Batting Most Runs Career

Cricket Records for England (Host) in Test matches

Most runs

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2013	111	183	17	8791	217	52.95	16469+	53.31	26	40	4	1170+	41
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	102	181	9	7803	294	45.36	16493	47.31	20	36	4	957	6
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2024	87	157	15	7364	254	51.85	12802	57.52	21	35	6	846	25
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	83	143	14	6974	222	54.06	16288	42.81	21	31	3	867	12
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1994	83	147	5	6508	333	45.83	12650	51.44	16	30	11	825	19
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1987	81	136	7	6219	236*	48.20	10214+	44.18	18	31	8	601+	20
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2013	62	105	3	5240	226	51.37	8022	65.32	17	22	6	672	47
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2023	67	110	8	5240	254*	51.37	9134	57.36	16	17	10	582	15
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	77	130	11	5012	215	42.11	9918	50.53	10	24	5	616	6
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2013	58	99	3	4934	319	51.39	6012	82.06	14	20	9	694	59
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	73	124	18	4802	235	45.30	9030	53.17	16	26	6	599	19
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-2003	77	132	12	4796	190	39.96	9633	49.78	8	23	7	663	4
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	68	126	3	4764	160	38.73	12189	39.08	9	31	9	596	3
G Boycott (ENG)	1964-1982	62	110	12	4733	246*	48.29	11895+	37.83	15	17	6	439+	8
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2023	67	112	9	4709	206*	45.71	10045	46.87	11	25	7	591	12
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1977-1990	67	103	16	4685	166	53.85	7767+	42.39	17	19	8	378+	15
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	66	115	4	4534	161	40.84	9260	48.96	13	19	7	575	4
GR Viswanath (IND)	1969-1982	61	105	9	4360	222	45.41	5979+	43.18	11	24	4	441+	6
VVS Laxman (IND)	1996-2011	68	110	20	4353	281	48.36	8953	48.62	8	29	7	557	2
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	59	99	11	4095	239	46.53	7983	51.29	11	18	7	508	38
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2024	69	119	8	4092	167*	36.86	6552	62.45	6	23	12	502	36
M Azharuddin (IND)	1984-2000	55	82	6	4037	199	53.11	6390+	57.18	15	13	3	475+	17
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	52	83	10	4021	256	55.08	3719+	41.51	9	23	3	348+	15
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1956	47	76	10	3963	278	60.04	939+	44.40	13	18	5	243+	2
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1954	44	77	9	3930	364	57.79	1282+	42.90	13	15	4	182+	3
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1971	58	92	7	3846	182	45.24	2046+	37.24	11	18	4	364+	10
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	45	81	8	3712	219	50.84	6505	57.06	9	21	4	549	20
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2024	59	103	5	3582	176	36.55	6130	58.43	9	19	9	416	73
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	66	98	4	3523	208	37.47	5360	65.72	10	17	8	418	50
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	52	78	7	3478	258	48.98	3350+	43.34	8	15	3	301+	6
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	78	106	12	3448	163	36.68	3531+	82.46	6	19	8	384+	39
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	50	87	11	3428	138	45.10	6837	50.13	7	22	7	417	2
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2008	47	78	5	3377	197	46.26	6221	54.28	13	8	4	441	5
MW Gatting (ENG)	1980-1993	52	92	12	3315	207	41.43	7146	46.38	8	15	5	422	10
