Root on a roll in 2017
Joe Root has become the top run-scorer in international matches in a calendar year in England, going past Graham Gooch's 1277 runs in 1990
Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | 100s/ 50s | Season |
JE Root | 20 | 24 | 1342 | 61.00 | 3/ 9 | 2017 |
GA Gooch | 10 | 15 | 1277 | 91.21 | 5/ 4 | 1990 |
AN Cook | 17 | 20 | 1205 | 66.94 | 4/ 5 | 2011 |
ME Trescothick | 18 | 23 | 1196 | 59.8 | 4/ 4 | 2005 |
A Flintoff | 16 | 20 | 1115 | 65.58 | 4/ 7 | 2004 |
KP Pietersen | 19 | 25 | 1097 | 47.69 | 4/ 3 | 2007 |
AJ Strauss | 19 | 23 | 1086 | 49.36 | 2/ 8 | 2010 |
JE Root | 18 | 21 | 1069 | 59.38 | 4/ 3 | 2014 |
JE Root | 18 | 22 | 1050 | 52.5 | 1/ 8 | 2016 |
IR Bell | 17 | 19 | 1046 | 69.73 | 4/ 3 | 2011 |
IVA Richards | 7 | 10 | 1045 | 116.11 | 4/ 3 | 1976 |
S Rajesh is stats editor of ESPNcricinfo. @rajeshstats