| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | 100/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Flower | 63 | 112 | 4794 | 51.54 | 12/27 |
| Grant Flower | 67 | 123 | 3457 | 29.54 | 6/15 |
| Alistair Campbell | 60 | 109 | 2858 | 27.21 | 2/18 |
| Brendan Taylor | 35 | 70 | 2371 | 35.92 | 6/12 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | 38 | 76 | 2223 | 30.04 | 5/8 |
| Guy Whittall | 46 | 82 | 2207 | 29.42 | 4/10 |
| Heath Streak | 65 | 107 | 1990 | 22.35 | 1/11 |
| Sean Williams | 24 | 47 | 1946 | 45.25 | 6/7 |
| Craig Ervine | 30 | 60 | 1926 | 33.78 | 4/7 |
| Stuart Carlisle | 37 | 66 | 1615 | 26.91 | 2/8 |
Key Insights – Leading Run-Scorer for Zimbabwe in Test Cricket
Andy Flower has scored the most runs for Zimbabwe in Test cricket, aggregating 4794 runs in 112 innings, including 12 hundreds.
Andy’s 12 centuries are also the most by a Zimbabwean batter in Test cricket. He is the only one from his country to score more than 10 Test hundreds.
Andy is the only batter from Zimbabwe to average above 50 in Tests (minimum of 10 innings).
Andy scored 1380 of his 4794 runs as a captain, the most for Zimbabwe in Tests. Brendan Taylor (1336) and Heath Streak (1013) are other Zimbabwean skippers with 1000-plus Test runs.
Andy leads as a wicketkeeper, scoring 4404 Test runs while keeping the wickets for Zimbabwe. Tatenda Taibu follows him with 1463 runs as a keeper.
Andy amassed 2487 runs at home and 2307 runs in overseas Tests, the most for Zimbabwe in both conditions.
Andy’s brother, Grant Flower, aggregated 2373 of his 3457 runs as an opener, the most for Zimbabwe. No other opener has scored more than 1000 Test runs for them.
Dave Houghton has the highest individual score for Zimbabwe in Tests, with 266 runs against Sri Lanka in the 1994 Bulawayo Test.
The Flower brothers and Guy Whittall are the others to score a Test double century each for Zimbabwe.
Houghton is the fastest Zimbabwean batter to reach 1000 runs off 24 innings. Andy and Grant are the joint-quickest to 2000 Test runs, reaching the mark in 55 innings. Andy is also the fastest to 3000 (81 innings) and 4000 (93 innings) runs in Tests.
