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
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2013	64	110	11	5625	241*	56.81	9784+	57.37	20	22	4	675+	35
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1992-2005	39	72	3	3981	277	57.69	6649	59.87	14	13	6	500	29
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	51	92	6	3783	244*	43.98	8096	46.72	8	18	5	423	2
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	1996-2012	53	94	7	3674	233	42.22	8751	41.98	5	22	4	445	8
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1908-1930	41	71	4	3636	187	54.26	5363+	46.22	12	15	3	241+	4
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1991	44	80	5	3455	215	46.06	6414	53.86	9	14	3	412	3
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2017	40	70	6	3434	313	53.65	6707	51.20	12	10	5	338	24
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2023	44	83	6	3429	228	44.53	6392	53.64	8	19	6	358	15
VVS Laxman (IND)	1998-2012	42	76	8	3334	281	49.02	6364	52.38	8	20	4	436	0
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2023	36	62	3	3127	243	53.00	5485	57.01	13	7	4	326	11
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	2003-2013	34	63	2	3060	293	50.16	3647	83.90	8	13	5	428	27
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2014	38	69	4	3032	227	46.64	5101	59.43	7	15	2	347	39
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1995	45	85	0	3008	196	35.38	6350	47.37	5	17	5	376	6
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1997-2012	44	80	7	2955	224	40.47	6557	45.06	6	15	5	355	17
G Boycott (ENG)	1964-1981	38	71	9	2945	191	47.50	8568	34.37	7	14	3	244	0
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1947	33	58	3	2852	251	51.85	7491	38.07	9	7	2	269+	8
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2023	32	56	4	2817	204	54.17	6394	44.05	9	12	5	304	5
IR Bell (ENG)	2005-2015	43	77	7	2795	119*	39.92	5540	50.45	6	26	5	337	15
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2018	31	57	6	2759	169	54.09	5295	52.10	7	18	1	337	23
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1934	27	46	5	2741	194	66.85	6557+	34.60	8	16	1	188+	3
JH Edrich (ENG)	1964-1975	32	57	3	2644	175	48.96	7333	36.05	7	13	0	262	4
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2010-2022	31	58	4	2619	205*	48.50	6000	43.65	10	11	4	229	6
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	38	68	5	2467	173	39.15	5031	49.03	5	11	4	291	15
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1954-1975	43	75	4	2433	113	34.26	4372+	37.71	5	11	5	238+	0
L Hutton (ENG)	1938-1955	27	49	6	2428	364	56.46	2601+	39.63	5	14	2	163+	1
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1992	37	56	4	2379	211	45.75	4563+	44.04	7	9	2	209+	10
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-2003	42	81	9	2346	123	32.58	4725	49.65	3	15	7	293	3
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK)	1994-2006	34	58	7	2344	200*	45.96	4884	47.99	6	13	6	277	7
HM Amla (SA)	2006-2019	35	65	3	2301	196	37.11	4742	48.52	7	7	7	280	3
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1991	34	54	3	2266	208	44.43	3206+	68.74	5	14	5	297	18
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1993	34	60	6	2253	145	41.72	4104+	46.66	5	14	1	266	6
RB Richardson (WI)	1984-1995	30	49	4	2226	182	49.46	4660	47.76	9	8	3	287	12
CH Lloyd (WI)	1968-1985	29	48	4	2211	178	50.25	2622+	60.94	6	12	2	262	18
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1977-1987	27	42	3	2150	176	55.12	3717+	46.05	10	7	3	201+	6
KF Barrington (ENG)	1961-1968	23	39	6	2111	256	63.96	2896+	43.37	5	13	1	187+	5
