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| 2 | List of Test cricket records - Career runs |  |  |  |
| 3 | Runs | Player | Record held until | Duration of record |
| 4 | 239 | Australia Charles Bannerman | 4 January 1882 | 4 years, 295 days |
| 5 | 676 | England George Ulyett | 13 August 1884 | 2 years, 222 days |
| 6 | 860 | Australia Billy Murdoch | 14 August 1886 | 2 years, 1 day |
| 7 | 1,277 | England Arthur Shrewsbury | 23 January 1902 | 15 years, 162 days |
| 8 | 1,293 | Australia Joe Darling | 18 February 1902 | 26 days |
| 9 | 1,366 | Australia Syd Gregory | 14 June 1902 | 116 days |
| 10 | 1,531 | England Archie MacLaren | 13 August 1902 | 60 days |
| 11 | 3,412 | Australia Clem Hill | 27 December 1924 | 22 years, 136 days |
| 12 | 5,410 | England Jack Hobbs | 29 June 1937 | 12 years, 184 days |
| 13 | 7,249 | England Wally Hammond | 27 November 1970 | 33 years, 151 days |
| 14 | 7,459 | England Colin Cowdrey | 23 March 1972 | 1 year, 117 days |
| 15 | 8,032 | West Indies Cricket Board Garfield Sobers | 23 December 1981 | 9 years, 275 days |
| 16 | 8,114 | England Geoffrey Boycott | 12 November 1983 | 1 year, 324 days |
| 17 | 10,122 | India Sunil Gavaskar | 25 February 1993 | 9 years, 105 days |
| 18 | 11,174 | Australia Allan Border | 25 November 2005 | 12 years, 273 days |
| 19 | 11,953 | West Indies Cricket Board Brian Lara | 17 October 2008 | 2 years, 327 days |
| 20 | 15,921 | India Sachin Tendulkar | current | 10 years, 189 days |
| 21 | Last updated: 15 June 2016 Notes: ^[a] Ulyett finished his career with 949 runs ^[b] Murdoch finished his career with 908 runs ^[c] Darling finished his career with 1,657 runs ^[d] Gregory finished his career with 2,282 runs ^[e] MacLaren finished his career with 1,931 runs ^[f] Cowdrey finished his career with 7,624 runs | Last updated: 15 June 2016 Notes: ^[a] Ulyett finished his career with 949 runs ^[b] Murdoch finished his career with 908 runs ^[c] Darling finished his career with 1,657 runs ^[d] Gregory finished his career with 2,282 runs ^[e] MacLaren finished his career with 1,931 runs ^[f] Cowdrey finished his career with 7,624 runs | Last updated: 15 June 2016 Notes: ^[a] Ulyett finished his career with 949 runs ^[b] Murdoch finished his career with 908 runs ^[c] Darling finished his career with 1,657 runs ^[d] Gregory finished his career with 2,282 runs ^[e] MacLaren finished his career with 1,931 runs ^[f] Cowdrey finished his career with 7,624 runs | Last updated: 15 June 2016 Notes: ^[a] Ulyett finished his career with 949 runs ^[b] Murdoch finished his career with 908 runs ^[c] Darling finished his career with 1,657 runs ^[d] Gregory finished his career with 2,282 runs ^[e] MacLaren finished his career with 1,931 runs ^[f] Cowdrey finished his career with 7,624 runs |

Question: Who had the third most test runs and what year did it happen, who did he eventually pass it to and when?
Answer: Most career Test runs with 11,174 runs by Allan Border, a record held until November 2005, when it was passed by the West Indian Brian Lara in october 2008.