Herbert Sutcliffe of England and Eddie Weekes of the West Indies were the fastest to reach 1,000 runs in Tests. Both cricketers managed to reach the figure in just 12 innings. Don Bradman is next on the list, having scored 1,000 runs in 13 innings. Neil Harvey of Australia took 14 innings to become the fastest to reach 1,000 runs. Check out which other players made the list.
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Player | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Debut | Time | Mat | Inns |
| Herbert Sutcliffe (England) | v Australia | Melbourne | 13-Feb-25 | 14-Jun-24 | 0y 244d | 9 | 12 |
| Eddie Weekes (West Indies) | v India | Brabourne | 4-Feb-49 | 21-Jan-48 | 1y 14d | 9 | 12 |
| Don Bradman (Australia) | v England | Leeds | 11-Jul-30 | 30-Nov-28 | 1y 223d | 7 | 13 |
| Neil Harvey (Australia) | v England | Brisbane | 1-Dec-50 | 23-Jan-48 | 2y 312d | 10 | 14 |
| Vinod Kambli (India) | v West Indies | Wankhede | 18-Nov-94 | 29-Jan-93 | 1y 293d | 12 | 14 |
| Len Hutton (England) | v West Indies | Lord’s | 24-Jun-39 | 26-Jun-37 | 1y 363d | 11 | 16 |
| Frank Worrell (West Indies) | v Australia | Adelaide | 22-Dec-51 | 11-Feb-48 | 3y 314d | 10 | 16 |
| Lawrence Rowe (West Indies) | v England | Port of Spain | 30-Mar-74 | 16-Feb-72 | 2y 42d | 12 | 16 |
| George Headley (West Indies) | v Australia | Sydney | 27-Feb-31 | 11-Jan-30 | 1y 47d | 9 | 17 |
| Sid Barnes (Australia) | v England | Lord’s | 24-Jun-48 | 20-Aug-38 | 9y 309d | 11 | 17 |
