Opening batsmen scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings
RD Rickelton of South Africa scored 259 against South Africa in the just concluded test at Cape Town to provide the 36th occasion of an opening batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Taam | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Sandham | 325 | 01 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 03 Apr 1930 |
| 2 | WH Ponsford | 266 | 01 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |
| 3 | L Hutton | 364 | 01 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 |
| 4 | DJ McGlew | 255* | 01 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 06 Mar 1953 |
| 5 | Hanif Mohammad | 337 | 03 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 |
| 6 | CC Hunte | 260 | 02 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 |
| 7 | RB Simpson | 311 | 01 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |
| 8 | JH Edrich | 310* | 01 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 08 Jul 1965 |
| 9 | GM Turner | 259 | 02 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Georgetown | 06 Apr 1972 |
| 10 | DL Amiss | 262* | 03 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 16 Feb 1974 |
| 11 | LG Rowe | 302 | 02 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 06 Mar 1974 |
| 12 | SFAF Bacchus | 250 | 02 | West Indies | v India | Kanpur | 02 Feb 1979 |
| 13 | GA Gooch | 333 | 01 | England | v India | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 14 | BA Young | 267* | 01 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 07 Mar 1997 |
| 15 | ST Jayasuriya | 340 | 02 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 02 Aug 1997 |
| 16 | MA Taylor | 334* | 01 | Australia | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 17 | G Kirsten | 275 | 03 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 18 | JL Langer | 250 | 01 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2002 |
| 19 | GC Smith | 277 | 01 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 20 | GC Smith | 259 | 02 | South Africa | v England | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 21 | ML Hayden | 380 | 01 | Australia | v Zimbabwe | W.A.C.A | 09 Oct 2003 |
| 22 | V Sehwag | 309 | 01 | India | v Pakistan | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 |
| 23 | ST Jayasuriya | 253 | 03 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 |
| 24 | CH Gayle | 317 | 02 | West Indies | v South Africa | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 |
| 25 | V Sehwag | 254 | 02 | India | v Pakistan | Lahore | 13 Jan 2006 |
| 26 | V Sehwag | 319 | 02 | India | v South Africa | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 27 | V Sehwag | 293 | 02 | India | v Sri Lanka | Brabourne | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 28 | CH Gayle | 333 | 01 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 15 Nov 2010 |
| 29 | AN Cook | 294 | 02 | England | v India | Birmingham | 10 Aug 2011 |
| 30 | AN Cook | 263 | 02 | England | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| 31 | DA Warner | 253 | 01 | Australia | v New Zealand | W.A.C.A | 13 Nov 2015 |
| 32 | Azhar Ali | 302* | 01 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Dubai (DICS) | 13 Oct 2016 |
| 33 | TWM Latham | 264* | 02 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 15 Dec 2018 |
| 34 | DA Warner | 335* | 01 | Australia | v Pakistan | Adelaide | 29 Nov 2019 |
| 35 | TWM Latham | 252 | 01 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Christchurch | 09 Jan 2022 |
| 36 | RD Rickelton | 259 | 01 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2025 |
RD Rickelton of South Africa scored 259 against South Africa in the just concluded test at Cape Town to provide the fifth occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Taam | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DJ McGlew | 255* | 01 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 06 Mar 1953 |
| 2 | G Kirsten | 275 | 03 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 3 | GC Smith | 277 | 01 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 4 | GC Smith | 259 | 02 | South Africa | v England | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 5 | RD Rickelton | 259 | 01 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2025 |
RD Rickelton of South Africa scored 259 against South Africa in the just concluded test at Cape Town to provide the eighth occasion of an opening batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Taam | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CC Hunte | 260 | 02 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 |
| 2 | MA Taylor | 334* | 01 | Australia | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 3 | V Sehwag | 308 | 01 | India | v Pakistan | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya | 253 | 03 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 |
| 5 | V Sehwag | 254 | 02 | India | v Pakistan | Lahore | 13 Jan 2006 |
| 6 | AN Cook | 263 | 02 | England | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| 7 | DA Warner | 335* | 01 | Australia | v Pakistan | Adelaide | 29 Nov 2019 |
| 8 | RD Rickelton | 259 | 01 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2025 |
Test cricket has witnessed sixteen opening batsmen scoring 300 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Taam | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ML Hayden | 380 | 01 | Australia | v Zimbabwe | W.A.C.A | 09 Oct 2003 |
| 2 | L Hutton | 364 | 01 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | 340 | 02 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 02 Aug 1997 |
| 4 | Hanif Mohammad | 337 | 03 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 |
| 5 | DA Warner | 335* | 01 | Australia | v Pakistan | Adelaide | 29 Nov 2019 |
| 6 | MA Taylor | 334* | 01 | Australia | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 7 | GA Gooch | 333 | 01 | England | v India | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 8 | CH Gayle | 333 | 01 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 15 Nov 2010 |
| 9 | A Sandham | 325 | 01 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 03 Apr 1930 |
| 10 | V Sehwag | 319 | 02 | India | v South Africa | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 11 | CH Gayle | 317 | 02 | West Indies | v South Africa | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 |
| 12 | RB Simpson | 311 | 01 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |
| 13 | JH Edrich | 310* | 01 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 08 Jul 1965 |
| 14 | V Sehwag | 309 | 01 | India | v Pakistan | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 |
| 15 | Azhar Ali | 302* | 01 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Dubai (DICS) | 13 Oct 2016 |
| 16 | LG Rowe | 302 | 02 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 06 Mar 1974 |