| Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Bannerman | 165* | 285 | - | 18 | 0 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 | Test # 1 | |
| WL Murdoch | 211 | 490 | 525 | 24 | 0 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1884 | Test # 16 | |
| RE Foster | 287 | 419 | - | 37 | 0 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 11 Dec 1903 | Test # 78 | |
| A Sandham | 325 | 600 | 640 | 28 | 0 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 | Test # 193 | |
| DG Bradman | 334 | 383 | 448 | 46 | 0 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 11 Jul 1930 | Test # 196 | |
| WR Hammond | 336* | 318 | - | 34 | 10 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 31 Mar 1933 | Test # 226 | |
| L Hutton | 364 | 797 | 847 | 35 | 0 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 | Test # 266 | |
| GS Sobers | 365* | 614 | - | 38 | 0 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 | Test # 450 | |
| BC Lara | 375 | 766 | 538 | 45 | 0 | West Indies | v England | St John's | 16 Apr 1994 | Test # 1259 | |
| ML Hayden | 380 | 622 | 437 | 38 | 11 | Australia | v Zimbabwe | Perth | 9 Oct 2003 | Test # 1661 | |
| BC Lara | 400* | 778 | 582 | 43 | 4 | West Indies | v England | St John's | 10 Apr 2004 | Test # 1696 |
leading scores are calculated for each date upon which a match ends
Records include the following recent matches:
England v Pakistan at Southampton, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Aug 21-25, 2020 [Test # 2393]
England v Pakistan at Southampton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Aug 13-17, 2020 [Test # 2392]
England v Pakistan at Manchester, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Aug 5-8, 2020 [Test # 2391]