KS Williamson (NZ)	2011-2024	23	43	5	2105	242*	55.39	3632	57.95	7	8	5	232	4
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2013-2023	32	57	4	2057	167*	38.81	3668	56.07	5	6	1	227	17
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	37	74	2	2044	105	28.38	5544	36.86	1	15	7	237	1
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1996-2012	27	50	8	2027	118	48.26	4629	43.78	5	14	1	195	9
M Azharuddin (IND)	1985-1999	32	46	4	1995	199	47.50	3103+	53.52	7	7	2	204+	8
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2006	27	52	1	1970	161	38.62	3603	54.67	3	11	4	289	13
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1977-1992	32	50	5	1959	166	43.53	2989+	42.68	4	11	2	136+	5
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2003	25	47	6	1934	138	47.17	4167	46.41	5	11	2	219	0
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1894-1909	35	61	4	1931	140	33.87	-	0.00	5	8	4	106+	0
N Hussain (ENG)	1993-2003	31	59	4	1926	207	35.01	4579	42.06	3	13	4	241	8
JG Wright (NZ)	1980-1993	29	53	3	1901	141	38.02	5511	34.49	3	7	0	216	2
M Vijay (IND)	2008-2018	21	37	0	1884	167	50.91	3687	51.09	6	9	3	209	19
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1993	25	42	4	1882	299	49.52	3974	47.35	5	6	5	220	11
SP Fleming (NZ)	1995-2006	27	50	3	1846	274*	39.27	4401	41.94	3	13	10	209	6
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1998	30	45	4	1845	237	45.00	3273+	50.84	5	8	4	209+	1
DCS Compton (ENG)	1938-1956	28	51	8	1842	184	42.83	2385+	40.25	5	9	7	146+	1
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-2003	27	52	1	1826	173*	35.80	4145	44.05	5	7	3	226	2
CG Greenidge (WI)	1975-1991	29	52	7	1819	226	40.42	3336+	48.38	4	8	5	222	11
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1994-2000	19	31	0	1805	145	58.22	3531	51.11	5	13	2	216	9
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2002	27	50	2	1773	180	36.93	4618	38.39	3	10	4	223	1
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2020	24	46	2	1769	290	40.20	2825	62.61	3	7	4	215	6
F du Plessis (SA)	2012-2021	23	42	6	1762	199	48.94	3390	51.97	4	8	1	218	8
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2023	28	52	2	1761	155	35.22	3119	56.46	4	10	4	193	44
TW Hayward (ENG)	1896-1909	29	51	2	1747	137	35.65	5+	0.00	2	12	6	122+	0
EH Hendren (ENG)	1920-1934	28	48	4	1740	169	39.54	3300+	45.96	3	10	3	157+	4
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2005-2012	28	49	0	1718	161	35.06	3453	49.75	4	9	4	207	3
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2007	20	39	1	1714	183	45.10	3277	52.30	6	5	3	220	9
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1991	39	62	2	1714	149*	28.56	2772	61.83	4	6	10	219	21
MW Gatting (ENG)	1980-1995	28	50	4	1708	160	37.13	3719	45.92	4	12	6	220	2
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	41	69	14	1706	179	31.01	1714+	40.89	1	9	2	101+	1
M Leyland (ENG)	1929-1938	20	34	4	1705	187	56.83	4266	39.96	7	3	2	150+	4
RB Kanhai (WI)	1960-1973	20	38	1	1694	129	45.78	710+	50.56	5	10	1	155+	8
APE Knott (ENG)	1968-1981	34	57	6	1682	135	32.98	3706	45.38	2	11	2	190	1
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	32	51	1	1664	133*	33.28	1488+	60.61	2	11	7	160+	6
Asad Shafiq (PAK)	2011-2019	27	43	4	1660	137	42.56	3408	48.70	4	10	3	149	9
AM Rahane (IND)	2013-2023	27	49	4	1649	147	36.64	3195	51.61	4	7	4	176	10
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2002-2014	28	53	4	1623	122	33.12	2904	55.88	3	9	5	198	2
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2009	21	41	0	1617	128	39.43	3380	47.84	3	11	3	203	4
TWM Latham (NZ)	2014-2024	20	37	2	1588	264*	45.37	3470	45.76	4	5	1	155	5
