Test cricket is considered the purest form of cricket as it possesses equal challenges for both batsmen and bowlers. Scoring in an entire series defines the character of a player. So today, we will talk about ten such players who scored the most runs in a series in 'Top 10 Players with most runs in a test series'.
1. Don Bradman
Former Australian Player Don Bradman holds the record for most runs scored in a series. Bradman scored 974 runs in 7 innings of five test matches against England in the 1930 Ashes. In the first match, Bradman scored 8 and 131. In the second game, he scored 254 and 1. In the third test, Bradman scored 334 in his only innings of the match. He scored 14 in fourth tests and ended the series with 232 in only innings he played in fifth test.
2. Wally Hammond
Former English Player Wally Hammond made his way into the list with 905 runs in 9 innings of five test matches against Australia in the 1928-1929 Australia vs. England series. In the first match, Hammond scored 44 and 28. In the second game, he scored 251 in the only innings he played. In the third test, Hammond scored 200 and 32. He scored 119 and 177 in the fourth test and ended the series with scores of 38 and 16 in the fifth test.
3. Mark Taylor
Another former Australian player, Mark Taylor, made his way into the list with 839 runs in 11 innings of six test matches against England in the 1989 Ashes series. In the first match, Taylor scored 136 and 60. In the second game, he scored 62 and 27. In the third test, Taylor scored 43 and 51. He scored 85 and 37 in the fourth test. In the fifth test, he scored 219 in the only innings he played and ended the series with scores of 71 and 48 in the sixth tests.
4. Neil Harvey
Former Australian Player Neil Harvey scored 834 runs in 9 innings of five test matches against South Africa in the 1952-1953 Australia vs. South Africa. In the first match, Harvey scored 109 and 52. In the second game, he failed to make an impact and scored 11 and 60. In the third test, Harvey scored 190 in his only innings of the match. He scored 84 and 116 in the fourth test and ended the series with 205 and 7 in the last two innings he played in the fifth test.
5. Viv Richards
The legendary West Indian batsman Viv Richards scored 829 runs in 7 innings of four test matches against England in the 1976 England vs. West Indies. In the first match, Viv scored 232 and 63. Viv scored 4 and 135 in the second test. In the third test, Viv scored 66 and 38. He ended the series with 291 in the only innings he played in the fourth test at Kennington Ova, which is also his highest score in the test.
6. Clyde Walcott
Former West Indian Player Clyde Walcott scored 827 runs in 10 innings of five test matches against Australia in the 1954-1955 West Indies vs. Australia. In the first match, Walcott scored 108 and 39. He scored 126 and 110 in the second test. In the third test, Walcott scored 8 and 73 in both innings. He scored 15 and 83 in the fourth test and ended the series with two centuries as he scored 155 and 100 in both innings he played in the fifth test.
7. Garry Sobers
Former West Indian Player Garry Sobers scored 824 runs in 8 innings of five test matches against Pakistan in the 1957-1958 West Indies vs. Pakistan. In the first match, Sobers scored 52 in the only inning of the match. He scored 52 and 80 in the second test. In the third test, Sobers scored 365 in only one innings, which is also his highest score in test cricket. He scored 125 and 109 in the fourth test and ended the series with low scores as he scored 14 and 27 in both innings he played in the fifth test.
8. Don Bradman
Former Australian Player Don Bradman makes his way in the list again as he scored 810 runs in 9 innings of five test matches against England in the 1936-1937 Ashes. In the first match, Bradman failed to make an impact and scored 38 and 0. In the second game, he again scored a duck and 82 in the next innings. In the third test, Bradman scored 13 and 270 at Melbourne. He scored 26 and 212 in the fourth test at Adelaide and ended the series with 169 in the only innings he played in the fifth test.
9. Don Bradman
Don Bradman appears once again in the list as he scored 806 runs in 5 innings of five test matches against South Africa in the 1931-1932 Australia vs. South Africa. In the first match, Bradman scored 226 runs in the only inning of the match. In the second game, he scored 112 runs in one inning. In the third test, Bradman scored 2 and 167 at Melbourne. He scored 299 not out in the fourth test at Adelaide. He was absent hurt in the fifth test as he suffered an injury while fielding.
10. Brian Lara
Former West Indian Player Brian Lara scored 798 runs in 8 innings of five test matches against England in the 1993-1994 West Indies vs. England. In the first match, Lara scored 83 and 28 in both innings of the match. He scored 167 in the only inning of the second test. In the third test, Lara failed to make an impact and scored 43 and 12 runs. He scored 26 and 64 in the fourth test and ended the series with 375 runs in the only innings he played in the fifth test.