JH Edrich (ENG)	1963-1976	47	79	5	3231	310*	43.66	8131+	38.16	7	14	5	373+	9
MS Dhoni (IND)	2005-2014	54	84	11	3158	224	43.26	5426	58.20	5	23	6	340	50
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2023	32	61	4	3060	215	53.68	5619	54.45	11	10	1	356	21
N Hussain (ENG)	1993-2004	50	86	7	3024	207	38.27	6993	43.24	9	13	7	435	9
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	39	58	5	3011	291	56.81	3276+	71.79	8	16	1	366+	25
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1946	44	68	8	3004	240	50.06	2153+	40.45	9	10	3	113+	8
RG Sharma (IND)	2013-2024	36	59	7	2926	212	56.26	4867	60.11	11	9	1	333	56
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1961	39	57	7	2865	285*	57.30	-	0.00	9	14	5	251+	8
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1995	39	72	11	2862	148*	46.91	5959	48.02	7	19	5	375	0
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1993	34	59	12	2848	200*	60.59	6381+	44.13	7	16	1	342	8
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1992	48	83	9	2791	139	37.71	5480	50.93	11	9	6	363	12
GS Sobers (WI)	1957-1973	29	50	7	2719	198	63.23	2305+	55.09	8	14	2	254+	9+
M Vijay (IND)	2008-2018	37	63	1	2685	167	43.30	5736	46.80	10	8	4	324	24
DG Bradman (AUS)	1930-1948	19	30	4	2674	334	102.84	4570	58.51	11	3	2	236+	4
APE Knott (ENG)	1967-1981	66	103	6	2627	135	27.08	5593	46.96	3	16	8	310	3
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-2004	37	67	4	2620	173*	41.58	5680	46.12	6	14	0	364	2
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1988	33	55	4	2612	223	51.21	3796+	53.31	9	8	3	310+	22
ER Dexter (ENG)	1958-1968	37	63	5	2604	180	44.89	1651+	45.24	4	18	3	261+	13
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1935	33	47	7	2584	161	64.60	2110+	35.07	9	14	0	67+	6
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	106	147	21	2583	169	20.50	3853	67.03	1	11	21	323	33
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1984	34	52	5	2580	242*	54.89	2559+	58.03	6	13	0	241+	27
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1951-1965	41	66	7	2518	189*	42.67	-	0.00	6	11	7	186+	0
MJ Prior (ENG)	2007-2014	50	76	12	2518	126*	39.34	3983	63.21	4	16	6	302	10
AM Rahane (IND)	2013-2023	48	81	5	2508	188	33.00	5285	47.45	5	14	6	291	20
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2024	56	83	15	2466	175*	36.26	4440	55.54	4	15	5	243	53
G Gambhir (IND)	2004-2016	39	69	2	2449	206	36.55	4845	50.54	5	12	5	300	7
CG Borde (IND)	1958-1969	42	72	9	2409	177*	38.23	197+	30.45	5	13	9	226+	1+
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2015	35	65	5	2407	187	40.11	4516	53.29	6	10	3	284	13
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2009	48	76	6	2381	167	34.01	3669	64.89	3	19	9	313	56
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	45	76	5	2374	155*	33.43	4341	54.68	5	11	7	294	28
PR Umrigar (IND)	1948-1962	44	67	4	2355	223	37.38	1+	0.00	8	6	5	128+	2+
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	41	65	4	2352	148	38.55	5227	44.99	5	14	5	279	12
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2013	29	52	4	2337	226	48.68	4804	48.64	5	12	4	278	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1990	47	69	8	2232	187	36.59	3974+	40.51	6	9	6	188+	18
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-2001	31	47	14	2154	177*	65.27	4410	48.84	8	6	3	251	3
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2005-2010	37	62	7	2134	186	38.80	4579	46.60	6	9	4	234	11
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1961-1975	36	64	3	2119	203*	34.73	1234+	33.71	6	10	6	258+	17
DL Amiss (ENG)	1966-1977	34	60	7	2117	203	39.94	5159	41.03	5	8	6	238	2
