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Most runs in an series by a captain
| Rank | Player | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | 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 |
🥈 2 | GA Gooch | GA Gooch (ENG) | 3 | 6 | - | 752 | 333 | 125.33 | 1211 | 62.09 | 3 | 2 | - | 89 | 7 | India in England Test Series, 1990 |
🥉 3 | 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 |
🥉 3 | DI Gower | DI Gower (ENG) | 6 | 9 | - | 732 | 215 | 81.33 | 1196 | 61.20 | 3 | 1 | - | 89 | 1 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985 |
5 | 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 |
5 | Shubman Gill | Shubman Gill (IND) | 4 | 8 | - | 722 | 269 | 90.25 | 1106 | 65.28 | 4 | - | - | 79 | 12 | Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy (India in England), 2025 |
7 | 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 |
8 | 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 |
9 | 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 |
10 | 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 |
11 | 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 |
12 | L Hutton | L Hutton (ENG) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 677 | 205 | 96.71 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 48+ | 2 | England in West Indies Test Series, 1953/54 |
13 | 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 |
14 | 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 |
15 | CH Lloyd | CH Lloyd (WI) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 636 | 242* | 79.50 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 60+ | 9 | West Indies in India Test Series, 1974/75 |
16 | 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 |
17 | 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 |
18 | WR Hammond | WR Hammond (ENG) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 609 | 181 | 87.00 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 39+ | 0 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39 |
19 | GS Sobers | GS Sobers (WI) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 597 | 178* | 74.62 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18+ | 4 | India in West Indies Test Series, 1970/71 |
19 | AR Border | AR Border (AUS) | 6 | 11 | 2 | 597 | 196 | 66.33 | 1194 | 50.00 | 2 | 1 | - | 65 | 1 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985 |
21 | KJ Hughes | KJ Hughes (AUS) | 6 | 12 | 2 | 594 | 100 | 59.40 | 1269+ | 42.78 | 1 | 5 | - | 59 | 3 | Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80 |
22 | V Kohli | V Kohli (IND) | 5 | 10 | - | 593 | 149 | 59.30 | 1025 | 57.85 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 1 | Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2018 |
23 | HW Taylor | HW Taylor (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 582 | 176 | 64.66 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 9+ | 2 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23 |
23 | PBH May | PBH May (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 582 | 117 | 72.75 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 57+ | 0 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1955 |
25 | CL Hooper | CL Hooper (WI) | 5 | 7 | - | 579 | 233 | 82.71 | 1140 | 50.78 | 3 | 1 | - | 69 | 6 | India in West Indies Test Series, 2002 |
26 | MJ Clarke | MJ Clarke (AUS) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 576 | 259* | 144.00 | 781 | 73.75 | 2 | - | - | 77 | 2 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2012/13 |
26 | RT Ponting | RT Ponting (AUS) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 576 | 196 | 82.28 | 953 | 60.44 | 2 | 2 | - | 60 | 0 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 2006/07 |
28 | A Melville | A Melville (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 569 | 189 | 63.22 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31+ | 1 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1947 |
29 | JE Root | JE Root (ENG) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 564 | 180* | 94.00 | 929 | 60.71 | 3 | 1 | - | 69 | 0 | Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2021-2022 |
30 | 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 |
31 | Saleem Malik | Saleem Malik (PAK) | 3 | 6 | - | 557 | 237 | 92.83 | 952 | 58.50 | 2 | 1 | - | 80 | 0 | Australia in Pakistan Test Series, 1994/95 |
32 | SPD Smith | SPD Smith (AUS) | 3 | 6 | - | 555 | 192 | 92.50 | 840 | 66.07 | 3 | 1 | - | 57 | 5 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2014/15 |
33 | BC Lara | BC Lara (WI) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 546 | 213 | 91.00 | 840 | 65.00 | 3 | 1 | - | 75 | 7 | The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1998/99 |
33 | JR Reid | JR Reid (NZ) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 546 | 142 | 60.66 | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 62+ | 5 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62 |
35 | GS Sobers | GS Sobers (WI) | 5 | 9 | 3 | 545 | 152 | 90.83 | 480+ | 51.45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 3 | The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1967/68 |
36 | IM Chappell | IM Chappell (AUS) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 542 | 109 | 77.42 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 70 | 1 | The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1972/73 |
37 | 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 |
38 | RB Simpson | RB Simpson (AUS) | 5 | 10 | - | 539 | 176 | 53.90 | 957+ | 40.54 | 2 | 2 | - | 39 | 0 | India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78 |
39 | AI Kallicharran | AI Kallicharran (WI) | 6 | 10 | 1 | 538 | 187 | 59.77 | 315+ | 59.36 | 1 | 3 | - | 25+ | 0 | West Indies in India Test Series, 1978/79 |
40 | AD Nourse | AD Nourse (SA) | 5 | 10 | 3 | 536 | 129* | 76.57 | 108+ | 63.88 | 2 | 2 | - | 6+ | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49 |
41 | BB McCullum | BB McCullum (NZ) | 2 | 4 | - | 535 | 302 | 133.75 | 887 | 60.31 | 2 | - | - | 62 | 9 | India in New Zealand Test Series, 2013/14 |
42 | 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 |
43 | BC Lara | BC Lara (WI) | 4 | 8 | - | 533 | 122 | 66.62 | 916 | 58.18 | 2 | 3 | - | 70 | 8 | The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 2003 |
44 | BC Lara | BC Lara (WI) | 4 | 8 | - | 531 | 202 | 66.37 | 945 | 56.19 | 2 | 2 | - | 80 | 4 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04 |
45 | RT Ponting | RT Ponting (AUS) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 515 | 143* | 103.00 | 773 | 66.62 | 3 | 2 | - | 57 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2005/06 |
46 | MA Taylor | MA Taylor (AUS) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 513 | 334* | 128.25 | 981 | 52.29 | 1 | 2 | - | 51 | 1 | Australia in Pakistan Test Series, 1998/99 |
47 | DPMD Jayawardene | DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 2 | 3 | - | 510 | 374 | 170.00 | 847 | 60.21 | 2 | - | - | 56 | 3 | South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2006 |
47 | 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 |
49 | DG Bradman | DG Bradman (AUS) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 508 | 173* | 72.57 | 1102 | 46.09 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17+ | 0 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1948 |
49 | HW Taylor | HW Taylor (SA) | 5 | 10 | - | 508 | 109 | 50.80 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14 |
51 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 505 | 148 | 84.16 | 1018 | 49.60 | 3 | 1 | - | 62 | 1 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2005 |
52 | BC Lara | BC Lara (WI) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 500 | 400* | 83.33 | 823 | 60.75 | 1 | - | 2 | 56 | 4 | The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 2003/04 |
52 | SM Gavaskar | SM Gavaskar (IND) | 6 | 9 | 1 | 500 | 172 | 62.50 | 1382 | 36.17 | 1 | 3 | - | 48 | 1 | England in India Test Series, 1981/82 |
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