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I don’t know about anyone else, however I found it incredible that Keven Pietersen is 2nd to Bradman for most runs after 25 tests.
Then I realised it’s because he played more innings than the greats being mentioned, so a more equal comparison would be to use his 47 innings, which pushes him down the list a little (he’s still in pretty esteemed company though):
1. Don Bradman: 3982 runs @ 90.50, 15 centuries, 7 fifties
2. Everton Weekes: 2915 runs @ 64.77, 10 centuries, 13 fifties
3. Herb Sutcliffe: 2738 runs @ 62.22, 10 centuries, 13 fifties
4. Neil Harvey: 2620 runs @ 60.93, 11 centuries, 9 fifties
5. Denis Compton: 2526 runs @ 63.15, 10 centuries, 11 fifties
6. Wally Hammond: 2512 runs @ 59.80, 8 centuries, 10 fifties
7. Virenda Sehwag: 2502 runs @ 54.39, 8 centuries, 8 fifties
8. Viv Richards: 2500 runs @ 55.55, 8 centuries, 8 fifties
9. Brian Lara: 2465 runs @ 54.77, 4 centuries, 15 fifties
10. Kevin Pietersen: 2448 runs @ 54.40, 8 centuries, 9 fifties
11. Gary Sobers: 2439 runs @ 60.97, 7 centuries, 7 fifties
12. Doug Walters: 2439 runs @ 56.72, 8 centuries, 15 fifties
13. Graeme Smith: 2434 runs @ 55.31, 7 centuries, 7 fifties
14. Jack Hobbs: 2421 runs @ 57.64, 5 centuries, 16 fifties
15. Clyde Walcott: 2363 runs @ 56.26, 10 centuries, 8 fifties
16. Frank Worrell: 2341 runs @ 54.44, 7 centuries, 10 fifties
17. Dudley Nourse: 2290 runs @ 57.25, 7 centuries, 11 fifties
18. Len Hutton: 2284 runs @ 54.38, 7 centuries, 7 fifties
19. Rahul Dravid: 2282 runs @ 53.20, 4 centuries, 16 fifties
20. Javed Miandad: 2252 runs @ 62.55, 6 centuries, 12 fifties
21. Ken Barrington: 2252 runs @ 53.61, 6 centuries, 13 fifties
22. Adam Gilchrist: 2248 runs @ 59.15, 6 centuries, 12 fifties
23. Sunil Gavaskar: 2242 runs @ 53.38, 9 centuries, 11 fifties
24. Greg Chappell: 2161 runs @ 52.70, 7 centuries, 11 fifties
25. Sachin Tendulkar: 2142 runs @ 51.00, 7 centuries, 11 fifties
Then I realised it’s because he played more innings than the greats being mentioned, so a more equal comparison would be to use his 47 innings, which pushes him down the list a little (he’s still in pretty esteemed company though):
1. Don Bradman: 3982 runs @ 90.50, 15 centuries, 7 fifties
2. Everton Weekes: 2915 runs @ 64.77, 10 centuries, 13 fifties
3. Herb Sutcliffe: 2738 runs @ 62.22, 10 centuries, 13 fifties
4. Neil Harvey: 2620 runs @ 60.93, 11 centuries, 9 fifties
5. Denis Compton: 2526 runs @ 63.15, 10 centuries, 11 fifties
6. Wally Hammond: 2512 runs @ 59.80, 8 centuries, 10 fifties
7. Virenda Sehwag: 2502 runs @ 54.39, 8 centuries, 8 fifties
8. Viv Richards: 2500 runs @ 55.55, 8 centuries, 8 fifties
9. Brian Lara: 2465 runs @ 54.77, 4 centuries, 15 fifties
10. Kevin Pietersen: 2448 runs @ 54.40, 8 centuries, 9 fifties
11. Gary Sobers: 2439 runs @ 60.97, 7 centuries, 7 fifties
12. Doug Walters: 2439 runs @ 56.72, 8 centuries, 15 fifties
13. Graeme Smith: 2434 runs @ 55.31, 7 centuries, 7 fifties
14. Jack Hobbs: 2421 runs @ 57.64, 5 centuries, 16 fifties
15. Clyde Walcott: 2363 runs @ 56.26, 10 centuries, 8 fifties
16. Frank Worrell: 2341 runs @ 54.44, 7 centuries, 10 fifties
17. Dudley Nourse: 2290 runs @ 57.25, 7 centuries, 11 fifties
18. Len Hutton: 2284 runs @ 54.38, 7 centuries, 7 fifties
19. Rahul Dravid: 2282 runs @ 53.20, 4 centuries, 16 fifties
20. Javed Miandad: 2252 runs @ 62.55, 6 centuries, 12 fifties
21. Ken Barrington: 2252 runs @ 53.61, 6 centuries, 13 fifties
22. Adam Gilchrist: 2248 runs @ 59.15, 6 centuries, 12 fifties
23. Sunil Gavaskar: 2242 runs @ 53.38, 9 centuries, 11 fifties
24. Greg Chappell: 2161 runs @ 52.70, 7 centuries, 11 fifties
25. Sachin Tendulkar: 2142 runs @ 51.00, 7 centuries, 11 fifties
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