High scores in 1920s in Tests - England
High scores
Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Innings in match | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 251 | 461 | 605 | 30 | - | 41.48 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 2 | 14 Dec 1928 | Test # 177 | |
| 211 | - | - | 15 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 2 | 28 Jun 1924 | Test # 154 | |
| 200 | 398 | 472 | 17 | - | 42.37 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1928 | Test # 178 | |
| 182* | 309 | - | 21 | - | - | England | v Australia | The Oval | 1 | 13 Aug 1921 | Test # 144 | |
| 181 | 454 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 1 | 18 Jan 1923 | Test # 150 | |
| 177 | 440 | 603 | 17 | - | 29.35 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 3 | 1 Feb 1929 | Test # 179 | |
| 176 | 431 | 481 | 17 | - | 36.59 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 1 Jan 1925 | Test # 159 | |
| 169 | 308 | 314 | 16 | - | 53.82 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 1 | 30 Nov 1928 | Test # 176 | |
| 161 | 428 | - | 16 | - | - | England | v Australia | The Oval | 3 | 14 Aug 1926 | Test # 167 | |
| 159 | 240 | - | 20 | - | - | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 2 | 11 Aug 1928 | Test # 175 | |
| 154 | 288 | 340 | 11 | - | 45.29 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 1 Jan 1925 | Test # 159 | |
| 154 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 1 | 27 Jul 1929 | Test # 184 | |
| 143 | 295 | 339 | 14 | - | 42.18 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 | 13 Feb 1925 | Test # 161 | |
| 142 | 180 | - | 14 | 2 | - | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 2 | 16 Aug 1924 | Test # 157 | |
| 142 | 278 | 301 | 11 | - | 47.17 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 | 8 Mar 1929 | Test # 180 | |
| 140 | - | - | 11 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 1 | 16 Feb 1923 | Test # 152 | |
| 138* | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 3 | 15 Jun 1929 | Test # 181 | |
| 137 | 300 | 330 | 18 | - | 41.51 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 | 8 Mar 1929 | Test # 180 | |
| 135* | 250 | 236 | 10 | 1 | 57.20 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 2 | 14 Jan 1921 | Test # 137 | |
| 135 | 384 | 462 | 10 | - | 29.22 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 4 | 29 Dec 1928 | Test # 178 | |
| 134* | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 2 | 28 Jun 1924 | Test # 154 | |
| 132 | - | - | 20 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 1 | 12 Jul 1924 | Test # 155 | |
| 127* | 208 | - | 18 | - | - | England | v Australia | Lord's | 2 | 26 Jun 1926 | Test # 164 | |
| 127 | 379 | 390 | 12 | - | 32.56 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 4 | 1 Jan 1925 | Test # 159 | |
| 123 | 151 | 155 | 13 | - | 79.35 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 4 | 14 Jan 1921 | Test # 137 | |
| 123 | 146 | 139 | 15 | 1 | 88.48 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 4 | 19 Dec 1924 | Test # 158 | |
| 122 | 210 | 218 | 9 | - | 55.96 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 31 Dec 1920 | Test # 136 | |
| 122 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 2 | 28 Jun 1924 | Test # 154 | |
| 122 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 2 | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 | |
| 122 | - | - | 13 | 1 | - | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 1 | 23 Jun 1928 | Test # 173 | |
| 119* | 263 | 374 | 17 | - | 31.81 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 1 | 1 Feb 1929 | Test # 179 | |
| 119 | 294 | 304 | 7 | - | 39.14 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 2 | 16 Jan 1925 | Test # 160 | |
| 119 | 247 | - | 14 | - | - | England | v Australia | Lord's | 2 | 26 Jun 1926 | Test # 164 | |
| 117 | 260 | 260 | 4 | - | 45.00 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 | 11 Feb 1921 | Test # 138 | |
| 115* | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 3 | 9 Feb 1923 | Test # 151 | |
| 115 | 219 | 266 | 7 | - | 43.23 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 2 | 19 Dec 1924 | Test # 158 | |
| 115 | 247 | 254 | 11 | - | 45.27 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 4 | 19 Dec 1924 | Test # 158 | |
| 114 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 3 | 15 Jun 1929 | Test # 181 | |
| 113 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 1 | 27 Jul 1929 | Test # 184 | |
| 111 | 270 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 3 | 16 Feb 1923 | Test # 152 | |
| 109* | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 3 | 17 Aug 1929 | Test # 185 | |
| 104 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 1 | 17 Aug 1929 | Test # 185 | |
| 102* | 163 | - | 11 | - | - | England | v Australia | The Oval | 3 | 13 Aug 1921 | Test # 144 | |
| 102 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 2 | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 | |
| 102 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 3 | 29 Jun 1929 | Test # 182 | |
| 101* | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 3 | 17 Aug 1929 | Test # 185 | |
| 101 | 244 | - | 9 | - | - | England | v Australia | Manchester | 1 | 23 Jul 1921 | Test # 143 | |
| 100* | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 3 | 29 Jun 1929 | Test # 182 | |
| 100 | 221 | - | 10 | - | - | England | v Australia | The Oval | 3 | 14 Aug 1926 | Test # 167 | |
| 100 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 1 | 4 Feb 1928 | Test # 172 | |
