Highest run-scorer for England in Test cricket history
3 min read Last Updated : Oct 09 2024 | 3:03 PM IST
England batter Joe Root pipped Alastair Cook to become the highest run-getter for England in Test cricket history. Root achieved the milestone during the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Wednesday (October 9).
Root surpassed Alastair Cook’s 12,472 runs with a straight-driven boundary before lunch to reach 72 at the break and guided England to a brisk 232-2 in 45 overs.
Top 10 highest run-getter for England in Test cricket history |
Player |
Span |
Matches |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
Hundred |
Fifty |
Ducks |
Fours |
Sixes |
Joe Root |
2012-2024 |
147* |
23 |
12486 |
254 |
50.96 |
34 |
65 |
12 |
1349 |
44 |
AN Cook |
2006-2018 |
161 |
16 |
12472 |
294 |
45.35 |
33 |
57 |
9 |
1442 |
11 |
GA Gooch |
1975-1995 |
118 |
6 |
8900 |
333 |
42.58 |
20 |
46 |
13 |
1079 |
25 |
AJ Stewart |
1990-2003 |
133 |
21 |
8463 |
190 |
39.54 |
15 |
45 |
14 |
1121 |
10 |
DI Gower |
1978-1992 |
117 |
18 |
8231 |
215 |
44.25 |
18 |
39 |
7 |
979 |
10 |
KP Pietersen |
2005-2014 |
104 |
8 |
8181 |
227 |
47.28 |
23 |
35 |
10 |
985 |
81 |
G Boycott |
1964-1982 |
108 |
23 |
8114 |
246* |
47.72 |
22 |
42 |
10 |
765+ |
8 |
MA Atherton |
1989-2001 |
115 |
7 |
7728 |
185* |
37.69 |
16 |
46 |
20 |
904 |
4 |
IR Bell |
2004-2015 |
118 |
24 |
7727 |
235 |
42.69 |
22 |
46 |
14 |
919 |
39 |
MC Cowdrey |
1954-1975 |
114 |
15 |
7624 |
182 |
44.06 |
22 |
38 |
9 |
708+ |
13 |
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Root is now fifth on the all-time list of test run-scorers behind Sachin Tendulkar’s leading 15,921.
Top 10 highest run-scorer in Test cricket history |
Player |
Span |
Mat |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100 |
50 |
0 |
4s |
6s |
SR Tendulkar (IND) |
1989-2013 |
200 |
33 |
15921 |
248* |
53.78 |
51 |
68 |
14 |
2058+ |
69 |
RT Ponting (AUS) |
1995-2012 |
168 |
29 |
13378 |
257 |
51.85 |
41 |
62 |
17 |
1509 |
73 |
JH Kallis (ICC/SA) |
1995-2013 |
166 |
40 |
13289 |
224 |
55.37 |
45 |
58 |
16 |
1488 |
97 |
R Dravid (ICC/IND) |
1996-2012 |
164 |
32 |
13288 |
270 |
52.31 |
36 |
63 |
8 |
1654 |
21 |
JE Root (ENG) |
2012-2024 |
147* |
23 |
12490 |
254 |
50.97 |
34 |
65 |
12 |
1349 |
44 |
AN Cook (ENG) |
2006-2018 |
161 |
16 |
12472 |
294 |
45.35 |
33 |
57 |
9 |
1442 |
11 |
KC Sangakkara (SL) |
2000-2015 |
134 |
17 |
12400 |
319 |
57.4 |
38 |
52 |
11 |
1491 |
51 |
BC Lara (ICC/WI) |
1990-2006 |
131 |
6 |
11953 |
400* |
52.88 |
34 |
48 |
17 |
1559 |
88 |
S Chanderpaul (WI) |
1994-2015 |
164 |
49 |
11867 |
203* |
51.37 |
30 |
66 |
15 |
1285 |
36 |
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) |
1997-2014 |
149 |
15 |
11814 |
374 |
49.84 |
34 |
50 |
15 |
1387 |
61 |
First Published: Oct 09 2024 | 3:03 PM IST
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