Who holds the record for the most runs in a Test series?

Don Bradman holds the record for the most runs in a Test series, scoring 974 for Australia in the 1930 Ashes series in England. He made those runs across five Tests and seven innings, averaging 139.14.

Bradman’s extraordinary campaign included scores of 131, 254, 334 and 232, with the 334 at Headingley featuring 309 runs scored in a single day. Australia won the five-match series 2–1, with two Tests drawn, and Bradman’s batting was the central reason the visitors regained the Ashes.

The record is sometimes confused with the highest aggregate in an individual Test match, or with a player’s total across an entire tour. Bradman scored 974 specifically in the five-Test series, while his full 1930 tour included additional first-class matches. Wally Hammond is the nearest name among the listed alternatives, but his 905 runs in the 1928–29 Ashes remain well below Bradman’s mark.