Babar Azam (PAK)	2016-2024	21	39	3	1573	196	43.69	2913	53.99	5	7	3	158	13
PBH May (ENG)	1953-1961	21	37	3	1566	113	46.05	1537+	38.58	3	10	2	155+	0
MV Boucher (ICC/SA)	1998-2012	38	64	5	1554	92	26.33	3204	48.50	0	12	6	187	5
GR Viswanath (IND)	1969-1982	19	33	2	1549	161*	49.96	1806+	52.38	4	9	1	140+	1
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1972-1985	23	36	2	1549	134	45.55	2712+	56.71	3	12	3	170+	9
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2016	28	52	3	1540	195	31.42	2206	69.80	3	6	5	199	37
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2002-2017	28	47	6	1533	135	37.39	3394	45.16	3	10	4	136	25
GS Sobers (WI)	1955-1969	19	38	3	1510	168	43.14	1010+	55.44	4	6	1	129+	4
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2006-2022	19	34	5	1504	200	51.86	3242	46.39	3	8	1	152	6
MS Dhoni (IND)	2005-2014	28	45	7	1481	224	38.97	2389	61.99	3	7	2	148	25
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2001	31	54	2	1472	102	28.30	3167	46.47	1	10	5	162	9
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1988-2000	18	31	2	1470	211	50.68	3272	44.92	8	1	2	180	7
RG Pollock (SA)	1963-1970	14	23	2	1453	274	69.19	1394+	51.36	5	5	0	141+	9
D Elgar (SA)	2012-2023	24	45	2	1442	141*	33.53	3136	45.98	5	6	7	181	8
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1993	16	31	2	1433	186	49.41	3607	39.72	5	3	0	115	0
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	0.00	5	6	3	51+	0
JT Tyldesley (ENG)	1899-1909	26	46	1	1389	138	30.86	0+	0.00	3	8	4	88+	3
NS Sidhu (IND)	1992-1998	17	23	0	1378	131	59.91	2986	46.14	4	7	1	160	25
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2013	17	29	2	1377	203	51.00	2680	51.38	5	5	3	156	0
ER Dexter (ENG)	1959-1968	19	35	0	1358	180	38.80	1680+	40.89	2	8	2	140+	3
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-2006	23	43	3	1356	156*	33.90	2869	47.26	2	7	3	172	5
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-2010	26	47	1	1347	112	29.28	2665	50.54	2	6	2	164	14
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1993	18	36	5	1343	143	43.32	2777	48.36	3	8	1	182	1
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2010-2023	20	35	7	1326	109	47.35	1820	72.85	2	11	0	114	5
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1973-1980	19	33	2	1325	127	42.74	1318+	47.26	4	7	1	165	2
G Gambhir (IND)	2004-2012	18	34	0	1321	206	38.85	2565	51.50	4	5	4	153	2
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1991	22	38	2	1316	125	36.55	2440	53.93	2	8	3	179	5
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	21	37	1	1303	110	36.19	2634	49.46	1	10	2	175	5
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1881-1893	23	40	4	1277	164	35.47	227+	40.52	3	4	1	81+	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1976-1988	26	40	4	1276	95	35.44	2483+	40.71	0	9	2	90+	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1994	34	44	3	1275	163	31.09	1289+	77.26	2	6	4	135+	10
MJ Prior (ENG)	2007-2014	28	45	6	1246	126	31.94	2033	61.28	2	7	6	155	3
Q de Kock (SA)	2014-2021	19	33	0	1242	104	37.63	1774	70.01	2	9	1	146	5
WJ Cronje (SA)	1993-1998	17	30	2	1240	122	44.28	2716	45.65	2	9	3	132	16
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2023	52	83	15	1221	65	17.95	1827	66.83	0	5	11	153	19
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2010	18	33	2	1219	333	39.32	1973	61.78	3	4	7	150	23
RG Sharma (IND)	2014-2023	19	34	3	1217	120	39.25	2164	56.23	2	7	1	120	25
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2011	30	52	8	1206	140	27.40	2174	55.47	1	8	8	142	0
