The most prestigious and oldest format of international cricket is Test cricket. For almost 150 years, Test cricket has been at the top of the sport, and there have been some great batters who have scored a number of runs on a single ground. There have been greats from all eras of Test cricket, and batting has become better and better. Just like in T20 cricket and ODI cricket, a lot of Asian batters are on this list as well.
Let’s look at the top 5 batters with the most Test runs on a single ground
Graham Gooch – 2015 Runs
To think that in the 150 years of Test cricket played at the Lord’s (London), Graham Gooch is the leading run-getter at this iconic venue is something that not a lot of cricket fans would know about. He played 21 Test matches at this venue to score 2015 runs. He was the first batter in Test cricket history to score 2000+ runs on a single venue. He had a Test batting average of 53.02 while playing here. He hit five half-centuries as well as six hundreds at Lord’s, including one double hundred. He has had his name on the Lord’s Honors Board numerous times. He scored his highest score of 333 on this ground.
Jacques Kallis – 2181 Runs
South African legend Jacques Kallis was probably the greatest all-rounder of all time. He scored 2181 runs in the 22 Test matches at Newlands, Cape Town. This venue is one of the most beautiful grounds in the cricket world. He had an average of 72.7 at this venue. He smashed nine half-centuries and nine centuries, including a double hundred, at this ground.
Kumar Sangakkara – 2312 runs
Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara and his batting records cannot be left behind. He is the number three batter on this list, as he scored 2312 runs at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. He played 22 Test matches at that venue. He had a Test batting average of 74.58, which was simply sensational. He hit 15 50+ scores, including three double hundreds, along with five more centuries. He had the highest score of 287 at this iconic venue for Sri Lankan cricket.
Mahela Jayawardene – 2382 Runs
Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene is number two on this list. The venue where he scored 2382 runs was the Galle International Stadium. He played 23 Test matches at this ground. He had an amazing average of 70.05 at this ground. He has hit 12 half-centuries and seven hundreds, including two double-centuries, on this ground.
Mahela Jayawardene – 2921 Runs
The number one batter on this list is also the Sri Lankan all-time great Mahela Jayawardene. He has made the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo his yard. He played 27 Test matches at this venue, and he had a mind-blowing average of 74.89 at this venue. He scored nine half-centuries as well as 11 centuries, including two double-hundreds. This is like dominance, which is rarely seen in any venue by any batter. He smashed all the opposition that had come up against him. His highest score at this venue was 374, which is the fourth-highest Test score by a batter in history.
