Here is a comprehensive statistical overview of the batters with the most Test runs against the West Indies, breaking down records by aggregate runs, averages, and performance in specific match conditions.
| Player | Innings | Runs | High Score | Average | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar (IND) | 48 | 2749 | 236* | 65.45 | 13/7 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 43 | 2356 | 177 | 73.62 | 8/12 |
| Geoff Boycott (ENG) | 53 | 2205 | 128 | 45.93 | 5/15 |
| Graham Gooch (ENG) | 51 | 2197 | 154* | 44.83 | 5/13 |
| Steve Waugh (AUS) | 51 | 2192 | 200 | 49.81 | 7/9 |
| Allan Border (AUS) | 59 | 2052 | 126 | 39.46 | 3/14 |
| Rahul Dravid (IND) | 38 | 1978 | 146 | 63.80 | 5/13 |
| Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 44 | 1977 | 206 | 53.43 | 7/7 |
| Mark Waugh (AUS) | 48 | 1858 | 139* | 41.28 | 4/13 |
| Colin Cowdrey (ENG) | 36 | 1751 | 154 | 51.50 | 6/10 |
| Graham Thorpe (ENG) | 47 | 1740 | 119* | 42.43 | 3/11 |
| Alastair Cook (ENG) | 35 | 1739 | 243 | 57.96 | 6/8 |
| VVS Laxman (IND) | 36 | 1715 | 176* | 57.16 | 4/11 |
Sunil Gavaskar holds the record for scoring the most aggregate runs in Tests against the West Indies, accumulating 2749 runs in 27 Tests at an average of 65.45.
Jacques Kallis is the only other batter to cross the 2000-run mark, securing the second position with 2356 runs in 24 Tests.
A total of 21 batters have scored 1500 or more runs against the West Indies, including Graham Thorpe (1740), Alastair Cook (1739), VVS Laxman (1715), Len Hutton (1661), Sachin Tendulkar (1630), Dilip Vengsarkar (1596), Graeme Smith (1593), Michael Atherton (1587), Ian Chappell (1545), Tom Graveney (1532), and Joe Root (1513).
Sunil Gavaskar has scored the most centuries against this opposition with 13 tons out of his career total of 34. Is this the most any batter has scored against any single team in Test cricket? Check here.
Jacques Kallis follows with 8 centuries; no other batter has scored more than 10 centuries against the West Indies.
19 other batters have scored 5 or more Test centuries against the West Indies team.
Regarding fifty-plus scores, Sunil Gavaskar, Jacques Kallis, and Geoffrey Boycott each have 20 such scores.
Rahul Dravid and Graham Gooch have surpassed the 50-run mark in an innings 18 times.
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Among batters with more than 1500 Test runs against the West Indies, Len Hutton possesses the highest batting average of 79.09 across 13 Tests (24 innings), aided by 5 centuries.
Jacques Kallis holds the next best average of 73.62 across 43 innings.
Adam Voges, Australia’s oldest Test debutant to score a hundred, holds the best average overall at 542, having played only 4 innings and scoring 542 runs.
Hanif Mohammad holds the highest individual score against the West Indies with 337 runs at Bridgetown in 1958. Read about this amazing innings here.
The other two triple centurions against the West Indies are A Sadham (325) and Azhar Ali (302*).
Dennis Amiss’s score of 203 is the highest individual score for a batter in a losing cause against the West Indies.
The only other double century in a lost cause was 202* by Len Hutton. Find the highest individual knock ever scored in a lost Test match here.
Jacques Kallis has amassed the most Test runs at home against the West Indies with 1414 runs in 21 innings at an average of 177, including 5 centuries.
Sunil Gavaskar is second on the home list with 1345 runs scored in India.
13 other batters have aggregated 1000 runs or more against the West Indies at home.
Dilip Vengsarkar and Sunil Gavaskar have scored 6 centuries each in home conditions, followed by Jacques Kallis with 5 in South Africa.
Rahul Dravid has scored the most Test runs in the West Indies (away) with 1511 runs, averaging 65.69 with 3 centuries.
Sunil Gavaskar follows in away runs with 1404 runs in 24 innings and leads the away century tally with 7 tons.
Ricky Ponting is the only other batter with 5 centuries in the West Indies.
In matches won against the West Indies, Ricky Ponting has scored the most runs: 1644 runs in 20 Tests (36 innings) at an average of 56.68 with 6 tons.
Jacques Kallis takes the second spot for most runs in wins.
Allan Lamb has scored the most runs in losses against the West Indies with 1135 runs in 17 Tests; no other batter has scored more than 1000 runs in losses.
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