Highest individual score by batting position in Tests

#10 Walter William Read- 117 of 155 balls, for England against Australia, The Oval, Aug 1884.

Walter Read, who holds the record

Considered a stylish and fluent right-handed batsman, Walter Read holds the record for not only the highest score by a number ten batsman but also the record for being the first number ten batsman to reach three figures. Openly furious about his position in the batting order, Read had a decent average during his playing time, averaging 27.69 from his 18 matches.

With under-arm bowling accepted in the early years, Read was utilised as a slow underarm bowler who could shift to quick overarm bowling as and when the situation called for it. Spending 113 minutes at the crease, Read got to his first test century in 155 balls, with 20 hits to the fence.