Test matches Cricket – Most runs in a series
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Most runs in a series
| Rank | Player | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | DG Bradman | DG Bradman (AUS) | 5 | 7 | - | 974 | 334 | 139.14 | 1580 | 61.64 | 4 | - | - | 98 | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1930 |
🥈 2 | 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 |
🥉 3 | MA Taylor | MA Taylor (AUS) | 6 | 11 | 1 | 839 | 219 | 83.90 | 1866 | 44.96 | 2 | 5 | - | 91 | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1989 |
4 | RN Harvey | RN Harvey (AUS) | 5 | 9 | - | 834 | 205 | 92.66 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 91 | 0 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53 |
5 | IVA Richards | IVA Richards (WI) | 4 | 7 | - | 829 | 291 | 118.42 | 1188 | 69.78 | 3 | 2 | - | 112 | 4 | The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1976 |
6 | CL Walcott | CL Walcott (WI) | 5 | 10 | - | 827 | 155 | 82.70 | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | 30+ | 0 | Australia in West Indies Test Series, 1955 |
7 | GS Sobers | GS Sobers (WI) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 824 | 365* | 137.33 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 38+ | 0 | Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1957/58 |
8 | DG Bradman | DG Bradman (AUS) | 5 | 9 | - | 810 | 270 | 90.00 | 1237 | 65.48 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1936/37 |
9 | DG Bradman | DG Bradman (AUS) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 806 | 299* | 201.50 | 0+ | - | 4 | - | - | 73 | 0 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32 |
10 | BC Lara | 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 |
11 | ED Weekes | ED Weekes (WI) | 5 | 7 | - | 779 | 194 | 111.28 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 75+ | 0 | West Indies in India Test Series, 1948/49 |
12 | SPD Smith | SPD Smith (AUS) | 4 | 7 | - | 774 | 211 | 110.57 | 1196 | 64.71 | 3 | 3 | - | 92 | 5 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 2019 |
12 | SM Gavaskar | SM Gavaskar (IND) | 4 | 8 | 3 | 774 | 220 | 154.80 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 43+ | 1 | India in West Indies Test Series, 1970/71 |
14 | SPD Smith | SPD Smith (AUS) | 4 | 8 | 2 | 769 | 192 | 128.16 | 1135 | 67.75 | 4 | 2 | - | 83 | 5 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2014/15 |
15 | 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 |
16 | BC Lara | BC Lara (WI) | 6 | 10 | 1 | 765 | 179 | 85.00 | 992 | 77.11 | 3 | 3 | - | 121 | 1 | The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1995 |
17 | Mudassar Nazar | Mudassar Nazar (PAK) | 6 | 8 | 2 | 761 | 231 | 126.83 | 1479 | 51.45 | 4 | 1 | - | 70 | 1 | India in Pakistan Test Series, 1982/83 |
18 | DG Bradman | DG Bradman (AUS) | 5 | 8 | - | 758 | 304 | 94.75 | 1037 | 73.09 | 2 | 1 | - | 84+ | 4 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1934 |
19 | DCS Compton | DCS Compton (ENG) | 5 | 8 | - | 753 | 208 | 94.12 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 40+ | 0 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1947 |
20 | GA Gooch | GA Gooch (ENG) | 3 | 6 | - | 752 | 333 | 125.33 | 1211 | 62.09 | 3 | 2 | - | 89 | 7 | India in England Test Series, 1990 |
21 | 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 |
22 | 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 |
23 | SM Gavaskar | SM Gavaskar (IND) | 6 | 9 | 1 | 732 | 205 | 91.50 | 476+ | 58.40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 65+ | 4 | West Indies in India Test Series, 1978/79 |
23 | DI Gower | DI Gower (ENG) | 6 | 9 | - | 732 | 215 | 81.33 | 1196 | 61.20 | 3 | 1 | - | 89 | 1 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985 |
23 | GA Faulkner | GA Faulkner (SA) | 5 | 10 | - | 732 | 204 | 73.20 | 1256 | 58.28 | 2 | 5 | - | 90 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11 |
26 | GS Sobers | GS Sobers (WI) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 722 | 174 | 103.14 | 1205 | 59.91 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 1 | The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1966 |
26 | Shubman Gill | Shubman Gill (IND) | 4 | 8 | - | 722 | 269 | 90.25 | 1106 | 65.28 | 4 | - | - | 79 | 12 | Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy (India in England), 2025 |
28 | ED Weekes | ED Weekes (WI) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 716 | 207 | 102.28 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 20+ | 0 | India in West Indies Test Series, 1952/53 |
