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
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	96	160	33	7586	203*	59.73	17707	42.84	22	41	9	812	22
BC Lara (WI)	1992-2006	80	138	6	7485	400*	56.70	12183	61.43	21	32	10	977	58
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	97	170	10	7220	294	45.12	15109	47.78	17	37	5	885	4
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2023	81	144	14	6916	254	53.20	11707	59.07	22	31	7	802	25
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1994	85	153	4	6781	333	45.51	13401	50.60	17	32	13	836	21
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	65	112	17	5895	365*	62.05	3053+	52.96	19	21	8	420+	24
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-2003	89	154	14	5749	190	41.06	11503	49.97	10	28	6	788	3
G Boycott (ENG)	1964-1981	71	125	12	5535	246*	48.98	13295+	37.50	17	23	8	549+	8
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	78	144	3	5425	160	38.47	13940	38.91	11	34	12	669	3
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	74	131	10	5200	215	42.97	10186	51.05	11	23	4	644	9
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	72	101	6	5193	291	54.66	5859+	68.88	16	26	4	586+	56
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	68	115	20	4969	184	52.30	9325+	46.58	12	29	5	570+	19
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2013	58	97	4	4943	226	53.15	7519	65.74	16	21	5	622	41
CG Greenidge (WI)	1976-1991	65	105	11	4779	226	50.84	7183+	51.71	14	19	6	583+	34
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1954	51	89	10	4778	364	60.48	1282+	42.90	15	20	4	230+	5
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	69	115	15	4637	235	46.37	8516	54.45	16	25	7	580	19
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	66	114	4	4586	169	41.69	9103	50.37	13	19	6	585	5
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1971	65	106	7	4562	182	46.08	2497+	36.16	13	24	6	403+	9
RB Kanhai (WI)	1957-1974	58	100	6	4314	158*	45.89	2204+	47.00	11	19	6	275+	16
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1956	52	83	10	4311	278	59.05	939+	44.40	14	20	5	243+	2
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	64	111	17	4195	138	44.62	8798	47.68	9	25	8	492	3
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2014	64	112	8	4158	317	39.98	7142	58.21	8	25	9	599	53
CH Lloyd (WI)	1968-1984	64	97	6	4102	178	45.07	3554+	57.23	10	23	2	390+	42
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2011	58	100	6	4095	291	43.56	8459	48.40	12	20	8	509	12
RB Richardson (WI)	1984-1995	56	92	7	4058	194	47.74	8331	48.70	12	16	6	531	17
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	56	89	7	4055	256	49.45	3743+	41.35	9	23	5	334+	18
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2023	62	106	8	3801	167*	38.78	6089	62.42	7	21	9	485	28
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	58	88	8	3641	258	45.51	3411+	43.35	8	18	6	338+	7
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	46	83	8	3638	219	48.50	6427	56.60	9	20	4	535	20
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2008	49	83	5	3516	197	45.07	6430	54.68	14	7	5	463	8
JH Edrich (ENG)	1963-1976	50	85	5	3495	310*	43.68	8203+	37.90	8	15	6	401+	10
N Hussain (ENG)	1990-2004	60	104	10	3425	207	36.43	8350	41.01	10	15	10	476	6
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2023	54	92	5	3391	176	38.97	5563	60.95	9	17	9	390	71
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1961	47	72	8	3362	285*	52.53	-	0.00	10	16	6	251+	10
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2002	60	98	10	3302	233	37.52	6745	48.95	8	15	7	372	32
