Batting Most Runs Innings

Players

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	149*	219	148	27	1	100.67	England	v Australia	Leeds	3	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
G Boycott	137	441	321	7	0	42.67	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
AR Border	123*	420	356	17	0	34.55	Australia	v England	Manchester	4	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
IT Botham	118	123	102	13	6	115.68	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
GN Yallop	114	177	125	17	0	91.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	4	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
AR Border	106*	290	230	13	0	46.08	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
DM Wellham	103	266	221	12	0	46.60	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
J Dyson	102	294	234	14	0	43.58	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
DI Gower	89	245	207	11	1	42.99	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
KJ Hughes	89	270	208	8	0	42.78	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
AR Border	84	192	152	8	0	55.26	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
P Willey	82	246	181	12	0	45.30	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
CJ Tavare	78	423	289	3	0	26.98	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
APE Knott	70*	167	138	11	0	50.72	England	v Australia	The Oval	4	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
CJ Tavare	69	287	193	7	0	35.75	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
GM Wood	66	168	129	6	0	51.16	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
AR Border	64	208	164	8	1	39.02	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
AR Border	63	266	204	7	0	30.88	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
GM Wood	62*	168	131	6	0	47.32	Australia	v England	Lord's	4	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
G Boycott	60	279	211	5	0	28.43	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
MW Gatting	59	168	137	9	0	43.06	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
APE Knott	59	115	89	8	0	66.29	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
GN Yallop	58	208	167	5	0	34.73	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
JE Emburey	57	161	122	7	0	46.72	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
GR Dilley	56	80	75	9	0	74.66	England	v Australia	Leeds	3	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
MW Gatting	56	85	70	7	0	80.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	4	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
MF Kent	54	179	129	7	0	41.86	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
MW Gatting	53	157	114	5	0	46.49	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
PJW Allott	52*	117	92	5	0	56.52	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
MW Gatting	52	154	117	6	0	44.44	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
MF Kent	52	70	45	7	0	115.55	Australia	v England	Manchester	2	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
RW Marsh	52	96	83	7	0	62.65	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
JM Brearley	51	166	160	7	0	31.87	England	v Australia	The Oval	4	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
IT Botham	50	80	54	8	0	92.59	England	v Australia	Leeds	2	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
JM Brearley	48	166	109	6	0	44.03	England	v Australia	Birmingham	1	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
RW Marsh	47	143	116	9	0	40.51	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
KJ Hughes	47	112	101	7	0	46.53	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
RW Marsh	47	110	101	6	1	46.53	Australia	v England	Manchester	4	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
G Boycott	46	215	141	1	0	32.62	England	v Australia	Leeds	3	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
MF Kent	46	109	81	6	0	56.79	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
GA Gooch	44	74	53	6	0	83.01	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
GM Wood	44	61	59	5	0	74.57	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
KJ Hughes	43	90	72	8	0	59.72	Australia	v England	Manchester	4	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
KJ Hughes	42	141	118	5	0	35.59	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
DK Lillee	40*	107	86	5	0	46.51	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
AR Border	40	213	175	4	0	22.85	Australia	v England	Birmingham	4	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
MW Gatting	39	103	71	3	0	54.92	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
J Dyson	38	145	89	1	0	42.69	Australia	v England	Nottingham	4	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
GM Wood	38	174	139	2	0	27.33	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
JE Emburey	37*	92	79	5	0	46.83	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
G Boycott	37	170	122	2	0	30.32	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
APE Knott	36	68	49	4	0	73.46	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GN Yallop	35	85	62	3	0	56.45	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GR Dilley	34	71	49	6	0	69.38	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
J Dyson	34	119	83	3	0	40.96	Australia	v England	Leeds	4	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
GM Wood	34	71	55	4	0	61.81	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
W Larkins	34	93	75	4	0	45.33	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
IT Botham	33	65	38	4	0	86.84	England	v Australia	Nottingham	3	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RJ Bright	33	126	97	4	0	34.02	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
P Willey	33	84	56	6	0	58.92	England	v Australia	Leeds	3	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
MW Gatting	32	55	42	4	0	76.19	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
JE Emburey	31	171	124	1	0	25.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
KJ Hughes	31	101	67	1	0	46.26	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GN Yallop	30	114	96	5	0	31.25	Australia	v England	Birmingham	4	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
GN Yallop	30	98	70	3	0	42.85	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
CM Old	29	54	31	6	0	93.54	England	v Australia	Leeds	3	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
G Boycott	29	190	136	3	0	21.32	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DI Gower	28	117	72	3	0	38.88	England	v Australia	Nottingham	3	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RW Marsh	28	65	50	5	0	56.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
DK Lillee	28	83	65	3	0	43.07	Australia	v England	Manchester	4	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
GR Dilley	27*	41	38	3	0	71.05	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
G Boycott	27	82	53	1	0	50.94	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
DI Gower	27	124	86	4	0	31.39	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
TM Chappell	27	161	135	2	0	20.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
RJ Bright	27	63	51	4	0	52.94	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DI Gower	26	65	39	4	0	66.66	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
IT Botham	26	58	43	3	0	60.46	England	v Australia	Birmingham	1	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
GN Yallop	26	59	50	1	0	52.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
DI Gower	24	58	50	3	0	48.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	2	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
W Larkins	24	119	78	4	0	30.76	England	v Australia	The Oval	4	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
CJ Tavare	24	127	91	2	0	26.37	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
DM Wellham	24	112	93	1	0	25.80	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
CM Old	23	27	24	3	0	95.83	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DI Gower	23	70	59	2	0	38.98	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DI Gower	23	69	49	3	0	46.93	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
KJ Hughes	22	58	53	3	0	41.50	Australia	v England	Nottingham	4	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RJ Bright	22	85	55	2	0	40.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	2	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
RA Woolmer	21	116	82	3	0	25.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
GA Gooch	21	50	43	3	0	48.83	England	v Australia	Birmingham	1	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
GA Gooch	21	116	93	3	0	22.58	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
MW Gatting	21	89	46	2	0	45.65	England	v Australia	Birmingham	1	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
GM Wood	21	62	46	1	0	45.65	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
TM Chappell	20*	94	65	0	0	30.76	Australia	v England	Nottingham	4	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
AR Border	20	65	49	2	0	40.81	Australia	v England	Nottingham	4	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
GA Gooch	20	40	32	2	0	62.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
RW Marsh	19	21	13	3	0	146.15	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RJ Bright	19	49	32	2	0	59.37	Australia	v England	Leeds	4	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
GM Wood	19	27	16	3	1	118.75	Australia	v England	Manchester	2	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
DK Lillee	18	40	43	3	0	41.86	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
TM Chappell	17	122	80	1	0	21.25	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]