Qualification: 2500 runs for recent careers.
1,500 runs for careers ending before year 2000.
Batting average greater than 20, batting
position <7. Updated to September 2025.
|
Career |
Career Runs |
Career Average |
Runs/ 100 balls |
|
|
1.
HC Brook (Eng) |
2004-2010 |
2820 |
57.6 |
87.5 |
|
2.
BM Duckett (Eng) |
2000-2013 |
2872 |
42.9 |
86.1 |
|
3.
V Sehwag (Ind) |
2001-2013 |
8586 |
49.3 |
82.2 |
|
4.
RR Pant (Ind) |
2014- |
3427 |
44.5 |
74.2 |
|
5.
JH Sinclair (SA) |
1896-1911 |
1069 |
23.2 |
72.1 |
|
6.
DA Warner (Aus) |
2010-2014 |
8786 |
44.6 |
70.2 |
|
7.
IVA Richards (Sri) |
1974-1991 |
8540 |
50.2 |
69.0 |
|
8.
TM Head (Aus) |
2021- |
3963 |
41.7 |
67.7 |
|
9.
VT Trumper (Aus) |
1899-1912 |
3163 |
39.0 |
67.1 |
|
10.
S Dhawan (Ind) |
2018- |
2315 |
40.6 |
66.9 |
|
11.
Z Crawley (Eng) |
2018- |
3313 |
31.6 |
65.6 |
|
12.
TM Dilshan (Sri) |
2021- |
5492 |
41.0 |
65.5 |
|
13.
ST Jayasuriya (Sri) |
1991-2007 |
6973 |
40.1 |
65.2 |
|
14.
K Srikkanth (Ind) |
1981-1992 |
2062 |
29.9 |
65.1 |
|
15.
BB McCullum (NZ) |
2002-2010 |
6453 |
38.6 |
64.6 |
|
16.
OJD Pope (Eng) |
2011- |
3607 |
35.4 |
64.4 |
|
17.
SM Patil (Ind) |
1980-1984 |
1588 |
36.9 |
63.6 |
|
18.
KP Pietersen (Eng) |
2010-2016 |
8181 |
47.3 |
61.7 |
|
19.
Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) |
2022- |
4609 |
37.8 |
61.7 |
|
20.
SJ McCabe (Aus) |
1930-1938 |
2748 |
48.2 |
61.5 |
|
21.
S Gill (Ind) |
2022- |
2647 |
41.4 |
61.4 |
|
22.
DG Bradman (Aus) |
1928-1948 |
6996 |
99.9 |
61.0 |
|
23.
FE Woolley (Eng) |
1909-1934 |
3283 |
36.1 |
60.7 |
|
24.
BC Lara (WI) |
1990-2006 |
11953 |
52.9 |
60.5 |
|
25.
Habibul Bashar (Ban) |
2003-2013 |
3026 |
30.9 |
60.3 |
|
26.
CH Gayle (WI) |
2004-2016 |
7215 |
42.2 |
60.3 |
|
27.
ML Hayden (Aus) |
2010- |
8625 |
50.7 |
60.1 |
|
28.
GC Smith (SA) |
2002-2014 |
9265 |
48.3 |
59.7 |
|
29.
AK Markram (SA) |
1998-2015 |
2993 |
36.5 |
59.7 |
|
30.
CH Lloyd (Sri) |
1966-1985 |
7515 |
46.7 |
59.5 |
|
31.
BA Stokes (Eng) |
2004- |
7032 |
35.7 |
59.4 |
|
32.
LRD Mendis (Sri) |
1982-1988 |
1329 |
31.6 |
59.3 |
|
33.
LRPL Taylor (NZ) |
2012- |
7683 |
44.7 |
59.3 |
|
34.
JM Bairstow (Eng) |
2016- |
6042 |
36.4 |
59.1 |
|
35.
Liton Das (Ban) |
2017- |
2929 |
34.1 |
59.0 |
|
36.
FM Engineer (Ind) |
1961-1975 |
2611 |
31.1 |
58.9 |
|
37.
