| Balls |
| 28 | IT Botham | England v India | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 1981/82 |
| 30 | JM Bairstow | England v New Zealand | Headingley, Leeds | 2022 |
| 32 | IT Botham | England v New Zealand | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1986 |
| 33 | AJ Lamb | England v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1991/92 |
| 33 | A Flintoff | England v New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2001/02 |
| 33 | SCJ Broad | England v West Indies | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 2020 |
| 34 | JT Brown | England v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1894/95 |
| 34 | BA Stokes | England v South Africa | PPC Newlands, Cape Town | 2019/20 |
| 36 | KP Pietersen | England v Australia | The Kia Oval, Kennington | 2013 |
| 36 | BA Stokes | England v West Indies | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 2020 |
| 36 | Z Crawley | England v South Africa | The Kia Oval, Kennington | 2022 |
| 36 | BM Duckett | England v New Zealand | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 2022/23 |
| 37 | MJ Prior | England v Australia | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2009 |
| 37 | HC Brook | England v New Zealand | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 2022/23 |
| 38 | GL Jessop | England v Australia | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1902 |
| 38 | A Flintoff | England v West Indies | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2004 |
| 38 | MJ Prior | England v India | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 2011 |
| 38 | JE Root | England v India | The Ageas Bowl, Southampton | 2014 |
| 38 | JE Root | England v Pakistan | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 2016 |
| 38 | Z Crawley | England v Pakistan | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 2022/23 |
| 38 | BM Duckett | England v Pakistan | National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi | 2022/23 |
| 39 | ME Trescothick | England v Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2003/04 |
| 39 | MJ Prior | England v West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 2008/09 |
| 39 | Z Crawley | England v Ireland | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2023 |
| 39 | BM Duckett | England v India | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot | 2023/24 |
| 40 | W Bates | England v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1881/82 |
| 40 | IT Botham | England v West Indies | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1984 |
| 40 | GA Gooch | England v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1990/91 |
| 40 | IR Bell | England v Sri Lanka | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2011 |
| 40 | JE Root | England v South Africa | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 2017 |
| 40 | BM Duckett | England v Pakistan | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | 2022/23 |
