180	42.61	3	3	1	115	1
RS Mahanama (SL)	1990-1997	12	20	0	924	225	46.20	2146+	40.77	2	2	1	110+	0
CL Walcott (WI)	1948-1953	10	14	1	909	152	69.92	-	0.00	4	3	0	27+	6
DM Bravo (WI)	2011-2019	14	27	1	895	166	34.42	1907	46.93	2	3	1	109	8
WM Lawry (AUS)	1964-1969	12	23	4	892	100	46.94	353+	61.75	1	7	1	72+	2
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2009-2021	17	31	2	890	151	30.68	1584	56.18	3	1	2	117	6
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1955-1965	9	16	3	885	230*	68.07	-	0.00	3	3	0	75+	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	13	18	2	883	148	55.18	2180	40.50	3	5	0	97	5
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1990	13	22	2	877	139	43.85	1553	56.47	3	4	0	103	8
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1971-1982	19	29	7	874	123*	39.72	2143	40.78	2	7	2	96	4
RB Richardson (WI)	1983-1989	9	17	2	871	194	58.06	1906+	44.33	2	5	1	92+	0
KS Williamson (NZ)	2010-2021	13	24	1	871	131	37.86	1997	43.61	2	5	1	93	2
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1999	20	33	1	867	111	27.09	943+	53.34	1	5	2	72+	11
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1999	22	29	5	846	107	35.25	1370+	46.64	3	2	2	91+	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2010	13	20	7	845	137*	65.00	1676	50.41	3	5	3	96	1
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1999-2006	10	17	1	833	184	52.06	1348	61.79	3	4	1	109	2
JC Buttler (ENG)	2014-2021	15	25	2	829	106	36.04	1401	59.17	1	5	3	102	10
N Hussain (ENG)	1996-2002	10	16	1	824	155	54.93	1629	50.58	4	2	0	113	5
TM Dilshan (SL)	2005-2010	12	20	3	819	125*	48.17	1138	71.96	3	4	3	95	4
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	1999-2008	18	31	2	809	122	27.89	1052	76.90	2	3	4	92	10
PJL Dujon (WI)	1983-1989	19	24	3	806	110	38.38	847+	38.48	1	4	1	55+	3
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1983	17	25	3	806	123	36.63	450+	41.33	1	4	0	20+	0
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1967	11	18	3	805	175	53.66	561+	44.74	2	3	0	34+	4
JG Wright (NZ)	1981-1990	9	15	2	804	185	61.84	2279	35.27	3	3	0	94	4
MS Atapattu (SL)	1990-2005	14	22	1	791	108	37.66	1764+	44.84	2	3	4	110	0
SR Watson (AUS)	2008-2015	13	25	0	778	126	31.12	1643	47.35	1	5	1	92	5
RN Harvey (AUS)	1948-1960	10	13	0	775	153	59.61	268+	61.94	4	2	0	31+	0
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2019-2023	10	19	2	775	108	45.58	1741	44.51	1	3	0	94	0
RC Fredericks (WI)	1971-1976	13	23	1	767	104	34.86	-	0.00	2	3	2	37+	2
KD Walters (AUS)	1968-1981	10	17	5	756	102	63.00	642+	49.06	1	7	1	59+	4
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2021	16	26	0	756	146	29.07	1735	43.57	2	2	2	81	10
Imtiaz Ahmed (PAK)	1952-1961	15	27	1	753	135	28.96	-	0.00	1	6	4	0+	0
LD Chandimal (SL)	2015-2017	8	16	1	750	164	50.00	1304	57.51	2	3	0	91	8
MN Samuels (WI)	2002-2016	14	26	2	750	104	31.25	1443	51.97	1	6	4	110	9
Kamran Akmal (PAK)	2004-2007	11	19	2	746	119	43.88	1210	61.65	4	2	3	118	2
RR Sarwan (WI)	2002-2011	14	24	0	741	116	30.87	1786	41.48	1	7	2	86	3
CH Gayle (WI)	2002-2013	14	25	1	738	88	30.75	1557	47.39	0	6	3	116	12
FMM Worrell (WI)	1953-1962	10	14	2	730	237	60.83	-	0.00	1	5	1	0+	3
MJ Prior (ENG)	2007-2014	15	23	4	730	103*	38.42	1293	56.45	1	5	1	76	3
MG Burgess (NZ)	1968-1976	13	24	0	725	95	30.20	-	0.00	0	6	2	62+	5
G Kirsten (SA)	1996-2001	10	19	1	720	133	40.00	1503	47.90	3	3	1	92	0
DG Bradman (AUS)	1947-1948	5	6	2	715	201	178.75	1140	62.71	4	1	0	67	1
TM Head (AUS)	2018-2023	10	18	1	715	163	42.05	1255	56.97	1	3	0	81	8
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1976	13	24	1	713	78	31.00	-	0.00	0	9	1	55+	7
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1999-2006	8	15	0	709	156	47.26	729	97.25	3	3	2	96	23
DR Martyn (AUS)	2003-2004	8	15	1	698	114	49.85	1380	50.57	2	3	1	74	4
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2001	14	24	3	698	153*	33.23	1461	47.77	1	4	4	66	8
