Most Runs in a 5-Match Test Series
| Player | Innings | Runs | High Score | Avg | 100/50 | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bradman (AUS) | 7 | 974 | 334 | 139.14 | 4/0 | Australia in England, 1930 |
| Wally Hammond (ENG) | 9 | 905 | 251 | 113.12 | 4/0 | England in Australia, 1928/29 |
| Neil Harvey (AUS) | 9 | 834 | 205 | 92.66 | 4/3 | South Africa in Australia, 1952/53 |
| Viv Richards (WI) | 7 | 829 | 291 | 118.43 | 3/2 | West Indies in England, 1976 |
| Clyde Walcott (WI) | 10 | 827 | 155 | 82.70 | 5/2 | Australia in West Indies, 1955 |
| Garry Sobers (WI) | 8 | 824 | 365* | 137.33 | 3/3 | Pakistan in West Indies, 1958 |
| Don Bradman (AUS) | 9 | 810 | 270 | 90.00 | 3/1 | England in Australia, 1936/37 |
| Don Bradman (AUS) | 5 | 806 | 299* | 201.50 | 4/0 | South Africa in Australia, 1931/32 |
| Brian Lara (WI) | 8 | 798 | 375 | 99.75 | 2/2 | England in West Indies, 1994 |
| Everton Weekes (WI) | 7 | 779 | 194 | 111.28 | 4/2 | West Indies in India, 1948/49 |
Explore “Bilateral Cricket Series” Records
Most Runs in a Bilateral Test Series
Most Runs in a 2-Match Test Series
Most Runs in a 3-Match Test Series
Most Runs in a 4-Match Test Series
Most Runs in a 5-Match Test Series
Most Runs in a Debut Test Series
Most Wickets in a Bilateral Test Series
Most Sixes in a Bilateral Test Series
Most Sixes by a Team in a Bilateral Test Series
Most 5-Wicket Hauls in a Bilateral Test Series
Indian Batters with Most Runs in a Bilateral Test Series
Most Runs in a Bilateral ODI Series
Key Insights – Top Run-Scorers in a 5-Match Test Series
Don Bradman holds the all-time bilateral Test series record with 974 runs in the 1930 Ashes, also the most by a batter in an away series.
Neil Harvey scored the highest runs in a home series with 834 runs against South Africa in 1952/53.
Viv Richards aggregated 829 runs in four Tests against England in 1976.
Batting Milestones & Records
Don Bradman hit three double centuries in the 1930 Ashes, the most by a batter in a Test series.
Neil Harvey’s five centuries against South Africa in 1952/53 is the record for the most tons in a Test series.
Don Bradman holds the record for the highest average in a five-Test series with an astonishing 201.50 from 809 runs in 1931/32.
Captaincy Records
Don Bradman’s 810 runs in the 1936/37 Ashes is the most by a captain in a five-Test series. He is the only captain to score 700+ runs in two separate series.
Shubman Gill (754 runs in 2025), Garry Sobers (722 runs in 1966), and Graeme Smith (714 runs in 2003) are the other captains with 700+ runs, all achieved in England.
Shubman Gill’s 754 runs are the most by a visiting captain in a Test series.
Opener & Wicketkeeper Records
Alastair Cook holds the record for the most runs by an opener with 766 runs in the 2010/11 Ashes.
Graeme Smith (714 runs), Yashasvi Jaiswal (712 runs), and Herbert Sutcliffe (701 runs) are the other openers to score 700+ runs in a five-Test series.
Denis Lindsay is the highest-scoring wicketkeeper with 606 runs against Australia in 1966/67.
Budhi Kunderan is the only other keeper-batter with 500+ runs in a five-Test series, having scored 525 runs in 1964.
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