Test matches Cricket – Highest overall partnership runs by openers
Test matches
Aggregate partnerships
Highest opening partnership runs in a career
| Rank | Partners | Span | Inns | NO | Runs | Runs | Ave | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | CG Greenidge, DL Haynes (WI) | 1978-1991 | 148 | 11 | 6482 | 298 | 47.31 | 16 | 26 |
🥈 2 | ML Hayden, JL Langer (AUS) | 2001-2007 | 113 | 4 | 5655 | 255 | 51.88 | 14 | 24 |
🥉 3 | AN Cook, AJ Strauss (ENG) | 2006-2012 | 117 | 2 | 4711 | 229 | 40.96 | 12 | 18 |
4 | MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1997-2007 | 118 | 7 | 4469 | 335 | 40.26 | 9 | 24 |
5 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag (IND) | 2004-2012 | 87 | 3 | 4412 | 233 | 52.52 | 11 | 25 |
6 | MJ Slater, MA Taylor (AUS) | 1993-1999 | 78 | 2 | 3887 | 260 | 51.14 | 10 | 16 |
7 | WM Lawry, RB Simpson (AUS) | 1961-1968 | 62 | 3 | 3596 | 382 | 60.94 | 9 | 18 |
8 | JB Hobbs, H Sutcliffe (ENG) | 1924-1930 | 38 | 1 | 3249 | 283 | 87.81 | 15 | 10 |
9 | CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar (IND) | 1973-1981 | 59 | 3 | 3010 | 213 | 53.75 | 10 | 10 |
10 | HH Gibbs, GC Smith (SA) | 2002-2008 | 56 | 3 | 2983 | 368 | 56.28 | 7 | 10 |
11 | L Hutton, C Washbrook (ENG) | 1946-1951 | 51 | 3 | 2880 | 359 | 60.00 | 8 | 13 |
12 | AJ Strauss, ME Trescothick (ENG) | 2004-2006 | 52 | 1 | 2670 | 273 | 52.35 | 8 | 12 |
13 | MA Atherton, GA Gooch (ENG) | 1990-1995 | 44 | 0 | 2501 | 225 | 56.84 | 7 | 12 |
14 | ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan (ENG) | 2002-2005 | 54 | 3 | 2487 | 182 | 48.76 | 6 | 15 |
15 | Z Crawley, BM Duckett (ENG) | 2022-2025 | 53 | 1 | 2369 | 233 | 45.55 | 5 | 12 |
16 | Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal (BAN) | 2008-2018 | 53 | 2 | 2336 | 312 | 45.80 | 4 | 10 |
17 | HH Gibbs, G Kirsten (SA) | 1998-2002 | 51 | 0 | 2283 | 256 | 44.76 | 5 | 11 |
18 | JB Hobbs, W Rhodes (ENG) | 1910-1921 | 36 | 1 | 2146 | 323 | 61.31 | 8 | 5 |
19 | AN Petersen, GC Smith (SA) | 2010-2014 | 52 | 2 | 2113 | 153 | 42.26 | 6 | 9 |
20 | Mohsin Khan, Mudassar Nazar (PAK) | 1981-1986 | 54 | 2 | 2057 | 157 | 39.55 | 3 | 16 |
21 | CJL Rogers, DA Warner (AUS) | 2013-2015 | 41 | 1 | 2053 | 200 | 51.32 | 9 | 7 |
22 | GR Marsh, MA Taylor (AUS) | 1989-1992 | 47 | 3 | 1980 | 329 | 45.00 | 4 | 9 |
23 | D Ganga, CH Gayle (WI) | 2001-2008 | 49 | 2 | 1954 | 214 | 41.57 | 5 | 7 |
24 | D Elgar, AK Markram (SA) | 2017-2024 | 60 | 1 | 1944 | 243 | 32.94 | 4 | 8 |
25 | MA Atherton, AJ Stewart (ENG) | 1994-1998 | 50 | 1 | 1930 | 171 | 39.38 | 6 | 8 |
26 | DC Boon, GR Marsh (AUS) | 1985-1988 | 41 | 1 | 1871 | 217 | 46.77 | 5 | 8 |
27 | FDM Karunaratne, JK Silva (SL) | 2013-2018 | 57 | 0 | 1811 | 124 | 31.77 | 4 | 8 |
28 | EJ Barlow, TL Goddard (SA) | 1963-1967 | 34 | 2 | 1806 | 134 | 56.43 | 6 | 11 |
29 | G Boycott, GA Gooch (ENG) | 1978-1982 | 49 | 3 | 1754 | 144 | 38.13 | 4 | 10 |
30 | S Dhawan, M Vijay (IND) | 2013-2018 | 41 | 1 | 1748 | 289 | 43.70 | 3 | 6 |
31 | AD Gaekwad, SM Gavaskar (IND) | 1976-1985 | 49 | 1 | 1722 | 176* | 35.87 | 4 | 9 |
32 | G Boycott, JH Edrich (ENG) | 1964-1972 | 35 | 3 | 1672 | 172 | 52.25 | 6 | 8 |
33 | ND McKenzie, GC Smith (SA) | 2008-2009 | 27 | 2 | 1664 | 415 | 66.56 | 5 | 8 |