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1948-1953	9	14	3	696	160	63.27	-	0.00	2	4	0	16+	3
AL Logie (WI)	1983-1989	16	23	2	694	130	33.04	897+	58.75	2	3	5	74+	8
JR Reid (NZ)	1955-1965	9	16	2	691	120	49.35	-	0.00	2	3	0	52+	10
AC Hudson (SA)	1992-1997	10	20	1	690	146	36.31	1832	37.66	1	6	1	95	2
MA Atherton (ENG)	1990-1996	7	13	1	689	160	57.41	1639	42.03	2	4	1	70	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2000	8	15	2	688	153*	52.92	1303	52.80	2	3	1	75	5
APE Knott (ENG)	1971-1977	16	23	1	685	90	31.13	1141	60.03	0	5	1	87	2
DM Jones (AUS)	1986-1992	8	13	2	681	210	61.90	1440	47.29	2	2	2	75	4
MA Taylor (AUS)	1991-1998	9	18	2	675	102*	42.18	1817	37.14	2	3	0	66	0
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1967	13	21	1	670	101	33.50	-	0.00	1	3	3	40+	1+
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1990-2001	14	21	2	654	136*	34.42	1535+	39.02	1	4	2	88	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1959-1964	8	11	2	653	160	72.55	-	0.00	3	2	0	62+	7
CD McMillan (NZ)	1998-2003	8	14	3	647	100*	58.81	1063	60.86	1	5	0	72	5
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1979-1984	11	15	2	643	125	49.46	1089+	57.30	1	5	0	73+	4
MJK Smith (ENG)	1959-1964	11	18	2	639	100	39.93	-	0.00	1	4	3	60+	3
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2003	13	20	1	620	92	32.63	1522	40.73	0	3	1	74	2
OJ Pope (ENG)	2018-2024	13	25	0	615	196	24.60	1117	55.05	1	1	3	63	2
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2015-2022	11	22	0	609	141	27.68	1372	44.38	2	2	3	74	0
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1983-1989	9	13	2	608	203*	55.27	869+	47.41	2	2	1	42+	0
SE Marsh (AUS)	2011-2019	15	27	0	605	99	22.40	1515	39.93	0	5	4	68	4
RM Cowper (AUS)	1964-1968	6	11	1	604	165	60.40	433+	48.26	2	3	0	63	0
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1987-1989	9	14	0	604	114	43.14	1050+	44.57	1	4	0	57+	1
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2010-2022	8	15	1	604	127	43.14	1144	52.79	2	2	1	83	5
JD Ryder (NZ)	2009-2010	6	10	0	601	201	60.10	1053	57.07	3	2	1	69	3
Waqar Hasan (PAK)	1952-1955	10	17	1	601	97	37.56	-	0.00	0	5	0	-	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2006-2008	8	15	2	597	134*	45.92	1331	44.85	2	2	1	65	5
LRD Mendis (SL)	1982-1987	7	13	1	596	124	49.66	-	0.00	3	3	0	0+	3
GM Turner (NZ)	1969-1976	9	16	1	583	117	38.86	-	0.00	2	3	0	45+	0
F du Plessis (SA)	2013-2019	12	22	0	582	134	26.45	1479	39.35	1	4	4	71	3
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2010	15	21	4	581	118	34.17	1073	54.14	1	3	2	59	7
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2023	18	27	5	581	99	26.40	953	60.96	0	3	0	60	8
G Pullar (ENG)	1959-1961	6	8	0	579	131	72.37	-	0.00	2	3	0	43+	1
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2007	10	19	1	579	196	32.16	1125	51.46	2	1	3	91	3
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2011-2023	13	25	1	578	75	24.08	1723	33.54	0	5	1	57	1
BF Butcher (WI)	1958-1967	8	13	1	572	142	47.66	-	0.00	2	3	1	25+	0+
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1993-2002	9	15	1	569	87	40.64	1323	43.00	0	5	2	72	1
GN Yallop (AUS)	1978-1979	7	14	1	568	167	43.69	780+	40.89	2	2	0	58	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	1992-2002	8	16	1	565	106*	37.66	1721	32.82	1	4	3	59	4
Z Crawley (ENG)	2021-2024	9	18	0	562	79	31.22	893	62.93	0	5	2	78	6
TD Paine (AUS)	2010-2021	10	18	2	561	92	35.06	1217	46.09	0	4	0	71	0
WR Hammond (ENG)	1932-1946	6	9	2	555	217	79.28	-	0.00	2	1	0	21+	1
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1997	10	18	5	551	103*	42.38	1313	41.96	1	4	1	48	3
TWM Latham (NZ)	2014-2021	9	18	1	547	95	32.17	1334	41.00	0	7	1	58	1
MH Denness (ENG)	1972-1974	8	12	1	546	118	49.63	1377	39.65	2	1	0	62	0
RL Dias (SL)	1982-1987	7	13	1	546	106	45.50	59+	84.74	1	5	1	7+	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]