Quiz! Name every visiting batter with 500 runs in a Test series in England

On July 5, 2025, India's captain broke multiple batting records during the Edgbaston Test, where he scored 269 & 161. That took his match aggregate to 430 runs – an impressive tally across an entire Test series, never mind one match.

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It also made him the 35th visiting batter to score over 500 runs in a Test series in England. The country has a reputation of being difficult for batters from outside to succeed in gloomy, swinging conditions, but the nature of wickets in the current era had significantly tempered that challenge.

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The record for most series runs by a visiting batter in England is 974, also the overall record for most runs in a Test series full stop (no prizes for guessing who). This player has also scored over 500 runs on three separate tours of England. Three others, including one player currently active, have done so twice.

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Here, you have seven minutes to name the 35 batters who have achieved this feat. Their team, and the year in which they did so, are provided to help. Good luck!

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Data accurate as of July 6, 2025.

Name every visiting batter with 500 runs in a Test series in England

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