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Most runs on a single ground
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2012	25	38	3	2698	374	77.08	10	8	1
at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2012	21	33	3	2284	237	76.13	7	11	1
at Galle International Stadium
JH Kallis (SA)	1996-2013	22	35	5	2181	224	72.70	9	9	1
at Newlands, Cape Town
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2012	20	30	3	2159	287	79.96	8	5	2
at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
GA Gooch (Eng)	1975-1994	21	39	1	2015	333	53.02	6	5	2
at Lord's, London
RT Ponting (Aus)	1996-2012	17	31	2	1743	242	60.10	6	6	2
at Adelaide Oval
DG Bradman (Aus)	1928-1948	11	17	4	1671	270	128.53	9	3	1
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
BC Lara (WI)	1993-2006	14	22	1	1650	400*	78.57	4	6	2
at Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua
AJ Strauss (Eng)	2004-2012	18	31	1	1562	161	52.06	5	6	1
at Lord's, London
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1993-2006	22	37	3	1542	199	45.35	2	10	1
at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
A Flower (Zim)	1992-2002	20	35	5	1535	199*	51.16	4	6	1
at Harare Sports Club
L Hutton (Eng)	1937-1954	12	19	2	1521	364	89.47	4	5	0
at Kennington Oval, London
RT Ponting (Aus)	1996-2012	16	27	5	1480	207	67.27	6	6	2
at Sydney Cricket Ground
AJ Stewart (Eng)	1990-2003	20	37	4	1476	124*	44.72	3	8	2
at Lord's, London
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2013	19	31	2	1466	199*	50.55	6	6	1
at Galle International Stadium
AR Border (Aus)	1979-1994	16	29	5	1415	205	58.95	4	9	1
at Adelaide Oval
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2013	17	30	8	1412	153*	64.18	4	9	2
at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1976-1990	17	25	1	1393	211	58.04	3	8	0
at National Stadium, Karachi
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2013	16	28	2	1355	183	52.11	4	6	0
at Newlands, Cape Town
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	11	18	5	1354	365*	104.15	5	4	1
at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
BC Lara (WI)	1992-2005	15	27	2	1339	176	53.56	3	7	0
at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
RT Ponting (Aus)	1995-2011	15	28	5	1338	257	58.17	4	7	0
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
RT Ponting (Aus)	1996-2012	17	26	5	1335	196	63.57	4	10	2
at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
SR Waugh (Aus)	1985-2003	17	30	6	1284	131*	53.50	3	6	0
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
AR Border (Aus)	1978-1993	20	36	3	1272	163	38.54	4	5	3
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-2011	16	23	5	1267	201*	70.38	5	5	0
at SuperSport Park, Centurion
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-2001	16	28	4	1257	146	52.37	5	2	0
at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
GS Chappell (Aus)	1971-1983	17	31	4	1257	121	46.55	4	9	4
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
DI Gower (Eng)	1978-1990	17	30	2	1241	108	44.32	2	8	1
at Lord's, London
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2012	15	21	5	1239	143	77.43	5	7	1
at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
KP Pietersen (Eng)	2005-2012	14	23	3	1228	202*	61.40	5	3	2
at Lord's, London
GW Flower (Zim)	1992-2004	21	37	1	1218	201*	33.83	3	5	3
at Harare Sports Club
VVS Laxman (India)	1996-2011	10	15	4	1217	281	110.63	5	3	1
at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
RB Kanhai (WI)	1958-1974	16	31	3	1212	153	43.28	4	4	1
at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	13	25	5	1210	145	60.50	4	6	1
at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
G Boycott (Eng)	1965-1981	16	29	3	1189	128*	45.73	3	6	1
at Lord's, London
JB Hobbs (Eng)	1908-1929	10	18	1	1178	178	69.29	5	4	1
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
AR Border (Aus)	1979-1994	17	29	8	1177	89	56.04	0	11	0
at Sydney Cricket Ground
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2011	15	26	2	1151	177	47.95	4	5	3
at Kingsmead, Durban
GS Chappell (Aus)	1971-1984	12	22	4	1150	204	63.88	4	3	2
at Sydney Cricket Ground
AN Cook (Eng)	2006-2013	15	26	1	1141	106	45.64	3	7	0
at Lord's, London
DC Boon (Aus)	1984-1995	11	21	3	1127	184*	62.61	4	4	1
at Sydney Cricket Ground
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2007	12	22	3	1126	222*	59.26	3	3	0
at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)	1998-2007	11	14	2	1125	223	93.75	5	3	1
at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1993	10	17	1	1123	299	70.18	5	1	1
at Basin Reserve, Wellington
SM Gavaskar (India)	1975-1986	11	20	0	1122	205	56.10	5	3	0
at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1976-1993	17	23	3	1122	163	56.10	3	3	0
at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-2013	17	29	2	1114	186	41.25	2	6	1
at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
BC Lara (WI)	1994-2006	12	20	1	1112	213	58.52	3	6	3
at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
MJ Clarke (Aus)	2004-2012	8	13	2	1109	230	100.81	5	3	0
at Adelaide Oval
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1992-2004	16	24	9	1106	204*	73.73	3	4	1
at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
ML Hayden (Aus)	1996-2008	10	19	3	1103	153	68.93	6	3	1
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
GA Gooch (Eng)	1978-1994	12	22	1	1097	196	52.23	1	9	3
at Kennington Oval, London
Zaheer Abbas (Pak)	1975-1984	10	15	4	1093	235*	99.36	4	2	0
at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
SR Waugh (Aus)	1986-2004	17	25	1	1084	103	45.16	3	7	3
at Sydney Cricket Ground
MA Atherton (Eng)	1989-2001	11	19	1	1083	160	60.16	5	3	2
at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1958	7	13	2	1074	207	97.63	4	4	0
at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1978-1992	15	23	4	1068	203*	56.21	5	2	0
at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
JG Wright (NZ)	1978-1993	15	29	2	1060	130	39.25	3	5	1
at Eden Park, Auckland
SR Waugh (Aus)	1986-2003	15	26	2	1056	170	44.00	3	4	1
at Adelaide Oval
JL Langer (Aus)	1993-2006	11	20	1	1051	215	55.31	3	4	0
at Adelaide Oval
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2003	11	18	2	1048	275	65.50	3	4	1
at Kingsmead, Durban
CH Lloyd (WI)	1968-1983	16	28	2	1035	143	39.80	2	7	1
at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2013	13	23	2	1034	126	49.23	4	6	3
at Galle International Stadium
WM Lawry (Aus)	1962-1971	8	13	0	1023	205	78.69	4	5	0
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
SM Gavaskar (India)	1973-1987	12	21	4	1018	236*	59.88	3	3	0
at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	14	21	0	1015	177	48.33	3	4	1
at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
GS Chappell (Aus)	1974-1983	7	11	2	1006	201	111.77	5	4	0
at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
JG Wright (NZ)	1978-1993	13	23	2	1005	138	47.85	3	4	1
at Basin Reserve, Wellington

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England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test, May 16-19, 2013 [Test # 2088]

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 2nd Test, Apr 25-29, 2013 [Test # 2087]

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 1st Test, Apr 17-20, 2013 [Test # 2086]

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