JE Root of England amassed1556 runs in the calendar year 2024 to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman to score 1500 plus runs in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	Year
1	Mohammad Yousuf	Pak	11	19	1	1788	202	99.33	9	3	1	2006
2	IVA Richards	Win	11	19	0	1710	291	90.00	7	5	0	1976
3	JE Root	Eng	15	29	1	1708	228	61.00	6	4	1	2021
4	GC Smith	SAF	15	25	2	1656	232	72.00	6	6	1	2008
5	MJ Clarke	Aus	11	18	3	1595	329*	106.33	5	3	0	2012
6	SR Tendulkar	Ind	14	23	3	1562	214	78.10	7	5	0	2010
7	JE Root	Eng	17	31	3	1556	262	55.57	6	5	1	2024
8	RT Ponting	Aus	15	28	5	1544	207	67.13	6	6	1	2005
9	RT Ponting	Aus	11	18	3	1503	257	100.20	6	4	1	2003

JE Root is the second batsman after RT Ponting of Australia in the annals of test cricket to score 1500 plus runs in two separate calendar years. The following table lists the performance of these two cricketers

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	Year
1	JE Root	Eng	15	29	1	1708	228	61.00	6	4	1	2021
2	JE Root	Eng	17	31	3	1556	262	55.57	6	5	1	2024
1	RT Ponting	Aus	15	28	5	1544	207	67.13	6	6	1	2005
2	RT Ponting	Aus	11	18	3	1503	257	100.20	6	4	1	2003