Batting Most Runs Series

Cricket in Test matches

Most runs in a series

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DG Bradman (AUS)	5	7	-	974	334	139.14	1580	61.64	4	-	-	98	0
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1930
RG Sharma (IND)	7	11	1	874	212	87.40	1278	68.38	4	1	-	105	24
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
MA Taylor (AUS)	6	11	1	839	219	83.90	1866	44.96	2	5	-	91	0
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1989
RN Harvey (AUS)	5	9	-	834	205	92.66	-	0.00	4	3	-	91	0
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53
IVA Richards (WI)	4	7	-	829	291	118.42	1188	69.78	3	2	-	112	4
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1976
DG Bradman (AUS)	5	9	-	810	270	90.00	1237	65.48	3	1	2	62	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1936/37
DG Bradman (AUS)	5	5	1	806	299*	201.50	0+	0.00	4	-	-	73	0
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
BC Lara (WI)	5	8	-	798	375	99.75	1170	68.20	2	2	-	109	3
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1993/94
SPD Smith (AUS)	4	7	-	774	211	110.57	1196	64.71	3	3	-	92	5
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2019
SPD Smith (AUS)	4	7	-	774	211	110.57	1196	64.71	3	3	-	92	5
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
BC Lara (WI)	6	10	1	765	179	85.00	992	77.11	3	3	-	121	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1995
YBK Jaiswal (IND)	7	13	1	762	214*	63.50	976	78.07	2	3	1	79	26
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
DG Bradman (AUS)	5	8	-	758	304	94.75	1037	73.09	2	1	-	84+	4
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1934
DCS Compton (ENG)	5	8	-	753	208	94.12	-	0.00	4	2	-	40+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
GS Sobers (WI)	5	8	1	722	174	103.14	1205	59.91	3	2	1	95	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1966
GC Smith (SA)	5	9	-	714	277	79.33	1014	70.41	2	1	-	96	2
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
YBK Jaiswal (IND)	5	9	1	712	214*	89.00	891	79.91	2	3	-	68	26
Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India), 2023/24
GS Sobers (WI)	5	8	1	709	226	101.28	-	0.00	3	1	1	42+	2
England in West Indies Test Series, 1959/60
GA Headley (WI)	4	8	-	703	223	87.87	416+	56.00	4	-	-	29+	1
England in West Indies Test Series, 1929/30
CL Walcott (WI)	5	10	2	698	220	87.25	-	0.00	3	3	-	-	2
England in West Indies Test Series, 1953/54
AR Morris (AUS)	5	9	1	696	196	87.00	122+	32.78	3	3	-	35+	2
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1948
SPD Smith (AUS)	5	7	2	687	239	137.40	1416	48.51	3	2	-	67	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2017/18
DG Bradman (AUS)	5	8	1	680	234	97.14	1217	55.87	2	3	1	60	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1946/47
VT Trumper (AUS)	5	9	2	661	214*	94.42	753	87.78	2	2	-	71	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
RN Harvey (AUS)	5	8	3	660	178	132.00	-	0.00	4	1	-	14+	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
AJ Strauss (ENG)	5	10	1	656	147	72.88	1308	50.15	3	1	2	85	3
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
V Kohli (IND)	5	8	2	655	235	109.16	1076	60.87	2	2	-	72	1
England in India Test Series, 2016/17
E Paynter (ENG)	5	8	-	653	243	81.62	-	0.00	3	2	-	50+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	5	9	1	638	190	79.75	1319	48.36	3	3	-	72	10
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	4	7	-	631	202	90.14	986	63.99	3	-	-	86	3
Pakistan in England Test Series, 2006
KR Stackpole (AUS)	6	12	-	627	207	52.25	1336	46.93	2	2	1	74	3
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1970/71
RR Sarwan (WI)	5	6	-	626	291	104.33	1134	55.20	3	1	-	70	3
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 2008/09
JH Kallis (SA)	5	10	1	625	162	69.44	1184	52.78	3	2	2	68	4
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
