Leading runscorers in test cricket

(Reuters) – A list of the leading runscorers in test  match cricket after India’s Sachin Tendulkar became the first  player to pass 14,000 runs on the second day of the second test  against Australia yesterday:

Player                                          Country                      Span                      Runs

1. Sachin Tendulkar             (India)                               1989-                  14,017
2. Ricky Ponting                   (Australia)                        1995-                  12,178
3. Brian Lara                      (West Indies)                   1990-2006            11,953
4. Rahul Dravid                    (India)                                  1996-                11,581
5. Allan Border                   (Australia)                           1978-1994       11,174
6. Jacques Kallis                 (South Africa)                         1995-            11,126
7. Steve Waugh                   (Australia)                           1985-2004     10,927
8. Sunil Gavaskar               (India)                                  1971-1987      10,122
9. Mahela Jayawardene       (Sri Lanka)                      1997-                  9,408
10. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)                 1994-                 8,969
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Source: www.cricinfo.com
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