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	64	120	11	5274	218	48.38	9996	52.76	14	29	6	576	20
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	65	118	5	4924	294	43.57	10662	46.18	12	20	4	566	4
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1991	66	114	10	4660	215	44.80	8799	52.96	11	18	6	544	5
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1985	57	92	8	4555	242*	54.22	3227+	60.21	13	24	3	423+	40
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1995	61	112	2	4357	333	39.60	8881	49.05	9	24	6	539	16
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	62	95	6	4193	208	47.11	3865+	68.15	13	21	6	421+	38
G Boycott (ENG)	1964-1982	51	93	12	4029	246*	49.74	11256	35.79	11	16	3	347	1
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1990	53	79	8	4025	280*	56.69	7156+	46.67	11	21	2	313+	22
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1992-2006	48	87	2	3858	277	45.38	6575	58.67	11	17	8	483	27
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2013	45	82	15	3820	140	57.01	8869	43.07	12	21	1	386	15
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1997-2013	47	86	11	3795	201*	50.60	8442	44.95	12	15	3	424	23
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2014	43	78	3	3739	227	49.85	6425	58.19	10	19	3	444	36
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1908-1930	41	71	4	3636	187	54.26	5363+	46.22	12	15	3	241+	4
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1991-2013	39	74	8	3630	241*	55.00	6110	59.41	11	16	4	434	25
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	52	91	11	3497	226	43.71	5008+	47.54	9	16	8	366+	29
KF Barrington (ENG)	1959-1968	37	60	9	3466	256	67.96	3602+	43.86	8	22	1	312+	13
GS Sobers (WI)	1955-1971	37	68	10	3430	198	59.13	1010+	55.44	12	13	3	202+	21+
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1947	39	67	5	3407	251	54.95	7491+	38.07	11	8	2	290+	9
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2018	44	80	6	3402	217*	45.97	6600	51.54	9	19	3	394	31
RB Kanhai (WI)	1958-1973	38	66	2	3387	256	52.92	710+	50.56	9	17	2	265+	16+
IR Bell (ENG)	2005-2015	53	95	7	3326	235	37.79	6536	50.88	8	22	8	419	20
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1993	52	91	9	3223	145	39.30	5200+	46.57	7	18	2	338+	12
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1972-1984	39	59	7	3151	235*	60.59	4310+	57.67	8	15	4	260+	19
JH Edrich (ENG)	1964-1975	42	71	4	3138	175	46.83	8301+	36.88	8	16	2	315	5
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2018	42	77	4	3102	253*	42.49	6442	48.15	10	12	8	378	6
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1954-1975	51	86	6	3086	160	38.57	4372+	37.71	8	13	5	300+	7
RB Richardson (WI)	1983-1995	38	65	6	3046	194	51.62	6392+	47.24	11	12	4	376+	12
L Hutton (ENG)	1938-1955	34	60	8	2950	364	56.73	2601+	39.63	7	16	2	176+	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1989	50	76	2	2874	208	38.83	4348	66.09	9	11	11	328	45
MW Gatting (ENG)	1980-1995	43	75	10	2816	207	43.32	5919	47.57	7	15	9	353	9
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2013	34	57	1	2791	275	49.83	5467	51.05	8	13	3	337	10
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1934	28	48	5	2763	194	64.25	6557+	34.60	8	16	1	188+	3
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2024	49	89	4	2667	119	31.37	4727	56.42	4	12	9	318	29
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	40	79	3	2589	160	34.06	6671	38.80	3	19	8	295	1
RT Ponting (AUS)	1996-2012	29	51	4	2555	257	54.36	4428	57.70	8	12	4	278	4
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1973-1980	34	58	5	2554	187	48.18	1633+	49.60	7	14	3	251+	5