MJ Slater (AUS)	5	10	-	623	176	62.30	1105	56.38	3	1	-	73	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1994/95
AD Nourse (SA)	5	9	-	621	149	69.00	-	0.00	2	5	-	15+	3
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
LG Rowe (WI)	5	7	-	616	302	88.00	1245	49.47	3	-	-	73	3
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1973/74
WR Hammond (ENG)	5	8	1	609	181	87.00	-	0.00	3	2	-	39+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
GS Chappell (AUS)	6	11	-	608	144	55.27	1240	49.03	2	5	-	60	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1974/75
R Dravid (IND)	4	6	-	602	217	100.33	1336	45.05	3	1	-	85	0
India in England Test Series, 2002
B Mitchell (SA)	5	10	1	597	189*	66.33	-	0.00	2	3	-	-	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
AR Border (AUS)	6	11	2	597	196	66.33	1194	50.00	2	1	-	65	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985
V Kohli (IND)	5	10	-	593	149	59.30	1025	57.85	2	3	1	67	1
Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2018
WM Lawry (AUS)	5	7	-	592	166	84.57	1434	41.28	3	2	1	56	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1965/66
CG Greenidge (WI)	5	10	1	592	134	65.77	939	63.04	3	2	1	80	6
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1976
VL Manjrekar (IND)	5	8	1	586	189*	83.71	-	0.00	1	4	-	57+	0
England in India Test Series, 1961/62
HW Taylor (SA)	5	9	-	582	176	64.66	-	0.00	3	2	-	9+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
PBH May (ENG)	5	9	1	582	117	72.75	-	0.00	2	3	1	57+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
L Hutton (ENG)	5	9	-	577	158	64.11	243+	36.21	2	2	-	23+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
MJ Clarke (AUS)	3	5	1	576	259*	144.00	781	73.75	2	-	-	77	2
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2012/13
RT Ponting (AUS)	5	8	1	576	196	82.28	953	60.44	2	2	-	60	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2006/07
VT Trumper (AUS)	5	10	1	574	185*	63.77	-	0.00	2	3	1	66	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1903/04
W Bardsley (AUS)	5	9	-	573	132	63.66	838	68.37	1	5	-	51	0
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
CG Greenidge (WI)	5	8	1	572	223	81.71	930	61.50	2	-	-	78	2
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1984
KC Bland (SA)	5	10	2	572	144*	71.50	-	0.00	1	4	-	55	10
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
MEK Hussey (AUS)	5	9	-	570	195	63.33	1085	52.53	2	3	1	67	3
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2010/11
TM Head (AUS)	7	10	-	570	152	57.00	626	91.05	2	4	1	67	7
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
WH Ponsford (AUS)	4	7	1	569	266	94.83	1154	49.30	2	1	-	19+	0
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1934
A Melville (SA)	5	10	1	569	189	63.22	-	0.00	3	1	1	31+	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
DM Jones (AUS)	6	9	1	566	157	70.75	968	58.47	2	3	1	59	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1989
EJ Barlow (SA)	5	10	-	558	138	55.80	244+	56.55	1	4	1	62	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
HL Collins (AUS)	5	9	-	557	162	61.88	1173	47.48	2	3	-	57	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1920/21
MTG Elliott (AUS)	6	10	-	556	199	55.60	988	56.27	2	2	-	82	3
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1997
DC Boon (AUS)	6	10	2	555	164*	69.37	1334	41.60	3	1	2	71	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1993
WJ Edrich (ENG)	4	6	1	552	191	110.40	-	0.00	2	2	-	34+	4
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
ME Waugh (AUS)	6	10	1	550	137	61.11	860	63.95	1	5	-	61	3
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1993
JR Reid (NZ)	5	10	1	546	142	60.66	-	0.00	1	4	-	62+	5
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
GS Sobers (WI)	5	9	3	545	152	90.83	480+	51.45	2	2	1	66	3
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1967/68
