Most runs in a series
| Rank | Player | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | WR Hammond | WR Hammond (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 905 | 251 | 113.12 | 2521 | 35.89 | 4 | - | - | 94 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1928/29 |
🥈 2 | AN Cook | AN Cook (ENG) | 5 | 7 | 1 | 766 | 235* | 127.66 | 1438 | 53.26 | 3 | 2 | - | 81 | 1 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 2010/11 |
🥉 3 | DCS Compton | DCS Compton (ENG) | 5 | 8 | - | 753 | 208 | 94.12 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 40+ | 0 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1947 |
4 | GA Gooch | GA Gooch (ENG) | 3 | 6 | - | 752 | 333 | 125.33 | 1211 | 62.09 | 3 | 2 | - | 89 | 7 | India in England Test Series, 1990 |
5 | JE Root | JE Root (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 737 | 180* | 105.28 | 1169 | 63.04 | 4 | 1 | - | 92 | 1 | Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2021-2022 |
6 | H Sutcliffe | H Sutcliffe (ENG) | 5 | 9 | - | 734 | 176 | 81.55 | 2022 | 36.30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1924/25 |
7 | DI Gower | DI Gower (ENG) | 6 | 9 | - | 732 | 215 | 81.33 | 1196 | 61.20 | 3 | 1 | - | 89 | 1 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985 |
8 | EH Hendren | 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 |
9 | L Hutton | L Hutton (ENG) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 677 | 205 | 96.71 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 48+ | 2 | England in West Indies Test Series, 1953/54 |
10 | GA Gooch | GA Gooch (ENG) | 6 | 12 | - | 673 | 133 | 56.08 | 1453 | 46.31 | 2 | 4 | - | 99 | 4 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1993 |
11 | DL Amiss | 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 |
12 | JB Hobbs | JB Hobbs (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 662 | 187 | 82.75 | 1189 | 55.67 | 3 | 1 | - | 62 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12 |
13 | G Boycott | G Boycott (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 3 | 657 | 142* | 93.85 | 1750 | 37.54 | 2 | 5 | - | 61 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1970/71 |
14 | AJ Strauss | 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 |
15 | E Paynter | E Paynter (ENG) | 5 | 8 | - | 653 | 243 | 81.62 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 50+ | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39 |
16 | JH Edrich | JH Edrich (ENG) | 6 | 11 | 2 | 648 | 130 | 72.00 | 1733 | 37.39 | 2 | 4 | - | 63 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1970/71 |
17 | MP Vaughan | MP Vaughan (ENG) | 5 | 10 | - | 633 | 183 | 63.30 | 1091 | 58.02 | 3 | - | 2 | 78 | 8 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 2002/03 |
18 | MP Vaughan | MP Vaughan (ENG) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 615 | 197 | 102.50 | 901 | 68.25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 0 | India in England Test Series, 2002 |
19 | WR Hammond | WR Hammond (ENG) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 609 | 181 | 87.00 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 39+ | 0 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39 |
20 | KF Barrington | KF Barrington (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 3 | 594 | 172 | 99.00 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 54+ | 0 | England in India Test Series, 1961/62 |
21 | A Sandham | 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 |
22 | PBH May | PBH May (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 582 | 117 | 72.75 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 57+ | 0 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1955 |
22 | KF Barrington | KF Barrington (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 582 | 132* | 72.75 | 206+ | 44.17 | 2 | 3 | - | 52 | 2 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1962/63 |
24 | L Hutton | L Hutton (ENG) | 5 | 9 | - | 577 | 158 | 64.11 | 243+ | 36.21 | 2 | 2 | - | 23+ | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49 |
25 | MW Gatting | MW Gatting (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 3 | 575 | 207 | 95.83 | 985 | 58.37 | 2 | 1 | - | 69 | 4 | England in India Test Series, 1984/85 |
26 | JB Hobbs | JB Hobbs (ENG) | 5 | 9 | - | 573 | 154 | 63.66 | 1323+ | 42.32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1924/25 |