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2024	45	85	3	2534	155	30.90	4899	51.72	5	13	7	284	52
Younis Khan (PAK)	2002-2017	20	39	4	2469	267	70.54	4459	55.37	9	8	5	286	11
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	44	73	3	2452	233	35.02	4917	49.86	6	9	5	274	28
VVS Laxman (IND)	1998-2012	29	54	5	2434	281	49.67	4480	54.33	6	12	3	338	0
N Hussain (ENG)	1993-2003	33	61	5	2405	207	42.94	5342	45.02	6	13	3	309	9
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-2003	42	80	7	2379	107	32.58	4638	51.29	1	18	8	304	4
APE Knott (ENG)	1968-1981	50	80	7	2367	135	32.42	4847	48.83	2	16	3	277	3
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2005-2011	32	58	1	2350	161	41.22	4989	47.10	7	10	3	290	4
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1976-1988	37	55	4	2324	231	45.56	4866+	44.43	6	8	2	200+	1
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2001-2015	28	49	3	2230	219	48.47	4442	50.20	6	9	1	272	5
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2002-2014	36	68	4	2225	122	34.76	3781	58.84	3	13	5	300	4
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1955	20	35	3	2209	207	69.03	-	0.00	8	9	2	130+	2
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	34	55	3	2186	148	42.03	4814	45.40	4	15	2	272	10
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	1996-2012	33	62	6	2166	233	38.67	5506	39.33	2	13	4	269	4
JG Wright (NZ)	1980-1993	28	51	5	2081	185	45.23	6124	33.98	5	7	-	242	5
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2023	25	45	3	2074	204	49.38	4903	42.30	5	11	4	228	4
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2016	26	49	2	2058	302	43.78	3294	62.47	6	5	3	260	29
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-1999	31	51	4	2055	167	43.72	3739+	47.63	6	9	-	236+	17
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2014	22	40	2	2049	329*	53.92	3622	56.57	7	6	2	227	14
DCS Compton (ENG)	1938-1956	33	59	12	2047	184	43.55	2386+	40.23	5	11	8	146+	1
SPD Smith (AUS)	2013-2023	19	37	6	2042	192	65.87	3889	52.50	9	5	2	226	10
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2023	25	44	1	2042	186	47.48	3896	52.41	8	5	3	227	5
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1991	33	57	4	2015	139	38.01	3708	54.34	4	11	3	265	11
PJL Dujon (WI)	1981-1991	42	58	5	1982	139	37.39	3293+	45.61	3	8	2	184+	9
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2007	19	36	2	1975	197	58.08	3392	58.22	8	4	4	255	9
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1990	41	57	13	1953	136	44.38	3551+	50.04	4	8	2	180+	36
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1999	37	55	7	1952	237	40.66	3588+	48.63	5	7	6	232+	1
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1894-1909	35	61	4	1931	140	33.87	-	0.00	5	8	4	106+	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1985	30	48	6	1928	127	45.90	2381+	43.80	7	7	-	111+	0
PBH May (ENG)	1952-1961	28	47	4	1922	113	44.69	1537+	38.58	4	12	2	182+	0
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2021	29	55	3	1889	290	36.32	3074	61.45	5	4	4	254	11
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2008	18	35	3	1888	203	59.00	2864	65.92	6	8	2	214	24
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1968	33	56	7	1880	175	38.36	2609+	39.90	3	9	2	134+	4
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-2010	26	48	2	1869	173	40.63	3358	55.65	5	9	3	254	17
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2002	28	53	2	1854	153	36.35	4368	42.44	5	8	4	236	1
RC Fredericks (WI)	1968-1976	28	52	2	1836	169	36.72	1275+	50.82	3	8	4	171+	6
ER Dexter (ENG)	1959-1968	26	47	2	1825	180	40.55	1680+	40.89	3	11	3	181+	3