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	67	88	9	2085	124	26.39	3833	54.39	3	8	4	248	13
RT Ponting (AUS)	1996-2010	34	59	0	2083	156	35.30	3539	58.85	5	11	5	255	12
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2017	21	37	4	2027	311*	61.42	4211	48.13	7	6	2	249	4
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2013	23	42	9	2023	140	61.30	4224	47.89	5	10	1	244	6
RB Kanhai (WI)	1957-1973	26	44	1	2015	256	46.86	1525+	46.36	3	10	5	188+	5+
GA Hick (ENG)	1991-2000	39	66	3	2007	178	31.85	4163	48.21	5	10	7	274	8
FM Engineer (IND)	1961-1975	35	65	3	1965	121	31.69	1734+	56.40	2	12	5	217+	2
JC Buttler (ENG)	2014-2021	35	59	4	1939	152	35.25	3564	54.40	2	12	4	236	21
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1909-1930	27	40	3	1935	211	52.29	851+	35.37	5	11	1	89+	1
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1978-1992	29	45	5	1927	260	48.17	3503+	47.07	2	16	4	171+	5
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1998	22	39	2	1837	219	49.64	4174	44.01	6	7	1	212	4
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1968-1982	34	54	11	1811	178	42.11	4542	39.87	4	13	3	199	6
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	19	34	2	1786	277	55.81	3018	59.17	5	6	2	233	4
P Roy (IND)	1951-1960	34	61	2	1786	173	30.27	1+	0.00	4	6	11	59+	1+
NS Sidhu (IND)	1983-1998	26	38	1	1782	131	48.16	3799+	45.88	5	9	2	199+	28
Z Crawley (ENG)	2020-2024	27	50	2	1769	267	36.85	2599	68.06	2	11	5	235	10
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1976-1985	51	70	16	1760	102	32.59	2700+	43.37	2	8	6	163+	3
ME Waugh (AUS)	1993-2001	24	41	6	1667	153*	47.62	3026	55.08	4	11	3	194	12
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	30	41	2	1658	154	42.51	119+	65.54	2	12	4	87+	8
OJ Pope (ENG)	2018-2024	30	54	3	1655	205	32.45	2648	62.50	3	6	3	183	8
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1972	28	45	5	1654	158	41.35	3597	45.98	2	11	1	218	10
KL Rahul (IND)	2016-2024	26	45	2	1645	199	38.25	2952	55.72	3	10	5	199	13
ML Jaisimha (IND)	1959-1969	26	47	2	1624	129	36.08	-	0.00	2	11	5	170+	12
RN Harvey (AUS)	1948-1961	25	42	1	1623	140	39.58	-	0.00	6	8	5	85+	0
BF Butcher (WI)	1958-1969	21	36	3	1613	209*	48.87	1441+	49.20	4	7	1	123+	3+
TG Evans (ENG)	1946-1959	54	71	9	1610	104	25.96	199+	67.83	2	7	10	142+	4
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2012	24	40	3	1608	182*	43.45	3742	42.97	5	5	1	174	9
NJ Contractor (IND)	1955-1962	29	48	1	1585	108	33.72	0+	0.00	1	11	2	48+	2+
M Amarnath (IND)	1969-1988	36	57	5	1583	131	30.44	2501+	39.70	2	9	10	154+	9
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2008	21	40	4	1579	203	43.86	2720	58.05	3	6	4	197	21
Younis Khan (PAK)	2001-2016	15	28	2	1578	267	60.69	2829	55.77	5	5	2	202	7
VS Hazare (IND)	1946-1952	20	32	5	1569	164*	58.11	-	0.00	5	7	2	3+	1
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2008	73	94	20	1562	110*	21.10	3720	41.98	1	4	8	198	7
WM Lawry (AUS)	1961-1969	22	40	6	1530	135	45.00	1654+	35.48	4	9	2	148+	7
SM Katich (AUS)	2001-2010	23	43	3	1526	122	38.15	3142	48.56	2	9	1	189	0
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1959	29	46	2	1523	231	34.61	-	0.00	3	4	4	44+	5+
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1954	24	38	2	1516	191	42.11	428+	22.89	4	9	1	112+	8
M Leyland (ENG)	1928-1938	22	31	2	1491	187	51.41	1870+	41.06	6	5	2	74+	6
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1949-1965	18	33	5	1487	230*	53.10	-	0.00	4	8	2	92+	0
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1973-1980	22	36	3	1486	187	45.03	1473+	46.23	2	9	3	127+	4
DL Haynes (WI)	1980-1991	29	49	6	1478	184	34.37	3257+	39.97	2	9	0	148+	2
