Most runs - In the 1989 calendar year, his first year of Test cricket, Mark Anthony Taylor (Australia; b. 27 Oct 1964) scored 1,219 runs. He played 20 innings at an average of 64.15, including 839 runs against England in six Tests (11 innings) - the 3rd highest total ever in a Test series. (Photo: All-Sport/Pascal Rondeau)