CL Walcott (WI)	1948-1955	18	30	1	1823	155	62.86	-	0.00	9	6	1	63+	6
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	2003-2013	23	45	1	1821	195	41.38	2406	75.68	3	10	3	244	12
M Leyland (ENG)	1929-1938	22	36	4	1791	187	55.96	4266+	39.96	7	4	2	150+	4
TW Hayward (ENG)	1896-1909	29	51	2	1747	137	35.65	5+	0.00	2	12	6	122+	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2022	28	49	2	1743	111	37.08	3403	51.21	4	9	1	196	22
EH Hendren (ENG)	1920-1934	28	48	4	1740	169	39.54	3300+	45.96	3	10	3	157+	4
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-2003	27	52	2	1714	173*	34.28	3778	45.36	3	8	3	212	1
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	41	69	14	1706	179	31.01	1714+	40.89	1	9	2	101+	1
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	33	53	1	1694	133*	32.57	1488+	60.61	2	11	7	160+	6
D Elgar (SA)	2012-2024	28	53	4	1672	185	34.12	3988	41.92	4	7	7	204	13
FMM Worrell (WI)	1951-1962	24	42	2	1648	237	41.20	369+	32.79	2	13	3	79+	4
KS Williamson (NZ)	2010-2024	24	46	2	1647	166	37.43	3370	48.87	4	8	4	196	2
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2007	23	40	4	1624	340	45.11	2440	66.55	5	4	3	204	14
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK)	1994-2006	24	44	3	1618	184	39.46	3045	53.13	4	10	5	209	2
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2011	28	52	-	1609	128	30.94	3522	45.68	3	11	5	201	6
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1967	23	41	2	1597	110	40.94	588+	38.94	2	11	3	76+	1+
RA Smith (ENG)	1989-1993	21	42	7	1581	143	45.17	3234	48.88	4	11	1	212	1
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1992	20	35	5	1567	163	52.23	3537+	43.39	4	9	2	171	7
DW Randall (ENG)	1977-1983	28	47	4	1551	174	36.06	3620	42.84	4	8	9	154	2
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1977-1986	20	31	1	1550	172	51.66	3336+	43.82	8	4	2	179	2
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1999	32	52	4	1540	127	32.08	2292+	51.30	2	8	3	146+	18
GR Viswanath (IND)	1969-1981	18	31	2	1538	161*	53.03	1806+	52.38	4	9	1	140+	1
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1968-1982	34	56	8	1535	146	31.97	4034	38.05	3	10	5	160	4
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2007	25	49	1	1526	196	31.79	3163	48.24	3	7	4	233	5
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1964	21	38	3	1518	160	43.37	423+	46.57	4	9	2	61+	1
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2002	21	40	5	1518	138	43.37	3065	49.52	3	10	2	183	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	64	99	18	1489	74*	18.38	2218	67.13	-	6	13	176	24
MJ Prior (ENG)	2007-2014	33	53	8	1483	118	32.95	2434	60.92	2	9	5	174	5
F du Plessis (SA)	2012-2019	24	45	4	1470	134	35.85	3297	44.58	4	8	5	193	8
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1995	23	35	3	1466	188	45.81	3041	48.20	4	6	3	187	4
RG Pollock (SA)	1963-1970	14	23	2	1453	274	69.19	1394+	51.36	5	5	-	141+	9
TM Dilshan (SL)	2004-2013	23	41	4	1437	147	38.83	2284	62.91	5	5	6	181	5
MS Atapattu (SL)	1990-2007	25	43	2	1416	133	34.53	3274+	43.24	4	5	6	189	1
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	0.00	5	6	3	51+	0
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	31	52	-	1412	146	27.15	2870	49.19	2	5	5	166	19
RS Mahanama (SL)	1988-1997	20	34	-	1407	225	41.38	3274+	41.47	2	6	1	159+	1
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-2005	22	40	5	1406	156*	40.17	2966	47.40	2	8	3	176	3
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	24	44	4	1403	144	35.07	2668	52.58	2	7	2	162	6
JT Tyldesley (ENG)	1899-1909	26	46	1	1389	138	30.86	0+	0.00	3	8	4	88+	3
