| Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL Murdoch | 211 | 490 | 525 | 24 | 0 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1884 | Test # 16 | |
| WG Grace | 170 | 270 | - | 24 | 0 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 12 Aug 1886 | Test # 24 | |
| A Shrewsbury | 164 | 411 | - | 16 | 0 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 19 Jul 1886 | Test # 23 | |
| WL Murdoch | 153* | 316 | 358 | 17 | 0 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 6 Sep 1880 | Test # 4 | |
| WG Grace | 152 | 251 | 294 | 12 | 0 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 6 Sep 1880 | Test # 4 | |
| G Ulyett | 149 | 240 | - | 13 | 0 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1882 | Test # 8 | |
| AG Steel | 148 | 230 | - | 13 | 0 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 21 Jul 1884 | Test # 15 | |
| PS McDonnell | 147 | 250 | - | 16 | 1 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 3 Mar 1882 | Test # 7 | |
| AG Steel | 135* | 238 | - | 16 | 0 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Feb 1883 | Test # 13 | |
| W Barnes | 134 | 285 | - | 7 | 0 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1884 | Test # 17 | |
| GJ Bonnor | 128 | 115 | - | 14 | 3 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 14 Mar 1885 | Test # 20 | |
| TP Horan | 124 | 250 | - | 6 | 0 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1881 | Test # 5 | |
| PS McDonnell | 124 | 195 | - | 8 | 0 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1884 | Test # 17 | |
| J Briggs | 121 | 150 | - | 15 | 0 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1885 | Test # 18 | |
| R Abel | 120 | 226 | 241 | 11 | 0 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 | |
| WW Read | 117 | 120 | 155 | 20 | 0 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1884 | Test # 16 | |
| A Shrewsbury | 105* | 320 | - | 10 | 0 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 21 Mar 1885 | Test # 21 | |
| PS McDonnell | 103 | - | 168 | 14 | 0 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1884 | Test # 16 | |
| HJH Scott | 102 | 210 | 216 | 15 | 0 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1884 | Test # 16 | |
| AC Bannerman | 94 | 245 | - | 13 | 0 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 26 Jan 1883 | Test # 12 | |
| WW Read | 94 | 210 | - | 8 | 0 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 12 Aug 1886 | Test # 24 | |
| WH Scotton | 90 | 340 | 375 | 9 | 0 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1884 | Test # 16 | |
| G Ulyett | 87 | 135 | - | 6 | 1 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1881 | Test # 5 | |
| GJ Bonnor | 87 | 165 | - | 7 | 0 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 17 Feb 1883 | Test # 13 | |
| SP Jones | 87 | 170 | - | 6 | 0 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 5 Jul 1886 | Test # 22 | |
| WL Murdoch | 85 | 165 | - | 6 | 0 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1882 | Test # 8 | |
| PS McDonnell | 83 | 150 | - | 6 | 0 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1884 | Test # 17 | |
| A Shrewsbury | 82 | 170 | - | 12 | 0 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 3 Mar 1882 | Test # 7 | |
| WH Scotton | 82 | 345 | - | 2 | 0 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1884 | Test # 17 | |
| AH Jarvis | 82 | 220 | - | 2 | 0 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1885 | Test # 18 | |
| WW Read | 75 | 190 | - | 8 | 0 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 19 Jan 1883 | Test # 11 | |
| HJH Scott | 75 | - | - | 10 | 0 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 21 Jul 1884 | Test # 15 | |
| W Barnes | 74 | 175 | - | 8 | 0 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 21 Mar 1885 | Test # 21 | |
| A Shrewsbury | 72 | 180 | - | 6 | 0 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1885 | Test # 18 | |
| J Selby | 70 | 165 | - | 5 | 0 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1881 | Test # 5 | |
| AC Bannerman | 70 | 265 | - | 11 | 0 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 3 Mar 1882 | Test # 7 | |
| R Abel | 70 | - | - | 9 | 0 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 13 Aug 1888 | Test # 29 | |
| G Ulyett | 68 | 120 | - | 5 | 0 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1884 | Test # 17 | |
| G Ulyett | 67 | - | - | 4 | 1 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Feb 1882 | Test # 6 | |
| WW Read | 66 | - | - | 9 | 0 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 26 Jan 1883 | Test # 12 | |
| EFS Tylecote | 66 | - | - | 7 | 0 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 26 Jan 1883 | Test # 12 | |
| JM Blackham | 66 | - | - | 5 | 0 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1884 | Test # 17 | |
| G Ulyett | 64 | - | - | 3 | 1 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1882 | Test # 8 | |
| W Bates | 64 | - | - | 7 | 1 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 14 Mar 1885 | Test # 20 | |
| AC Bannerman | 63 | 175 | - | 6 | 1 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 17 Feb 1883 | Test # 13 | |
| G Giffen | 63 | - | - | 4 | 0 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 21 Jul 1884 | Test # 15 | |
| TP Horan | 63 | 165 | - | 3 | 0 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1885 | Test # 18 | |
| GA Lohmann | 62* | 55 | - | 10 | 0 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 13 Aug 1888 | Test # 29 | |
| RG Barlow | 62 | - | - | 6 | 0 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Feb 1882 | Test # 6 | |
| W Barnes | 62 | - | - | - | 0 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 13 Aug 1888 | Test # 29 |
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
South Africa v England at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Mar 25-26, 1889
[Test # 32] |
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South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth, 1st Test, Mar 12-13, 1889
[Test # 31] |
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England v Australia at Manchester, 3rd Test, Aug 30-31, 1888
[Test # 30] |