Most of the batters relish batting at home, as they are pretty familiar with the playing conditions. And this is quite apparent from the significant number of runs accumulated by batters in home Tests.
The visiting bowlers have a tough time acclimatising to foreign conditions, which the home batters take full advantage of. This results in a flurry of big knocks, which eventually grows their run tally. Here are teams that have been the most successful Test sides at home.
In this article, we’ll look at the batters with the most runs at home in Test cricket.
Most Runs in Home Tests
| Player | Innings | Runs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 154 | 7578 | 56.97 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 153 | 7216 | 52.67 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 129 | 7167 | 59.72 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 143 | 7035 | 56.73 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 124 | 6830 | 60.44 |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 137 | 6758 | 54.94 |
| Alastair Cook (ENG) | 155 | 6568 | 44.37 |
| Brian Lara (WI) | 111 | 6217 | 58.65 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) | 133 | 6187 | 58.36 |
| Graham Gooch (ENG) | 131 | 5917 | 46.22 |
Key Stats
7578: Runs scored by Ricky Ponting at home in Test cricket, the most by any batter. The former Australian skipper accumulated 7578 in 154 innings at an average of almost 57 in Australia. And here is a report on Ponting’s colossus century list.
3555: Of those Ponting’s runs came as a captain, again the most by a skipper in home conditions.
23: Ponting has also smashed the joint-most centuries at home, along with Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) and Jacques Kallis (South Africa). All 3 of them scored 23 Test hundreds in their respective home countries.
61: When it comes to fifty-plus scores, Ponting again leads the chart, with 61 fifty-plus scores at home.
400: Brian Lara’s unbeaten 400 is the highest individual score in home Tests. The left-hander recorded the highest-ever Test score against England at the St. John’s in Antigua in 2004. And here’s the top ten scores in Tests.
98.22: The batting average of Don Bradman in home Tests is the highest for any batter with 2000+ runs. The former Australian batter amassed 4322 runs in 50 innings at an astonishing average of 98.22, including 18 centuries and 10 fifties in Australia.
3001: Runs scored by South Africa’s Mark Boucher at home, the most by a designated wicketkeeper-batter. He is the only wicketkeeper to score more than 3000 Test runs at home.
Read: Most Runs by WicketKeepers in All Formats
