Batting Most Runs Series

Most runs in a series Held in South Africa for Tests

Most runs in a series

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
CL Walcott (WI)	5	10	-	827	155	82.70	-	-	5	2	-	30+	0
Australia in West Indies Test Series, 1955
GS Sobers (WI)	5	8	2	824	365*	137.33	-	-	3	3	-	38+	0
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1957/58
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
SM Gavaskar (IND)	4	8	3	774	220	154.80	-	-	4	3	-	43+	1
India in West Indies Test Series, 1970/71
ED Weekes (WI)	5	8	1	716	207	102.28	-	-	3	2	-	20+	0
India in West Indies Test Series, 1952/53
JH Kallis (SA)	4	6	2	712	177	178.00	1248	57.05	4	1	-	74	8
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
GS Sobers (WI)	5	8	1	709	226	101.28	-	-	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	-	-	3	3	-	-	2
England in West Indies Test Series, 1953/54
EH Hendren (ENG)	4	8	2	693	205*	115.50	168+	69.04	2	5	-	15+	1
England in West Indies Test Series, 1929/30
L Hutton (ENG)	5	8	1	677	205	96.71	-	-	2	3	-	48+	2
England in West Indies Test Series, 1953/54
GM Turner (NZ)	5	8	1	672	259	96.00	759+	34.12	2	2	-	38+	0
New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 1971/72
DL Amiss (ENG)	5	9	1	663	262*	82.87	1596	41.54	3	-	-	87	1
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1973/74
RN Harvey (AUS)	5	8	3	660	178	132.00	-	-	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
E Paynter (ENG)	5	8	-	653	243	81.62	-	-	3	2	-	50+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
RN Harvey (AUS)	5	7	1	650	204	108.33	-	-	3	1	-	44+	1
Australia in West Indies Test Series, 1955
DN Sardesai (IND)	5	8	-	642	212	80.25	-	-	3	1	-	28+	1
India in West Indies Test Series, 1970/71
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	5	9	-	628	337	69.77	-	-	1	3	-	-	0
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1957/58
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
CC Hunte (WI)	5	9	1	622	260	77.75	-	-	3	-	1	28+	1
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1957/58
RB Richardson (WI)	4	7	-	619	194	88.42	1358	45.58	2	3	-	60	0
India in West Indies Test Series, 1988/89
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	-	-	3	2	-	39+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
DT Lindsay (SA)	5	7	-	606	182	86.57	328+	76.52	3	2	-	61+	12
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
M Amarnath (IND)	5	9	-	598	117	66.44	-	-	2	4	-	18+	4
India in West Indies Test Series, 1982/83
GS Sobers (WI)	5	10	2	597	178*	74.62	-	-	3	1	2	18+	4
India in West Indies Test Series, 1970/71
A Sandham (ENG)	4	8	-	592	325	74.00	702+	53.41	2	2	2	34+	0
England in West Indies Test Series, 1929/30
HH Gibbs (SA)	4	7	2	583	192	116.60	937	62.21	3	1	-	76	9
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
HW Taylor (SA)	5	9	-	582	176	64.66	-	-	3	2	-	9+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
CL Hooper (WI)	5	7	-	579	233	82.71	1140	50.78	3	1	-	69	6
India in West Indies Test Series, 2002
L Hutton (ENG)	5	9	-	577	158	64.11	243+	36.21	2	2	-	23+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
KC Bland (SA)	5	10	2	572	144*	71.50	-	-	1	4	-	55	10
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
S Chanderpaul (WI)	5	7	3	562	140	140.50	1477	38.05	3	3	-	69	0
India in West Indies Test Series, 2002
PR Umrigar (IND)	5	10	1	560	130	62.22	-	-	2	4	-	-	2
India in West Indies Test Series, 1952/53
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
IVA Richards (WI)	4	6	-	556	177	92.66	-	-	3	1	-	19+	3
India in West Indies Test Series, 1975/76
CC Hunte (WI)	5	10	1	550	89	61.11	-	-	-	6	-	-	0
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1964/65
BC Lara (WI)	4	7	1	546	213	91.00	840	65.00	3	1	-	75	7
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1998/99
JR Reid (NZ)	5	10	1	546	142	60.66	-	-	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	-	-	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
C Washbrook (ENG)	5	9	-	542	195	60.22	119+	50.42	1	2	-	24+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
IM Chappell (AUS)	5	9	2	542	109	77.42	-	-	2	3	-	70	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1972/73
AJ Strauss (ENG)	5	9	1	541	169	67.62	943	57.37	3	-	-	63	2
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 2008/09
JB Hobbs (ENG)	5	9	1	539	187	67.37	-	-	1	4	1	0+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
RG Pollock (SA)	5	9	2	537	209	76.71	-	-	2	2	-	16+	4
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
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
CG Greenidge (WI)	5	10	-	536	100	53.60	-	-	1	4	-	49+	8
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1976/77
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
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	5	8	-	534	148	66.75	451+	31.26	2	4	1	71	0
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1967/68
BC Lara (WI)	4	8	-	533	122	66.62	916	58.18	2	3	-	70	8
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 2003
BE Congdon (NZ)	5	8	2	531	166*	88.50	215+	28.37	2	3	-	35+	2
New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 1971/72
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
Majid Khan (PAK)	5	10	-	530	167	53.00	-	-	1	3	-	-	2
