Top 10: Most Runs After First 10 Test Matches

Test cricket is a tough format to conquer for any batter. The format is much more balanced for batters and bowlers as compared to the white-ball cricket.

Despite that, many batters showcased their talent by scoring loads of runs in a sensational manner early on in their Test careers. The first few matches are a testing ground for any batter, and some excelled in them by piling on runs.

On that note, let’s look at the top 10 batters with the most runs after the first 10 Test matches.

Most Runs After First 10 Tests

Key Stats

1446: Runs scored by Australia’s legendary Don Bradman, the most by any batter in the first 10 Test matches. His 1446 runs featured 6 100-plus scores, including 2 double centuries and his career-best 334 against England. Here are five insane records Bradman hold in Test arena.

6: Apart from Bradman, the West Indian George Headley and Australian Neil Harvey smashed 6 centuries each in their first 10 Tests.

96.40: Bradman’s average in the initial 10 Tests. This is the highest batting average by any batter with 1000+ runs in the same number of matches.

12: Apart from the above 10 batters, the West Indies’ Frank Worrell (1008) and South Africa’s Aiden Markram (1000) scored 1000 or more runs in the first 10 matches.

5: Centuries scored by Everton Weekes in his first 10 Tests. Interestingly, all of them came in back-to-back innings, making it the most hundreds scored by a batter in consecutive Test innings.

Read: The Fastest 5 Centuries by Debut Players in Test Cricket