27 | WR Hammond | WR Hammond (ENG) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 563 | 336* | 563.00 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 34+ | 10 | England in New Zealand Test Series, 1932/33 |
28 | AN Cook | AN Cook (ENG) | 4 | 8 | 1 | 562 | 190 | 80.28 | 1285 | 43.73 | 3 | - | - | 66 | 3 | England in India Test Series, 2012/13 |
28 | DCS Compton | DCS Compton (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 562 | 184 | 62.44 | 537+ | 37.80 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 37+ | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1948 |
28 | IR Bell | IR Bell (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 562 | 113 | 62.44 | 1157 | 48.57 | 3 | 2 | - | 75 | 1 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 2013 |
31 | JH Edrich | JH Edrich (ENG) | 5 | 9 | - | 554 | 164 | 61.55 | 1471 | 37.66 | 1 | 4 | - | 60 | 1 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1968 |
32 | RA Smith | RA Smith (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 553 | 143 | 61.44 | 982 | 56.31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1989 |
32 | MA Atherton | MA Atherton (ENG) | 6 | 12 | - | 553 | 99 | 46.08 | 1376 | 40.18 | - | 6 | - | 73 | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1993 |
34 | WJ Edrich | WJ Edrich (ENG) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 552 | 191 | 110.40 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 34+ | 4 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1947 |
35 | C Washbrook | C Washbrook (ENG) | 5 | 9 | - | 542 | 195 | 60.22 | 119+ | 50.42 | 1 | 2 | - | 24+ | 2 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49 |
36 | AJ Strauss | 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 |
37 | JB Hobbs | JB Hobbs (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 539 | 187 | 67.37 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0+ | 2 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10 |
38 | JE Root | JE Root (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 537 | 150 | 67.12 | 944 | 56.88 | 3 | 1 | - | 54 | 0 | Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy (India in England), 2025 |
39 | MC Cowdrey | 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 |
40 | KP Pietersen | KP Pietersen (ENG) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 533 | 202* | 106.60 | 812 | 65.64 | 2 | 2 | - | 68 | 2 | Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2011 |
40 | L Hutton | L Hutton (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 4 | 533 | 156* | 88.83 | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 42 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1950/51 |
42 | KF Barrington | KF Barrington (ENG) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 531 | 256 | 75.85 | 1204 | 44.10 | 1 | 2 | - | 55 | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1964 |
43 | MW Gatting | MW Gatting (ENG) | 6 | 9 | 3 | 527 | 160 | 87.83 | 1011 | 52.12 | 2 | 3 | - | 74 | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985 |
44 | ER Dexter | ER Dexter (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 526 | 136* | 65.75 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19+ | 1 | England in West Indies Test Series, 1959/60 |
45 | GE Tyldesley | GE Tyldesley (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 520 | 122 | 65.00 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28 |
46 | JE Root | JE Root (ENG) | 5 | 7 | 2 | 518 | 154* | 103.60 | 883 | 58.66 | 2 | 3 | - | 56 | 1 | Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2014 |
47 | WR Hammond | WR Hammond (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 517 | 136* | 64.62 | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 13+ | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31 |
48 | H Sutcliffe | H Sutcliffe (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 513 | 114 | 64.12 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1929 |
49 | JE Root | JE Root (ENG) | 4 | 8 | 1 | 512 | 254 | 73.14 | 771 | 66.40 | 1 | 2 | - | 63 | 0 | Pakistan in England Test Series, 2016 |
50 | MA Atherton | 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 |
51 | KF Barrington | KF Barrington (ENG) | 5 | 7 | 2 | 508 | 148* | 101.60 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 54 | 2 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65 |
52 | GP Thorpe | GP Thorpe (ENG) | 6 | 12 | - | 506 | 94 | 42.16 | 1050 | 48.19 | - | 5 | 2 | 66 | 0 | The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1995 |
