| Player | Team | Runs | Not Outs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bradman | Australia | 5028 | 7 | 89.79 |
| Jack Hobbs | England | 3636 | 4 | 54.27 |
| Allan Border | Australia | 3548 | 19 | 56.32 |
| David Gower | England | 3269 | 4 | 44.78 |
| Steve Waugh | Australia | 3200 | 18 | 58.18 |
| Geoffrey Boycott | England | 2945 | 9 | 47.50 |
| Wally Hammond | England | 2852 | 3 | 51.85 |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | England | 2741 | 5 | 66.85 |
| Clem Hill | Australia | 2660 | 1 | 35.47 |
| John Edrich | England | 2644 | 3 | 48.96 |
| Graham Gooch | England | 2632 | 0 | 33.32 |
| Greg Chappell | Australia | 2619 | 8 | 45.95 |
| Mark Taylor | Australia | 2496 | 2 | 42.31 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 2476 | 2 | 44.21 |
| Colin Cowdrey | England | 2433 | 4 | 34.27 |
| Len Hutton | England | 2428 | 6 | 56.47 |
| Neil Harvey | Australia | 2416 | 5 | 38.35 |
| Victor Trumper | Australia | 2263 | 5 | 32.80 |
| Michael Clarke | Australia | 2241 | 7 | 40.75 |
| David Boon | Australia | 2237 | 8 | 45.65 |