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1976/77
CA Davis (WI)	4	8	4	529	125*	132.25	-	-	2	3	-	-	0
India in West Indies Test Series, 1970/71
ER Dexter (ENG)	5	9	1	526	136*	65.75	-	-	2	2	1	19+	1
England in West Indies Test Series, 1959/60
RT Ponting (AUS)	3	5	1	523	206	130.75	931	56.17	3	-	-	58	3
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 2003
AR Border (AUS)	5	10	3	521	100*	74.42	1325+	35.84	1	4	-	50	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1983/84
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	5	9	1	520	122	65.00	-	-	2	3	1	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
AD Nourse (SA)	5	10	1	518	231	57.55	-	-	1	2	1	51+	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
RG Pollock (SA)	4	7	-	517	274	73.85	960	53.85	1	3	-	76	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
WR Hammond (ENG)	5	9	1	517	136*	64.62	-	-	1	4	-	13+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
Wasim Raja (PAK)	5	10	1	517	117*	57.44	-	-	1	5	1	31+	14
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1976/77
MA Atherton (ENG)	5	9	-	510	144	56.66	1262	40.41	2	2	2	60	0
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1993/94
KF Barrington (ENG)	5	7	2	508	148*	101.60	-	-	2	2	-	54	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
BA Richards (SA)	4	7	-	508	140	72.57	854	59.48	2	2	-	70	5
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	5	9	-	508	150	56.44	-	-	1	4	-	-	0
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1957/58
HW Taylor (SA)	5	10	-	508	109	50.80	-	-	1	3	-	-	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
GC Smith (SA)	4	7	1	505	148	84.16	1018	49.60	3	1	-	62	1
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2005
BC Lara (WI)	4	7	1	500	400*	83.33	823	60.75	1	-	2	56	4
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 2003/04
JH Kallis (SA)	3	5	2	498	201*	166.00	870	57.24	3	-	-	46	5
India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11
KD Walters (AUS)	5	8	1	497	112	71.00	-	-	2	3	-	66	3
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1972/73
R Dravid (IND)	4	7	1	496	146	82.66	1142	43.43	1	4	-	48	1
India in West Indies Test Series, 2006
RB Kanhai (WI)	5	7	-	495	139	70.71	-	-	2	1	-	13+	5
India in West Indies Test Series, 1961/62
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	5	10	1	491	119	54.55	-	-	2	2	1	15+	0
England in West Indies Test Series, 1959/60
ED Weekes (WI)	4	8	1	487	206	69.57	-	-	1	3	1	0+	0
England in West Indies Test Series, 1953/54
RC Fredericks (WI)	5	10	1	487	163	54.11	-	-	1	2	-	-	0
New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 1971/72
GA Headley (WI)	4	6	1	485	270*	97.00	-	-	1	2	1	37+	0
England in West Indies Test Series, 1934/35
JH Kallis (SA)	5	10	3	485	110	69.28	1291	37.56	1	4	-	42	1
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
JL Langer (AUS)	4	8	1	483	146	69.00	788	61.29	2	2	1	65	4
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 2003
RB Simpson (AUS)	5	10	-	483	153	48.30	-	-	1	2	-	14+	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
AK Markram (SA)	4	8	-	480	152	60.00	754	63.66	2	1	1	60	3
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
JHW Fingleton (AUS)	5	7	1	478	118	79.66	-	-	3	1	-	10+	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
AJ Stewart (ENG)	5	9	-	477	143	53.00	903	52.82	2	2	1	68	0
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1993/94
RB Richardson (WI)	5	8	1	475	182	67.85	822	57.78	2	1	-	69	3
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1990/91
B Mitchell (SA)	5	10	1	475	120	52.77	158+	29.11	1	3	-	2+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
VVS Laxman (IND)	5	8	2	474	130	79.00	926	51.18	1	4	-	63	0
India in West Indies Test Series, 2002
GM Wood (AUS)	5	10	-	474	126	47.40	-	-	1	4	-	46	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1977/78
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	3	5	2	473	204*	157.66	474	99.78	2	1	-	62	10
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2001/02
PA Gibb (ENG)	5	8	-	473	120	59.12	-	-	2	2	-	2+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
HM Amla (SA)	4	7	-	470	201	67.14	1002	46.90	2	1	-	67	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
DL Haynes (WI)	5	9	3	469	131	78.16	985	47.61	1	3	-	55	2
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1985/86
ED Weekes (WI)	5	10	2	469	139	58.62	-	-	1	3	1	11+	2
Australia in West Indies Test Series, 1955
DL Haynes (WI)	5	8	3	468	145	93.60	607+	51.40	2	3	-	55	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1983/84
CA Roach (WI)	4	8	-	467	209	58.37	108+	34.25	2	1	2	5+	3
England in West Indies Test Series, 1929/30
B Mitchell (SA)	5	9	1	466	109	58.25	-	-	1	3	-	7+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
CA Davis (WI)	5	9	1	466	183	58.25	-	-	1	1	-	38+	1
New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 1971/72

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs West Indies at Kingston, Australia in West Indies 3rd Test, Jul 12-14, 2025 [Test # 2595]

Australia vs West Indies at St George's, Australia in West Indies 2nd Test, Jul 3-6, 2025 [Test # 2592]

Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown, Australia in West Indies 1st Test, Jun 25-27, 2025 [Test # 2589]