BF Butcher (WI)	1958-1969	18	33	1	1382	142	43.18	485+	43.71	5	5	2	73+	1+
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2005-2011	24	42	3	1380	206	35.38	3178	43.42	3	6	2	142	7
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2001-2009	26	47	2	1379	102	30.64	2259	61.04	1	12	6	175	27
DM Bravo (WI)	2011-2019	22	42	2	1375	166	34.37	3053	45.03	3	5	1	173	10
CH Gayle (WI)	2002-2013	22	41	2	1373	165*	35.20	2621	52.38	2	9	4	192	25
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2005	19	38	2	1368	99	38.00	2300	59.47	-	11	2	208	9
Majid Khan (PAK)	1964-1983	25	42	2	1360	158	34.00	2349+	47.50	3	5	7	135+	2
LD Chandimal (SL)	2013-2022	16	31	3	1329	206*	47.46	2499	53.18	4	4	2	152	14
MV Boucher (ICC/SA)	2000-2011	35	58	7	1325	89	25.98	2682	49.40	-	10	6	157	4
M Vijay (IND)	2008-2018	15	28	-	1324	167	47.28	2717	48.73	4	6	2	156	15
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	23	42	3	1312	135	33.64	3216	40.79	2	7	5	150	7
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2013	18	32	2	1309	168*	43.63	2673	48.97	4	5	5	159	0
JC Buttler (ENG)	2014-2022	29	51	3	1305	106	27.18	2566	50.85	1	6	5	160	13
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2011	34	55	12	1305	118	30.34	2394	54.51	1	7	5	143	7
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1977-1992	24	38	4	1304	164*	38.35	2710+	40.95	2	7	1	122	5
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2010-2022	14	27	2	1300	205*	52.00	2968	43.80	4	6	-	119	5
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2005	27	47	1	1300	105	28.26	3188	40.77	1	9	7	154	3
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2013	23	40	8	1291	137*	40.34	2900	44.51	3	7	6	143	1
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2001	24	43	10	1287	174*	39.00	3329	38.66	2	5	7	128	1
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1881-1893	23	40	4	1277	164	35.47	227+	40.52	3	4	1	81+	0
DL Amiss (ENG)	1967-1977	25	45	2	1270	188	29.53	3439	36.92	2	6	9	134	1
AG Prince (SA)	2002-2011	23	40	3	1267	150	34.24	3064	41.35	3	3	4	137	2
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1979-1984	22	33	4	1258	152	43.37	2201+	51.20	4	5	1	127+	3
AL Logie (WI)	1983-1991	27	40	5	1250	130	35.71	1951+	55.50	2	8	6	146+	8
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2001	22	38	2	1240	126	34.44	2338	53.03	2	9	1	143	27
CD McMillan (NZ)	1997-2005	20	36	4	1231	100*	38.46	2265	54.34	1	10	2	142	15
AM Rahane (IND)	2013-2023	18	34	3	1225	147	39.51	2330	52.57	2	6	2	135	10
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1964-1980	19	35	4	1224	152*	39.48	1814+	51.37	4	3	3	121+	8
DA Warner (AUS)	2011-2023	21	39	-	1218	180	31.23	1809	67.33	4	3	2	154	10
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1993	16	30	3	1209	170*	44.77	3088	39.15	3	4	-	107	5
Z Crawley (ENG)	2021-2024	17	33	-	1208	189	36.60	1717	70.35	1	8	2	157	9
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1992	11	20	3	1204	135	70.82	3021	39.85	6	2	-	141	1
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1955	22	39	1	1184	119	31.15	1959+	30.57	2	8	2	111+	4
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1994-1999	11	21	1	1175	188*	58.75	2078	56.54	4	6	2	155	7
AC Hudson (SA)	1992-1997	17	32	2	1171	146	39.03	3002	39.00	2	10	3	147	2
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2016	25	47	4	1170	104	27.20	2470	47.36	1	9	7	162	11
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1977	21	39	3	1169	132	32.47	1345+	33.90	2	10	1	97+	7
A Flower (ZIM)	1992-2002	10	20	6	1166	232*	83.28	2432	47.94	3	7	2	136	9

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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]