53 | JB Hobbs | JB Hobbs (ENG) | 5 | 10 | - | 505 | 123 | 50.50 | 877 | 57.58 | 2 | 1 | - | 40 | 2 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1920/21 |
54 | IR Bell | IR Bell (ENG) | 4 | 6 | - | 504 | 235 | 84.00 | 775 | 65.03 | 2 | - | 1 | 63 | 2 | Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2011 |
55 | GS Ballance | GS Ballance (ENG) | 5 | 7 | - | 503 | 156 | 71.85 | 969 | 51.90 | 2 | 2 | - | 74 | 1 | Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2014 |
56 | MA Atherton | MA Atherton (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 493 | 103 | 54.77 | 1436 | 34.33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 0 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1998 |
57 | Hon.FS Jackson | Hon.FS Jackson (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 492 | 144* | 70.28 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20+ | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1905 |
57 | DCS Compton | DCS Compton (ENG) | 5 | 9 | - | 492 | 158 | 54.66 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 40+ | 0 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1955 |
59 | MC Cowdrey | MC Cowdrey (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 491 | 119 | 54.55 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15+ | 0 | England in West Indies Test Series, 1959/60 |
59 | JE Root | JE Root (ENG) | 5 | 10 | - | 491 | 124 | 49.10 | 901 | 54.49 | 1 | 4 | - | 51 | 1 | England in India Test Series, 2016/17 |
61 | RT Robinson | RT Robinson (ENG) | 6 | 9 | 1 | 490 | 175 | 61.25 | 933 | 52.51 | 2 | 1 | - | 60 | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985 |
61 | KP Pietersen | KP Pietersen (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 490 | 158 | 54.44 | 1011 | 48.46 | 1 | 3 | - | 48 | 2 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 2006/07 |
63 | PBH May | PBH May (ENG) | 5 | 6 | 1 | 489 | 285* | 97.80 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 2 | West Indies in England Test Series, 1957 |
64 | AC MacLaren | AC MacLaren (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 488 | 124 | 54.22 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29+ | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1897/98 |
64 | MA Atherton | MA Atherton (ENG) | 6 | 12 | - | 488 | 113 | 40.66 | 1201 | 40.63 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 0 | The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1995 |
66 | GA Gooch | GA Gooch (ENG) | 6 | 9 | - | 487 | 196 | 54.11 | 856 | 56.89 | 1 | 2 | - | 65 | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985 |
66 | BC Broad | BC Broad (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 487 | 162 | 69.57 | 1116 | 43.63 | 3 | - | - | 57 | 1 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1986/87 |
66 | GA Gooch | GA Gooch (ENG) | 6 | 10 | 1 | 487 | 127 | 54.11 | 910 | 53.51 | 1 | 4 | - | 66 | 0 | England in India Test Series, 1981/82 |
66 | ME Trescothick | ME Trescothick (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 487 | 219 | 60.87 | 868 | 56.10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 2 | South Africa in England Test Series, 2003 |
70 | JB Hobbs | JB Hobbs (ENG) | 5 | 7 | 1 | 486 | 119 | 81.00 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 21+ | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1926 |
70 | RE Foster | RE Foster (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 486 | 287 | 60.75 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 56 | 1 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1903/04 |
72 | HC Brook | HC Brook (ENG) | 5 | 9 | - | 481 | 158 | 53.44 | 591 | 81.38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 7 | Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy (India in England), 2025 |
72 | ER Dexter | ER Dexter (ENG) | 5 | 10 | - | 481 | 99 | 48.10 | 459+ | 40.95 | - | 5 | - | 53 | 2 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1962/63 |
74 | L Hutton | L Hutton (ENG) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 480 | 196 | 96.00 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | West Indies in England Test Series, 1939 |
74 | GA Gooch | GA Gooch (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 480 | 154* | 60.00 | 992 | 48.38 | 1 | 2 | - | 53 | 0 | The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1991 |
74 | Z Crawley | Z Crawley (ENG) | 5 | 9 | - | 480 | 189 | 53.33 | 541 | 88.72 | 1 | 2 | - | 53 | 3 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 2023 |
