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| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA Gooch (Eng) | 1975-1994 | 21 | 39 | 1 | 2015 | 333 | 53.02 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| AJ Strauss (Eng) | 2004-2012 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 1562 | 161 | 52.06 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| AJ Stewart (Eng) | 1990-2003 | 20 | 37 | 4 | 1476 | 124* | 44.72 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| DI Gower (Eng) | 1978-1990 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 1241 | 108 | 44.32 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| KP Pietersen (Eng) | 2005-2012 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 1228 | 202* | 61.40 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| G Boycott (Eng) | 1965-1981 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 1189 | 128* | 45.73 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| AN Cook (Eng) | 2006-2013 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 1141 | 106 | 45.64 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| MP Vaughan (Eng) | 2000-2008 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 974 | 120 | 54.11 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| AJ Lamb (Eng) | 1982-1992 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 959 | 139 | 43.59 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| IR Bell (Eng) | 2005-2013 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 957 | 199 | 56.29 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| DCS Compton (Eng) | 1938-1955 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 882 | 208 | 58.80 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| N Hussain (Eng) | 1996-2004 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 861 | 155 | 50.64 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| MA Atherton (Eng) | 1990-2001 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 852 | 99 | 31.55 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| TW Graveney (Eng) | 1952-1968 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 843 | 153 | 56.20 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| KF Barrington (Eng) | 1955-1968 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 838 | 148 | 46.55 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| IJL Trott (Eng) | 2010-2013 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 835 | 226 | 69.58 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| L Hutton (Eng) | 1937-1954 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 812 | 196 | 42.73 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| RA Smith (Eng) | 1988-1995 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 785 | 148* | 52.33 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| WR Hammond (Eng) | 1928-1946 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 772 | 240 | 42.88 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Prior (Eng) | 2007-2013 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 762 | 126* | 47.62 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| ME Trescothick (Eng) | 2001-2006 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 762 | 194 | 42.33 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| JH Edrich (Eng) | 1963-1975 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 746 | 175 | 39.26 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| MC Cowdrey (Eng) | 1956-1968 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 733 | 152 | 40.72 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| GP Thorpe (Eng) | 1995-2005 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 711 | 89 | 33.85 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| FE Woolley (Eng) | 1912-1932 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 690 | 134* | 62.72 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| IT Botham (Eng) | 1978-1992 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 652 | 108 | 31.04 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| MA Butcher (Eng) | 1997-2004 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 651 | 137 | 43.40 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| MW Gatting (Eng) | 1980-1993 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 607 | 81 | 31.94 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| W Bardsley (Aus) | 1909-1926 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 575 | 193* | 115.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| GS Sobers (WI) | 1957-1973 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 571 | 163* | 95.16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| AW Greig (Eng) | 1972-1977 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 563 | 106 | 40.21 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| LEG Ames (Eng) | 1931-1938 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 555 | 137 | 55.50 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| DG Bradman (Aus) | 1930-1948 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 551 | 254 | 78.71 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SCJ Broad (Eng) | 2008-2013 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 544 | 169 | 45.33 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| APE Knott (Eng) | 1968-1980 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 533 | 83 | 25.38 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| S Chanderpaul (WI) | 2000-2012 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 512 | 128* | 85.33 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| DB Vengsarkar (India) | 1979-1990 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 508 | 157 | 72.57 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| AR Border (Aus) | 1980-1993 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 503 | 196 | 100.60 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| RC Russell (Eng) | 1988-1996 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 502 | 124 | 55.77 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| JB Hobbs (Eng) | 1909-1930 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 489 | 211 | 61.12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| GA Hick (Eng) | 1991-2000 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 488 | 101 | 27.11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| PD Collingwood (Eng) | 2006-2010 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 486 | 186 | 37.38 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| CG Greenidge (WI) | 1976-1988 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 471 | 214* | 78.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| H Sutcliffe (Eng) | 1924-1935 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 466 | 122 | 42.36 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| PBH May (Eng) | 1952-1961 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 455 | 112 | 37.91 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| A Flintoff (Eng) | 2000-2009 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 429 | 142 | 35.75 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| ER Dexter (Eng) | 1960-1965 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 413 | 80* | 51.62 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| GC Smith (SA) | 2003-2012 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 411 | 259 | 82.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| GS Chappell (Aus) | 1972-1980 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 411 | 131 | 68.50 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| KWR Fletcher (Eng) | 1969-1974 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 396 | 178 | 56.57 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
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England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test, May 16-19, 2013
[Test # 2088] |
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England v South Africa at Lord's, 3rd Test, Aug 16-20, 2012
[Test # 2053] |
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England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, May 17-21, 2012
[Test # 2043] |
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