When Arthur Shrewsbury and JJ Lyons led the charts, very few bouts were performed. 100s/50s Batsman Team M Year 1877 Australia's Charles Bannerman, 2/1. 1 0/1 Australia Bannerman, Alec 1879 1880 WG 1 /0 England, Grace Horan, Tom 1/1/1881 Australia Find out who the top run-scorer by a batsman in Test cricket is and much more. India During India's match against Australia in 2008, Sachin Tendulkar broke Brian Lara's record for the most runs scored in Test cricket. Tendulkar tops the chart with 15,921 runs as of May 2018, followed by Ricky Ponting of Australia with 13,378 runs.