Qualification: 1000 runs or 2000 balls faced in
Tests, average over 20. Data to November 2022. Qualification raised to 1500
runs, 2500 balls for most recent careers.
Career |
Career Runs |
Career Average |
Runs/ 100 balls |
|
1.
Shahid Afridi (Pak) |
1998-2010 |
1716 |
36.5 |
87.0 |
2.
V Sehwag (Ind) |
2001- |
8586 |
49.3 |
82.2 |
3.
AC Gilchrist (Aus) |
1999-2008 |
5570 |
47.6 |
82.0 |
4.
N Kapil Dev (Ind) |
1978-1994 |
5248 |
31.1 |
80.5 |
5.
MW Tate (Eng) |
1924-1935 |
1198 |
25.5 |
75.4 |
6.
RR Pant (Ind) |
2018- |
2123 |
43.3 |
72.7 |
7.
JH Sinclair (SA) |
1896-1911 |
1069 |
23.2 |
72.1 |
8.
DA Warner (Aus) |
2011- |
7817 |
46.5 |
71.3 |
9.
Sarfraz Ahmed (Pak) |
2010- |
2657 |
36.4 |
71.0 |
10.
Q de Kock (SA) |
2014- |
3300 |
38.8 |
70.9 |
11.
IVA Richards (Sri) |
1974-1991 |
8540 |
50.2 |
69.0 |
12.
VT Trumper (Aus) |
1899-1912 |
3163 |
39.0 |
67.1 |
13.
S Dhawan (Ind) |
2013- |
2315 |
40.6 |
66.9 |
14.
DPDN Dickwella (Sri) |
2014- |
2750 |
31.6 |
66.6 |
15.
TM Dilshan (Sri) |
1999- |
5492 |
41.0 |
65.5 |
16.
ST Jayasuriya (Sri) |
1991-2007 |
6973 |
40.1 |
65.2 |
17.
K Srikkanth (Ind) |
1981-1992 |
2062 |
29.9 |
65.1 |
18.
BB McCullum (NZ) |
2004- |
6453 |
38.6 |
64.6 |
19.
MA Starc (Aus) |
2011- |
1816 |
22.1 |
64.5 |
20.
SM Patil (Ind) |
1980-1984 |
1588 |
36.9 |
63.6 |
21.
Kamran Akmal (Pak) |
2002-2010 |
2648 |
30.8 |
63.1 |
22.
IDS Smith (NZ) |
1980-1992 |
1815 |
25.6 |
63.0 |
23.
A Flintoff (Eng) |
1998-2009 |
3845 |
31.8 |
62.0 |
24.
JM Gregory (Aus) |
1920-1928 |
1146 |
37.0 |
62.0 |
25.
DS Lehmann (Aus) |
1998-2004 |
1798 |
45.0 |
61.8 |
26.
Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) |
2007- |
4251 |
39.0 |
61.7 |
27.
KP Pietersen (Eng) |
2005- |
8181 |
47.3 |
61.7 |
28.
MJ Prior (Eng) |
2007- |
4099 |
40.2 |
61.7 |
29.
SJ McCabe (Aus) |
1930-1938 |
2748 |
48.2 |
61.5 |
30.
DG Bradman (Aus) |
1928-1948 |
6996 |
99.9 |
61.0 |
31.
FE Woolley (Eng) |
1909-1934 |
3283 |
36.1 |
60.7 |
32.
IT Botham (Eng) |
1977-1992 |
5200 |
33.5 |
60.7 |
33.
BC Lara (WI) |
1990-2006 |
11953 |
52.9 |
60.5 |
34.
RS Kaluwitharana (Sri) |
1992-2004 |
1933 |
26.1 |
60.4 |
35.
Habibul Bashar (Ban) |
2000-2008 |
3026 |
30.9 |
60.3 |
36.
CH Gayle (WI) |
2000- |
7215 |
42.2 |
60.3 |
37.
ML Hayden (Aus) |
1994-2009 |
8625 |
50.7 |
60.1 |
38.
L Klusener (SA) |
1996-2004 |
1906 |
32.9 |
59.8 |
39.
GC Smith (SA) |
2002- |
9265 |
48.3 |
59.7 |
40.