29 | DG Bradman | DG Bradman (AUS) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 715 | 201 | 178.75 | 1140 | 62.71 | 4 | 1 | - | 67 | 1 | India in Australia Test Series, 1947/48 |
30 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 714 | 277 | 79.33 | 1014 | 70.41 | 2 | 1 | - | 96 | 2 | South Africa in England Test Series, 2003 |
31 | JH Kallis | 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 |
31 | YBK Jaiswal | YBK Jaiswal (IND) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 712 | 214* | 89.00 | 891 | 79.91 | 2 | 3 | - | 68 | 26 | Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India), 2023/24 |
33 | GS Sobers | GS Sobers (WI) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 709 | 226 | 101.28 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 42+ | 2 | England in West Indies Test Series, 1959/60 |
34 | RT Ponting | RT Ponting (AUS) | 4 | 8 | 1 | 706 | 257 | 100.85 | 1201 | 58.78 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 1 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2003/04 |
35 | GA Headley | GA Headley (WI) | 4 | 8 | - | 703 | 223 | 87.87 | 416+ | 56.00 | 4 | - | - | 29+ | 1 | England in West Indies Test Series, 1929/30 |
36 | GS Chappell | GS Chappell (AUS) | 6 | 11 | 5 | 702 | 182* | 117.00 | 1293 | 54.29 | 3 | 3 | - | 66 | 4 | The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1975/76 |
37 | KD Walters | KD Walters (AUS) | 4 | 6 | - | 699 | 242 | 116.50 | 985+ | 54.72 | 4 | 2 | - | 65 | 0 | The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69 |
38 | CL Walcott | CL Walcott (WI) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 698 | 220 | 87.25 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 2 | England in West Indies Test Series, 1953/54 |
39 | AR Morris | AR Morris (AUS) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 696 | 196 | 87.00 | 122+ | 32.78 | 3 | 3 | - | 35+ | 2 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1948 |
40 | 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 |
41 | V Kohli | V Kohli (IND) | 4 | 8 | - | 692 | 169 | 86.50 | 1093 | 63.31 | 4 | 1 | - | 77 | 1 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2014/15 |
42 | BC Lara | BC Lara (WI) | 3 | 6 | - | 688 | 221 | 114.66 | 1226 | 56.11 | 3 | 1 | - | 70 | 5 | West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02 |
43 | SPD Smith | SPD Smith (AUS) | 5 | 7 | 2 | 687 | 239 | 137.40 | 1416 | 48.51 | 3 | 2 | - | 67 | 1 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 2017/18 |
44 | DG Bradman | DG Bradman (AUS) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 680 | 234 | 97.14 | 1217 | 55.87 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1946/47 |
45 | L Hutton | L Hutton (ENG) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 677 | 205 | 96.71 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 48+ | 2 | England in West Indies Test Series, 1953/54 |
46 | GA Gooch | GA Gooch (ENG) | 6 | 12 | - | 673 | 133 | 56.08 | 1453 | 46.31 | 2 | 4 | - | 99 | 4 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1993 |
47 | GM Turner | 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 |
48 | WM Lawry | WM Lawry (AUS) | 5 | 8 | - | 667 | 205 | 83.37 | 940+ | 42.76 | 3 | 2 | - | 56 | 1 | The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69 |
49 | Mohammad Yousuf | Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) | 3 | 5 | - | 665 | 192 | 133.00 | 1144 | 58.12 | 4 | 1 | - | 79 | 2 | West Indies in Pakistan Test Series, 2006/07 |
50 | 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 |
51 | 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 |
52 | VT Trumper | VT Trumper (AUS) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 661 | 214* | 94.42 | 753 | 87.78 | 2 | 2 | - | 71 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11 |
53 | RN Harvey | RN Harvey (AUS) | 5 | 8 | 3 | 660 | 178 | 132.00 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 14+ | 0 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50 |
54 | 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 |
55 | 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 |
56 | V Kohli | V Kohli (IND) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 655 | 235 | 109.16 | 1076 | 60.87 | 2 | 2 | - | 72 | 1 | England in India Test Series, 2016/17 |
