(Reuters) – Australia captain Michael Clarke struck 106 yesterday to become his country’s highest test run-scorer in a calendar year, surpassing Ricky Ponting’s 1,544 runs set in 2005.
Here is a list of top 10 batsmen in the world with most runs in a calendar year:
Player Innings Runs Average Year
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) 19 1788 99.33 2006
Viv Richards (WI) 19 1710 90.00 1976
Graeme Smith (SA) 25 1656 72.00 2008
Michael Clarke (AUS) 18 1595 106.33 2012
Sachin Tendulkar (IND) 23 1562 78.10 2010
Ricky Ponting (AUS) 28 1544 67.13 2005
Ricky Ponting (AUS) 18 1503 100.20 2003
Michael Vaughan (ENG) 26 1481 61.70 2002
Justin Langer (AUS) 27 1481 54.85 2004
Virender Sehwag (IND) 27 1462 56.23 2008
Top 10 Australian batsmen with most
runs in a calendar year:
Player Innings Runs Average Year
Michael Clarke 18 1595 106.33 2012
Ricky Ponting 28 1544 67.13 2005
Ricky Ponting 18 1503 100.20 2003
Justin Langer 27 1481 54.85 2004
Matthew Hayden 25 1391 63.22 2001
Bob Simpson 26 1381 60.04 1964
Matthew Hayden 29 1380 53.07 2005
Damien Martyn 26 1353 56.37 2004
Ricky Ponting 18 1333 88.86 2006
Matthew Hayden 21 1312 77.17 2003