EdeC Weekes (Sri) |
1948-1958 |
4455 |
58.6 |
58.7 |
|
38.
RT Ponting (Aus) |
2018- |
13378 |
51.9 |
58.7 |
|
39.
VG Kambli (Ind) |
1993-1995 |
1084 |
54.2 |
58.6 |
|
40.
BKG Mendis (Sri) |
2008-2010 |
4757 |
36.9 |
58.6 |
|
41.
C Hill (Aus) |
1896-1912 |
3412 |
39.2 |
58.5 |
|
42.
AL Logie (Sri) |
1983-1991 |
2470 |
35.8 |
58.5 |
|
43.
DM de Silva (Sri) |
2010-2013 |
4133 |
38.6 |
58.3 |
|
44.
Tamim Iqbal (Ban) |
2021- |
5134 |
38.9 |
58.0 |
|
45.
CG Macartney (Aus) |
1907-1926 |
2131 |
41.8 |
57.7 |
|
46.
JE Root (Eng) |
2005-2013 |
13543 |
51.3 |
57.5 |
|
47.
RA McLean (SA) |
1951-1964 |
2120 |
30.3 |
57.4 |
|
48.
M Azharuddin (Ind) |
1985-2000 |
6215 |
45.0 |
57.4 |
|
49.
DW Hookes (Aus) |
1977-1985 |
1306 |
34.4 |
57.3 |
|
50.
RG Sharma (Ind) |
2014-2016 |
4301 |
40.6 |
57.1 |
|
51.
MR Marsh (Aus) |
2011-2015 |
2083 |
28.5 |
56.3 |
|
52.
Mohammad Hafeez (Pak) |
2010- |
3652 |
37.6 |
56.0 |
|
53.
MJ Clarke (Aus) |
2014-2014 |
8643 |
49.1 |
55.9 |
|
54.
RG Pollock (SA) |
1963-1970 |
2256 |
61.0 |
55.8 |
|
55.
Saeed Anwar (Pak) |
1990-2001 |
4052 |
45.5 |
55.8 |
|
56.
RA Duff (Aus) |
1902-1905 |
1317 |
35.6 |
55.8 |
|
57.
BRM Taylor (Zim) |
2002-2009 |
2371 |
35.9 |
55.7 |
|
58.
V Kohli (Ind) |
2020- |
9230 |
46.9 |
55.6 |
|
59.
Aamir Sohail (Pak) |
1992-2000 |
2823 |
35.3 |
55.6 |
|
60.
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) |
1969-1985 |
5062 |
44.8 |
55.1 |
|
61.
CD McMillan (NZ) |
1997-2005 |
3116 |
38.5 |
54.9 |
|
62.
DT Lindsay (SA) |
1963-1970 |
1130 |
37.7 |
54.9 |
|
63.
AB de Villiers (SA) |
1996-2008 |
8765 |
50.7 |
54.5 |
|
64.
ME Trescothick (Eng) |
2000-2006 |
5825 |
43.8 |
54.5 |
|
65.
Babar Azam (Pak) |
2010-2010 |
4235 |
42.8 |
54.4 |
|
66.
JL Langer (Aus) |
1993-2007 |
7696 |
45.3 |
54.2 |
|
67.
KC Sangakkara (Sri) |
2010-2011 |
12400 |
57.4 |
54.2 |
|
68.
Mominul Haque (Ban) |
2020- |
4627 |
36.7 |
54.2 |
|
69.
J Darling (Aus) |
1894-1905 |
1657 |
28.6 |
54.2 |
|
70.
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) |
1992-2007 |
8830 |
50.2 |
54.0 |
|
71.
SR Tendulkar (Ind) |
1989-2013 |
15921 |
53.8 |
54.0 |
|
72.
J Blackwood (WI) |
2004- |
2898 |
30.2 |
53.9 |
|
73.
DJ Mitchell (NZ) |
2008-2016 |
2139 |
44.6 |
53.8 |
|
74.