CH Lloyd (Sri) |
1966-1985 |
7515 |
46.7 |
59-60 |
41.
RA Jadeja (Ind) |
2012- |
2523 |
36.6 |
59.5 |
42.
LRD Mendis (Sri) |
1982-1988 |
1329 |
31.6 |
59.3 |
43.
LRPL Taylor (NZ) |
2007- |
7683 |
44.7 |
59.3 |
44.
MS Dhoni (Ind) |
2005- |
4876 |
38.1 |
59.1 |
45.
FM Engineer (Ind) |
1961-1975 |
2611 |
31.1 |
58-59 |
46.
EdeC Weekes (Sri) |
1948-1958 |
4455 |
58.6 |
58-59 |
47.
RT Ponting (Aus) |
1995- |
13378 |
51.9 |
58.7 |
48.
VG Kambli (Ind) |
1993-1995 |
1084 |
54.2 |
58.6 |
49.
C Hill (Aus) |
1896-1912 |
3412 |
39.2 |
58-59 |
50.
AL Logie (Sri) |
1983-1991 |
2470 |
35.8 |
58.5 |
51.
BJ Haddin (Aus) |
2008- |
3265 |
33.0 |
58.4 |
52.
MG Johnson (Aus) |
2007- |
2065 |
22.2 |
58.4 |
53.
BA Stokes (Eng) |
2013- |
5429 |
36.2 |
58.3 |
54.
DL Vettori (NZ) |
1997- |
4531 |
30.0 |
58.2 |
55.
Tamim Iqbal (Ban) |
2008- |
5082 |
39.1 |
58.1 |
56.
Yuvraj Singh (Ind) |
2003- |
1900 |
33.9 |
58.0 |
57.
AK Markram (SA) |
2017- |
2009 |
34.1 |
57.8 |
58.
CG Macartney (Aus) |
1907-1926 |
2131 |
41.8 |
57.7 |
59.
Yasir Hameed (Pak) |
2003-2010 |
1491 |
32.4 |
57.6 |
60.
JM Bairstow (Eng) |
2012- |
5482 |
37.0 |
57.6 |
61.
RA McLean (SA) |
1951-1964 |
2120 |
30.3 |
57-58 |
62.
M Azharuddin (Ind) |
1985-2000 |
6215 |
45.0 |
57.4 |
63.
DW Hookes (Aus) |
1977-1985 |
1306 |
34.4 |
57.3 |
64.
Liton Das (Ban) |
2015- |
2112 |
35.8 |
57.2 |
65.
CL Cairns (NZ) |
1989-2004 |
3320 |
33.5 |
57.2 |
66.
DM de Silva (Sri) |
2016- |
2815 |
37.0 |
56.6 |
67.
JO Holder (WI) |
2014- |
2571 |
30.6 |
56.6 |
68.
JA Burns (Aus) |
2014- |
1442 |
37.0 |
56.4 |
69.
RJ Hadlee (NZ) |
1973-1990 |
3124 |
27.2 |
56.2 |
70.
BRM Taylor (Zim) |
2004- |
2320 |
36.3 |
56.1 |
71.
Mohammad Hafeez (Pak) |
2003- |
3652 |
37.6 |
56.0 |
72.
MJ Clarke (Aus) |
2004- |
8643 |
49.1 |
55.9 |
73.
RG Pollock (SA) |
1963-1970 |
2256 |
61.0 |
55.8 |
74.
RG Sharma (Ind) |
2013- |
3137 |
46.1 |
55.8 |
75.
Saeed Anwar (Pak) |
1990-2001 |
4052 |
45.5 |
55.8 |
76.
RA Duff (Aus) |
1902-1905 |
1317 |
35.6 |
55-56 |
77.
V Kohli (Ind) |
2011- |
8074 |
49.5 |
55.7 |
78.
AC Voges (Aus) |
2015- |
1485 |
61.9 |
55.7 |
79.
Aamir Sohail (Pak) |
1992-2000 |
2823 |
35.3 |
55.6 |
80.
JE Root (Eng) |
2012- |
10504 |
49.8 |
55.5 |
81.
BKG Mendis (Sri) |
2015- |
3402 |
34.4 |
55.2 |
82.