GA Faulkner (SA)	5	10	1	545	123	60.55	-	0.00	1	3	-	-	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
DA Warner (AUS)	3	6	-	543	145	90.50	626	86.74	3	2	-	59	8
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2013/14
SM Gavaskar (IND)	4	7	-	542	221	77.42	1199	45.20	1	4	-	55	0
India in England Test Series, 1979
C Washbrook (ENG)	5	9	-	542	195	60.22	119+	50.42	1	2	-	24+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
JM Taylor (AUS)	5	10	-	541	108	54.10	721+	48.12	1	4	1	38	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1924/25
KL Rahul (IND)	7	14	-	541	129	38.64	1280	42.26	2	2	1	73	3
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
FMM Worrell (WI)	4	6	-	539	261	89.83	-	0.00	2	1	-	58+	2
West Indies in England Test Series, 1950
JB Hobbs (ENG)	5	9	1	539	187	67.37	-	0.00	1	4	1	0+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	3	6	1	538	190	107.60	1067	50.42	3	2	-	60	8
New Zealand in England Test Series, 2022
J Darling (AUS)	5	8	-	537	178	67.12	-	0.00	3	-	-	36+	3
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1897/98
AD Nourse (SA)	5	10	3	536	129*	76.57	108+	63.88	2	2	-	6+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
RB Kanhai (WI)	5	10	1	535	153	59.44	339+	50.73	2	1	-	63	2
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1967/68
RR Pant (IND)	8	15	1	535	146	38.21	758	70.58	2	2	1	59	9
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
AR Border (AUS)	6	12	3	533	123*	59.22	1451	36.73	2	3	1	62	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1981
BC Booth (AUS)	4	7	1	531	169	88.50	710+	39.43	2	3	-	45	0
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
BC Lara (WI)	4	8	-	531	202	66.37	945	56.19	2	2	-	80	4
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
DC Boon (AUS)	5	9	2	530	121	75.71	1198	44.24	1	3	-	55	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1990/91
RG Sharma (IND)	3	4	-	529	212	132.25	683	77.45	3	-	-	62	19
Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India), 2019/20
TA Blundell (NZ)	5	9	1	529	106	66.12	1024	51.66	1	4	-	74	0
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
Shubman Gill (IND)	7	13	1	526	110	43.83	875	60.11	2	2	2	58	11
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
BK Kunderan (IND)	5	10	-	525	192	52.50	-	0.00	2	1	-	79	1
England in India Test Series, 1963/64
DA Warner (AUS)	5	10	1	523	124	58.11	703	74.39	2	2	-	67	5
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2013/14
C Hill (AUS)	5	10	-	521	99	52.10	-	0.00	-	4	1	21+	0+
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1901/02
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	5	9	1	520	122	65.00	-	0.00	2	3	1	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
CC McDonald (AUS)	5	9	1	519	170	64.87	1179	44.02	2	1	-	36	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1958/59
WR Hammond (ENG)	5	9	1	517	136*	64.62	-	0.00	1	4	-	13+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
RC Fredericks (WI)	5	10	1	517	138	57.44	901	57.38	2	3	2	59	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1976
RT Ponting (AUS)	3	6	1	515	143*	103.00	773	66.62	3	2	-	57	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2005/06
EAB Rowan (SA)	5	10	1	515	236	57.22	-	0.00	1	3	1	5+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	5	9	1	513	114	64.12	-	0.00	4	-	-	-	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1929
WA Brown (AUS)	4	8	1	512	206*	73.14	1221	41.93	2	1	-	50	0
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1938
DM Jones (AUS)	5	10	1	511	184*	56.77	1239	41.24	1	3	-	44	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1986/87
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2	3	-	510	374	170.00	847	60.21	2	-	-	56	3
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2006

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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]