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1979-1986	18	30	2	1194	152	42.64	1842+	54.34	4	4	0	116+	2
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2001-2013	17	34	2	1188	190	37.12	2384	49.83	5	1	4	142	8
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1955	21	39	1	1184	119	31.15	1959+	30.57	2	8	2	111+	4
JP Duminy (SA)	2008-2017	18	30	5	1183	166	47.32	2504	47.24	5	3	1	142	3
HH Gibbs (SA)	1997-2006	21	40	0	1180	104	29.50	2556	46.16	1	8	4	172	3
PJL Dujon (WI)	1981-1991	23	34	2	1176	139	36.75	2446	48.07	2	4	1	129	6
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2003-2011	24	42	2	1173	206	29.32	2923	40.13	1	6	2	113	3
DW Randall (ENG)	1977-1983	18	34	4	1161	174	38.70	2630	44.14	3	6	6	120	1
M Amarnath (IND)	1969-1987	17	25	3	1159	138	52.68	1838+	43.63	4	5	3	76+	0
EJ Barlow (SA)	1963-1970	14	26	2	1149	201	47.87	1440+	41.73	5	3	2	118+	3
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2002-2009	24	43	4	1138	102	29.17	1769	64.33	1	7	4	145	26
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1992	28	38	6	1133	136	35.40	2336+	43.49	1	7	4	89+	14
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2013-2024	14	26	3	1130	176	49.13	2003	56.41	4	5	2	115	5
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1985	13	23	3	1122	127	56.10	1931+	44.38	6	3	0	91	0
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2012-2024	21	40	1	1122	126	28.76	2874	39.03	2	7	5	109	2
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2000	32	46	5	1107	123	27.00	2052+	52.04	2	5	4	125+	18
Moin Khan (PAK)	1991-2004	25	38	4	1103	117*	32.44	2004	55.03	2	7	2	126	14
WG Grace (ENG)	1880-1899	22	36	2	1098	170	32.29	423+	51.06	2	5	2	55+	1
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1994-2000	16	29	0	1094	133	37.72	1984	55.14	2	6	3	156	4
TL Goddard (SA)	1957-1970	18	33	4	1090	93	37.58	1063+	36.12	0	8	1	35+	2
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2008-2022	15	29	1	1087	133	38.82	1890	57.51	1	9	4	129	10
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	23	40	2	1085	155*	28.55	1984	54.68	2	3	5	134	13
TW Graveney (ENG)	1953-1968	22	38	4	1075	111	31.61	2048+	38.57	1	6	2	100+	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	18	32	3	1070	114*	36.89	2237	47.83	5	3	4	135	10
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2006	26	44	9	1070	111	30.57	1922	55.67	1	5	2	124	13
RC Fredericks (WI)	1968-1976	15	29	1	1069	169	38.17	1275+	50.82	1	5	2	134	4
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	29	46	7	1068	151*	27.38	1744	61.23	1	4	4	107	16
S Dhawan (IND)	2013-2017	10	17	0	1066	190	62.70	1395	76.41	4	3	1	143	6
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1985-1997	20	31	1	1061	122	35.36	2092+	45.55	1	9	3	115+	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2001	20	36	1	1038	109	29.65	1911	54.31	1	7	2	115	23
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1991-2001	14	27	2	1028	133	41.12	2569	40.01	1	7	1	104	2
AG Prince (SA)	2002-2011	18	32	0	998	150	31.18	2404	41.51	2	4	2	114	2
AE Stoddart (ENG)	1888-1898	16	30	2	996	173	35.57	64+	51.56	2	3	3	31+	5
C Washbrook (ENG)	1946-1956	17	31	1	996	143	33.20	1027+	36.02	2	5	2	58+	5
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2007-2013	8	13	4	994	142	110.44	1674	59.37	5	2	0	95	12
KS Ranjitsinhji (ENG)	1896-1902	15	26	4	989	175	44.95	-	0.00	2	6	2	19+	0
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1986-1995	19	31	2	988	105	34.06	2122	46.55	2	7	5	129	8
Majid Khan (PAK)	1964-1982	16	25	2	978	158	42.52	1913+	49.97	3	4	5	113	1

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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]