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) |
1969-1985 |
5062 |
44.8 |
55.1 |
83.
CD McMillan (NZ) |
1997-2005 |
3116 |
38.5 |
54.9 |
84.
DT Lindsay (SA) |
1963-1970 |
1130 |
37.7 |
54.9 |
85.
M Labuschagne (Aus) |
2018- |
2539 |
54.0 |
54.7 |
86.
TM Head (Aus) |
2018- |
1601 |
39.0 |
54.7 |
87.
R Ashwin (Ind) |
2011- |
2931 |
26.9 |
54.6 |
88.
WU Tharanga (Sri) |
2005- |
1754 |
31.9 |
54.6 |
89.
AB de Villiers (SA) |
2004- |
8765 |
50.7 |
54.5 |
90.
ME Trescothick (Eng) |
2000-2006 |
5825 |
43.8 |
54.5 |
91.
Z Crawley (Eng) |
2019- |
1363 |
27.3 |
54.5 |
92.
OJD Pope (Eng) |
2018- |
1488 |
31.0 |
54.4 |
93.
JL Langer (Aus) |
1993-2007 |
7696 |
45.3 |
54.2 |
94.
KC Sangakkara (Sri) |
2000- |
12400 |
57.4 |
54.2 |
95.
JC Buttler (Eng) |
2014- |
2907 |
31.9 |
54.2 |
96.
J Darling (Aus) |
1894-1905 |
1657 |
28.6 |
54-55 |
97.
SPD Smith (Aus) |
2010- |
8161 |
60.0 |
54.1 |
98.
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) |
1992-2007 |
8830 |
50.2 |
54.0 |
99.
SR Tendulkar (Ind) |
1989- |
15921 |
53.8 |
54.0 |
100.
J Blackwood (WI) |
2014- |
2528 |
30.8 |
53.6 |
GL Jessop (Eng
1899-1912) scored at about 112 r/100b, but scored only 569 runs in Tests.
Career |
Career
Runs |
Career
Average |
Runs/ 100 balls |
|
554.
Wazir Mohammad (Pak) |
1952-1959 |
801 |
27.6 |
29-30 |
555.
BA Pocock (NZ) |
1993-1997 |
665 |
22.9 |
29.8 |
556.
JM Brearley (Eng) |
1976-1981 |
1442 |
22.9 |
29.8 |
557.
Alim-ud-din (Pak) |
1954-1962 |
1091 |
25.4 |
29-30 |
558.
JW Burke (Aus) |
1951-1959 |
1280 |
34.6 |
29.2 |
559.
CB Van Ryneveld (SA) |
1951-1958 |
724 |
26.8 |
28.9 |
560.
Asif Mujtaba (Pak) |
1986-1997 |
928 |
24.4 |
28.7 |
561.
TW Jarvis (NZ) |
1965-1973 |
625 |
29.8 |
27-28 |
562.
TJ Franklin (NZ) |
1983-1991 |
828 |
23.0 |
26.7 |
563.
TE Bailey (Eng) |
1949-1959 |
2290 |
29.7 |
26.5 |
564.
RG Barlow (Eng) |
1882-1887 |
591 |
22.7 |
26-27 |
565.
AJ Pithey (SA) |
1957-1965 |
819 |
31.5 |
26.5 |
566.
AC Bannerman (Aus) |
1879-1893 |
1108 |
23.1 |
22.4 |
567.
GO Rabone (NZ) |
1949-1955 |
562 |
31.2 |
21-22 |
568.
WH Scotton (Eng) |
1882-1887 |
510 |
22.2 |
21-22 |
Slowest recent batsman: Rajin
Saleh (Bangladesh),35.9 r/100b;
TR
Gripper ( Zimbabwe) 32.7.
Career |
Career
Runs |
Runs/
100 balls |
Balls
per Dismissal |
|
1.
DG Bradman (Aus) |
1928-1948 |
6996 |
61.0 |
164 |
2.
H Sutcliffe (Eng) |
1924-1935 |
4555 |
37.3 |
163 |
3.
B Mitchell (SA) |
1929-1949 |
3471 |
30.9 |
158 |
4.
