Most Runs: Sri Lanka batting legend Mahela Jayawardene, who scored 2921 runs in 27 matches at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, tops the list of batters scoring most Test runs on a single ground. The second position is also held by Mahela, who scored 2382 runs in 23 matches at the Galle International Stadium. Another Sri Lankan batting great, Kumar Sangakkara, is at number three, scoring 2312 in 23 matches at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo. Following is the list of batters scoring most Test runs on a single ground.
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 |
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) | 1997-2014 | 27 | 42 | 3 | 2921 | 374 | 74.89 | 5389 | 54.2 | 11 | 9 |
at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | |||||||||||
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) | 1998-2014 | 23 | 37 | 3 | 2382 | 237 | 70.05 | 4450 | 53.52 | 7 | 12 |
at Galle International Stadium | |||||||||||
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 2000-2014 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 2312 | 287 | 74.58 | 3992 | 57.91 | 8 | 7 |
at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | |||||||||||
Jacques Kallis (South Africa) | 1996-2013 | 22 | 35 | 5 | 2181 | 224 | 72.7 | 4442 | 49.09 | 9 | 9 |
at Newlands, Cape Town | |||||||||||
Graham Gooch (England) | 1975-1994 | 21 | 39 | 1 | 2015 | 333 | 53.02 | 3665 | 54.97 | 6 | 5 |
at Lord’s, London | |||||||||||
Alastair Cook (England) | 2006-2018 | 26 | 47 | 2 | 1937 | 162 | 43.04 | 4045 | 47.88 | 4 | 12 |
at Lord’s, London | |||||||||||
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 2000-2015 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 1921 | 221 | 51.91 | 3639 | 52.78 | 7 | 8 |
at Galle International Stadium | |||||||||||
Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 1996-2012 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 1743 | 242 | 60.1 | 3136 | 55.58 | 6 | 6 |
at Adelaide Oval | |||||||||||
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) | 2009-2022 | 26 | 46 | 7 | 1736 | 110 | 44.51 | 3356 | 51.72 | 1 | 13 |
at Galle International Stadium | |||||||||||
Don Bradman (Australia) | 1928-1948 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1671 | 270 | 128.53 | 2298+ | 58.74* | 9 | 3 |
at Melbourne Cricket Ground |