| Balls |
| 611 | GM Turner | New Zealand v West Indies | Bourda, Georgetown | 1971/72 |
| 609 | RB Simpson | Australia v England | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1964 |
| 608 | SG Barnes | Australia v England | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1946/47 |
| 597 | AD Nourse | South Africa v England | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1951 |
| 548 | DSBP Kuruppu | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | 1986/87 |
| 537 | L Hutton | England v West Indies | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1950 |
| 531 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v England | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2000/01 |
| 528 | L Hutton | England v Australia | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1938 |
| 522 | G Kirsten | South Africa v England | Kingsmead, Durban | 1999/00 |
| 521 | CA Pujara | India v Australia | Jharkhand State Cricket Association International Stadium, Ranchi | 2016/17 |
| 520 | GW Flower | Zimbabwe v Pakistan | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 1994/95 |
| 517 | EAB Rowan | South Africa v England | Headingley, Leeds | 1951 |
| 510 | WJ Edrich | England v South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban | 1938/39 |
| 497 | G Boycott | England v India | Headingley, Leeds | 1967 |
| 495 | WL Murdoch | Australia v England | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1884 |
| 492 | WR Hammond | England v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1928/29 |
| 488 | NS Sidhu | India v West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 1996/97 |
| 479 | AR Border | Australia v New Zealand | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1987/88 |
| 477 | KF Barrington | England v Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1964 |
| 468 | L Hutton | England v West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1953/54 |
| 468 | RS Mahanama | Sri Lanka v India | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1997 |
| 468 | AD Mathews | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 2019/20 |
| 466 | RJ Shastri | India v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1991/92 |
| 465 | T Chanderpaul | West Indies v Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 2022/23 |
| 464 | PBH May | England v West Indies | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1957 |
| 463 | A Sandham | England v West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1929/30 |
| 461 | HM Amla | South Africa v England | PPC Newlands, Cape Town | 2015/16 |
| 460 | GT Dowling | New Zealand v India | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1967/68 |
| 460 | BJ Watling | New Zealand v England | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 2019/20 |
| 459 | WR Hammond | England v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1928/29 |
| 459 | Taufeeq Umar | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2011/12 |
| 457 | J Ryder | Australia v England | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1924/25 |
| 455 | ER Dexter | England v Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi | 1961/62 |
| 454 | WM Lawry | Australia v West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 1964/65 |
| 454 | HH Gibbs | South Africa v New Zealand | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | 1998/99 |
| 451 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2000 |
