| Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCS Compton | 278 | 287 | - | 34 | 1 | England | v Pakistan | 1 Jul 1954 | Test # 388 | |
| FMM Worrell | 261 | 335 | - | 35 | 2 | West Indies | v England | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 | |
| TW Graveney | 258 | 471 | - | 30 | 0 | England | v West Indies | 4 Jul 1957 | Test # 441 | |
| SJ McCabe | 232 | 235 | 277 | 34 | 1 | Australia | v England | 10 Jun 1938 | Test # 263 | |
| IVA Richards | 232 | 438 | 313 | 31 | 4 | West Indies | v England | 3 Jun 1976 | Test # 777 | |
| MA Taylor | 219 | 554 | 461 | 23 | 0 | Australia | v England | 10 Aug 1989 | Test # 1125 | |
| E Paynter | 216* | 319 | 333 | 26 | 1 | England | v Australia | 10 Jun 1938 | Test # 263 | |
| GA Gooch | 210 | 413 | 317 | 29 | 0 | England | v New Zealand | 2 Jun 1994 | Test # 1260 | |
| BF Butcher | 209* | 461 | 416 | 22 | 0 | West Indies | v England | 30 Jun 1966 | Test # 607 | |
| AD Nourse | 208 | 555 | - | 25 | 0 | South Africa | v England | 7 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
| MP Vaughan | 197 | 354 | 258 | 23 | 0 | England | v India | 8 Aug 2002 | Test # 1612 | |
| FMM Worrell | 191* | 575 | - | 26 | 0 | West Indies | v England | 4 Jul 1957 | Test # 441 | |
| DJ Mitchell | 190 | 477 | 318 | 23 | 4 | New Zealand | v England | 10 Jun 2022 | Test # 2465 | |
| A Melville | 189 | 364 | - | 16 | 1 | South Africa | v England | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| DCS Compton | 184 | 413 | 478 | 19 | 0 | England | v Australia | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
| SR Tendulkar | 177 | 462 | 360 | 26 | 0 | India | v England | 4 Jul 1996 | Test # 1329 | |
| BE Congdon | 176 | 409 | 377 | 19 | 0 | New Zealand | v England | 7 Jun 1973 | Test # 722 | |
| JE Root | 176 | 353 | 211 | 26 | 1 | England | v New Zealand | 10 Jun 2022 | Test # 2465 | |
| GM Wood | 172 | 596 | 449 | 21 | 0 | Australia | v England | 11 Jul 1985 | Test # 1019 | |
| R Edwards | 170* | 324 | 290 | 13 | 0 | Australia | v England | 13 Jul 1972 | Test # 700 | |
| OG Smith | 168 | 416 | - | 10 | 3 | West Indies | v England | 4 Jul 1957 | Test # 441 | |
| DI Gower | 166 | 381 | 284 | 17 | 0 | England | v Australia | 11 Jul 1985 | Test # 1019 | |
| DCS Compton | 163 | 290 | - | 19 | 0 | England | v South Africa | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| MA Atherton | 160 | 468 | 376 | 20 | 0 | England | v India | 4 Jul 1996 | Test # 1329 | |
| IR Bell | 159 | 320 | 206 | 24 | 0 | England | v India | 29 Jul 2011 | Test # 2001 | |
| JH Edrich | 155 | 346 | 330 | 19 | 0 | England | v New Zealand | 7 Aug 1969 | Test # 657 | |
| JE Root | 154* | 400 | 295 | 15 | 0 | England | v India | 9 Jul 2014 | Test # 2128 | |
| BC Lara | 152 | 255 | 182 | 28 | 0 | West Indies | v England | 10 Aug 1995 | Test # 1302 | |
| MA Atherton | 151 | 495 | 382 | 16 | 0 | England | v New Zealand | 7 Jun 1990 | Test # 1145 | |
| RES Wyatt | 149 | 295 | - | 17 | 0 | England | v South Africa | 15 Jun 1935 | Test # 242 | |
| AD Nourse | 149 | 244 | - | 15 | 1 | South Africa | v England | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| MW Goodwin | 148* | 335 | 250 | 20 | 0 | Zimbabwe | v England | 1 Jun 2000 | Test # 1498 | |
| GM Ritchie | 146 | 356 | 309 | 16 | 0 | Australia | v England | 11 Jul 1985 | Test # 1019 | |
| GA Gooch | 146 | 416 | 303 | 15 | 0 | England | v West Indies | 2 Jun 1988 | Test # 1098 | |
| M Vijay | 146 | 468 | 361 | 25 | 1 | India | v England | 9 Jul 2014 | Test # 2128 | |
| OJ Pope | 145 | 353 | 239 | 13 | 3 | England | v New Zealand | 10 Jun 2022 | Test # 2465 | |
| DG Bradman | 144* | 365 | 379 | 5 | 0 | Australia | v England | 10 Jun 1938 | Test # 263 | |
| AJ Strauss | 141 | 434 | 303 | 22 | 0 | England | v West Indies | 25 May 2012 | Test # 2044 | |
| AC MacLaren | 140 | 237 | - | 21 | 0 | England | v Australia | 29 May 1905 | Test # 83 | |
| AW Greig | 139 | 200 | 178 | 16 | 0 | England | v New Zealand | 7 Jun 1973 | Test # 722 | |
| DL Amiss | 138* | 363 | 276 | 12 | 0 | England | v New Zealand | 7 Jun 1973 | Test # 722 | |
| DG Bradman | 138 | 290 | 323 | 10 | 0 | Australia | v England | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
| GR Marsh | 138 | 432 | 382 | 15 | 0 | Australia | v England | 10 Aug 1989 | Test # 1125 | |
| AJ Lamb | 137* | 263 | 219 | 22 | 0 | England | v New Zealand | 25 Aug 1983 | Test # 960 | |
| AL Hassett | 137 | 354 | 383 | 20 | 1 | Australia | v England | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
| RT Simpson | 137 | 270 | - | 21 | 0 | England | v South Africa | 7 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
| SC Ganguly | 136 | 361 | 268 | 17 | 2 | India | v England | 4 Jul 1996 | Test # 1329 | |
| MA Atherton | 136 | 472 | 330 | 19 | 1 | England | v Zimbabwe | 1 Jun 2000 | Test # 1498 | |
| JM Bairstow | 136 | 150 | 92 | 14 | 7 | England | v New Zealand | 10 Jun 2022 | Test # 2465 | |
| APE Knott | 135 | 293 | 210 | 18 | 0 | England | v Australia | 28 Jul 1977 | Test # 806 |
| 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 Nottingham, 2nd Test, Jun 10-14, 2022
[Test # 2465] |
|
England v India at Nottingham, 1st Test, Aug 4-8, 2021
[Test # 2428] |
|
England v India at Nottingham, 3rd Test, Aug 18-22, 2018
[Test # 2316] |