SG Barnes (Aus) |
1938-1948 |
1072 |
41.0 |
154 |
5.
L Hutton (Eng) |
1937-1955 |
6971 |
38.3 |
148 |
6.
DR Jardine (Eng) |
1928-1934 |
1296 |
32.8 |
146 |
7.
KF Barrington (Eng) |
1955-1968 |
6806 |
41.1 |
144 |
8.
CA Davis (Sri) |
1968-1973 |
1301 |
38-39 |
143 |
9.
GO Rabone (NZ) |
1949-1955 |
562 |
21-22 |
142 |
10.
GA Headley (Sri) |
1930-1954 |
2190 |
44.0 |
138 |
11.
GM Turner (NZ) |
1969-1983 |
2991 |
32-33 |
138 |
12.
WM Woodfull (Aus) |
1926-1934 |
2300 |
34-35 |
135 |
13.
G Boycott (Eng) |
1964-1982 |
8114 |
35.4 |
135 |
14.
Hanif Mohammad (Pak) |
1952-1969 |
3915 |
33-34 |
135 |
15.
JF Reid (NZ) |
1979-1986 |
1296 |
35.4 |
131 |
16.
JDB Robertson (Eng) |
1947-1952 |
881 |
35.6 |
130 |
17.
E Paynter (Eng) |
1931-1939 |
1540 |
45.5 |
130 |
18.
AF Rae (Sri) |
1948-1953 |
1016 |
35-36 |
129 |
19.
WR Hammond (Eng) |
1927-1947 |
7249 |
45.2 |
129 |
20.
EAB Rowan (SA) |
1935-1951 |
1965 |
34.2 |
128 |
21.
CP Mead (Eng) |
1911-1928 |
1185 |
38-39 |
128 |
22.
CAG Russell (Eng) |
1920-1923 |
910 |
44.7 |
127 |
23.
DJ McGlew (SA) |
1951-1962 |
2440 |
33-34 |
127 |
24.
AD Nourse (SA) |
1935-1951 |
2960 |
42.7 |
126 |
25.
R Subba Row (Eng) |
1958-1961 |
984 |
37.7 |
124 |
26.
HL Collins (Aus) |
1920-1926 |
1352 |
36.3 |
124 |
27.
A Melville (SA) |
1938-1949 |
894 |
42.5 |
124 |
28.
AR Border (Aus) |
1978-1994 |
11174 |
41.0 |
123 |
29.
RS Dravid (Ind) |
1996- |
13288 |
42.5 |
123 |
30.
GE Tyldesley (Eng) |
1921-1929 |
990 |
44-45 |
122 |
31.
DCS Compton (Eng) |
1937-1957 |
5807 |
41.2 |
122 |
32.
WM Lawry (Aus) |
1961-1971 |
5234 |
38.8 |
121 |
33.
VS Hazare (Ind) |
1946-1953 |
2192 |
39-40 |
121 |
34.
JH Kallis (SA) |
1995- |
13289 |
46.0 |
120 |
35.
VM Merchant (Ind) |
1933-1951 |
859 |
40-41 |
119 |
Career Runs |
Runs/ Hour |
||
1.
MW Tate (Eng) |
1924-1935 |
1170 |
44 |
2.
VT Trumper (Aus) |
1899-1912 |
3163 |
40 |
3.
JH Sinclair (SA) |
1896-1911 |
1064 |
40 |
4.
JM Gregory (Aus) |
1920-1928 |
1146 |
39 |
5.
SJ McCabe (Aus) |
1930-1938 |
2748 |
38 |
6.
FE Woolley (Eng) |
1909-1934 |
3270 |
38 |
7.
CG Macartney (Aus) |
1907-1926 |
2131 |
37 |
8.
DG Bradman (Aus) |
1928-1948 |
6996 |
37 |
9.
AC Gilchrist (Aus) |
1999- |
5570 |
34 |
10.
C Hill (Aus) |
1896-1912 |
3411 |
34 |
11.
RA Duff (Aus) |
1902-1905 |
1317 |
34 |
12.
Shahid Afridi (Pak) |
1998- |
1716 |
34 |
13.
JB Hobbs (Eng) |
1908-1930 |
5401 |
33 |
14.