57 | E Paynter | E Paynter (ENG) | 5 | 8 | - | 653 | 243 | 81.62 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 50+ | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39 |
58 | Zaheer Abbas | Zaheer Abbas (PAK) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 650 | 215 | 130.00 | 783 | 83.01 | 3 | - | - | 78 | 3 | India in Pakistan Test Series, 1982/83 |
58 | RN Harvey | RN Harvey (AUS) | 5 | 7 | 1 | 650 | 204 | 108.33 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 44+ | 1 | Australia in West Indies Test Series, 1955 |
60 | 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 |
61 | DN Sardesai | DN Sardesai (IND) | 5 | 8 | - | 642 | 212 | 80.25 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 28+ | 1 | India in West Indies Test Series, 1970/71 |
62 | CH Lloyd | CH Lloyd (WI) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 636 | 242* | 79.50 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 60+ | 9 | West Indies in India Test Series, 1974/75 |
63 | 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 |
64 | Mohammad Yousuf | Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) | 4 | 7 | - | 631 | 202 | 90.14 | 986 | 63.99 | 3 | - | - | 86 | 3 | Pakistan in England Test Series, 2006 |
65 | Hanif Mohammad | Hanif Mohammad (PAK) | 5 | 9 | - | 628 | 337 | 69.77 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 0 | Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1957/58 |
66 | KR Stackpole | KR Stackpole (AUS) | 6 | 12 | - | 627 | 207 | 52.25 | 1336 | 46.93 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 3 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1970/71 |
67 | RR Sarwan | 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 |
67 | MJ Clarke | MJ Clarke (AUS) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 626 | 329* | 125.20 | 896 | 69.86 | 2 | - | - | 77 | 2 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2011/12 |
69 | JH Kallis | 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 |
70 | MJ Slater | MJ Slater (AUS) | 5 | 10 | - | 623 | 176 | 62.30 | 1105 | 56.38 | 3 | 1 | - | 73 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1994/95 |
71 | CC Hunte | CC Hunte (WI) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 622 | 260 | 77.75 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 28+ | 1 | Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1957/58 |
72 | AD Nourse | AD Nourse (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 621 | 149 | 69.00 | - | - | 2 | 5 | - | 15+ | 3 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1947 |
73 | RB Richardson | RB Richardson (WI) | 4 | 7 | - | 619 | 194 | 88.42 | 1358 | 45.58 | 2 | 3 | - | 60 | 0 | India in West Indies Test Series, 1988/89 |
73 | R Dravid | R Dravid (IND) | 4 | 8 | 3 | 619 | 233 | 123.80 | 1203 | 51.45 | 1 | 3 | - | 72 | 2 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2003/04 |
75 | LG Rowe | LG Rowe (WI) | 5 | 7 | - | 616 | 302 | 88.00 | 1245 | 49.47 | 3 | - | - | 73 | 3 | The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1973/74 |
76 | 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 |
77 | B Sutcliffe | B Sutcliffe (NZ) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 611 | 230* | 87.28 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 30+ | 0 | New Zealand in India Test Series, 1955/56 |
78 | V Kohli | V Kohli (IND) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 610 | 243 | 152.50 | 742 | 82.21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 4 | Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2017/18 |
79 | WR Hammond | WR Hammond (ENG) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 609 | 181 | 87.00 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 39+ | 0 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39 |
80 | GS Chappell | GS Chappell (AUS) | 6 | 11 | - | 608 | 144 | 55.27 | 1240 | 49.03 | 2 | 5 | - | 60 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1974/75 |
81 | DT Lindsay | DT Lindsay (SA) | 5 | 7 | - | 606 | 182 | 86.57 | 328+ | 76.52 | 3 | 2 | - | 61+ | 12 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67 |
82 | EJ Barlow | EJ Barlow (SA) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 603 | 201 | 75.37 | 510+ | 47.25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 0 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64 |
83 | R Dravid | R Dravid (IND) | 4 | 6 | - | 602 | 217 | 100.33 | 1336 | 45.05 | 3 | 1 | - | 85 | 0 | India in England Test Series, 2002 |
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