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1995	45	82	13	3222	175	46.69	6824	47.21	8	20	7	412	5
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	68	106	4	3210	208	31.47	5001	64.18	8	13	9	398	42
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1946	48	76	9	3179	240	47.44	2153+	40.45	9	10	3	113+	9
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1992	52	93	8	3164	139	37.22	6122	51.68	13	7	6	421	9
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2011-2023	49	95	8	3139	212	36.08	7961	39.42	8	16	9	305	6
RC Fredericks (WI)	1969-1977	39	73	6	3138	163	46.83	3060+	44.73	5	23	5	240+	5
CL Walcott (WI)	1948-1960	34	58	7	3060	220	60.00	-	0.00	12	10	-	76+	8
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1958	32	56	5	2953	207	57.90	-	0.00	8	14	5	101+	2
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1963	39	64	8	2915	261	52.05	119+	63.02	7	14	9	148+	10
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	30	51	8	2887	217	67.13	7015	41.15	9	15	-	349	3
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1993	35	62	15	2878	200*	61.23	6741+	42.01	6	17	2	321	6
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-2004	43	77	6	2826	173*	39.80	6303	44.83	6	16	3	380	2
SR Waugh (AUS)	1989-2003	36	53	15	2729	200	71.81	5225	52.22	11	8	3	291	7
ER Dexter (ENG)	1958-1968	37	63	4	2721	180	46.11	1651+	45.24	5	17	4	239+	14
APE Knott (ENG)	1967-1981	63	99	8	2705	135	29.72	6162+	42.77	3	18	8	315	4
DG Bradman (AUS)	1930-1948	19	30	4	2674	334	102.84	4570	58.51	11	3	2	236+	4
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	108	148	22	2599	169	20.62	3813	68.16	1	11	25	329	33
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1935	33	47	7	2584	161	64.60	2110+	35.07	9	14	-	67+	6
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2012	31	55	2	2581	206	48.69	4531	56.96	9	8	2	283	18
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1986	29	52	4	2556	221	53.25	3107+	42.09	9	12	3	192+	5
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2023	24	46	3	2538	215	59.02	4330	58.61	9	10	-	299	20
MJ Prior (ENG)	2007-2014	48	74	13	2482	131*	40.68	3703	67.02	5	15	7	300	10
MW Gatting (ENG)	1980-1993	41	75	8	2471	183*	36.88	5516	44.79	6	12	4	315	5
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1966	30	53	6	2372	260	50.46	1162+	38.64	6	10	2	114+	2
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1980	37	59	5	2307	158	42.72	2037+	43.74	7	10	6	234+	8
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2009	47	72	7	2274	167	34.98	3437	66.16	4	14	9	296	50
DL Amiss (ENG)	1966-1977	31	54	7	2273	262*	48.36	5333	42.62	7	6	5	270	2
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	19	35	3	2231	277	69.71	3990	55.91	9	6	1	268	7
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2011	27	44	2	2195	193	52.26	4230	51.89	5	13	3	309	6
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1997	27	47	2	2178	219	48.40	4995	43.60	6	12	2	240	4
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2005-2010	37	60	5	2164	186	39.34	4412	49.04	6	10	4	237	7
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2015	28	51	4	2115	226	45.00	4268	49.55	4	12	5	249	0
EH Hendren (ENG)	1921-1935	31	48	8	2091	205*	52.27	1295+	42.31	6	10	4	117+	4
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	44	73	5	2087	155*	30.69	3786	55.12	3	12	9	274	22
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	36	58	2	2058	148	36.75	4303	47.82	5	10	5	240	12
JC Buttler (ENG)	2014-2021	37	62	5	2019	152	35.42	3677	54.90	2	14	5	251	22
GA Hick (ENG)	1991-2000	41	69	3	2008	118*	30.42	4227	47.50	4	11	6	275	7