77 | M Leyland | M Leyland (ENG) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 478 | 153 | 68.28 | 1157 | 41.31 | 3 | - | - | 33+ | 2 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1934 |
78 | AJ Stewart | 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 |
79 | AJ Strauss | AJ Strauss (ENG) | 5 | 9 | - | 474 | 161 | 52.66 | 951 | 49.84 | 1 | 3 | - | 65 | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 2009 |
80 | L Hutton | L Hutton (ENG) | 3 | 4 | - | 473 | 364 | 118.25 | 1093 | 43.27 | 2 | - | - | 50 | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1938 |
80 | PA Gibb | PA Gibb (ENG) | 5 | 8 | - | 473 | 120 | 59.12 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2+ | 0 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39 |
80 | KP Pietersen | KP Pietersen (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 473 | 158 | 52.55 | 662 | 71.45 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 14 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 2005 |
83 | TW Graveney | TW Graveney (ENG) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 472 | 258 | 118.00 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 53 | 0 | West Indies in England Test Series, 1957 |
83 | H Sutcliffe | H Sutcliffe (ENG) | 5 | 7 | 1 | 472 | 161 | 78.66 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 34+ | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1926 |
83 | EH Hendren | EH Hendren (ENG) | 5 | 9 | - | 472 | 169 | 52.44 | 909 | 51.92 | 1 | 2 | - | 45 | 2 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1928/29 |
86 | L Hutton | L Hutton (ENG) | 4 | 6 | - | 469 | 206 | 78.16 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 45+ | 1 | New Zealand in England Test Series, 1949 |
87 | HC Brook | HC Brook (ENG) | 3 | 5 | - | 468 | 153 | 93.60 | 501 | 93.41 | 3 | 1 | - | 53 | 12 | England in Pakistan Test Series, 2022/23 |
87 | WR Hammond | WR Hammond (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 468 | 231* | 58.50 | 1246 | 37.56 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1936/37 |
87 | R Subba Row | R Subba Row (ENG) | 5 | 10 | - | 468 | 137 | 46.80 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 24+ | 1 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1961 |
90 | KP Pietersen | KP Pietersen (ENG) | 4 | 7 | - | 466 | 226 | 66.57 | 609 | 76.51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 2 | The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2007 |
91 | AJ Stewart | AJ Stewart (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 465 | 164 | 51.66 | 903 | 51.49 | 1 | 1 | - | 69 | 0 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1998 |
92 | KF Barrington | KF Barrington (ENG) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 464 | 115 | 66.28 | 1008 | 46.03 | 2 | 3 | - | 25 | 3 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1965/66 |
93 | G Boycott | G Boycott (ENG) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 463 | 116 | 66.14 | 330+ | 44.24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 0 | The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1967/68 |
93 | W Rhodes | W Rhodes (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 463 | 179 | 57.87 | 1032 | 44.86 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12 |
95 | BM Duckett | BM Duckett (ENG) | 5 | 9 | - | 462 | 149 | 51.33 | 557 | 82.94 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 3 | Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy (India in England), 2025 |
95 | G Gunn | G Gunn (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 462 | 122* | 51.33 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43+ | 2 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08 |
95 | WJ Edrich | WJ Edrich (ENG) | 5 | 10 | - | 462 | 119 | 46.20 | 1395 | 33.11 | 1 | 3 | - | 43 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1946/47 |
98 | JE Root | JE Root (ENG) | 4 | 8 | - | 461 | 190 | 57.62 | 700 | 65.85 | 1 | 3 | - | 62 | 1 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017 |
99 | GA Gooch | GA Gooch (ENG) | 4 | 8 | - | 460 | 153 | 57.50 | 850 | 54.11 | 2 | 1 | - | 53 | 2 | The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1980/81 |
99 | JE Root | JE Root (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 460 | 134 | 57.50 | 686 | 67.05 | 2 | 2 | - | 64 | 3 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 2015 |
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