Record-holders for most number of Test runs

A summary of the record holders for the most runs in Tests

25-Feb-2013

Holders of the record for most Test runs
From Match Number	Player	Tests Record Held	Final Runs	Starting	Days Record Held
1	C Bannerman	4	239	19/03/1877	1752
5	G Ulyett	11	676	04/01/1882	952
16	WL Murdoch	8	860	13/08/1884	731
24	A Shrewsbury	43	1277	14/08/1886	5641
67	J Darling	1	1293	23/01/1902	26
68	SE Gregory	3	1366	18/02/1902	116
71	AC MacLaren	3	1531	14/06/1902	42
74	C Hill	84	3412	26/07/1902	8374
158	JB Hobbs	102	5410	27/12/1924	4567
260	WR Hammond	414	7249	29/06/1937	12209
674	MC Cowdrey	21	7459	02/12/1970	482
695	GStA Sobers	219	8032	28/03/1972	3562
914	G Boycott	53	8114	28/12/1981	688
967	SM Gavaskar	248	10122	16/11/1983	3392
1215	AR Border	558	11174	28/02/1993	4657
1773	Brian Lara	116	11953	29/11/2005	1057
1889	SR Tendulkar	1	12037	21/10/2008	-

This offering is less an analysis than a useful table to ensure you dominate at quiz nights. Alternatively, you may be able to impress your workmates at a tea break with your far-reaching knowledge. Questions you will now be able to answer include:

Who has held the record for the longest time? (Wally Hammond)
Who has held the record for the most number of Tests? (Allan Border)
Which player held the record for just one Test? (Joe Darling)
How many players have held the record? (seventeen)
How many players held the record in the 1902 calendar year? (five)
Who was the only player to hold the record posthumously? (Hammond)
How many currenly-living players have held the record? (six)
Which country has provided the most players to hold the record? (England, seven)

Note: The dates used are the dates of the last day of the Test in which the record was achieved, rather than the actual date on which it was achieved.