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Which batters have been the fastest to 3,000 Test runs?
Find out more about the Test cricketers to reach 3,000 Test runs in the fewest number of innings.
The 3,000-run mark – especially in record time – is a coveted milestone in Test cricket.
1. Don Bradman – 3,000 Test runs in 33 innings
Australia’s Don Bradman reached 3,000 Test runs the fastest. The prolific right-hander will be remembered for several key innings in the longest format of the international game and that astonishing 99-plus average of his.
Bradman reached this milestone against the old enemy, England, in Sydney in 1933. It will be interesting to see if a modern-day Test cricketer ever beats this incredible achievement.
2. Everton Weekes – 3,000 Test runs in 51 innings
West Indian Everton Weekes reached 3,000 runs in Test cricket the second fastest. Weekes hit 139 and 87 not out against Australia in Port of Spain in 1955.
It took him more than seven years and 30 Tests to reach the milestone and, to this day, he remains the fastest West Indian to collect 3,000 runs in Test matches. Shai Hope and current company can only aspire to be as prolific as Weekes, Lara and yesterday’s other heroes.
3. Marnus Labuschagne – 3,000 Test runs in 51 innings
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne was the third fastest to reach 3,000 runs in Test cricket.
4. Herbert Sutcliffe – 3,000 Test runs in 52 innings
Herbert Sutcliffe of England was the fourth fastest to reach 3,000 Test match runs.
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5. Brian Lara – 3,000 Test runs in 52 innings
West Indies have another player on this list of the fastest to 3,000 Test runs. Brian Lara reached the milestone the fifth fastest.
6. Neil Harvey – 3,000 Test runs in 54 innings
Australian Neil Harvey collected 3,000 runs in Tests the seventh fastest.
7. Viv Richards – 3,000 Test runs in 54 innings
Another West Indian, Viv Richards, gathered 3,000 runs in Test match cricket the seventh fastest.
8. Garry Sobers – 3,000 Test runs in 55 innings
West Indians account for almost half this top nine list of Test match cricketers to reach 3,000 runs the fastest. Sobers did it the eighth fastest.
9. Virender Sehwag – 3,000 Test runs in 55 innings
India’s Virender Sehwag reached 3,000 runs in Test cricket the ninth fastest.
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