SPD Smith (Aus) |
2019- |
10477 |
56.0 |
53.7 |
|
75.
Nazmul Hossain (Ban) |
2018- |
2159 |
32.7 |
53.4 |
|
76.
Mahmudullah (Ban) |
2013-2013 |
2914 |
33.5 |
53.4 |
|
77.
MJ Slater (Aus) |
1993-2001 |
5312 |
42.8 |
53.4 |
|
78.
SM Nurse (Sri) |
1960-1969 |
2523 |
47.6 |
53.3 |
|
79.
TA Blundell (NZ) |
2019- |
2140 |
34.0 |
53.2 |
|
80.
CL Walcott (Sri) |
1948-1960 |
3798 |
56.7 |
52.9 |
|
81.
Asif Iqbal (Pak) |
1964-1980 |
3575 |
38.9 |
52.8 |
|
82.
SR Watson (Aus) |
2021- |
3731 |
35.2 |
52.6 |
|
83.
GStA Sobers (Sri) |
1954-1974 |
8032 |
57.8 |
52.4 |
|
84.
Shan Masood (Pak) |
2015- |
2380 |
30.1 |
52.4 |
|
85.
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) |
2013-2016 |
7530 |
52.3 |
52.4 |
|
86.
KL Rahul (Ind) |
2006-2009 |
3789 |
35.4 |
52.4 |
|
87.
ME Waugh (Aus) |
1991-2002 |
8029 |
41.8 |
52.3 |
|
88.
SC Williams (Sri) |
4007- |
1183 |
24.1 |
52.3 |
|
89.
W Bardsley (Aus) |
1909-1926 |
2469 |
40.5 |
52.3 |
|
90.
DP Conway (NZ) |
2003-2008 |
2081 |
39.3 |
52.2 |
|
91.
Younis Khan (Pak) |
2020- |
10099 |
52.1 |
52.1 |
|
92.
KS Williamson (NZ) |
2009-2011 |
9276 |
54.9 |
51.8 |
|
93.
AN Petersen (SA) |
1999-2013 |
2093 |
34.9 |
51.8 |
|
94.
CJ Barnett (Eng) |
1933-1948 |
1098 |
35.4 |
51.7 |
|
95.
M Labuschagne (Aus) |
2013-2014 |
4435 |
46.2 |
51.7 |
|
96.
FDM Karunaratne (Sri) |
2010- |
7222 |
39.3 |
51.5 |
|
97.
G Gambhir (Ind) |
2008-2008 |
4154 |
42.0 |
51.5 |
|
98.
AJ Lamb (Eng) |
1982-1992 |
4656 |
36.1 |
51.5 |
|
99.
DPMD Jayawardene (Sri) |
2014-2014 |
11814 |
49.8 |
51.5 |
|
100.
DR Martyn (Aus) |
1992-2006 |
4406 |
46.4 |
51.4 |
Qualification: 500 to 2500 careers runs.
Batting average greater than 10. Updated September 2025.
|
Career |
Career Runs |
Career Average |
Runs/ 100 balls |
|
|
1.
GL Jessop (Eng) |
1899-1912 |
569 |
21.9 |
111 |
|
2.
HC Brook (Eng) |
2022- |
2820 |
57.6 |
88 |
|
3.
Shahid Afridi (Pak) |
1998-2010 |
1716 |
36.5 |
87 |
|
4.
BM Duckett (Eng) |
2016- |
2872 |
42.9 |
86 |
|
5.
TG Southee (NZ) |
2008- |
2245 |
15.5 |
83 |
|
6.
V Sehwag (Ind) |
2001-2013 |
8586 |
49.3 |
82 |
|
7.
AC Gilchrist (Aus) |
1999-2008 |
5570 |
47.6 |
82 |
|
8.
N Kapil Dev (Ind) |
1978-1994 |
5248 |
31.1 |
81 |
|
9.
C de Grandhomme (NZ) |
2016-2022 |
1432 |
38.7 |
80 |
|
10.
LN Constantine (WI) |
1928-1939 |
635 |
19.2 |
80 |
|
11.
