| Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Cook | 294 | 773 | 545 | 33 | 0 | England | v India | 10 Aug 2011 | Test # 2003 | |
| PBH May | 285* | 600 | - | 25 | 2 | England | v West Indies | 30 May 1957 | Test # 439 | |
| GC Smith | 277 | 541 | 373 | 35 | 0 | South Africa | v England | 24 Jul 2003 | Test # 1651 | |
| Zaheer Abbas | 274 | 544 | 467 | 38 | 0 | Pakistan | v England | 3 Jun 1971 | Test # 687 | |
| AN Cook | 243 | 588 | 407 | 33 | 0 | England | v West Indies | 17 Aug 2017 | Test # 2270 | |
| DI Gower | 215 | 452 | 314 | 25 | 1 | England | v Australia | 15 Aug 1985 | Test # 1021 | |
| D Lloyd | 214* | 448 | 396 | 17 | 0 | England | v India | 4 Jul 1974 | Test # 741 | |
| N Hussain | 207 | 437 | 337 | 38 | 0 | England | v Australia | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 | |
| DI Gower | 200* | 365 | 279 | 24 | 0 | England | v India | 12 Jul 1979 | Test # 851 | |
| AJ Stewart | 190 | 351 | 261 | 31 | 0 | England | v Pakistan | 4 Jun 1992 | Test # 1189 | |
| MW Gatting | 183* | 383 | 294 | 20 | 2 | England | v India | 3 Jul 1986 | Test # 1048 | |
| ER Dexter | 180 | 344 | - | 31 | 0 | England | v Australia | 8 Jun 1961 | Test # 507 | |
| HH Gibbs | 179 | 305 | 236 | 29 | 1 | South Africa | v England | 24 Jul 2003 | Test # 1651 | |
| A Flintoff | 167 | 274 | 191 | 17 | 7 | England | v West Indies | 29 Jul 2004 | Test # 1708 | |
| Saleem Malik | 165 | 370 | 297 | 19 | 1 | Pakistan | v England | 4 Jun 1992 | Test # 1189 | |
| OG Smith | 161 | 341 | - | 19 | 1 | West Indies | v England | 30 May 1957 | Test # 439 | |
| ME Trescothick | 161 | 296 | 232 | 23 | 3 | England | v Sri Lanka | 30 May 2002 | Test # 1605 | |
| MC Cowdrey | 159 | 263 | - | 21 | 0 | England | v Pakistan | 31 May 1962 | Test # 530 | |
| DM Jones | 157 | 400 | 294 | 17 | 0 | Australia | v England | 6 Jul 1989 | Test # 1123 | |
| MP Vaughan | 156 | 415 | 286 | 24 | 1 | England | v South Africa | 24 Jul 2003 | Test # 1651 | |
| G Boycott | 155 | 458 | 341 | 12 | 0 | England | v India | 12 Jul 1979 | Test # 851 | |
| GC Smith | 154* | 341 | 246 | 17 | 0 | South Africa | v England | 30 Jul 2008 | Test # 1883 | |
| MC Cowdrey | 154 | 500 | - | 16 | 0 | England | v West Indies | 30 May 1957 | Test # 439 | |
| GA Gooch | 154 | 396 | 281 | 19 | 1 | England | v New Zealand | 5 Jul 1990 | Test # 1147 | |
| Javed Miandad | 153* | 415 | 337 | 19 | 0 | Pakistan | v England | 4 Jun 1992 | Test # 1189 | |
| AC Gilchrist | 152 | 204 | 143 | 20 | 5 | Australia | v England | 5 Jul 2001 | Test # 1550 | |
| RC Fredericks | 150 | 510 | 443 | 17 | 0 | West Indies | v England | 9 Aug 1973 | Test # 726 | |
| V Kohli | 149 | 277 | 225 | 22 | 1 | India | v England | 1 Aug 2018 | Test # 2314 | |
| RT Robinson | 148 | 393 | 294 | 18 | 0 | England | v Australia | 15 Aug 1985 | Test # 1021 | |
| SPD Smith | 144 | 336 | 219 | 16 | 2 | Australia | v England | 1 Aug 2019 | Test # 2353 | |
| HA Gomes | 143 | 381 | 279 | 16 | 0 | West Indies | v England | 14 Jun 1984 | Test # 989 | |
| KP Pietersen | 142 | 225 | 157 | 20 | 3 | England | v Sri Lanka | 25 May 2006 | Test # 1803 | |
| SPD Smith | 142 | 326 | 207 | 14 | 0 | Australia | v England | 1 Aug 2019 | Test # 2353 | |
| RR Sarwan | 139 | 301 | 226 | 25 | 0 | West Indies | v England | 29 Jul 2004 | Test # 1708 | |
| Azhar Ali | 139 | 381 | 293 | 15 | 1 | Pakistan | v England | 3 Aug 2016 | Test # 2212 | |
| WR Hammond | 138* | - | - | - | 0 | England | v South Africa | 15 Jun 1929 | Test # 181 | |
| JT Tyldesley | 138 | 262 | - | 20 | 0 | England | v Australia | 29 May 1902 | Test # 70 | |
| GP Thorpe | 138 | 290 | 245 | 19 | 0 | England | v Australia | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 | |
| KF Barrington | 137 | 437 | - | 11 | 1 | England | v New Zealand | 27 May 1965 | Test # 591 | |
| ME Waugh | 137 | 240 | 219 | 18 | 0 | Australia | v England | 5 Aug 1993 | Test # 1230 | |
| JE Root | 136 | 287 | 189 | 22 | 0 | England | v West Indies | 17 Aug 2017 | Test # 2270 | |
| PD Collingwood | 135 | 296 | 195 | 19 | 1 | England | v South Africa | 30 Jul 2008 | Test # 1883 | |
| RJ Burns | 133 | 473 | 312 | 17 | 0 | England | v Australia | 1 Aug 2019 | Test # 2353 | |
| MA Taylor | 129 | 396 | 296 | 11 | 1 | Australia | v England | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 | |
| N Hussain | 128 | 313 | 227 | 18 | 1 | England | v India | 6 Jun 1996 | Test # 1327 | |
| RA Smith | 127 | 326 | 231 | 18 | 0 | England | v Pakistan | 4 Jun 1992 | Test # 1189 | |
| GS Blewett | 125 | 300 | 228 | 19 | 1 | Australia | v England | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 | |
| Mudassar Nazar | 124 | 416 | 362 | 16 | 0 | Pakistan | v England | 23 Jul 1987 | Test # 1078 | |
| MW Gatting | 124 | 399 | 280 | 16 | 0 | England | v Pakistan | 23 Jul 1987 | Test # 1078 | |
| GP Thorpe | 123 | 316 | 229 | 12 | 0 | England | v Sri Lanka | 30 May 2002 | Test # 1605 |
| 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 Australia at Birmingham, 1st Test, Aug 1-5, 2019
[Test # 2353] |
|
England v India at Birmingham, 1st Test, Aug 1-4, 2018
[Test # 2314] |
|
England v West Indies at Birmingham, 1st Test, Aug 17-19, 2017
[Test # 2270] |