BC Lara (WI)	1994-2004	18	33	1	1466	179	45.81	2282	64.24	4	8	3	209	3
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1974-1985	29	51	3	1463	201	30.47	1293+	37.97	2	5	3	102+	0
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1993	19	33	5	1446	164*	51.64	3513	41.16	4	6	2	185	2
IM Chappell (AUS)	1968-1975	19	34	3	1435	192	46.29	2742+	40.51	3	10	3	160+	3
C Washbrook (ENG)	1937-1956	20	35	6	1431	143	49.34	53+	13.20	4	7	1	39+	2
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1991-2001	34	60	3	1428	133	25.05	4120	34.66	1	6	10	153	4
AL Wadekar (IND)	1966-1974	24	48	2	1422	91*	30.91	2077+	40.44	0	10	5	147+	2
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2014	18	33	1	1416	275	44.25	2781	50.91	3	8	3	173	3
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	0.00	5	6	3	51+	0
CJ Tavare (ENG)	1980-1989	23	40	1	1398	149	35.84	4608	30.33	2	9	1	132	0
DA Warner (AUS)	2013-2023	29	56	0	1394	85	24.89	2332	59.77	0	12	5	186	8
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2003	17	30	1	1380	210	47.58	3149	43.82	5	6	1	179	2
RT Robinson (ENG)	1984-1989	19	32	4	1344	175	48.00	3094	43.43	4	4	2	156	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1992-2006	18	32	3	1344	184	46.34	2256	59.57	3	8	2	178	4
PE Richardson (ENG)	1956-1963	20	31	0	1337	126	43.12	37+	43.24	4	6	0	109+	0
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1947	15	29	5	1336	189*	55.66	-	0.00	4	6	0	0+	0
K Srikkanth (IND)	1981-1988	27	44	3	1324	123	32.29	1698+	66.13	1	9	5	140+	16
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1999-2010	17	32	2	1321	202	44.03	2467	53.54	4	4	2	181	5
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1957	14	23	0	1312	194	57.04	-	0.00	5	6	3	130+	0
SR Watson (AUS)	2008-2015	20	38	0	1311	176	34.50	2500	52.44	2	7	0	182	7
W Bardsley (AUS)	1909-1926	21	29	3	1300	193*	50.00	1+	0.00	5	4	3	92+	3
RC Fredericks (WI)	1969-1976	16	29	1	1295	150	46.25	2131+	45.61	5	7	3	142+	3
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1967	22	40	2	1283	187*	33.76	781+	29.19	2	7	4	73+	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	24	39	4	1280	127	36.57	2235	57.27	3	6	3	142	25
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1969-1980	27	44	1	1255	84	29.18	2403+	33.83	0	11	3	128+	1
DN Sardesai (IND)	1961-1972	20	37	4	1232	200*	37.33	725+	27.17	2	7	2	146	1
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	43	63	9	1228	113	22.74	2958+	33.67	2	4	5	113+	3
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2002-2014	17	32	1	1227	147	39.58	2738	44.81	3	5	0	152	1
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1983-1999	23	36	7	1218	165	42.00	2661+	43.51	3	5	2	131+	1
MJK Smith (ENG)	1958-1972	29	47	5	1198	100	28.52	516+	29.26	1	6	8	89+	4
EH Hendren (ENG)	1921-1934	23	32	5	1196	142	44.29	1127+	38.33	4	5	4	102+	2
RR Pant (IND)	2018-2022	17	28	1	1195	146	44.25	1531	78.05	3	8	1	140	33
PJP Burge (AUS)	1956-1964	21	33	3	1195	181	39.83	672+	47.91	2	6	2	100+	2
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2013	60	80	15	1195	115	18.38	1909	62.59	2	4	12	140	26
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1979-1983	26	40	7	1190	140	36.06	2922+	37.16	2	6	3	120+	6
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1967	18	31	2	1189	182	41.00	1162+	38.64	4	2	2	126+	2+
G Pullar (ENG)	1959-1962	16	26	2	1186	175	49.41	-	0.00	3	6	0	78+	2

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

India v England at Ranchi, ICC World Test Championship 4th Test, Feb 23-26, 2024 [Test # 2531]

India v England at Rajkot, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Feb 15-18, 2024 [Test # 2530]