Test Cricket - Most Career Runs in 1st Innings of Match (original) (raw)

Most Career Runs in 1st Innings of Match

| | Player | Country | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg | | | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | 1 | S R Tendulkar | India | 91 | 6 | 5608 | 241* | 20 | 20 | 65.98 | | 2 | R T Ponting | Australia | 92 | 4 | 5403 | 242 | 21 | 22 | 61.40 | | 3 | S R Waugh | Australia | 94 | 16 | 4855 | 199 | 17 | 22 | 62.24 | | 4 | S P D Smith* | Australia | 65 | 7 | 4775 | 215 | 22 | 11 | 82.33 | | 5 | J H Kallis | South Africa | 80 | 4 | 4317 | 224 | 20 | 11 | 56.80 | | 6 | R Dravid | India | 75 | 3 | 4121 | 222 | 15 | 15 | 57.24 | | 7 | A R Border | Australia | 87 | 9 | 4056 | 200* | 9 | 27 | 52.00 | | 8 | B C Lara | West Indies | 58 | 1 | 4000 | 400* | 12 | 12 | 70.18 | | 9 | D P M D Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 74 | 1 | 3886 | 240 | 14 | 12 | 53.23 | | 10 | J E Root* | England | 80 | 4 | 3877 | 254 | 13 | 14 | 51.01 | | 11 | Javed Miandad | Pakistan | 60 | 6 | 3730 | 280* | 9 | 17 | 69.07 | | 12 | K C Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 68 | 2 | 3633 | 319 | 11 | 16 | 55.05 | | 13 | A N Cook | England | 89 | 1 | 3617 | 243 | 8 | 18 | 41.10 | | 14 | M J Clarke | Australia | 67 | 4 | 3601 | 230 | 14 | 9 | 57.16 | | 15 | S Chanderpaul | West Indies | 66 | 14 | 3575 | 203* | 12 | 18 | 68.75 | | 16 | D A Warner* | Australia | 66 | 1 | 3250 | 335* | 10 | 13 | 50.00 | | 17 | G A Gooch | England | 69 | 0 | 3184 | 333 | 7 | 18 | 46.14 | | 18 | J L Langer | Australia | 55 | 2 | 3181 | 250 | 12 | 10 | 60.02 | | 19 | H M Amla | South Africa | 64 | 1 | 3158 | 253* | 12 | 12 | 50.13 | | 20 | M E Waugh | Australia | 73 | 2 | 3080 | 140 | 7 | 22 | 43.38 | | 21 | V Kohli* | India | 65 | 1 | 3077 | 254* | 9 | 9 | 48.08 | | 22 | S P Fleming | New Zealand | 58 | 2 | 2980 | 274* | 8 | 13 | 53.21 | | 23 | D C Boon | Australia | 65 | 2 | 2951 | 200 | 10 | 9 | 46.84 | | 24 | K P Pietersen | England | 57 | 1 | 2935 | 226 | 9 | 10 | 52.41 | | 25 | Younis Khan | Pakistan | 56 | 1 | 2918 | 267 | 11 | 9 | 53.05 | | 26 | G S A Sobers | West Indies | 56 | 6 | 2898 | 178* | 11 | 9 | 57.96 | | 27 | G Boycott | England | 62 | 2 | 2878 | 246* | 8 | 12 | 47.97 | | 28 | G C Smith | South Africa | 57 | 0 | 2877 | 277 | 10 | 8 | 50.47 | | 29 | R B Kanhai | West Indies | 44 | 0 | 2869 | 256 | 9 | 11 | 65.20 | | 30 | M L Hayden | Australia | 52 | 0 | 2858 | 380 | 10 | 9 | 54.96 | | 31 | K F Barrington | England | 42 | 3 | 2735 | 163 | 12 | 12 | 70.13 | | 32 | M A Taylor | Australia | 63 | 1 | 2732 | 334* | 7 | 13 | 44.06 | | 33 | A B de Villiers | South Africa | 54 | 3 | 2730 | 278* | 7 | 14 | 53.53 | | 34 | C A Pujara* | India | 57 | 2 | 2730 | 206* | 10 | 10 | 49.64 | | 35 | M C Cowdrey | England | 62 | 0 | 2713 | 182 | 9 | 14 | 43.76 | | 36 | W R Hammond | England | 46 | 3 | 2691 | 240 | 9 | 6 | 62.58 | | 37 | D I Gower | England | 64 | 2 | 2675 | 200* | 7 | 14 | 43.15 | | 38 | G Kirsten | South Africa | 54 | 2 | 2674 | 220 | 11 | 11 | 51.42 | | 39 | L R P L Taylor* | New Zealand | 53 | 5 | 2640 | 217* | 9 | 8 | 55.00 | | 40 | I R Bell | England | 57 | 2 | 2623 | 235 | 9 | 11 | 47.69 | | 41 | V Sehwag | India | 46 | 1 | 2615 | 309 | 10 | 5 | 58.11 | | 42 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 51 | 1 | 2581 | 329 | 9 | 9 | 51.62 | | 43 | B A Stokes* | England | 58 | 0 | 2572 | 258 | 7 | 12 | 44.34 | | 44 | A J Stewart | England | 66 | 2 | 2555 | 148 | 6 | 14 | 39.92 | | 45 | S M Gavaskar | India | 61 | 0 | 2546 | 205 | 11 | 8 | 41.74 | | 46 | I V A Richards | West Indies | 48 | 1 | 2531 | 291 | 8 | 9 | 53.85 | | 47 | B B McCullum | New Zealand | 56 | 1 | 2524 | 224 | 7 | 12 | 45.89 | | 48 | T T Samaraweera | Sri Lanka | 42 | 3 | 2472 | 231 | 10 | 9 | 63.38 | | 49 | C G Greenidge | West Indies | 49 | 0 | 2455 | 223 | 8 | 8 | 50.10 | | 50 | A J Strauss | England | 55 | 1 | 2448 | 169 | 9 | 4 | 45.33 |