TG Evans (Eng) |
1946-1959 |
2439 |
33 |
15.
N Kapil Dev (Ind) |
1978-1994 |
5011 |
33 |
16.
EdeC Weekes (WI) |
1948-1958 |
4453 |
33 |
17.
J Darling (Aus) |
1894-1905 |
1657 |
32 |
18.
J Ryder (Aus) |
1920-1929 |
1394 |
32 |
19.
W Bardsley (Aus) |
1909-1926 |
2469 |
32 |
20.
FS Jackson (Eng) |
1893-1905 |
1407 |
32 |
21.
V Sehwag (Ind) |
2001- |
7735 |
32 |
22.
HB Cameron (SA) |
1927-1935 |
1219 |
32 |
23.
RA McLean (SA) |
1951-1964 |
2106 |
32 |
24.
RG Pollock (SA) |
1963-1970 |
2256 |
32 |
25.
CJ Barnett (Eng) |
1933-1948 |
1086 |
31 |
26.
J Hardstaff jnr (Eng) |
1935-1948 |
1625 |
31 |
27.
WR Hammond (Eng) |
1927-1947 |
7240 |
31 |
28.
GA Faulkner (SA) |
1906-1924 |
1747 |
31 |
29.
RH Catterall (SA) |
1922-1931 |
1555 |
31 |
30.
SE Gregory (Aus) |
1890-1912 |
2259 |
30 |
31.
VS Ransford (Aus) |
1907-1912 |
1211 |
30 |
32.
WH Ponsford (Aus) |
1924-1934 |
2122 |
30 |
33.
WW Armstrong (Aus) |
1902-1921 |
2863 |
30 |
34.
AC MacLaren (Eng) |
1894-1909 |
1931 |
30 |
35.
EH Hendren (Eng) |
1920-1935 |
3525 |
30 |
36.
WG Grace (Eng) |
1880-1899 |
1090 |
30 |
Minimum 1000 runs. Note runs totals in this table
are those innings for which times are available. Last updated 2011.
Career Runs |
Runs/ Hour |
||
1992-2001 |
3012 |
16.0 |
|
GJ Rennie
(Zim) |
1997-2002 |
1023 |
16.0 |
GW Flower
(Zim) |
1992-2004 |
3457 |
15.8 |
AC
Bannerman (Aus) |
1879-1893 |
1095 |
15.3 |
J Dyson
(Aus) |
1977-1984 |
1359 |
15.1 |
JN
Gillespie (Aus) |
1996- |
1218 |
15.0 |
JW Burke
(Aus) |
1951-1959 |
1280 |
15.4 |
Khaled Mashud (Ban) |
2000- |
1409 |
15.0 |
Rajin Saleh
(Ban) |
2003- |
1141 |
15.4 |
TE Bailey
(Eng) |
1949-1959 |
2290 |
15.2 |
ED Solkar (Ind) |
1969-1977 |
1068 |
15.3 |
NJ
Contractor (Ind) |
1955-1962 |
1611 |
15.0 |
Yashpal
Sharma (Ind) |
1979-1983 |
1536 |
15.4 |
UC Hathurusinghe (Sri) |
1991-1999 |
1274 |
15.0 |
JM
Brearley (Eng) |
1976-1981 |
1442 |
14.4 |
BA Edgar
(NZ) |
1978-1986 |
1958 |
14.4 |
CJ Tavare (Eng) |
1980-1989 |
1755 |
13.5 |
RW Taylor
(Eng) |
1971-1984 |
1156 |
13.0 |
Minimum 1000 runs. Note runs totals in this
table are those innings for which times are available. Last updated 2011.
These
scoring rates attempt a better comparison of batsmen of different eras, since
scoring standards have changed over the years, particularly with the
shrinking of grounds and introduction of “superbats”
in the early 21st century. For example, scoring rates of 21st
Century batsmen have been ‘discounted’, based on the recent general rise in
scoring speeds. Virender Sehwag’s rate has fallen from 82.2 to 72.9 runs per
100 balls, although he retains #1 position. |
|
Data
updated to 2022. Qualification is restricted to fully recognized batsmen only,
with an average batting position of 6.1 or less. This generally excludes
wicketkeeper/batsmen or lower-middle order all-rounders, who have become more
prominent in recent fast-scoring lists. Such qualification is somewhat
arbitrary; Jimmy Sinclair’s qualification is debatable. |
Career |
Career Runs |
Initial Runs/100 balls |
Adjusted Runs/100 Balls |
|
1.
