| Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG Bradman | 334 | 383 | 448 | 46 | 0 | Australia | v England | 11 Jul 1930 | Test # 196 | |
| JH Edrich | 310* | 532 | 450 | 52 | 5 | England | v New Zealand | 8 Jul 1965 | Test # 593 | |
| DG Bradman | 304 | 430 | 473 | 43 | 2 | Australia | v England | 20 Jul 1934 | Test # 236 | |
| G Boycott | 246* | 573 | 555 | 30 | 1 | England | v India | 8 Jun 1967 | Test # 618 | |
| EAB Rowan | 236 | 550 | - | 28 | 0 | South Africa | v England | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
| KP Pietersen | 226 | 432 | 262 | 24 | 2 | England | v West Indies | 25 May 2007 | Test # 1834 | |
| AR Border | 200* | 569 | 399 | 26 | 0 | Australia | v England | 22 Jul 1993 | Test # 1227 | |
| MTG Elliott | 199 | 450 | 351 | 26 | 3 | Australia | v England | 24 Jul 1997 | Test # 1373 | |
| SR Tendulkar | 193 | 434 | 330 | 19 | 3 | India | v England | 22 Aug 2002 | Test # 1613 | |
| Mohammad Yousuf | 192 | 343 | 261 | 25 | 2 | Pakistan | v England | 4 Aug 2006 | Test # 1813 | |
| G Boycott | 191 | 629 | 471 | 23 | 0 | England | v Australia | 11 Aug 1977 | Test # 807 | |
| AR Morris | 182 | 291 | - | 33 | 0 | Australia | v England | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| AN Petersen | 182 | 533 | 365 | 23 | 0 | South Africa | v England | 2 Aug 2012 | Test # 2051 | |
| WH Ponsford | 181 | 387 | 413 | 19 | 0 | Australia | v England | 20 Jul 1934 | Test # 236 | |
| SR Waugh | 177* | 310 | 242 | 24 | 0 | Australia | v England | 8 Jun 1989 | Test # 1121 | |
| RT Robinson | 175 | 414 | 272 | 26 | 0 | England | v Australia | 13 Jun 1985 | Test # 1017 | |
| GS Sobers | 174 | 240 | 260 | 24 | 0 | West Indies | v England | 4 Aug 1966 | Test # 608 | |
| AB de Villiers | 174 | 517 | 381 | 19 | 0 | South Africa | v England | 18 Jul 2008 | Test # 1881 | |
| DG Bradman | 173* | 255 | 292 | 29 | 0 | Australia | v England | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| MA Butcher | 173* | 315 | 227 | 23 | 1 | England | v Australia | 16 Aug 2001 | Test # 1556 | |
| Younis Khan | 173 | 405 | 285 | 22 | 0 | Pakistan | v England | 4 Aug 2006 | Test # 1813 | |
| AJ Stewart | 170 | 437 | 315 | 24 | 0 | England | v Pakistan | 8 Aug 1996 | Test # 1331 | |
| KF Barrington | 163 | 339 | - | 26 | 0 | England | v New Zealand | 8 Jul 1965 | Test # 593 | |
| JM Bairstow | 162 | 304 | 157 | 24 | 0 | England | v New Zealand | 23 Jun 2022 | Test # 2467 | |
| MC Cowdrey | 160 | 280 | - | 14 | 4 | England | v India | 2 Jul 1959 | Test # 476 | |
| PJP Burge | 160 | 314 | 308 | 24 | 0 | Australia | v England | 2 Jul 1964 | Test # 563 | |
| AD Mathews | 160 | 309 | 249 | 25 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | 20 Jun 2014 | Test # 2126 | |
| SR Waugh | 157* | 405 | 305 | 19 | 0 | Australia | v England | 22 Jul 1993 | Test # 1227 | |
| GA Gooch | 154* | 452 | 331 | 18 | 0 | England | v West Indies | 6 Jun 1991 | Test # 1171 | |
| CG Macartney | 151 | 172 | - | 21 | 0 | Australia | v England | 10 Jul 1926 | Test # 165 | |
| IT Botham | 149* | 219 | 148 | 27 | 1 | England | v Australia | 16 Jul 1981 | Test # 905 | |
| AG Prince | 149 | 401 | 284 | 17 | 2 | South Africa | v England | 18 Jul 2008 | Test # 1881 | |
| KP Pietersen | 149 | 321 | 214 | 22 | 1 | England | v South Africa | 2 Aug 2012 | Test # 2051 | |
| Nawab of Pataudi | 148 | 348 | 348 | 15 | 1 | India | v England | 8 Jun 1967 | Test # 618 | |
| R Dravid | 148 | 429 | 307 | 23 | 0 | India | v England | 22 Aug 2002 | Test # 1613 | |
| SD Hope | 147 | 343 | 253 | 23 | 0 | West Indies | v England | 25 Aug 2017 | Test # 2271 | |
| Hon.FS Jackson | 144* | 268 | - | 18 | 0 | England | v Australia | 3 Jul 1905 | Test # 85 | |
| RT Ponting | 144 | 211 | 154 | 20 | 3 | Australia | v England | 16 Aug 2001 | Test # 1556 | |
| C Washbrook | 143 | 317 | - | 22 | 0 | England | v Australia | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| WM Woodfull | 141 | 295 | - | 12 | 0 | Australia | v England | 10 Jul 1926 | Test # 165 | |
| Ijaz Ahmed | 141 | 279 | 201 | 20 | 2 | Pakistan | v England | 8 Aug 1996 | Test # 1331 | |
| JM Bairstow | 140 | 264 | 183 | 13 | 1 | England | v Sri Lanka | 19 May 2016 | Test # 2203 | |
| PBH May | 138 | 380 | - | - | 0 | England | v South Africa | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
| SM Nurse | 137 | 341 | 323 | 14 | 2 | West Indies | v England | 4 Aug 1966 | Test # 608 | |
| IT Botham | 137 | 201 | 152 | 10 | 5 | England | v India | 16 Aug 1979 | Test # 853 | |
| MA Taylor | 136 | 391 | 315 | 16 | 0 | Australia | v England | 8 Jun 1989 | Test # 1121 | |
| BA Stokes | 135* | 330 | 219 | 11 | 8 | England | v Australia | 22 Aug 2019 | Test # 2357 | |
| GA Gooch | 135 | 415 | 301 | 19 | 1 | England | v Pakistan | 23 Jul 1992 | Test # 1192 | |
| KP Pietersen | 135 | 272 | 169 | 20 | 2 | England | v Pakistan | 4 Aug 2006 | Test # 1813 | |
| KC Brathwaite | 134 | 376 | 249 | 17 | 2 | West Indies | v England | 25 Aug 2017 | Test # 2271 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
England v New Zealand at Leeds, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Jun 23-27, 2022
[Test # 2467] |
|
England v India at Leeds, 3rd Test, Aug 25-28, 2021
[Test # 2432] |
|
England v Australia at Leeds, 3rd Test, Aug 22-25, 2019
[Test # 2357] |