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2001	30	50	6	1998	139*	45.40	3691	54.13	5	13	2	215	12
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1909-1930	27	40	3	1935	211	52.29	851+	35.37	5	11	1	89+	1
JO Holder (WI)	2014-2023	39	70	14	1932	202*	34.50	3445	56.08	2	8	4	239	31
PJL Dujon (WI)	1983-1991	49	66	7	1894	130	32.10	3534+	46.26	4	9	3	207+	8
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2005-2015	29	53	6	1870	187	39.78	3497	53.47	4	7	3	218	5
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	16	29	3	1852	270*	71.23	416+	56.00	8	5	1	87+	1
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2000	34	55	8	1835	208*	39.04	5092	36.03	3	10	2	194	3
SL Campbell (WI)	1995-2000	34	59	3	1818	208	32.46	4412	41.20	2	10	2	246	4
TG Evans (ENG)	1946-1959	62	84	9	1810	104	24.13	199+	67.83	2	7	11	142+	4
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1972	33	53	7	1791	158	38.93	3682+	45.70	2	12	3	235	10
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2012	27	47	6	1790	182*	43.65	4204	42.57	5	8	3	204	10
BF Butcher (WI)	1960-1969	25	45	3	1778	209*	42.33	1494+	49.86	3	8	-	133+	6
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2023	28	48	-	1756	200	36.58	3412	51.46	4	8	6	193	3
MN Samuels (WI)	2001-2016	32	58	4	1751	123	32.42	3835	45.65	3	13	5	223	22
VVS Laxman (IND)	1997-2011	27	46	5	1732	130	42.24	3778	45.84	2	15	3	221	0
AL Logie (WI)	1983-1991	34	49	6	1727	130	40.16	2675+	58.31	1	11	3	214+	7
J Blackwood (WI)	2014-2023	32	57	6	1718	112*	33.68	3237	53.07	2	11	4	202	23
LEG Ames (ENG)	1929-1938	30	45	8	1687	149	45.59	1270+	45.03	6	4	3	83+	4
RN Harvey (AUS)	1948-1961	22	38	2	1664	204	46.22	-	0.00	6	7	5	112+	1
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	30	41	2	1658	154	42.51	119+	65.54	2	12	4	87+	8
IM Chappell (AUS)	1968-1975	19	35	4	1653	192	53.32	2742+	40.51	4	12	2	193	4
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1991-2001	38	67	4	1608	154	25.52	4733	33.97	2	6	11	179	1
WW Hinds (WI)	2000-2005	28	48	1	1604	213	34.12	3445	46.56	4	7	3	223	11
D Ramdin (WI)	2006-2015	40	65	8	1559	166	27.35	3217	48.46	2	7	5	198	4
RC Russell (ENG)	1988-1998	43	69	12	1545	128*	27.10	4036	38.28	2	5	8	164+	0
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1995	25	43	6	1539	164*	41.59	3837	40.10	4	7	4	186	1
M Leyland (ENG)	1928-1938	25	37	2	1527	187	43.62	1870+	41.06	6	5	4	74+	6
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1954	24	38	2	1516	191	42.11	428+	22.89	4	9	1	112+	8
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1992-2006	20	34	3	1484	148	47.87	2680	55.37	5	8	2	188	5
Z Crawley (ENG)	2020-2023	23	42	2	1479	267	36.97	2223	66.53	3	6	4	195	4
DS Smith (WI)	2003-2018	36	64	2	1479	108	23.85	3223	45.88	1	6	6	206	1
GS Ballance (ENG)	2014-2017	20	36	2	1449	156	42.61	3034	47.75	4	7	3	189	8
LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1976	18	27	2	1436	302	57.44	1534+	48.37	5	4	1	142+	5
C Washbrook (ENG)	1937-1956	20	35	6	1431	143	49.34	53+	13.20	4	7	1	39+	2
DM Bravo (WI)	2011-2019	32	58	3	1420	109	25.81	3550	40.00	1	9	4	166	17
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1968-1975	24	39	8	1418	178	45.74	3665	38.69	4	7	3	159	2
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	0.00	5	6	3	51+	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1976-1986	30	41	4	1415	143	38.24	2667+	41.05	5	5	5	151+	2
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1976-1990	24	41	3	1409	157	37.07	2485+	43.05	4	7	5	137+	1
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2010	23	42	-	1392	107	33.14	2866	48.56	1	9	3	165	19
