| Balls |
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| 977 | WR Hammond | England v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1928/29 |
| 871 | H Sutcliffe | England v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1924/25 |
| 847 | L Hutton | England v Australia | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1938 |
| 813 | B Mitchell | South Africa v England | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1947 |
| 759 | GM Turner | New Zealand v West Indies | Bourda, Georgetown | 1971/72 |
| 749 | RB Simpson | Australia v England | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1964 |
| 725 | G Boycott | England v West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 1973/74 |
| 723 | MA Taylor | Australia v Pakistan | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | 1998/99 |
| 721 | PBH May | England v West Indies | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1957 |
| 715 | H Sutcliffe | England v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1928/29 |
| 710 | SP Fleming | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 2003 |
| 703 | DCS Compton | England v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1946/47 |
| 702 | A Sandham | England v West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1929/30 |
| 675 | VS Hazare | India v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1947/48 |
| 673 | G Kirsten | South Africa v England | Kingsmead, Durban | 1999/00 |
| 673 | KC Brathwaite | West Indies v England | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 2021/22 |
| 670 | A Flower | Zimbabwe v South Africa | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 2001/02 |
| 667 | SG Barnes | Australia v England | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1946/47 |
| 657 | GP Howarth | New Zealand v England | Eden Park, Auckland | 1977/78 |
| 653 | GO Rabone | New Zealand v South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban | 1953/54 |
| 651 | MC Cowdrey | England v West Indies | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1957 |
| 637 | JG Wright | New Zealand v West Indies | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1986/87 |
| 631 | KF Barrington | England v Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1964 |
| 628 | JG Wright | New Zealand v India | Eden Park, Auckland | 1980/81 |
| 626 | DL Amiss | England v West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1973/74 |
| 626 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 2013/14 |
| 624 | MJ Greatbatch | New Zealand v Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | 1989/90 |
| 616 | RS Dravid | India v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2003/04 |
| 615 | WJ Edrich | England v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1946/47 |
| 615 | GM Turner | New Zealand v Australia | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1973/74 |
| 605 | WR Hammond | England v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1928/29 |
| 602 | Younis Khan | Pakistan v India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 2004/05 |
| 598 | GA Gooch | England v India | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1990 |
| 596 | AN Cook | England v Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | 2010/11 |
| 594 | MD Crowe | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1990/91 |
| 593 | KD Walters | Australia v West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1968/69 |
| 589 | RM Cowper | Australia v England | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1965/66 |
| 585 | JH Kallis | South Africa v West Indies | Newlands, Cape Town | 1998/99 |
| 583 | AR Border | Australia v West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 1983/84 |
| 582 | BC Lara | West Indies v England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | 2003/04 |
| 581 | Imam-ul-Haq | Pakistan v Australia | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 2021/22 |
| 580 | J Ryder | Australia v England | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1924/25 |
| 579 | WR Hammond | England v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1936/37 |
| 578 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v India | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1997 |
| 578 | BB McCullum | New Zealand v India | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2013/14 |
| 577 | G Gambhir | India v England | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | 2008/09 |
| 576 | WR Hammond | England v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1928/29 |
| 575 | MH Richardson | New Zealand v England | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2004 |
| 572 | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2006 |
| 570 | WA Brown | Australia v England | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1938 |
| 569 | BC Lara | West Indies v Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2001/02 |
| 568 | Younis Khan | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | National Stadium, Karachi | 2008/09 |
| 565 | H Sutcliffe | England v Australia | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1930 |
| 562 | JW Burke | Australia v South Africa | Newlands, Cape Town | 1957/58 |
| 561 | RS Mahanama | Sri Lanka v India | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1997 |
| 560 | HM Amla | South Africa v India | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 2009/10 |
| 556 | Hanif Mohammad | Pakistan v England | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1967 |
| 555 | G Boycott | England v India | Headingley, Leeds | 1967 |
| 555 | TW Jarvis | New Zealand v West Indies | Bourda, Georgetown | 1971/72 |
| 554 | MAK Pataudi | India v England | Headingley, Leeds | 1967 |
| 553 | KS Williamson | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2014/15 |
| 549 | S Gill | India v England | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2025 |
| 548 | DSBP Kuruppu | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | 1986/87 |
| 548 | D Elgar | South Africa v New Zealand | University Oval, Dunedin | 2016/17 |
| 546 | G Boycott | England v Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1977 |
| 546 | MA Atherton | England v New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1996/97 |
| 545 | JHW Fingleton | Australia v England | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1936/37 |
| 545 | MA Atherton | England v West Indies | The Foster's Oval, Kennington | 2000 |
| 545 | AN Cook | England v India | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2011 |
| 543 | TE Bailey | England v Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | 1958/59 |
| 541 | DL Houghton | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 1994/95 |
| 541 | Wajahatullah Wasti | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 1998/99 |
| 541 | HM Amla | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2014 |
