A list of the best 10 test batsmen. In this article, we show the world-famous ICC’s all-time top ten test batsmen in the world and their records.
Top 10 World Famous Test Batsmen
- Don Bradman
- Steve Smith
- Len Hutton
- Jack Hobbs
- Ricky Ponting
- Peter May
- Garry Sobers
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Viv Richards
- Clyde Walcott
No. 1
Don Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman was an Australian cricketer. He is widely regarded as the greatest batsman of all time. He had a Test batting average of 99.94. In cricket, his nickname was “The Dawn”. He is a legend of Australian cricket. He was born on 26 August 1908 and died on 25 February 2001.
Test Batting Career:
| Match | 52 |
| Runs | 6996 |
| Highest Score | 334 |
| Average | 99.94 |
| Strike Rate | 71.4 |
| Fifty | 13 |
| Hundred | 29 |
| Dubble Hundred | 12 |
No.2
Steve Smith
Steven Peter Devereux Smith is an Australian cricketer. He was born on June 2, 1989, in Sydney, Australia. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler. The former Australian captain has averaged 61.7 runs in Test cricket. He received the 2015 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) award.
Test Batting Career:
| Match | 77 |
| Runs | 7540 |
| Highest Score | 239 |
| Average | 61.8 |
| Strike Rate | 55.12 |
| Fifty | 31 |
| Hundred | 27 |
| Dubble Hundred | 3 |
No.3
Len Hutton
Sir Leonard Hutton is an English cricketer. He was born on 23 June 1918. He has been involved in cricket since he was a teenager. He made his debut for Yorkshire in 1934 and set a record for the highest individual 364-run innings in a Test match in 1938. In 1952, he captained England in Tests. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg back bowler. He breathed his last on September 6, 1990.
Test Batting Career:
| Match | 79 |
| Runs | 6971 |
| Highest Score | 364 |
| Average | 56.22 |
| Strike Rate | Unknown |
| Fifty | 33 |
| Hundred | 19 |
| Dubble Hundred | 4 |
No.4
Jack Hobbs
Sir John Berry Hobbs was an English professional cricketer. He was born on 16 December 1882. He has been involved in cricket since he was a teenager. Born into a poor family, Hobbes has been associated with cricket since childhood. He made his Test debut for England in 1908, scoring 83 runs in his first innings. He was a right-handed batsman. And right-arm bowler. He breathed his last on December 21, 1963.
Test Batting Career:
| Match | 61 |
| Runs | 5410 |
| Highest Score | 211 |
| Average | 56.95 |
| Strike Rate | 99.28 |
| Fifty | 28 |
| Hundred | 15 |
| Dubble Hundred | 1 |
No.5
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting is an Australian cricketer. He was born on 12 December 1974. Ponting is the captain of the Australian national team, one of the most successful captains in the history of one-day internationals and international cricket. The right-handed batsman has scored 13,378 runs in his Test career. Ponting is the highest run-getter in Australian Test and ODI cricket. He retired with a Test batting average of 51.85.
Test Batting Career:
| Match | 168 |
| Runs | 13378 |
| Highest Score | 257 |
| Average | 51.85 |
| Strike Rate | 58.72 |
| Fifty | 62 |
| Hundred | 41 |
| Dubble Hundred | 6 |
No.6
Peter May
Peter Barker Howard May was an English cricketer. He was born on December 31, 1929. His love for cricket dates back to his school days. The right-handed cricketer has scored 4537 runs in his Test career. His Test run average is 46.77. He was posthumously inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009. He died in 1994 in Liphook, Hampshire.
Test Batting Career:
| Match | 66 |
| Runs | 4537 |
| Highest Score | 285 |
| Average | 46.77 |
| Strike Rate | Unknown |
| Fifty | 22 |
| Hundred | 13 |
| Dubble Hundred | 0 |
No.7
Garry Sobers
Sir Garfield St. Abrun Sobers is a West Indies cricketer. He was born on 26 July 1936. He was a very skilled bowler, an attacking batsman, and a great fielder. That’s why he is called the best all-rounder of all time. He made his first-class debut for the Barbados cricket team in 1953 at the age of 16. He made his Test debut for the West Indies the following year, originally as a bowler, and soon rose to the batting order. He scored 8032 runs in his Test career.
Test Batting Career:
| Match | 93 |
| Runs | 8032 |
| Highest Score | 365 |
| Average | 57.78 |
| Strike Rate | Unknown |
| Fifty | 30 |
| Hundred | 26 |
| Dubble Hundred | 2 |
No.8
Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Chokshanda Sangakkara was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was born on October 27, 1977. Sangakkara was a left-arm top-order batsman and was also a wicket-keeper for a large part of his career. Sangakkara won the ICC Cricketer of the Year award in 2012 and has won many awards for both Test and ODI cricket. He collected 12,400 runs in his Test career.
Test Batting Career:
| Match | 134 |
| Runs | 12400 |
| Highest Score | 319 |
| Average | 57.14 |
| Strike Rate | 54.19 |
| Fifty | 52 |
| Hundred | 38 |
| Dubble Hundred | 11 |
No.9
Viv Richards
Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards KNH is a West Indies cricketer. He was born on March 07, 1952, in St John’s, Antigua. He is a righthand batsman. He scored 8540 runs in his Test career. His consistent batting prowess earned him the first man in ODI history to receive the 20 Man of the Match award and the all-time best in one-day international cricket. Viv Richards was named the third-best Test batsman of all time.
Test Batting Career:
| Match | 121 |
| Runs | 8540 |
| Highest Score | 291 |
| Average | 50.24 |
| Strike Rate | 86.0 |
| Fifty | 45 |
| Hundred | 24 |
| Dubble Hundred | 3 |
No.10
Clyde Walcott
Sir Clyde Leopold Walcott KA is a West Indian cricketer. He was born on January 17, 1926. The right-handed batsman scored 3798 runs in his Test career. He was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1958. He played for Enfield in the Lancashire League from 1951 to 1954. Clyde Walcott also played first-class cricket for British Guiana and was named captain of the team in 1956. He breathed his last on August 26, 2006.
Test Batting Career:
| Match | 44 |
| Runs | 3798 |
| Highest Score | 220 |
| Average | 56.69 |
| Strike Rate | Unknown |
| Fifty | 14 |
| Hundred | 15 |
| Dubble Hundred | 1 |