MJ Henry (NZ) |
2015- |
654 |
17.2 |
77 |
|
12.
GP Swann (Eng) |
2008-2013 |
1370 |
22.1 |
76 |
|
13.
MW Tate (Eng) |
1924-1935 |
1198 |
25.5 |
75 |
|
14.
RR Pant (Ind) |
2018- |
3427 |
44.5 |
74 |
|
15.
HH Pandya (Ind) |
2017-2018 |
532 |
31.3 |
74 |
|
16.
SO Hetmyer (WI) |
2017-2019 |
838 |
27.9 |
74 |
|
17.
GD Phillips (NZ) |
2020- |
728 |
33.1 |
72 |
|
18.
MDKJ Perera (Sri) |
2015-2021 |
1177 |
31.0 |
72 |
|
19.
JH Sinclair (SA) |
1896-1911 |
1069 |
23.2 |
72 |
|
20.
Q de Kock (SA) |
2014-2021 |
3300 |
38.8 |
71 |
|
21.
MA Wood (Eng) |
2015- |
807 |
15.8 |
71 |
|
22.
DA Warner (Aus) |
2011- |
8786 |
44.6 |
70 |
|
23.
Sarfraz Ahmed (Pak) |
2010- |
3031 |
37.4 |
70 |
|
24.
IVA Richards (WI) |
1974-1991 |
8540 |
50.2 |
69 |
|
25.
AM Blignaut (Zim) |
2001-2005 |
886 |
26.8 |
69 |
|
26.
KD Boyce (WI) |
1971-1976 |
657 |
24.3 |
68 |
|
27.
DJG Sammy (WI) |
2007-2013 |
1323 |
21.7 |
68 |
|
28.
TM Head (Aus) |
2018- |
3963 |
41.7 |
68 |
|
29.
RWV Robins (Eng) |
1929-1937 |
612 |
26.6 |
68 |
|
30.
VT Trumper (Aus) |
1899-1912 |
3163 |
39.0 |
67 |
|
31.
S Dhawan (Ind) |
2013-2018 |
2315 |
40.6 |
67 |
|
32.
DPDN Dickwella (Sri) |
2014- |
2757 |
31.0 |
66 |
|
33.
JDS Neesham (NZ) |
2014-2017 |
709 |
33.8 |
66 |
|
34.
Umar Akmal (Pak) |
2009-2011 |
1003 |
35.8 |
66 |
|
35.
Z Crawley (Eng) |
2019- |
3313 |
31.6 |
66 |
|
36.
TM Dilshan (Sri) |
1999-2013 |
5492 |
41.0 |
66 |
|
37.
SCJ Broad (Eng) |
2007- |
3662 |
18.0 |
65 |
|
38.
ST Jayasuriya (Sri) |
1991-2007 |
6973 |
40.1 |
65 |
|
39.
K Srikkanth (Ind) |
1981-1992 |
2062 |
29.9 |
65 |
|
40.
APF Chapman (Eng) |
1924-1931 |
925 |
28.9 |
65 |
|
41.
Mohammad Rafique (Ban) |
2000-2008 |
1059 |
18.6 |
65 |
|
42.
JJ Lyons (Aus) |
1887-1897 |
731 |
27.1 |
65 |
|
43.
Harbhajan Singh (Ind) |
1998-2015 |
2224 |
18.2 |
65 |
|
44.
A Symonds (Aus) |
2004-2008 |
1462 |
40.6 |
65 |
|
45.
KK Nair (Ind) |
2016- |
579 |
41.4 |
65 |
|
46.
BB McCullum (NZ) |
2004-2016 |
6453 |
38.6 |
65 |
|
47.
SC Williams (Zim) |
2013- |
1946 |
45.3 |
64 |
|
48.
OJD Pope (Eng) |
2018- |
3607 |
35.4 |
64 |
|
49.
AT Carey (Aus) |
2021- |
2010 |
34.7 |
64 |
|
50.