| 540 | AJ Stewart | England v West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 1993/94 |
| 539 | AR Border | Australia v New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1985/86 |
| 538 | BC Lara | West Indies v England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | 1993/94 |
| 537 | DCS Compton | England v Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1948 |
| 536 | A Flower | Zimbabwe v India | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | 2000/01 |
| 536 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v England | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2000/01 |
| 536 | ND McKenzie | South Africa v England | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2008 |
| 535 | WM Woodfull | Australia v England | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1928/29 |
| 535 | VVS Laxman | India v Australia | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | 2000/01 |
| 535 | F du Plessis | South Africa v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2012/13 |
| 534 | EJ Barlow | South Africa v England | Newlands, Cape Town | 1964/65 |
| 533 | JL Langer | Australia v England | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1998/99 |
| 533 | T Chanderpaul | West Indies v Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 2022/23 |
| 532 | G Kirsten | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Kingsmead, Durban | 2000/01 |
| 531 | J Moroney | Australia v South Africa | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 1949/50 |
| 531 | GS Chappell | Australia v New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1973/74 |
| 531 | DL Haynes | West Indies v New Zealand | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1979/80 |
| 531 | A Flower | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 1999/00 |
| 531 | JH Kallis | South Africa v India | Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town | 2010/11 |
| 530 | DM Jones | Australia v England | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1986/87 |
| 529 | HM Amla | South Africa v England | The Kia Oval, Kennington | 2012 |
| 528 | GW Flower | Zimbabwe v New Zealand | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 1997/98 |
| 528 | AN Cook | England v Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2015/16 |
| 525 | WL Murdoch | Australia v England | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1884 |
| 525 | G Kirsten | South Africa v England | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1998 |
| 525 | SR Tendulkar | India v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2003/04 |
| 525 | CA Pujara | India v Australia | Jharkhand State Cricket Association International Stadium, Ranchi | 2016/17 |
| 524 | CT Radley | England v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1977/78 |
| 523 | GW Flower | Zimbabwe v Pakistan | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 1994/95 |
| 521 | BC Booth | Australia v South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1963/64 |
| 521 | Javed Miandad | Pakistan v England | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1987 |
| 520 | AH Jones | New Zealand v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1987/88 |
| 519 | GT Dowling | New Zealand v India | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1967/68 |
| 518 | Usman Khawaja | Australia v England | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2023 |
| 517 | GN Yallop | Australia v Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1983/84 |
| 517 | ME Trescothick | England v Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2000/01 |
| 517 | RT Ponting | Australia v India | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 2003/04 |
| 516 | Shoaib Mohammad | Pakistan v New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1988/89 |
| 515 | TE Bailey | England v South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban | 1956/57 |
| 515 | MH Richardson | New Zealand v West Indies | Queen's Park (New), St George's | 2002 |
| 513 | SM Gavaskar | India v West Indies | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | 1978/79 |
| 513 | SP Fleming | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1998 |
| 511 | CG Greenidge | West Indies v Australia | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 1990/91 |
| 511 | PD Collingwood | England v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2006/07 |
| 511 | PG Fulton | New Zealand v England | Eden Park, Auckland | 2012/13 |
| 510 | DJ Cullinan | South Africa v West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 2000/01 |
| 510 | S Chanderpaul | West Indies v India | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | 2001/02 |
| 510 | T Taibu | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | 2004/05 |
| 508 | RS Dravid | India v South Africa | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 1996/97 |
| 507 | G Boycott | England v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1970/71 |
| 507 | AJ Hall | South Africa v India | Modi Stadium, Kanpur | 2004/05 |
| 507 | Taufeeq Umar | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2011/12 |
| 507 | DM Bravo | West Indies v Pakistan | Dubai Sports City Stadium, Dubai | 2016/17 |
| 507 | KC Brathwaite | West Indies v Sri Lanka | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound | 2020/21 |
| 506 | C Washbrook | England v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1946/47 |
| 506 | MA Atherton | England v South Africa | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 1995/96 |
| 505 | RS Dravid | India v Pakistan | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 2004/05 |
| 504 | AR Border | Australia v West Indies | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1981/82 |
| 504 | Babar Azam | Pakistan v Australia | National Stadium, Karachi | 2021/22 |
| 503 | HL Collins | Australia v England | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1924/25 |
| 503 | RB Richardson | West Indies v New Zealand | Bourda, Georgetown | 1984/85 |
| 502 | WM Woodfull | Australia v England | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1928/29 |
| 501 | DG Bradman | Australia v England | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1928/29 |
| 501 | RK Nunes | West Indies v England | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1929/30 |
| 501 | PE Richardson | England v South Africa | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 1956/57 |
| 501 | G Boycott | England v Pakistan | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad | 1977/78 |
| 500 | DW Randall | England v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1978/79 |
| 500 | AP Gurusinha | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Trust Bank Park, Hamilton | 1990/91 |
| 500 | RT Ponting | Australia v India | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2011/12 |
