Elite List: 100 Test Matches for England

Representing England’s cricket team in Test cricket is a huge feat for any budding cricketer. It is one of the few countries that ranks the game’s longer format at a higher level.

As the sport’s founder, the UK is one of the oldest countries playing the game. Like their Ashes counterpart, Australia, England has 15 players in the elite list of players who have played 100 Test matches in their career.

This article will list them all — the players featured in 100 or more Test matches for the England cricket team.

Players with 100 Test Matches for England

PLAYER	TEST MATCHES FOR ENGLAND	RUNS	WICKETS
James Anderson	188	1353	704
Stuart Broad	167	3662	604
Alastair Cook	161	12472	1
Joe Root	158	13543	73
Alec Stewart	133	8463	–
Ian Bell	118	7727	1
Graham Gooch	118	8900	23
David Gower	117	8231	1
Mike Atherton	115	7728	2
Ben Stokes	115	7032	230
Colin Cowdrey	114	7624	–
Geoff Boycott	108	8114	7
Kevin Pietersen	104	8181	10
Ian Botham	102	5200	383
Jonny Bairstow	100	6042	–
Andrew Strauss	100	7037	–
Graham Thorpe	100	6744	–

Key Stats

Alastair Cook, the former England Test captain, holds the record for appearing in the most Test matches in a row. Out of the 161 Tests he played, there were 159 consecutive ones’ without missing a single Test from May 2006 until his retirement in September 2018 against India. Find the list of players featured in 100 or more consecutive Test matches.

Ian Botham is easily the best all-rounder, having represented the country in the 5-day format of the game, at least on paper.

Among the current players, Joe Root is the top contender to join the nonpareil list of cricketers who have played 150 Test matches.

Alastair Cook and Joe Root top the English list of most runs in Test cricket, and the pace duo forms the top two in the wicket-taking list for England.

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