Test Cricket - Fastest Batsmen to 5000 Runs (original) (raw)
Fastest Players to Score Runs All Players Openers Only
| | Player | Country | 5000 Runs | Career | | | | | | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | --- | ----- | ----- | | Innings | Match | Runs | Matches | Runs | Avg | | | | | 1 | D G Bradman | Australia | 56 | 22/07/1938 | 5077 | 52 | 6996 | 99.94 | | 2 | J B Hobbs | England | 91 | 08/03/1929 | 5047 | 61 | 5410 | 56.95 | | 3 | G S A Sobers | West Indies | 95 | 04/08/1966 | 5091 | 93 | 8032 | 57.78 | | 4 | S M Gavaskar | India | 95 | 19/09/1979 | 5007 | 125 | 10122 | 51.12 | | 5 | I V A Richards | West Indies | 95 | 14/06/1984 | 5104 | 121 | 8540 | 50.24 | | 6 | M L Hayden | Australia | 95 | 09/07/2004 | 5059 | 103 | 8625 | 50.74 | | 7 | W R Hammond | England | 97 | 18/12/1936 | 5176 | 85 | 7249 | 58.46 | | 8 | K F Barrington | England | 97 | 26/08/1965 | 5002 | 82 | 6806 | 58.67 | | 9 | S P D Smith* | Australia | 97 | 15/03/2017 | 5102 | 109 | 9685 | 56.97 | | 10 | L Hutton | England | 98 | 26/07/1951 | 5091 | 79 | 6971 | 56.67 | | 11 | V Sehwag | India | 99 | 31/07/2008 | 5052 | 104 | 8586 | 49.34 | | 12 | S R Tendulkar | India | 103 | 16/02/1999 | 5000 | 200 | 15921 | 53.79 | | 13 | B C Lara | West Indies | 104 | 13/03/1999 | 5138 | 131 | 11953 | 52.89 | | 14 | R N Harvey | Australia | 105 | 12/12/1959 | 5031 | 79 | 6149 | 48.42 | | 15 | J E Root* | England | 105 | 04/08/2017 | 5006 | 149 | 12754 | 51.02 | | 16 | V Kohli* | India | 105 | 02/12/2017 | 5218 | 117 | 9035 | 48.32 | | 17 | G S Chappell | Australia | 106 | 18/03/1980 | 5008 | 87 | 7110 | 53.86 | | 18 | K C Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 106 | 15/12/2006 | 5056 | 134 | 12400 | 57.41 | | 19 | Younis Khan | Pakistan | 106 | 21/02/2009 | 5129 | 118 | 10099 | 52.06 | | 20 | R B Kanhai | West Indies | 107 | 14/02/1969 | 5038 | 79 | 6227 | 47.53 | | 21 | Javed Miandad | Pakistan | 107 | 09/02/1985 | 5042 | 124 | 8832 | 52.57 | | 22 | K P Pietersen | England | 107 | 20/03/2010 | 5000 | 104 | 8181 | 47.29 | | 23 | M E K Hussey | Australia | 107 | 16/09/2011 | 5020 | 79 | 6235 | 51.53 | | 24 | R Dravid | India | 108 | 22/08/2002 | 5118 | 164 | 13288 | 52.31 | | 25 | H H Gibbs | South Africa | 108 | 13/01/2005 | 5035 | 90 | 6167 | 41.95 | | 26 | Mohammad Yousuf | Pakistan | 108 | 29/01/2006 | 5075 | 90 | 7530 | 52.29 | | 27 | C A Pujara* | India | 108 | 06/12/2018 | 5028 | 103 | 7195 | 43.61 | | 28 | H M Amla | South Africa | 109 | 09/11/2012 | 5050 | 124 | 9282 | 46.64 | | 29 | D A Warner | Australia | 109 | 26/12/2016 | 5093 | 112 | 8786 | 44.60 | | 30 | R T Ponting | Australia | 110 | 17/10/2003 | 5062 | 168 | 13378 | 51.85 | | 31 | K S Williamson* | New Zealand | 110 | 24/03/2017 | 5116 | 102 | 8881 | 54.48 | | 32 | G C Smith | South Africa | 111 | 29/02/2008 | 5146 | 117 | 9265 | 48.26 | | 33 | D C S Compton | England | 113 | 23/06/1955 | 5060 | 78 | 5807 | 50.06 | | 34 | D P M D Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 114 | 12/09/2005 | 5049 | 149 | 11814 | 49.85 | | 35 | T T Samaraweera | Sri Lanka | 114 | 03/01/2012 | 5022 | 81 | 5462 | 48.77 | | 36 | G Boycott | England | 115 | 25/08/1977 | 5021 | 108 | 8114 | 47.73 | | 37 | A N Cook | England | 115 | 03/01/2011 | 5130 | 161 | 12472 | 45.35 | | 38 | Azhar Ali | Pakistan | 115 | 28/09/2017 | 5053 | 97 | 7142 | 42.26 | | 39 | Zaheer Abbas | Pakistan | 116 | 16/11/1984 | 5015 | 78 | 5062 | 44.80 | | 40 | C G Greenidge | West Indies | 116 | 03/04/1986 | 5019 | 108 | 7558 | 44.72 | | 41 | R B Richardson | West Indies | 116 | 23/01/1993 | 5026 | 86 | 5949 | 44.40 | | 42 | I R Bell | England | 116 | 18/08/2011 | 5027 | 118 | 7727 | 42.69 | | 43 | W M Lawry | Australia | 117 | 11/12/1970 | 5036 | 67 | 5234 | 47.15 | | 44 | M D Crowe | New Zealand | 117 | 16/06/1994 | 5036 | 77 | 5444 | 45.37 | | 45 | A J Strauss | England | 117 | 16/07/2009 | 5000 | 100 | 7037 | 40.91 | | 46 | U T Khawaja* | Australia | 117 | 27/07/2023 | 5004 | 73 | 5451 | 45.81 | | 47 | K D Walters | Australia | 118 | 12/12/1980 | 5032 | 74 | 5357 | 48.26 | | 48 | J L Langer | Australia | 118 | 02/01/2004 | 5037 | 105 | 7696 | 45.27 | | 49 | A B de Villiers | South Africa | 118 | 26/12/2011 | 5010 | 114 | 8765 | 50.66 | | 50 | M A Taylor | Australia | 119 | 29/04/1995 | 5005 | 104 | 7525 | 43.50 | | 51 | M C Cowdrey | England | 120 | 13/08/1964 | 5042 | 114 | 7624 | 44.07 | | 52 | A R Border | Australia | 120 | 27/06/1985 | 5012 | 156 | 11174 | 50.56 | | 53 | M Azharuddin | India | 120 | 17/04/1997 | 5011 | 99 | 6215 | 45.04 | | 54 | M J Slater | Australia | 120 | 27/02/2001 | 5005 | 74 | 5312 | 42.84 | | 55 | J H Kallis | South Africa | 120 | 26/12/2003 | 5153 | 166 | 13289 | 55.37 | | 56 | M J Clarke | Australia | 120 | 09/11/2011 | 5107 | 115 | 8643 | 49.11 | | 57 | L R P L Taylor | New Zealand | 120 | 13/11/2015 | 5085 | 112 | 7683 | 44.67 | | 58 | I M Chappell | Australia | 121 | 12/12/1975 | 5009 | 75 | 5345 | 42.42 | | 59 | G R Viswanath | India | 121 | 15/02/1980 | 5003 | 91 | 6080 | 41.93 | | 60 | M E Trescothick | England | 121 | 11/08/2005 | 5038 | 76 | 5825 | 43.80 | | 61 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 122 | 31/05/2001 | 5109 | 120 | 8830 | 49.61 | | 62 | A C Gilchrist | Australia | 122 | 09/04/2006 | 5112 | 96 | 5570 | 47.61 | | 63 | M E Waugh | Australia | 123 | 06/03/1998 | 5005 | 128 | 8029 | 41.82 | | 64 | J H Edrich | England | 124 | 03/06/1976 | 5030 | 77 | 5138 | 43.54 | | 65 | M A Atherton | England | 124 | 05/06/1997 | 5045 | 115 | 7728 | 37.70 | | 66 | M P Vaughan | England | 124 | 27/07/2007 | 5088 | 82 | 5719 | 41.44 | | 67 | S R Waugh | Australia | 125 | 25/01/1996 | 5002 | 168 | 10927 | 51.06 | | 68 | C H Lloyd | West Indies | 126 | 10/07/1980 | 5067 | 110 | 7515 | 46.68 | | 69 | D I Gower | England | 127 | 01/08/1985 | 5013 | 117 | 8231 | 44.25 | | 70 | D C Boon | Australia | 127 | 02/01/1993 | 5054 | 107 | 7422 | 43.66 | | 71 | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 127 | 21/04/2017 | 5050 | 75 | 5222 | 46.63 | | 72 | T W M Latham* | New Zealand | 127 | 24/02/2023 | 5038 | 84 | 5634 | 39.13 | | 73 | P A de Silva | Sri Lanka | 128 | 27/08/1998 | 5129 | 93 | 6361 | 42.98 | | 74 | Tamim Iqbal* | Bangladesh | 129 | 16/06/2022 | 5010 | 70 | 5134 | 38.89 | | 75 | D Chandimal* | Sri Lanka | 129 | 09/03/2023 | 5017 | 84 | 5863 | 43.43 | | 76 | G Kirsten | South Africa | 130 | 07/09/2001 | 5026 | 101 | 7289 | 45.27 | | 77 | S Chanderpaul | West Indies | 130 | 29/07/2004 | 5025 | 164 | 11867 | 51.37 | | 78 | A J Stewart | England | 131 | 12/03/1998 | 5004 | 133 | 8463 | 39.55 | | 79 | T M Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 132 | 30/06/2012 | 5000 | 87 | 5492 | 40.99 | | 80 | Saleem Malik | Pakistan | 133 | 08/08/1996 | 5001 | 103 | 5768 | 43.70 | | 81 | S T Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 133 | 20/06/2003 | 5010 | 110 | 6973 | 40.07 | | 82 | R R Sarwan | West Indies | 133 | 04/02/2009 | 5016 | 87 | 5842 | 40.01 | | 83 | A D Mathews* | Sri Lanka | 133 | 20/07/2018 | 5002 | 114 | 7940 | 45.37 | | 84 | S C Ganguly | India | 134 | 13/09/2005 | 5050 | 113 | 7212 | 42.18 | | 85 | V V S Laxman | India | 134 | 09/08/2007 | 5037 | 134 | 8781 | 45.97 | | 86 | C H Gayle | West Indies | 134 | 19/12/2008 | 5109 | 103 | 7214 | 42.19 | | 87 | G P Thorpe | England | 137 | 30/05/2002 | 5072 | 100 | 6744 | 44.66 | | 88 | D L Haynes | West Indies | 138 | 03/02/1989 | 5045 | 116 | 7487 | 42.30 | | 89 | M S Atapattu | Sri Lanka | 138 | 04/04/2005 | 5000 | 90 | 5502 | 39.02 | | 90 | D Karunaratne* | Sri Lanka | 138 | 29/04/2021 | 5110 | 96 | 7138 | 40.56 | | 91 | G A Gooch | England | 140 | 05/07/1990 | 5128 | 118 | 8900 | 42.58 | | 92 | J G Wright | New Zealand | 140 | 27/11/1992 | 5017 | 82 | 5334 | 37.83 | | 93 | D B Vengsarkar | India | 141 | 26/09/1986 | 5007 | 116 | 6868 | 42.13 | | 94 | S P Fleming | New Zealand | 141 | 26/03/2004 | 5018 | 111 | 7172 | 40.07 | | 95 | A M Rahane* | India | 141 | 07/06/2023 | 5020 | 85 | 5077 | 38.46 | | 96 | D Elgar* | South Africa | 142 | 26/12/2022 | 5002 | 86 | 5347 | 37.92 | | 97 | B A Stokes* | England | 143 | 16/03/2022 | 5036 | 107 | 6561 | 35.27 | | 98 | B B McCullum | New Zealand | 145 | 14/02/2014 | 5219 | 101 | 6453 | 38.64 | | 99 | I T Botham | England | 149 | 06/08/1987 | 5006 | 102 | 5200 | 33.55 | | 100 | Mushfiqur Rahim* | Bangladesh | 149 | 15/05/2022 | 5037 | 94 | 6005 | 38.25 |