V Sehwag (Ind) |
2001-2013 |
8586 |
82.2 |
73.5 |
2.
JH Sinclair (SAf) |
1896-1911 |
1069 |
71.8 |
71.6 |
3.
IVA Richards (WI) |
1974-1991 |
8540 |
68.8 |
69.2 |
4.
VT Trumper (Aus) |
1899-1912 |
3163 |
67.0 |
65.1 |
5.
K Srikkanth (Ind) |
1981-1992 |
2062 |
65.1 |
65.0 |
6.
SM Patil (Ind) |
1980-1984 |
1588 |
63.6 |
64.8 |
7.
SJ McCabe (Aus) |
1930-1938 |
2748 |
61.5 |
64.7 |
8.
DA Warner (Aus) |
2011-2022 |
7817 |
71.3 |
64.0 |
9.
ST Jayasuriya (SL) |
1991-2007 |
6973 |
65.2 |
63.1 |
10.
RA McLean (SAf) |
1951-1964 |
2120 |
57.4 |
62.9 |
11.
RG Pollock (SAf) |
1963-1970 |
2256 |
55.8 |
61.9 |
12.
DG Bradman (Aus) |
1928-1948 |
6996 |
61.0 |
61.2 |
13.
CG Macartney (Aus) |
1907-1926 |
2131 |
57.5 |
60.4 |
14.
FE Woolley (Eng) |
1909-1934 |
3283 |
60.2 |
60.3 |
15.
S Dhawan (Ind) |
2013-2018 |
2315 |
66.9 |
60.2 |
16.
CH Lloyd (WI) |
1966-1984 |
7515 |
59.5 |
59.0 |
17.
TM Dilshan (SL) |
1999-2013 |
5492 |
65.5 |
58.5 |
18.
BC Lara (WI) |
1990-2006 |
11953 |
60.5 |
58.1 |
19.
AL Logie (WI) |
1983-1991 |
2470 |
58.8 |
58.1 |
20.
C Hill (Aus) |
1896-1912 |
3412 |
58.5 |
57.8 |
21.
M Azharuddin (Ind) |
1984-2000 |
6215 |
57.4 |
57.8 |
22.
BB McCullum (NZ) |
2004-2016 |
6453 |
64.6 |
57.2 |
23.
SM Nurse (WI) |
1960-1969 |
2523 |
53.3 |
57.2 |
24.
J Darling (Aus) |
1894-1905 |
1657 |
54.2 |
56.7 |
25.
Aamir Sohail (Pak) |
1992-2000 |
2823 |
55.6 |
56.7 |
26.
Saeed Anwar (Pak) |
1990-2001 |
4052 |
55.8 |
56.3 |
27.
RA Duff (Aus) |
1902-1905 |
1317 |
55.8 |
56.3 |
28.
FM Engineer (Ind) |
1961-1975 |
2611 |
58.9 |
56.3 |
29.
GStA Sobers (WI) |
1954-1974 |
8032 |
52.4 |
56.1 |
30.
Habibul Bashar (Ban) |
2000-2008 |
3026 |
60.3 |
55.6 |
31.
ML Hayden (Aus) |
1994-2009 |
8625 |
60.1 |
55.4 |
32.
EdeC Weekes (WI) |
1948-1958 |
4455 |
58.7 |
55.4 |
33.
W Bardsley (Aus) |
1909-1926 |
2469 |
52.3 |
55.3 |
34.
Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) |
2007-2022 |
4251 |
61.7 |
55.0 |
35.
RN Harvey (Aus) |
1948-1963 |
6149 |
49.7 |
55.0 |
36.
CH Gayle (WI) |
2000-2014 |
7214 |
60.3 |
54.9 |
37.
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) |
1969-1985 |
5062 |
55.1 |
54.7 |
38.
CL Walcott (WI) |
1948-1960 |
3798 |
52.9 |
54.6 |