| Player | Team | Runs | Not Outs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bradman | Australia | 5028 | 7 | 89.79 |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | England | 2741 | 5 | 66.85 |
| Ken Barrington | England | 2111 | 6 | 63.97 |
| Michael Hussey | Australia | 1304 | 2 | 59.27 |
| Steve Waugh | Australia | 3200 | 18 | 58.18 |
| Maurice Leyland | England | 1705 | 4 | 56.83 |
| Len Hutton | England | 2428 | 6 | 56.47 |
| Allan Border | Australia | 3548 | 19 | 56.32 |
| Jack Hobbs | England | 3636 | 4 | 54.27 |
| Wally Hammond | England | 2852 | 3 | 51.85 |
| Dean Jones | Australia | 1320 | 2 | 50.77 |
| Arthur Morris | Australia | 2080 | 2 | 50.73 |
| Keith Stackpole | Australia | 1164 | 1 | 50.61 |
| Justin Langer | Australia | 1658 | 5 | 50.24 |
| Bobby Simpson | Australia | 1405 | 3 | 50.18 |
| Mark Waugh | Australia | 2204 | 7 | 50.09 |
| John Edrich | England | 2644 | 3 | 48.96 |
| Stanley Jackson | England | 1415 | 4 | 48.79 |
| Bill Lawry | Australia | 2233 | 5 | 48.54 |
| Chris Rogers | Australia | 1310 | 1 | 48.52 |