| 100 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 1 | 29 Jun 1929 | Test # 182 | |
| 99 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 3 | 31 Dec 1927 | Test # 169 | |
| 98 | 347 | 378 | 10 | - | 25.92 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 3 | 1 Feb 1929 | Test # 179 | |
| 96 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 3 | 9 Feb 1923 | Test # 151 | |
| 95* | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 4 | 13 Jul 1929 | Test # 183 | |
| 95 | 183 | - | 10 | - | - | England | v Australia | Lord's | 1 | 11 Jun 1921 | Test # 141 | |
| 95 | 190 | 188 | 10 | - | 50.53 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 | 8 Mar 1929 | Test # 180 | |
| 94 | 195 | - | - | - | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 3 | 10 Jul 1926 | Test # 165 | |
| 93 | 155 | - | 12 | - | - | England | v Australia | Lord's | 3 | 11 Jun 1921 | Test # 141 | |
| 92 | 193 | 213 | 8 | - | 43.19 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 2 | 16 Jan 1925 | Test # 160 | |
| 91 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 3 | 31 Dec 1927 | Test # 169 | |
| 90 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 2 | 21 Jan 1928 | Test # 170 | |
| 88 | 150 | - | 8 | - | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 3 | 10 Jul 1926 | Test # 165 | |
| 88 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 3 | 31 Dec 1927 | Test # 169 | |
| 87 | - | - | 13 | - | - | England | v Australia | Lord's | 2 | 26 Jun 1926 | Test # 164 | |
| 87 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 3 | 31 Dec 1927 | Test # 169 | |
| 84 | 111 | - | 7 | - | - | England | v Australia | The Oval | 3 | 13 Aug 1921 | Test # 144 | |
| 84 | - | - | 11 | 2 | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 1 | 18 Jan 1923 | Test # 150 | |
| 83 | - | - | 12 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 1 | 12 Jul 1924 | Test # 155 | |
| 83 | 160 | - | - | - | - | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 2 | 21 Jul 1928 | Test # 174 | |
| 83 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 2 | 13 Jul 1929 | Test # 183 | |
| 82 | 196 | - | 11 | - | - | England | v Australia | Lord's | 2 | 26 Jun 1926 | Test # 164 | |
| 81 | 160 | - | 7 | - | - | England | v Australia | Manchester | 2 | 24 Jul 1926 | Test # 166 | |
| 79 | 124 | 123 | 10 | 1 | 64.22 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 2 | 14 Jan 1921 | Test # 137 | |
| 78* | 88 | - | 9 | 1 | - | England | v Australia | Manchester | 1 | 23 Jul 1921 | Test # 143 | |
| 78 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 2 | 21 Jan 1928 | Test # 170 | |
| 76 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 1 | 14 Jun 1924 | Test # 153 | |
| 76 | 203 | 212 | 6 | - | 35.84 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 | 13 Feb 1925 | Test # 161 | |
| 76 | 120 | - | 10 | - | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 2 | 10 Jul 1926 | Test # 165 | |
| 76 | 210 | - | 6 | - | - | England | v Australia | The Oval | 1 | 14 Aug 1926 | Test # 167 | |
| 75 | 235 | - | 5 | - | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 2 | 2 Jul 1921 | Test # 142 | |
| 75 | 159 | 184 | 4 | - | 40.76 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 4 | 16 Jan 1925 | Test # 160 | |
| 74* | 102 | - | 9 | - | - | England | v Australia | Lord's | 3 | 11 Jun 1921 | Test # 141 | |
| 74* | 113 | 109 | 6 | 1 | 67.88 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 2 | 19 Dec 1924 | Test # 158 | |
| 74 | 165 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 1 | 14 Jun 1924 | Test # 153 | |
| 74 | 149 | 154 | 11 | - | 48.05 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 | 13 Feb 1925 | Test # 161 | |
| 74 | 160 | - | 7 | - | - | England | v Australia | Manchester | 2 | 24 Jul 1926 | Test # 166 | |
| 74 | 123 | 138 | 8 | - | 53.62 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 2 | 14 Dec 1928 | Test # 177 | |
| 74 | 164 | 224 | 2 | - | 33.03 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 1 | 1 Feb 1929 | Test # 179 | |
| 73 | 184 | 225 | 4 | - | 32.44 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 3 | 11 Feb 1921 | Test # 138 | |
| 73 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 2 | 11 Aug 1928 | Test # 175 | |
| 73 | 210 | 263 | 7 | - | 27.75 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 3 | 30 Nov 1928 | Test # 176 | |
| 73 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 1 | 29 Jun 1929 | Test # 182 | |
| 70 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 2 | 21 Jan 1928 | Test # 170 | |
| 70 | 118 | 132 | 7 | 1 | 53.03 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 1 | 30 Nov 1928 | Test # 176 | |
| 70 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 1 | 15 Jun 1929 | Test # 181 | |
| 69 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 2 | 21 Jan 1928 | Test # 170 | |
| 68 | 167 | 210 | 6 | - | 32.38 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 3 | 25 Feb 1921 | Test # 139 | |
| 67 | 140 | 146 | 3 | - | 45.89 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 31 Dec 1920 | Test # 136 | |
| 66 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 1 | 16 Feb 1923 | Test # 152 |
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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
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England vs South Africa at The Oval, South Africa tour of England 5th Test, Aug 17-20, 1929 [Test # 185]
England vs South Africa at Manchester, South Africa tour of England 4th Test, Jul 27-30, 1929 [Test # 184]
South Africa vs England at Leeds, South Africa tour of England 3rd Test, Jul 13-16, 1929 [Test # 183]