34 | BA Edgar, JG Wright (NZ) | 1978-1986 | 56 | 4 | 1655 | 100 | 31.82 | 1 | 12 |
35 | AB de Villiers, GC Smith (SA) | 2004-2008 | 30 | 0 | 1646 | 245 | 54.86 | 4 | 6 |
36 | RC Fredericks, CG Greenidge (WI) | 1974-1977 | 31 | 2 | 1593 | 192 | 54.93 | 5 | 5 |
37 | UT Khawaja, DA Warner (AUS) | 2017-2024 | 41 | 1 | 1564 | 156 | 39.10 | 3 | 10 |
38 | Aamer Sohail, Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 1994-2000 | 37 | 2 | 1563 | 128 | 44.65 | 4 | 8 |
39 | TJ Franklin, JG Wright (NZ) | 1988-1991 | 28 | 0 | 1543 | 185 | 55.10 | 5 | 5 |
40 | SM Katich, SR Watson (AUS) | 2009-2010 | 28 | 0 | 1523 | 182 | 54.39 | 3 | 10 |
41 | TM Dilshan, NT Paranavitana (SL) | 2009-2012 | 38 | 1 | 1506 | 207 | 40.70 | 2 | 12 |
42 | SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth (IND) | 1981-1987 | 34 | 0 | 1469 | 200 | 43.20 | 3 | 9 |
43 | Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar (PAK) | 2003-2012 | 39 | 2 | 1438 | 164 | 38.86 | 5 | 7 |
44 | Majid Khan, Sadiq Mohammad (PAK) | 1974-1978 | 26 | 3 | 1391 | 147 | 60.47 | 4 | 9 |
45 | JA Burns, DA Warner (AUS) | 2015-2020 | 27 | 0 | 1365 | 237 | 50.55 | 6 | 2 |
46 | AF Rae, JB Stollmeyer (WI) | 1948-1953 | 21 | 2 | 1349 | 239 | 71.00 | 5 | 3 |
47 | WM Lawry, KR Stackpole (AUS) | 1969-1971 | 31 | 2 | 1302 | 95* | 44.89 | - | 13 |
48 | CH Gayle, WW Hinds (WI) | 2001-2005 | 33 | 0 | 1300 | 172 | 39.39 | 3 | 8 |
49 | MA Atherton, ME Trescothick (ENG) | 2000-2001 | 30 | 0 | 1297 | 159 | 43.23 | 4 | 6 |
50 | AC Hudson, G Kirsten (SA) | 1993-1997 | 41 | 2 | 1289 | 236 | 33.05 | 3 | 5 |
51 | YBK Jaiswal, RG Sharma (IND) | 2023-2024 | 28 | 0 | 1269 | 229 | 45.32 | 3 | 5 |
52 | EJM Cowan, DA Warner (AUS) | 2011-2013 | 28 | 0 | 1256 | 214 | 44.85 | 3 | 6 |
53 | DP Conway, TWM Latham (NZ) | 2021-2024 | 38 | 0 | 1251 | 183 | 32.92 | 3 | 6 |
54 | CH Gayle, DS Smith (WI) | 2003-2010 | 35 | 1 | 1233 | 139 | 36.26 | 4 | 4 |
55 | TWM Latham, JA Raval (NZ) | 2016-2019 | 37 | 0 | 1220 | 254 | 32.97 | 2 | 8 |
56 | MJ Guptill, TWM Latham (NZ) | 2015-2016 | 30 | 0 | 1207 | 169 | 40.23 | 3 | 7 |
57 | RW Barber, G Boycott (ENG) | 1964-1966 | 26 | 1 | 1171 | 234 | 46.84 | 2 | 7 |
58 | JW Burke, CC McDonald (AUS) | 1956-1959 | 32 | 3 | 1151 | 190 | 39.68 | 3 | 3 |
59 | DL Haynes, PV Simmons (WI) | 1988-1994 | 33 | 2 | 1147 | 122 | 37.00 | 1 | 8 |
60 | KC Brathwaite, JD Campbell (WI) | 2019-2025 | 44 | 4 | 1135 | 100 | 28.37 | 1 | 9 |
61 | Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq (PAK) | 2022-2023 | 24 | 1 | 1109 | 252* | 48.21 | 3 | 3 |
62 | MA Atherton, MA Butcher (ENG) | 1997-2000 | 32 | 0 | 1107 | 179 | 34.59 | 4 | - |
63 | UC Hathurusingha, RS Mahanama (SL) | 1992-1995 | 32 | 0 | 1054 | 110 | 32.93 | 2 | 4 |
64 | ML Hayden, MJ Slater (AUS) | 1994-2001 | 25 | 1 | 1045 | 156 | 43.54 | 3 | 4 |
65 | TL Goddard, DJ McGlew (SA) | 1955-1960 | 27 | 1 | 1038 | 176 | 39.92 | 3 | 2 |
66 | W Jaffer, V Sehwag (IND) | 2002-2008 | 28 | 0 | 1031 | 213 | 36.82 | 3 | 4 |
67 | WA Brown, JHW Fingleton (AUS) | 1935-1938 | 16 | 0 | 1020 | 233 | 63.75 | 3 | 4 |
68 | FDM Karunaratne, HDRL Thirimanne (SL) | 2019-2022 | 21 | 1 | 1016 | 209 | 50.80 | 4 | 1 |
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Partnerships for the 1st wicket after a retired hurt are excluded