AM Rahane (IND)	2014-2023	24	41	4	1389	108*	37.54	3069	45.25	3	9	3	152	6
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1977-1993	23	36	3	1384	260	41.93	2896+	47.68	4	5	3	155	4
WM Lawry (AUS)	1961-1968	19	33	4	1375	210	47.41	1654+	35.48	5	6	2	109+	8
RL Chase (WI)	2016-2021	27	49	4	1366	137*	30.35	3109	43.93	4	5	5	150	9
GS Chappell (AUS)	1972-1980	20	36	4	1362	131	42.56	2316+	44.04	4	6	2	166	2
SM Nurse (WI)	1960-1968	16	30	1	1354	201	46.68	1011+	56.08	3	6	2	106+	4
RD Jacobs (WI)	1999-2004	36	58	9	1351	118	27.57	2751	49.10	3	6	9	151	16
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2010-2021	22	43	3	1340	141*	33.50	3314	40.43	4	5	5	156	4
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1947	15	29	5	1336	189*	55.66	-	0.00	4	6	-	0+	0
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2012	14	23	4	1335	178	70.26	2678	49.85	4	4	-	152	8
DL Murray (WI)	1963-1980	43	64	7	1324	90	23.22	1351+	37.82	-	6	4	98+	2
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	48	71	10	1320	113	21.63	2958+	33.67	2	4	6	113+	3
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2007	18	27	3	1315	136	54.79	2684	48.99	3	7	1	169	9
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1958	38	51	10	1314	95	32.04	0+	0.00	-	6	2	76+	1
J Hardstaff (ENG)	1935-1948	17	27	3	1304	205*	54.33	562+	40.39	4	8	4	90+	3
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1939-1955	21	38	5	1301	104*	39.42	-	0.00	1	9	2	16+	3
W Bardsley (AUS)	1909-1926	21	29	3	1300	193*	50.00	1+	0.00	5	4	3	92+	3
AR Morris (AUS)	1948-1955	14	25	1	1299	196	54.12	122+	32.78	4	7	1	59+	3
PR Umrigar (IND)	1952-1962	18	35	2	1278	172*	38.72	1+	0.00	4	7	2	16+	2
CA Davis (WI)	1969-1973	14	27	5	1273	183	57.86	553+	37.61	4	4	1	65+	1
JL Langer (AUS)	1999-2005	14	27	3	1270	146	52.91	2325	54.62	5	6	1	144	11
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1978	17	31	3	1257	176	44.89	2047+	33.02	4	4	2	89+	3
GM Wood (AUS)	1978-1985	18	35	1	1252	172	36.82	1624+	42.48	3	7	1	132	2
DA Warner (AUS)	2012-2023	24	47	-	1249	85	26.57	2003	62.35	-	11	5	167	8
GR Viswanath (IND)	1971-1982	20	35	2	1248	113	37.81	2187+	39.23	2	11	2	85+	0
RB Simpson (AUS)	1961-1978	20	34	3	1247	311	40.22	1142+	40.10	2	5	3	67+	1
KD Walters (AUS)	1968-1977	23	38	2	1242	112	34.50	1728+	43.11	2	9	1	157	4
G Pullar (ENG)	1959-1962	18	32	3	1234	175	42.55	-	0.00	2	7	-	35+	1
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1962-1977	19	36	2	1234	121	36.29	1617+	32.09	3	8	3	93+	3
RJ Burns (ENG)	2019-2021	21	38	-	1222	133	32.15	2923	41.80	2	8	5	146	2
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1954-1967	17	32	1	1214	337	39.16	781+	29.19	2	4	3	49+	0
HM Amla (SA)	2008-2017	14	26	2	1208	311*	50.33	2238	53.97	3	4	-	159	3
OJ Pope (ENG)	2018-2023	21	36	3	1187	205	35.96	1821	65.18	2	6	1	135	6
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2023	31	48	13	1171	137*	33.45	2097	55.84	1	5	4	149	6
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2003	17	31	1	1159	210	38.63	2866	40.43	4	4	4	148	3
SD Hope (WI)	2015-2021	23	44	1	1154	147	26.83	2715	42.50	2	4	1	140	3
P Willey (ENG)	1976-1986	23	44	6	1149	102*	30.23	2692	42.68	2	5	2	157	4
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2017	17	31	-	1143	218	36.87	2206	51.81	3	4	3	140	6

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 27-31, 2023 [Test # 2515]

West Indies v India at Port of Spain, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 20-24, 2023 [Test # 2513]

England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 19-23, 2023 [Test # 2512]