SM Curran (Eng) |
2018-2021 |
815 |
24.7 |
64 |
|
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 |
Calculated in 2022. Slowest batsman with more
than 2500 career runs is B Mitchell (SA) on 30.1.
Slowest modern batsman with more than 2500 runs
is GW Flower, on 34.5.
|
Career |
Career
Runs |
Runs/
100 balls |
Balls
per Dismissal |
|
|
1.
H Sutcliffe (Eng) |
1924-1935 |
4555 |
37-38 |
164 |
|
2.
DG Bradman (Aus) |
1928-1948 |
6996 |
61-62 |
164 |
|
3.
B Mitchell (SAf) |
1929-1949 |
3471 |
30-31 |
158 |
|
4.
SG Barnes (Aus) |
1938-1948 |
1072 |
41.2 |
153 |
|
5.
L Hutton (Eng) |
1937-1955 |
6971 |
38.3 |
148 |
|
6.
DR Jardine (Eng) |
1928-1934 |
1296 |
32.8 |
146 |
|
7.
GO Rabone (NZ) |
1949-1955 |
562 |
21-22 |
144 |
|
8.
KF Barrington (Eng) |
1955-1968 |
6806 |
41.1 |
143 |
|
9.
CA Davis (WI) |
1968-1973 |
1301 |
38-39 |
140 |
|
10.
GA Headley (WI) |
1930-1954 |
2190 |
44.0 |
138 |
|
11.
GM Turner (NZ) |
1969-1983 |
3001 |
32-33 |
137 |
|
12.
WM Woodfull (Aus) |
1926-1934 |
2300 |
33-34 |
135 |
|
13.
G Boycott (Eng) |
1964-1982 |
8114 |
35.4 |
135 |
|
14.
Hanif Mohammad (Pak) |
1952-1969 |
3915 |
33-34 |
133 |
|
15.
JF Reid (NZ) |
1979-1986 |
1296 |
34.9 |
133 |
|
16.
E Paynter (Eng) |
1931-1939 |
1540 |
45.5 |
130 |
|
17.
AF Rae (WI) |
1948-1953 |
1016 |
35-36 |
129 |
|
18.
WR Hammond (Eng) |
1927-1947 |
7249 |
45-46 |
129 |
|
19.
CP Mead (Eng) |
1911-1928 |
1185 |
38-39 |
128 |
|
20.
EAB Rowan (SAf) |
1935-1951 |
1965 |
34.3 |
127 |
|
21.
AD Nourse (SAf) |
1935-1951 |
2960 |
42.5 |
127 |
|
22.
DJ McGlew (SAf) |
1951-1962 |
2440 |
33-34 |
127 |
|
23.
R Subba Row (Eng) |
1958-1961 |
984 |
37-38 |
124 |
|
24.
HL Collins (Aus) |
1920-1926 |
1352 |
36.5 |
123 |
|
25.
AR Border (Aus) |
1978-1994 |
11174 |
41.0 |
123 |
|
26.
RS Dravid (Ind) |
1996-2012 |
13288 |
42.5 |
123 |
|
27.
DCS Compton (Eng) |
1937-1957 |
5807 |
41.2 |
122 |
|
28.
WM Lawry (Aus) |
1961-1971 |
5234 |
38.8 |
121 |
|
29.
VS Hazare (Ind) |
1946-1953 |
2192 |
39-40 |
121 |
|
30.
JH Kallis (SAf) |
1995-2013 |
13289 |
46.0 |
120 |
|
31.
AJ Pithey (SAf) |
1957-1965 |
819 |
26.5 |
119 |
|
32.
MH Richardson (NZ) |
2000-2004 |
2776 |
37.7 |
119 |
|
33.
S Chanderpaul (WI) |
1994-2015 |
11867 |
43.3 |
119 |
|
34.
JW Burke (Aus) |
1951-1959 |
1280 |
29-30 |
118 |
|
35.
G Pullar (Eng) |
1959-1963 |
1974 |
37-38 |
118 |
Last updated 2024.
|
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 73.5 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 |