Captains scoring one thousand runs in season – SPD Smith joins the elite list
SPD Smith’s aggregate runs at the end of the first innings of the Dharamsala test between India and Australia read 1135 runs in the season 2016-17 to provide the ninth occasion of a captain scoring 1000 plus runs in a season. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | Season |
| 1 | RT Ponting | Aus | 12 | 23 | 4 | 1483 | 149 | 78.05 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2005/06 |
| 2 | BC Lara | Win | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1253 | 400* | 69.61 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2003/04 |
| 3 | V Kohli | Ind | 12 | 21 | 2 | 1252 | 235 | 65.89 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2016/17 |
| 4 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1178 | 259* | 84.14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2012/13 |
| 5 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1141 | 329* | 63.38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2011/12 |
| 6 | SPD Smith | Aus | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1135 | 178* | 75.66 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2016/17 |
| 7 | GC Smith | SAF | 12 | 20 | 0 | 1107 | 232 | 55.35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2007/08 |
| 8 | GA Gooch | Eng | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1058 | 333 | 96.18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1990 |
| 9 | RB Simpson | Aus | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1007 | 201 | 55.94 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1964/65 |
SPD Smith’s aggregate runs at the end of the first innings of the Dharamsala test between India and Australia read 1135 runs in the season 2016-17 to provide the fifth occasion of an Australian captain scoring 1000 plus runs in a season. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | Season |
| 1 | RT Ponting | Aus | 12 | 23 | 4 | 1483 | 149 | 78.05 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2005/06 |
| 2 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1178 | 259* | 84.14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2012/13 |
| 3 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1141 | 329* | 63.38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2011/12 |
| 3 | SPD Smith | Aus | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1135 | 178* | 75.66 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2016/17 |
| 5 | RB Simpson | Aus | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1007 | 201 | 55.94 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1964/65 |
V Kohli and SPD Smith have aggregated 1252 runs and 1135 runs in 2016-17 season to provide the very first occasion of two captains scoring 1000 plus runs in a season in the annals of test cricket.
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | Season |
| 1 | V Kohli | Ind | 12 | 21 | 2 | 1252 | 235 | 65.89 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2016/17 |
| 2 | SPD Smith | Aus | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1135 | 178* | 75.66 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2016/17 |
MJ Clarke remains the only captain in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus runs in two consecutive seasons. He aggregated 1141 runs in 2011-12 and followed it up with 1178 in 2012-13
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | Season |
| 1 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1141 | 329* | 63.38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2011/12 |
| 2 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1178 | 259* | 84.14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2012/13 |