Most Test Runs In A Calendar Year

Test cricket is still the top priority for the big players around the world. The Longest format of cricket is the ultimate assessment for the players to check their game. Players who perform in the test format can easily master the other formats of the game. Over the years many amazing players have played tests for a long period but there are very few batsmen who have scored the most test runs in a calendar year, let’s gaze through them. 

Mohammad Yusuf 

Former Pakistani middle-order batsman Mohammad Yusuf tops the chart of most test runs in a calendar year. Yusuf’s dream year was 2006 when he amassed 1788 runs in 11 matches at a dashing average of 99.33. The Pakistani legend hit 9 centuries and 3 fifties in that year, including his highest score of 202 off 330 balls at the Iconic Lord’s. 

Vivian Richards

Former West Indian captain Vivian Richards holds 2nd place on the premium list of most runs in a calendar year with 1710 runs in 11 tests. Richards achieved this feat in 1976, averaging an impressive 90. The stylish right-hand batsman smashed 7 hundred and 5 half centuries throughout the year. His highest score of 291 came against England at the Oval in 2006. 

Joe Root 

One of the greatest batters of the modern era, Joe Root finds himself in 3rd spot in terms of making the most test runs in a calendar year. Root had a golden run with the bat in tests in 2022. Having played 15 matches, the English ace batter notched up 1708 runs at an impressive average of 61.00. Root’s best score of that year was 228 against Sri Lanka in Galle. 

Graeme Smith 

Ex-South African captain Graeme Smith is featured in 4th place in getting the most test runs in a calendar year. The classy Southpaw was in the best form of his life in 2008, when he accumulated 1656 runs in 15 matches at an admirable average of 72.00. Smith accomplished the feat while the bowlers like James Anderson, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Muttiah Muralitharan, etc. were still around. 

Michael Clarke 

The fifth-highest run scorer for Australia in tests, Michael Clarke has made a cut among the batsmen with the most test runs in a calendar year. Clarke had a memorable year in tests in 2012. The ace right-hand batter made 1595 runs in 11 test matches, averaging 106.33 which is the highest average in test by a batsman in a year. The 43 years old hit four 200s in 2012, including his career-best 329* against India at Sydney. 

Player	Year	Matches	Innings	Runs	AVG	Best	50s	100s
M Yusuf (PAK)	2006	11	19	1788	99.33	202	03	09
V Richards (WI)	1976	11	19	1710	90.00	291	05	07
J Root (ENG)	2021	15	29	1708	61.00	228	04	06
G Smith (SA)	2008	15	25	1656	72.00	232	06	06
M Clarke (AUS)	2012	11	18	1595	106.33	329*	03	05
S Tendulkar (IND)	2010	14	23	1562	78.10	214	05	07
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1979	18	27	1555	59.80	221	08	05
R Ponting (AUS)	2005	15	28	1544	67.13	207	06	06
R Ponting (AUS)	2003	11	18	1503	100.20	257	04	06
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2014	12	22	1493	71.09	319	09	04
M Vaughan (ENG)	2002	14	26	1481	61.70	197	02	06
J Langer (AUS)	2004	14	27	1481	54.85	215	04	05
J Root (ENG)	2016	17	32	1477	49.23	254	10	03